If The Battery Is Flat; Lifting The Car - Fiat Idea Owner's Handbook Manual

IF THE BATTERY IS FLAT

IMPORTANT The battery recharging pro-
cedure is provided as an example only.
You are recommended to go to a Fiat
Dealership to have this operation perfor-
med.
We recommend recharging the battery
slowly for approximately 24 hours at low
amperage. A long charge could damage the
battery. Proceed as follows to charge the
battery:
❒ disconnect battery negative terminal;
❒ connect the charger cables to the bat-
tery terminals, observing the poles;
❒ turn on the charger;
❒ when you have finished, turn the char-
ger off before disconnecting the bat-
tery;
❒ reconnect battery negative terminal.
IMPORTANT If the car is equipped with
an alarm system, disarm the alarm system
by means of the remote control (see
"Alarm" paragraph in "Dashboard and
controls").
158
WARNING
Battery fluid is poisonous
and corrosive: avoid contact
with your skin and eyes. The battery
recharging operation must be perfor-
med in a ventilated placed away from
naked flames o possible sources of
sparks to avoid the risk of explosion
and fire.
WARNING
Never attempt to recharge a
frozen battery: defrost it fir-
st to prevent the risk of explosion. If
a battery was frozen, have it inspec-
ted by specialised personnel before
recharging to check that the internal
elements are not damaged and that
the casing is not cracked causing the
risk of leakage of poisonous, corrosi-
ve gas.

LIFTING THE CAR

If the car is to be lifted, go to a Fiat Dea-
lership which is equipped with the arm
hoist or workshop lift.
Jack up the car only by positioning the jack
arms or the shop jack in the points shown
in the figure fig. 43.
fig. 43 F0H0752m