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GETTING TO KNOW
YOUR CAR
In an emergency we recommend that you call the free-phone number found on the Warranty
Booklet.You can also go to the www.fiat.com website to find your nearest Fiat Dealership.
SAFETY
STARTING THE ENGINE
Contact to a Fiat Dealership immediately if
STARTING AND
instrument panel warning light
DRIVING
constantly.
JUMP STARTING
WARNING LIGHTS
If the battery is flat, the engine may be started using
AND MESSAGES
an auxiliary battery with the same capacity or a
little higher than the flat one.
IN AN
EMERGENCY
SERVICING AND
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
fig. 141
174
IN AN EMERGENCY
Proceed as follows to start the car:
❒ connect the positive terminals (+ near the
terminal) of the two batteries with a jump lead
comes on
fig. 141;
❒ with a second lead, connect the negative terminal
– of the auxiliary battery to an earth point
the engine or the gearbox of the car to be started;
❒ start the engine;
❒ when the engine has been started, remove the
leads reversing the order above.
For versions with Start&Stop system, to carry out
the jump starting procedure, refer to the paragraph
"Start&Stop system" in the "Getting to know your
car" section.
If after a few attempts the engine does not start, do
not persist but contact a Fiat Dealership.
IMPORTANT Do not directly connect the negative
terminals of the two batteries: sparks could ignite
explosive gas released from the battery. If the
auxiliary battery is installed on another car, prevent
accidental contact between metallic parts of the two
cars.
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