Alfa Romeo Spider 2008, Owner'S Manual

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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
These include:
❒
Painting products and systems which
give the car particular resistance to
corrosion and abrasion;
❒
Use of galvanised (or pretreated)
steel sheets, with high resistance to
corrosion;
❒
Spraying of plastic parts, with a pro-
tective function, in the most exposed
points: underdoor, inner fender parts,
edges, etc;
❒
Use of “open” boxed sections to pre-
vent condensation and pockets of
moisture from triggering rust inside;
❒
Use of special abrasion-proof films in
the most exposed points (e.g.: rear
fender, etc.).
BODY AND UNDERBODY
WARRANTY
Your car is covered by warranty against
perforation due to rust of any original el-
ement of the structure or body. For the
general terms of this warranty, refer to
the Alfa Romeo Warranty booklet.
BODYWORK
PROTECTION FROM
ATMOSPHERIC AGENTS
The main causes of corrosion are the fol-
lowing:
❒
atmospheric pollution;
❒
salty air and humidity (coastal areas,
or hot humid climates);
❒
seasonal environment conditions.
Not to be underestimated is also the
abrasive action of wind-borne atmos-
pheric dust and sand and mud and grav-
el raised by other cars.
On your Alfa Spider, Alfa Romeo imple-
mented the best manufacturing tech-
nologies to effectively protect the body-
work against corrosion.
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