Low Battery Charge; Low Engine Oil Pressure; Exhausted Oil; Dualdrive" Electric Power Steering Failure - Fiat Punto Owner's Handbook Manual

❒ Car heavy duty (e.g.: towing trailer
uphill of fully laden car): decrease
speed, if the warning light stays on,
stop the car. Wait for 2 or 3 minutes
leaving the engine on and slightly ac-
celerated to further activate the cir-
culation of the coolant fluid, then
switch the engine off. Check proper
coolant level as described previously.
IMPORTANT Under severe use of the
car, keep the engine on and slightly accel-
erated for few minutes before switching it
off.
On certain versions the dedicated message
is displayed.
LOW BATTERY
w
CHARGE (red)
Turning the ignition key to
MAR the warning light turns on, but it
should go out as soon as the engine is
started (with the engine running at idle
speed a brief delay in going out is allowed).
If the warning light stays on glowing steadi-
ly or flashing: contact immediately Fiat
Dealership.
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LOW ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE (red)
v
EXHAUSTED OIL (red)
(Multijet versions with
DPF)

Low engine oil pressure

Turning the ignition key to MAR the
warning light turns on, but it should go out
as soon as the engine is started.
On certain versions the dedicated message
is displayed.
WARNING
If the warning light
turns on when the car is trav-
elling (on certain versions together
with the message on the display) stop
the engine immediately and contact
a Fiat Dealership.

Exhausted oil

The warning light with turn on flashing to-
gether with the message on the display
when the system detects that the engine
oil is exhausted.
After the first indication, at each engine
starting the warning light
flashing for about 60 seconds and then
every 2 hours until oil is changed.
WARNING
If warning light v flash-
es, contact Fiat Dealership
immediately to have oil changed and
instrument panel warning light turned
off.
"DUALDRIVE"
g
ELECTRIC POWER
STEERING FAILURE
v
(red)
Turning the ignition key to MAR the
warning light turns on, but it should go off
after few seconds.
If the warning light stays on, you will not
have the steering assistance and the effort
on the steering wheel will be increased,
steering is however possible. Contact Fi-
at Dealership.
On certain versions the dedicated message
is displayed.
v
will go on