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SAFETY DEVICES
CORRECT USE OF THE CAR
W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS
IMPORTANT Before opening the bonnet,
check that windscreen wiper arms are not
lifted from the windscreen.
TO CLOSE THE BONNET
Proceed as follows:
❒
hold the bonnet up with one hand and
with the other remove rod
C-
fig. 91
from recess
E
and fit it back in-
to its catch
D-fig. 90
;
❒
lower the bonnet at approx. 20 cen-
timetres from the engine compartment
and then let it drop, ensuring that it is
fully closed and not just held in position
by the safety catch. If the bonnet does
not close properly, do not push it down
but open it again and repeat the above
procedure.
IMPORTANT Always check that the bon-
net is closed properly to avoid its opening
while the car is travelling.
fig. 89
F0M022Ab
fig. 88
F0M021Ab
fig. 90
F0M103Ab
fig. 91
F0M0133m
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