Vehicle Inactivity - Fiat Ducato Owner's Handbook Manual

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 vehicle and the
roadbed.
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VEHICLE INACTIVITY

If the vehicle is to be left inactive for longer
than a month, the following precautions
should be noted:
❒ park the vehicle in covered, dry and
if possible well-ventilated premises;
❒ engage a gear;
❒ make sure the handbrake is not en-
gaged;
❒ disconnect the battery negative ter-
minal and check the battery charge.
This check is to be repeated every
three months. Recharge if the optical
indicator shows a dark colour without
the central green area (see "Recharg-
ing the battery" in section "In an emer-
gency");
❒ 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 vehicle with a cloth or per-
forated plastic sheet. Do not use
sheets of non-perforated plastic as
they do not allow moisture on the ve-
hicle 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 Where relevant, switch off
the vehicle alarm with the remote control.