auxiliary battery FIAT 500 2008 2.G Start And Stop Supplement Manual

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INACTIVITY OF THE CAR fig. 5
In the case of inactivity of the car, special care
must be taken to disconnect the battery elec-
trical power supply. This procedure is carried
out by disconnect the rapid release negative
terminal Afrom the negative false pole Bbe-
cause there is a battery status monitoring sen-
sor Dat the negative battery pole Cwhich
should never be disconnected except if the ac-
tual battery is replaced.
If the battery is replaced, always
go to a Fiat Dealer. Replace the
battery with one of the same type (HEAVY
DUTY) and with the same specifications.
WARNING
EMERGENCY STARTING fig. 6
In the case of emergency starting with an auxil-
iary battery, never connect the negative lead (–)
of the auxiliary battery to the negative pole Cof
the car battery, but rather to either the false pole
Bor to an engine/gearbox earth pointfig. 5
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IMPORTANT NOTES
Before opening the bonnet, make
sure that the car is switched off
and the key is in the OFF position. Follow
the instructions on the plate near the front
crossmember fig. 7. It is advisable to extract
the key when there are other people in the
car. The car should always be left after the
key has been removed or turned to the OFF
position. During refuelling operations, it is
necessary to make sure that the car is off
with the ignition key in the OFF position.
WARNING
For cars with a robotized transmis-
sion, if the engine cuts out automat-
ically on a gradient, it is advisable to restart the
engine operating the gear lever towards (+) or
(–) without releasing the brake pedal. For vehi-
cles with robotized transmission where the Hill
Holder function is present, if the engine cuts out
automatically whilst driving uphill, it is advisable
to restart it by operating the gear lever towards
(+) or towards (–) without releasing the brake
pedal to make the Hill Holder function available.
WARNING
If you want to make the most of
climate comfort, the Start&Stop
system can be disabled to allow continu-
ous operation of the climate control system.
WARNING
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