Lancia Lybra Owner's Handbook Manual page 215

Maintenance of your car
should be entrusted to a
Lancia Dealership. For or-
dinary routine maintenance oper-
ations which you are able to carry
out yourself, ensure that you have
the necessary tools and original
Lancia spare parts and fluids
available. Do not carry out servic-
ing operations if you have no ex-
perience.
IMPORTANT - Engine oil
Change the engine oil more fre-
quently than shown in the Service
Schedule is the car is normally driven
in one of the following particularly se-
vere conditions:
– towing a trailer
– on dirty roads
– for short, repeated trips (less than
7-8 km) with outside temperature be-
low zero
– with engine frequently idling or for
long distances at low speed (e.g. taxi,
door-to-door deliveries, prolonged
storage).
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IMPORTANT - Air cleaner
Replace the air cleaner more fre-
quently if the car is used on dusty
roads.
If you are in doubt about how often
the engine oil or the air cleaner should
be changed in relation to how you use
the car, contact a Lancia Dealer-
ship.
IMPORTANT - Diesel filter
The different grades of purity in
diesel fuel normally available might
make it necessary to replace the filter
more frequently that indicated in the
Service Schedule. If the engine mis-
fires it shows the filter needs chang-
ing.
IMPORTANT - Pollen/dust filter
If the car is often used in dusty or
extremely polluted environments, you
should change the filter element more
frequently. It should be changed es-
pecially if the amount of air intro-
duced into the passenger compart-
ment is introduced.
IMPORTANT - Battery
The charge in your battery should be
checked, where possible at the start of
the winter, to limit the risk of the bat-
tery electrolyte freezing.
This check should be carried out
more frequently if the car is mainly
used for short trips or if it is fitted
with accessories that permanently
take in electricity even when the igni-
tion key is removed, especially in the
case of after market accessories.
If the car is used in very hot climates
or particularly demanding conditions
check the battery electrolyte more fre-
quently than shown in the "Service
Schedule" in the "Car maintenance"
chapter.