Lancia Ypsilon, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
SAFETY
DEVICES
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 the negative terminal
from the battery pole and check
charge level (see paragraph “Bat-
tery – Check of charge and elec-
trolyte level” in chapter “Car Main-
tenance”);
❒
clean and protect the painted parts
using protective wax;
❒
clean and protect the shiny metal
parts using special compounds
readily available;
❒
sprinkle talcum powder on the rub-
ber 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.
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