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PROLONGED VEHICLE INACTIVITY
If the vehicle needs to be off the road for longer than
one month, the following precautions must be
taken:
❒ park the vehicle indoors in a dry and, if possible,
well-ventilated place;
❒ engage a gear;
❒ check that the handbrake is not engaged;
❒ disconnect the negative battery terminal and check
the battery charge. Repeat this check once every
three months during storage. Recharge if the
optical indicator shows a dark colour without the
central green area (see "Battery recharging" in
the section "Dashboard and controls"); If the
vehicle is equipped with a battery disconnection
function (disconnector), see the description of the
procedure in the "Controls" paragraph in the
"Dashboard and controls" section;
❒ clean and protect the painted parts using
protective wax;
❒ clean and protect the shiny metal parts using
special compounds available commercially;
❒ 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 piece of fabric or
perforated plastic sheet. Do not use compact
plastic tarpaulins, which prevent humidity from
evaporating from the surface of the vehicle;
❒ inflate tyres to +0.5 bar above the standard
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 system.
IMPORTANT If the vehicle is equipped with an alarm
system, switch off the vehicle alarm with the remote
control.
KNOW YOUR
VEHICLE
SAFETY
STARTING AND
DRIVING
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
IN AN EMERGENCY
SERVICING AND
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
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