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
PROTECTING THE
ENVIRONMENT
The devices for curtailing petrol en-
gine emissions are the following:
❒
three-way catalytic converter;
❒
Lambda sensor;
❒
fuel evaporation system.
In addition, do not let the engine run,
even for a test, with one or more
spark plugs disconnected.
The devices for curtailing diesel fuel
engine emissions are the following:
❒
oxidising catalytic converter;
❒
exhaust gas recirculation system
(E.G.R.);
❒
diesel particulate filter (DPF).
During operation of the
catalytic converter it re-
leases high temperatures. Therefore,
do not park the car over inflamma-
ble material (grass, dry leaves, pine
needles, etc.): fire danger.
WARNING
DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER
(DPF) (where provided, for
1.3 Multijet 75 HP and 90 HP
versions)
The Diesel Particulate Filter is a me-
chanical filter, integral with the exhaust
system, that physically traps particu-
lates present in the exhaust gases of
Diesel engines. The diesel particular fil-
ter has been adopted to eliminate al-
most totally particulates in compliance
with current / future law regulations.
During normal use of the vehicle, the
engine control unit records a set of data
(e.g.: travel time, type of route, tem-
peratures, etc.) and it will then calcu-
late how much particulates has been
trapped by the filter. Since this filter
physically traps particulates, it shall be
cleaned (reclaimed) at regular intervals
by burning carbon particles. Reclaim-
ing procedure is controlled automati-
cally by the engine control unit accord-
ing to the filter conditions and the con-
ditions of use of the vehicle.
During reclaiming the following phe-
nomena could take place: idling slight
increase, fan activation, slight smoke
increase, high exhaust temperatures.
These situations shall not be considered
as faults and they do not affect vehicle
performance and environment. If the
dedicated message is displayed, refer to
paragraph “Warning lights and mes-
sages”.
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