If The Battery Is Flat; Lifting The Car; Towing The Car - Fiat LINEA Owner's Handbook Manual

IF THE BATTERY IS FLAT

IMPORTANT The battery recharging pro-
cedure is provided as an example only.
You are recommended to go to a Fiat-
Tata Dealership to have this operation
performed.
Low amperage slow recharging for ap-
proximately 24 hour is advised. Rapid bat-
tery charging with high currents could
damage the battery.
Charge the battery as follows:
disconnect battery negative terminal;
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connect the charger cables to the bat-
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tery terminals, observing the poles;
turn on the charger;
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when you have finished, turn the charg-
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er off before disconnecting the battery;
reconnect battery negative terminal.
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WARNING
Battery fluid is poisonous
and corrosive: avoid contact
with your skin and eyes. The battery
recharging operation must be per-
formed in a ventilated placed away
from naked flames o possible sources
of sparks to avoid the risk of explo-
sion and fire.
WARNING
Never attempt to recharge
a frozen battery: defrost it
first to prevent the risk of explosion.
If a batter y was frozen, have it in-
spected by specialised personnel be-
fore recharging to check that the in-
ternal elements are not damaged
and that the casing is not cracked
causing the risk of leakage of poiso-
nous, corrosive gas.

LIFTING THE CAR

If the car is to be lifted, go to a Fiat-Tata
Dealership which is equipped with the
arm hoist or workshop lift.
fig. 32
Lift the car exclusively by positioning the
jack arms or the shop jack in the points
shown in the figure.

TOWING THE CAR

The tow ring provided with the car is
housed in the tool box under the boot
mat.
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