Alfa Romeo 147 Benutzeranleitung

Periodically clean the rubber part using spe-

cial products; 

SC 35 is recommended. 

If the rubber blades are bent or worn they

should be replaced. In any case they should
be changed once a year. 

A few simple notions can reduce the pos-

sibility of damage to the blades: 

– If the temperature falls below zero make

sure that ice has not frozen the rubber
against the glass. If necessary, thaw using
an antifreeze product. 

– Remove any snow from the glass: in ad-

dition to protecting the blades, this prevents
effort on the motor and overheating. 

– Do not operate the windscreen and

rearscreen wipers on dry glass.

The

Alfa 147 uses Tubeless tyres.

Never use an inner tube with these tyres. 

If a tyre is changed, also change the in-

flation valve. 

To allow even wear between the front and

rear tyres it is advisable to change over every
10-15 thousand kilometres, keeping them
on the same side of the car so as not to re-
verse the direction of rotation (

fig. 17).

As far as the brake system and fuel sup-

ply rubber hoses are concerned, carefully fol-
low the Scheduled Maintenance Pro-
gramme. Indeed, ozone, high temperatures
and the prolonged lack of fluid in the sys-
tem may cause hardening and cracking of
the hoses, with possible leaks. Careful con-
trol is therefore necessary.

fig. 17

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