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SAFETY 
DEVICES
W
ARNING 
LIGHTS AND 
MESSAGES
IN AN 
EMERGENCY
CAR 
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL 
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD 
AND 
CONTROLS
CORRECT USE  OF THE CAR
CAR INACTIVITY
If the car is to be left inactive for longer
than a month, the following precautions
should be noted:
❒ park the car in covered, dry and if
possible well-ventilated premises;
❒ engage a gear;
❒ check that the handbrake is not en-
gaged;
❒ disconnect battery negative terminal
and check the battery charge. This
check is to be repeated every three
months when the car is left inactive.
Recharge if the optical(where pro-
vided) indicator shows a dark colour
without the central green area (see
paragraph “Battery” in “Car main-
tenance” section);
❒ clean and protect the painted parts
using protective wax;
❒ clean and protect the shiny metal
parts using special compounds read-
ily available;
❒ sprinkle talcum powder on the rubber
windscreen and rear window wiper
blades and lift them off the glass;
❒ slightly open the windows;
❒ cover the car with a cloth or perfo-
rated plastic sheet. Do not use sheets
of non-perforated plastic as they do
not allow moisture on the car body
to evaporate;
❒ inflate tyres to +0.5 bar above the
normal specified pressure and check
it at intervals;
❒ if you don’t disconnect the battery
from the electric system, check its
charge every month and recharge it
if the optical indicator shows a dark
colour without the central green area;
❒ do not drain the engine cooling sys-
tem.
IMPORTANT If the car is fitted with
alarm system, switch off the alarm with
the remote control.
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