Lancia Ypsilon, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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SAFETY
DEVICES
CORRECT
USE OF
THE CAR
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
HILL HOLDER SYSTEM
(where provided)
It is an integral part of the ESP sys-
tem and facilitates starting on an up-
hill slope.
It is automatically activated in the fol-
lowing conditions:
Uphill: vehicle stationary on a road
with gradient above 2%, engine run-
ning, clutch and brake pedals pressed
and gearbox in neutral position or
gear engaged (reverse excluded).
Downhill: stationary on a road with
gradient above 2%, engine running,
clutch and brake pedals pressed and
reverse engaged.
During pickup the ESP system con-
trol unit maintains the wheel braking
pressure until the engine torque re-
quired for start up is reached, or any-
way for a maximum of 2 seconds, so
that the right foot can be moved eas-
ily from the brake pedal to the accel-
erator pedal.
After 2 seconds and without starting
the car, the system automatically de-
activates gradually releasing the brak-
ing pressure. During this phase it is
possible to hear the typical brake me-
chanical disengaging noise which in-
dicates the car is about to move off.
Failure warnings
In the event of failure, the instrument
cluster warning light
*
will come on
together with the message on the mul-
tifunction display (see section “Warn-
ing lights and messages”).
IMPORTANT The Hill Holder system
is not a parking brake therefore, never
leave the car without engaging the
parking brake, the first gear and turn-
ing the engine off.
ASR SYSTEM
(Antislip Regulation)
(where provided)
The ASR function controls the vehi-
cle drive and cuts in automatically
every time one or both driving wheels
slip.
In slipping conditions, two different
control systems are activated:
❒
if the slipping involves both the dri-
ving wheels, the ASR function in-
tervenes reducing the power trans-
mitted by the engine;
❒
if the slipping involves only one dri-
ving wheel, the ASR system cuts in
automatically braking the wheel
that is slipping.
The action of the ASR is particularly
helpful in the following circum-
stances:
❒
slipping of the inner wheel due to
the effect of dynamic load changes
or excessive acceleration;
❒
too much power transmitted to the
wheels also in relation to the con-
ditions of the road surface;
❒
acceleration on slippery, snowy or
frozen surfaces;
❒
in the case of loss of grip on a wet
surface (aquaplaning).
During the use of the spare
wheel, the ESP system
carries on working. However, you
must remind that the spare wheel
presents dimensions smaller than
the standard tyre and therefore the
grip is reduced as to the other car
tyres.
WARNING
For correct operation of
the ESP system, the tyres
must absolutely be of the same
brand and type on all wheels, in
perfect conditions and, above all,
of the type, brand and size speci-
fied.
WARNING
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