Abarth 2014 500, Owner'S Manual

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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 and
slightly open the windows;
❒
check that the handbrake is not
engaged;
❒
engage a gear;
❒
disconnect the negative battery
terminal and check the battery
charge. Repeat this check once
every three months during storage;
❒
if the battery is not disconnected
from the electrical system, check
its state of charge every thirty days;
❒
clean and protect the painted parts
using protective wax;
❒
clean and protect the shiny metal
parts using special compounds
available commercially;
❒
sprinkle talcum powder on the
windscreen and rear window wiper
rubber blades and lift them off the
glass;
❒
cover the car with a cloth or
perforated plastic sheet. Do not use
compact plastic sheets which do
not allow humidity to evaporate from
the surface of the car;
❒
inflate tyres to +0.5 bar above the
standard prescribed pressure and
check it periodically;
❒
do not drain the engine cooling
system;
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