Fiat 500 User Manual page 63

WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
• Do not attempt to change a tire on the side of the vehicle close to moving traffic.
Pull far enough off the road to avoid the danger of being hit when operating the
jack or changing the wheel.
• Being under a jacked-up vehicle is dangerous. The vehicle could slip off the jack
and fall on you. You could be crushed. Never put any part of your body under a
vehicle that is on a jack.
• Never start or run the engine while the vehicle is on a jack. if you need to get under
a raised vehicle, take it to a authorized dealer where it can be raised on a lift.
• The jack is designed to use as a tool for changing tires only. The jack should not be
used to lift the vehicle for service purposes. The vehicle should be jacked on a
firm, level surface only. Avoid ice or slippery areas.
• After using the jack and tools, always reinstall them in the original carrier and loca-
tion. While driving you may experience abrupt stopping, rapid acceleration, or
sharp turns. A loose jack, tools, bracket or other objects in the vehicle may move
around with force, resulting in serious injury.
• Carefully follow these tire changing warnings to help prevent personal injury or
damage to your vehicle:
• Always park on a firm, level surface as far from the edge of the roadway as pos-
sible before raising the vehicle.
• Turn on the Hazard Warning flasher.
• Block the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel to be raised.
• Set the parking brake firmly and set an automatic transmission in PARK; a manual
transmission in REVERSE.
• Do not let anyone sit in the vehicle when it is on a jack.
• Do not get under the vehicle when it is on a jack.
• Only use the jack in the positions indicated and for lifting this vehicle during a tire
change.
• If working on or near a roadway, be extremely careful of motor traffic.
• To assure that spare tires, flat or inflated, are securely stowed, spares must be
stowed with the valve stem facing the ground.
• Raising the vehicle higher than necessary can make the vehicle unstable and cause
a collision. It could slip off the jack and hurt someone near it. Raise the vehicle
only enough to remove the tire.
• A loose tire or jack thrown forward in a collision or hard stop could injure some-
one in the vehicle. Always stow the jack parts and the extra tire and wheel in the
places provided.
WARNING!
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