start stop button FIAT PUNTO 2014 Owner handbook (in English)

162SAFETYSTARTING
AND DRIVINGWARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGESSERVICE
AND CARETECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONSINDEXCONTROLS
AND DEVICESIN AN
EMERGENCY
Do not try to recharge
a frozen
battery; defrost it first to pre-
vent the risk of explosion. If the bat-
tery was frozen, have it inspected by
specialised personnel before recharg-
ing to check that the internal ele-
ments are not damaged and that the
casing is not cracked, which could
cause poisonous, corrosive gas to leak.
WARNING
Battery fluid is poisonous
and corrosive: avoid contact
with your skin and eyes. The battery
must be recharged in a ventilated
place away from naked flames or
possible sources of sparks to avoid the
risk of explosion and fire.
WARNING
VERSIONS WITH Start&Stop
SYSTEM fig. 42
Charge the battery as follows, paying ut-
most attention: ❒
press the button A-fig. 42to detach
the connector Bfrom the sensor C
monitoring the battery conditions (the
latter is on the negative pole of the bat-
tery);
❒
connect the positive cable (+) of the
charger to the positive pole (+) of the
battery;
❒
connect the negative cable (–) of the
charger to the pin Dof the negative
pole (–) of the battery;
❒
turn on the charger;
❒
when you have finished, turn the charg-
er off before disconnecting the battery;
❒
reconnect the connector Bto the bat-
tery sensor C.
fig. 42
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133-164 PUNTO POP 1ed EN 29/08/13 15.08 Pagina 162