2012 Lancia Flavia wiper fluid

If you activate the washer while the
wiper control is in the off position, the
wipers will operate for two wipe cycles
and then turn off.WARNING!
Sudden loss of visibility through the
windshield could lead to a collision.
You might not see other vehicles or
other obstacles. To avoid sudden ic-
ing of the windshield during freezing
weather, warm the windshield with
defroster before and during wind-
shield washer use.
MIST FEATURE
Push down on the wiper control lever
to activate a single wipe to clear the
windshield of road mist or spray from
a passing vehicle. As long as the lever
is held down, the wipers will continue
to operate.
NOTE:
The mist feature does not activate
the washer pump; therefore, no
washer fluid will be sprayed on the
windshield. The wash function
must be used in order to spray the
windshield with washer fluid. HEADLIGHTS WITH
WIPERS FEATURE
(AVAILABLE WITH
AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS
ONLY)
When this feature is active, the head-
lights will turn on approximately
10 seconds after the wipers are turned
on if the multifunction lever (on the
left side of the steering column) is
placed in the AUTO position. In addi-
tion, the headlights will turn off when
the wipers are turned off if they were
turned on by this feature.The headlights with wipers feature
can be turned on or off through the
Electronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC). Refer to “Electronic Vehicle
Information Center (EVIC)/Personal
Settings (Customer-Programmable
Features)” in “Understanding Your
Instrument Panel” for further infor-
mation.
TILT/TELESCOPING
STEERING COLUMN
This feature allows you to tilt the
steering column upward or down-
ward. It also allows you to lengthen or
shorten the steering column. The tilt/
telescoping lever is located below the
steering wheel at the end of the steer-
ing column.
Mist Control
Tilt/Telescoping Lever
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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
 ENGINE COMPARTMENT — 2.4L . . . . . . . . . . . 181
 ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM — OBD II . . . 182
 REPLACEMENT PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
 MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182  ENGINE OIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
 ENGINE OIL FILTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
 ENGINE AIR CLEANER FILTER . . . . . . . . . . 184
 MAINTENANCE-FREE BATTERY . . . . . . . . . 185
 AIR CONDITIONER MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . 186
 A/C AIR FILTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
 BODY LUBRICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
 WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES . . . . . . . . . . . 188
 ADDING WASHER FLUID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
 EXHAUST SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
 COOLING SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
 BRAKE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
 APPEARANCE CARE AND PROTECTIONFROM CORROSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
 CLEANING CENTER CONSOLE CUPHOLDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
179

CAUTION!
Car maintenance should be done at
a LANCIA Dealership. For routine
and minor maintenance operations
you wish to carry out yourself, we do
recommend you have the proper
equipment, genuine LANCIA spare
parts and the necessary fluids; do
not however carry out these opera-
tions if you have no experience.
WINDSHIELD WIPER
BLADES
Clean the rubber edges of the wiper
blades and the windshield periodi-
cally with a sponge or soft cloth and a
mild non-abrasive cleaner or use the
washer solvent. This will remove ac-
cumulations of salt, waxes, or road
film and help reduce streaking and
smearing.
Operation of the wipers on dry glass
for long periods may cause deteriora-
tion of the wiper blades. Always use
washer fluid when using the wipers to
remove salt or dirt from a dry wind-
shield. Avoid using the wiper blades to re-
move frost or ice from the windshield.
Make sure that they are not frozen to
the glass before turning them on to
avoid damaging the blade.
NOTE:
Life expectancy of wiper blades
varies depending on geographical
area and frequency of use. Poor
performance of blades may be
present with chattering, marks,
water lines or wet spots. If any of
these conditions are present, clean
the wiper blades or replace as nec-
essary.
ADDING WASHER FLUID
The windshield washer and the rear
window washer share the same fluid
reservoir. The fluid reservoir is lo-
cated in the engine compartment. Be
sure to check the fluid level in the
reservoir at regular intervals. Fill the
reservoir with windshield washer sol-
vent (not radiator antifreeze) and op-
erate the system for a few seconds to
flush out the residual water.
When refilling the washer fluid reser-
voir, apply some washer fluid to acloth or towel and wipe the wiper
blades clean. This will help blade per-
formance.
To prevent freeze-up of your wind-
shield washer system in cold weather,
select a solution or mixture that meets
or exceeds the temperature range of
your climate. This rating information
can be found on most washer fluid
containers.
WARNING!
Commercially available windshield
washer solvents are flammable.
They could ignite and burn you.
Care must be exercised when filling
or working around the washer solu-
tion.CAUTION!
Car maintenance should be done at
a LANCIA Dealership. For routine
and minor maintenance operations
you wish to carry out yourself, we do
recommend you have the proper
equipment, genuine LANCIA spare
parts and the necessary fluids; do
not however carry out these opera-
tions if you have no experience.
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Thousands Of Kilometers24 48 72 96 120 144 168 192
Months 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96
Check operation of lighting system (headlamps, direction
indicators, hazard warning lights, luggage compartment,
passenger compartment, glove compartment, instrument
panel warning lights, etc.).        
Check operation of windshield washer system and adjust
jets if necessary.        
Check windshield/rear window wiper blade position/
wear.        
Check cleanliness of hood and tailgate locks and cleanli-
ness and lubrication of linkages.        
Visually inspect condition of: exterior bodywork, under-
body protection, pipes and hoses (exhaust - fuel system -
brakes), rubber elements (boots, sleeves, bushes, etc.).        
Check conditions and wear of front disc brake pads.        
Check conditions and wear of rear disc brake pads.        
Check and, if necessary, top up fluid levels (brakes, wind-
shield washer, battery, engine coolant, etc.).        
Visually inspect the condition of accessory drive belt/s. 
Check the handbrake lever stroke and adjust it, if neces-
sary. 

Check exhaust gas emissions.        
Check engine management system operation (via diag-
nostic socket).        
Change the automatic transmission fluid and filter. 
Replace spark plugs. 
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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.
214

Capacities, Antifreeze
(Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Capacities, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . 206
Caps, FillerFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . 144
Radiator
(Coolant Pressure) . . . . . . . 192
Car Washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Carbon Monoxide Warning . . . . 45
Cellular Phone . . . . . . . . . 65,123
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Checking Your Vehicle For
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Checks, Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Child Restraint . . . . . 37,39,41,43
Child Restraint Tether
Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,41
Cigar Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Clean Air Gasoline . . . . . . . . . 159
Cleaning Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Windshield Wiper Blades . . . 188
Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Coin Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Compass Calibration . . . . . . . 118 Compass Variance . . . . . . . . . 118
Computer, Trip/Travel . . . . 16,117
Console, Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Convertible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Coolant Pressure Cap
(Radiator Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Adding Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Coolant Capacity . . . . . . . . 206
Coolant Level . . . . . . . 190,192
Disposal of Used Coolant . . . 192
Drain, Flush, and Refill . . . . 191
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Points to Remember . . . . . . 193
Pressure Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Radiator Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Selection of Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . 191,206
Corrosion Protection . . . . . . . 196
Crankcase Ventilation Module . . 16
Cruise Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . 100,198
Customer Programmable
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Data Recorder, Event . . . . . . . . 36
Deck Lid, Emergency Release . . 21 Deck Lid, Power Release . . . . . 20
Defroster, Rear Window . . . . . 102
Defroster, Windshield . . . . 46,126
Delay (Intermittent) Wipers . . . 95
Diagnostic System, Onboard . . 182
Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Dimmer Switch, Headlight . . . . 93
Dipsticks
Automatic Transmission . . . 195
Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . 144
Disabled Vehicle Towing . . . . . 176
Disposal Antifreeze
(Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . 192
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Door Locks, Automatic . . . . . . 18
Driver's Seat Back Tilt . . . . . . . 88
Driving On Slippery Surfaces . . . . . 142
Through Flowing, Rising, or
Shallow Standing Water . . . 142
Electric Rear Window
Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Electric Remote Mirrors . . . . . . 64
Electrical Power Outlets . . . . . . 98
217

Lead Free Gasoline . . . . . . . . 158
Leaks, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Leveling, Headlight . . . . . . . . . 94
Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Light Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 47,203
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,91Airbag . . . . . . 32,33,36,46,108
Automatic Headlights . . . . . . 91
Back-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Brake Assist Warning . . . . . 150
Brake Warning . . . . . . . . . . 108
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 203
Courtesy/Reading . . . . . . . . . 93
Dimmer Switch,
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,93
Electronic Stability Program
(ESP) Indicator . . . . . . . . . 150
Engine Temperature
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,112,204
Headlight Leveling . . . . . . . . 94
Headlight Switch . . . . . . . . . 91
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Headlights On Reminder . . . . 91
Headlights On With
Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,96
High Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 High Beam Indicator . . . . . . 114
High Beam/Low Beam
Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Illuminated Entry . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . 91
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Lights On Reminder . . . . . . . 91
Low Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . 113
Map Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . 108
Theft Alarm
(Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . 112
Tire Pressure Monitoring
(TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . 112,155
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . 150
Turn
Signal . . . 47,91,93,111,204,205
Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Warning (Instrument Cluster
Description) . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Loading Vehicle . . . . . . . 161,162 Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Auto Unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . 18
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Low Tire Pressure System . . . . 155
Lower Anchors and Tether for
CHildren (LATCH) . . . . . . . 40,41
Lubrication, Body . . . . . . . . . 187
Maintenance Free Battery . . . . 185
Maintenance Procedures . . . . . 182
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . 212
Maintenance, General . . . . . . . 182
Malfunction Indicator Light
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Map/Reading Lights . . . . . . . . 93
Master Cylinder (Brakes) . . . . 194
Memory Feature (Memory
Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Methanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Methanol Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Mini-Trip Computer . . . . . . . . 117
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Electric Powered . . . . . . . . . 64
Electric Remote . . . . . . . . . . 64
Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Vanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Modifications/Alterations,
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
220

WaterDriving Through . . . . . . . . 142
Wheel and Wheel Trim . . . . . . 197
Wheel and Wheel Trim Care . . 197
Wind Buffeting . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Window Fogging . . . . . . . . . . 128 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Windshield Defroster . . . . . 46,126
Windshield Washers . . . . . . 94,95
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Windshield Wiper Blades . . . . 188 Windshield Wipers . . . . . . . . . . 94
Windstop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 188
Wipers, Intermittent . . . . . . . . . 95
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