2012 Lancia Flavia trunk

Thousands Of Kilometers24 48 72 96 120 144 168 192
Months 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96
Replace air filter cartridge.    
Change engine oil and replace oil filter.*
Change brake fluid (or every 24 months).  
Replace pollen filter.        
* The engine oil and the oil filter must
be changed when the instrument
panel warning light comes on or in
any case every 12 months.
Periodic Checks
Every 1 000 km or before long jour-
neys, check and, if necessary, restore:
 engine coolant;
 brake fluid;
 windshield washer fluid level;
 tire inflation pressure and condi- tion;
 operation of lighting system (head- lights, direction indicators, hazard
warning lights, etc.);
 operation of windshield washer/ wiper system and positioning/wear
of windshield/rear window wiper
blades. Every
3 000 km, check and top up, if
required, the engine oil level.
Heavy-Duty Use Of The Car
If the car is used mainly under one of
the following conditions:
 towing a trailer or caravan;
 dusty roads;
 short, repeated journeys (less than 7-8 km) at sub-zero outside tem-
peratures;
 engine often idling or driving long distances at low speeds or long pe-
riods of idleness.
You should perform the following in-
spections more frequently than shown
on the Scheduled Servicing Plan:
 check front disc brake pad condi- tions and wear;  check cleanliness of hood and trunk
locks, cleanliness and lubrication of
linkage;
 visually inspect conditions of: en- gine, transmission, pipes and hoses
(exhaust - fuel system - brakes) and
rubber elements (boots - sleeves -
bushes - etc.);
 check battery charge and battery fluid level (electrolyte);
 visually inspect condition of the ac- cessory drive belts;
 check and, if necessary, change en- gine oil and replace oil filter;
 check and, if necessary, replace pol- len filter;
 check and, if necessary, replace air cleaner.
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Electronic Speed Control
(Cruise Control) . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Electronic Stability Control
(ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Electronic Vehicle Information
Center (EVIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Emergency Deck Lid Release . . 21
Emergency Trunk Release . . . . 21
Emergency, In Case ofJump Starting . . . . . . . . . . 172
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Break-In Recommendations . . 44
Checking Oil Level . . . . . . . 183
Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . 190,206
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . 45
Fails to Start . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Flooded, Starting . . . . . . . . 134
Fuel Requirements . . . . 158,206
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . 172
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183,206
Oil Change
Interval . . . . . . . . 110,117,183
Oil Filler Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Oil Filter Disposal . . . . . . . 184
Oil Selection . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Oil Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . 107
Enhanced Accident Response
Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Entry System, Illuminated . . . . 16
Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . 36
Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . . . 45
Exhaust System . . . . . . . . 45,189
Exterior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Filler Location Fuel . . . . . 107,160
Filters Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Air Conditioning . . . . . 128,186
Automatic Transmission . . . 195
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . 184,206
Engine Oil Disposal . . . . . . 184
Flash-To-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . 166
Turn Signal . . . . . . . 47,93,205
Flooded Engine Starting . . . . . 134
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Fluid Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fluid Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Fluid Level Checks
Automatic Transmission . . . 195
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,207
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . 190
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Power Steering . . . . . . 144,207
Fluid, Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fluids, Lubricants and
Genuine Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fog Light Service . . . . . . . . . . 204
Fog Lights . . . . . . . 91,92,112,204
Freeing A Stuck Vehicle . . . . . 174
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Filler Cap (Gas Cap) . . 107,160
Filler Door (Gas Cap) . . 107,160
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Octane Rating . . . . . . . 158,206
Requirements . . . . . . . 158,206
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fuel System Caution . . . . . . . 161
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
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Remote Keyless Entry
(Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Remote Sound System (Radio)
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Remote Trunk Release . . . . . . . 20
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . 203
Replacement Keys . . . . . . . . . . 14
Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . 182
Replacement Tires . . . . . . . . . 154
Resetting Oil Change
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,117
Restraint, Head . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Restraints, Child . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Restraints, Occupant . . . . . . . . 21
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Safety Checks Inside Vehicle . . . 45
Safety Checks Outside Vehicle . . 47
Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety, Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . 45
Schedule, Maintenance . . . . . . 212
Seat Belt Maintenance . . . . . . 198
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . 29
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . 21,23,45And Pregnant Women . . . . . . 29
Child Restraint . . . . . . 37,39,43
Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,24
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Operating Instructions . . . . . 24 Pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Untwisting Procedure . . . . . . 25
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Easy Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . 85
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Reclining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Seatback Release . . . . . . . . . 88
Tilting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . 14
Selection of Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . 191,206
Sentry Key (Immobilizer) . . . . . 13
Sentry Key Programming . . . . . 14
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . 122
Settings, Personal . . . . . . . . . 121
Shift Lever Override . . . . . . . 175
Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Side Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Side View Mirror Adjustment . . 64
Side Window Demisters
(Defrosters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Signals, Turn . . . . . . . . 47,93,205
Slippery Surfaces, Driving
On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Snow Chains (Tire Chains) . . . 154 Sound Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Sound Systems (Radio) . . . . . 122
Spark Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Specifications
Fuel (Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . 206
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Speed Control
(Cruise Control) . . . . . . . . 97,111
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Engine Fails to Start . . . . . . 134
Starting and Operating . . . . . . 134
Starting Procedures . . . . . . . . 134
Steering Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Tilt Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Wheel, Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Steering Wheel Audio
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Steering Wheel Mounted Sound
System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,203
Storage, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Stuck, Freeing . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Supplemental Restraint System
- Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Synthetic Engine Oil . . . . . . . 184
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
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Taillights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Telescoping Steering Column . . 96
Temperature Control,
Automatic (ATC) . . . . . . . . . . 124
Temperature Gauge, Engine
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,166
Tether Anchor, Child
Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) . . 14
Theft System
(Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tilt Steering Column . . . . . . . . 96
Time Delay, Headlight . . . . . . . 92
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,151Aging (Life of Tires) . . . . . . 153
Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
General Information . . . . . . 151
High Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Inflation Pressures . . . . . . . 151
Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Pressure Monitor System
(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Pressure Warning Light . . . . 112
Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Spinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . 153
To Open Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Tonneau Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 176
Recreational . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Transaxle Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . 12,134
Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Selection of Lubricant . . . . . 207
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . 135,194
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Transmitter Battery Service
(Remote Keyless Entry) . . . . . . 17
Transporting Pets . . . . . . . . . . 44
Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . 153
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Trip Odometer Reset Button . . 111
Trunk Lid (Deck Lid) . . . . . 20,21
Trunk Release Remote
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Trunk Release, Emergency . . . . 21
Turn Signals . . . . . 91,93,111,205 Uconnect™
(Hands-Free Phone) . . . . . . . . 65
Understanding Your
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . 105
Unleaded Gasoline . . . . . . . . . 158
Untwisting Procedure, Seat
Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Vanity Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Variance, Compass . . . . . . . . . 118
Vehicle Certification Label . . . 161
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Vehicle Loading . . . . . . . 161,162
Vehicle Modifications/
Alterations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Vehicle Storage . . . . . . . . 128,203
Vehicle Theft Alarm
(Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Voice Recognition System
(VR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Warning Lights (Instrument
Cluster Description) . . . . . . . . 107
Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . 7
Washer
Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Washers, Windshield . . . 94,95,188
Washing Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 196
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