Regular Inspections; Demanding Use Of The Car - Fiat 500 Owner's Handbook Manual

REGULAR
INSPECTIONS
Every 1,000 km or before long journeys,
check and top up if required:
❒ engine coolant fluid level;
❒ brake fluid level;
❒ windscreen washer fluid level;
❒ tyre pressure and conditions;
❒ operation of lights (headlights, direc-
tion indicators, hazard lights, etc.);
❒ operation of the windscreen wiper/
washer system, position and wear of
the windscreen and rear window
wiper blades;
Every 3,000 km check the following and
top-up, if required: engine oil level.
You are recommended to use FL
Selenia products, designed and produced
specifically for Fiat cars (see table "Ca-
pacities" in section "Technical specifica-
tions").
DEMANDING
USE OF THE CAR
Should prevailing use of the car be under
one of the following specially heavy con-
ditions:
❒ trailer or caravan towing;
❒ dusty roads;
❒ short distances (less than 7-8 km) re-
peated and with external tempera-
tures below zero;
❒ frequently idling engines or long dis-
tance low speed driving (e.g. taxis or
door-to-door deliveries) or in case of
a long term inactivity;
❒ in cities;
perform the following inspections more
frequently than shown on the Service
Schedule:
❒ check front disk brake pad conditions
and wear;
❒ check cleanness of bonnet and boot
locks and lever cleanness and lubrica-
tion;
❒ visually inspect the conditions of: en-
gine, gearbox, transmission, pipes and
hoses (exhaust - fuel - brakes), rubber
parts (boots, sleeves, bushes, etc.);
❒ inspect the battery charge and fluid
level (electrolyte) (refer to the para-
graph "Battery - Inspection of the bat-
tery charge and of the electrolyte lev-
el" in this chapter);
❒ visual check on various drive belt con-
ditions;
❒ check and if necessary replace the
pollen filter; in particular it shall be re-
placed if a decrease in the air flow in-
to the passenger comportment is de-
tected;
❒ check air cleaner and replace, if re-
quired.
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