Storing The Car - Fiat Panda Owner's Handbook Manual

STORING THE CAR

GETTING TO KNOW
If the car is to be left inactive for longer than a
YOUR CAR
month, the following precautions should be
observed:
❒ park the car in covered, dry and if possible
SAFETY
well-ventilated premises and slightly open
the windows;
❒ engage a gear and check that the handbrake is not
STARTING AND
engaged;
DRIVING
❒ disconnect the negative battery terminal (for
versions with Start&Stop system refer to the
paragraph "Start&Stop system" in the chapter
WARNING LIGHTS
"Knowing your car"); If the battery is not
AND MESSAGES
disconnected from the electrical system, check its
charge every thirty days;
❒ clean and protect the painted parts using
protective wax;
IN AN EMERGENCY
❒ clean and protect the shiny metal parts using
special compounds available commercially;
❒ sprinkle talcum powder on the windscreen and
SERVICING AND
rear window wiper rubber blades and lift them
MAINTENANCE
off the glass;
❒ cover the car with a cloth or perforated plastic
sheet. Do not use sheets of non-perforated plastic
TECHNICAL
as they do not allow moisture on the car body
SPECIFICATIONS
to evaporate;
❒ inflate tyres to +0.5 bar above the standard
specified pressure and check it at intervals;
INDEX
❒ do not drain the engine cooling system.
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