Car Inactivity - Fiat Linea Owner's Handbook Manual

WARNING
Chains cannot be applied to
tyre 205/45 R17 88V.
WARNING
Keep your speed down when
snow chains are fitted. Do
not exceed 50 km/h. Avoid
potholes, steps and pave-
ments and avoid also to dri-
ve for long distances on
roads not covered with snow to pre-
vent damaging the car and the
roadbed.
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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 pos-
sible well-ventilated premises;
❒ engage a gear;
❒ check that the handbrake is not en-
gaged;
❒ disconnect the negative battery termi-
nal and check battery charge (see para-
graph "Charge level check" in chapter
"Maintenance and care"). Repeat this
check once every three months dur-
ing storage. Recharge the battery if nec-
essary (see paragraph "If the battery is
flat" in chapter "In an emergency");
❒ clean and protect the painted parts us-
ing protective wax;
❒ clean and protect the shiny metal parts
using special compounds readily avail-
able;
❒ sprinkle talcum powder on the rubber
windscreen and rear window wiper
blades and lift them off the glass;
❒ slightly open the windows;
❒ cover the car with a fabric or perfo-
rated plastic terrapin. Do not use com-
pact plastic sheets which do not allow
humidity to evaporate from the surface
of the car;
❒ inflate tyres to +0.5 bar above the nor-
mal specified pressure and check it at
intervals;
❒ if you don't disconnect the battery from
the electric system, check its charge
every month (see paragraph "Charge
level check" in chapter "Maintenance
and care");
❒ recharge the battery if necessary (see
paragraph "If the battery is flat" in chap-
ter "In an emergency");
❒ do not drain the engine cooling system.
IMPORTANT Where relevant, switch off
the car alarm with the remote control.