Car Inactivity - Alfa Romeo 159 Owner's Manual

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
possible well-ventilated premises;
❒ engage a gear;
❒ check that the handbrake is not en-
gaged;
❒ disconnect battery negative terminal
and check the battery charge. This
check is to be repeated every three
months when the car is left inactive.
Recharge if the optical(where pro-
vided) indicator shows a dark colour
without the central green area (see
paragraph "Battery" in "Car main-
tenance" section);
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❒ clean and protect the painted parts
using protective wax;
❒ clean and protect the shiny metal
parts using special compounds read-
ily available;
❒ 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 cloth or perfo-
rated plastic sheet. Do not use sheets
of non-perforated plastic as they do
not allow moisture on the car body
to evaporate;
❒ inflate tyres to +0.5 bar above the
normal specified pressure and check
it at intervals;
❒ if you don't disconnect the battery
from the electric system, check its
charge every month and recharge it
if the optical indicator shows a dark
colour without the central green area;
❒ do not drain the engine cooling sys-
tem.
IMPORTANT If the car is fitted with
alarm system, switch off the alarm with
the remote control.