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WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
MAINTENANCE
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA-
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
SAFETY
STARTING
AND DRIVING
IN AN
EMERGENCY
IF THE BATTERY
IS FLAT
IMPORTANT The battery recharging
procedure is provided as an example
only. You are recommended to go to a
Lancia Dealership to have this oper-
ation performed.
Low amperage slow recharging for
approximately 24 hour is advised. A
long charge could damage the battery.
Proceed as follows to charge the bat-
tery:
❒disconnect battery negative termi-
nal;
❒connect the charger cables to the
battery terminals, observing the
poles;
❒turn on the charger;
❒when you have finished, turn the
charger off before disconnecting the
battery;
❒reconnect battery negative termi-
nal.IMPORTANT If the car is equipped
with an alarm system, disarm the
alarm system by means of the remote
control (see “Alarm” paragraph in
“Dashboard and controls”).
LIFTING THE CAR
If the car is to be lifted, go to a Lan-
cia Dealership which is equipped with
the arm hoist or workshop lift.
Lift the car exclusively by positioning
the jack arms or the shop jack in the
points shown in the figure.
Battery fluid is poisonous
and corrosive: avoid con-
tact with your skin and eyes. The
battery recharging operation must
be performed in a ventilated placed
away from naked flames o possi-
ble sources of sparks to avoid the
risk of explosion and fire.
WARNING
Never attempt to recharge
a frozen battery: defrost it
first to prevent the risk of explo-
sion. If a battery was frozen, have
it inspected by specialised person-
nel before recharging to check that
the internal elements are not dam-
aged and that the casing is not
cracked causing the risk of leakage
of poisonous, corrosive gas.
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