air filter Lancia Delta 2015 Owner handbook (in English)
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KNOWING YOUR CAR153
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DIESEL PARTIC ULATE FILTER (DPF) 
(for vers ions/markets  where provided)
The Dies el Particulate Filter is  a mechanical filter, in-
tegral with the exhaus t system, that physically  traps car-
bon particles  present in the exhaus t gases of dies el en-
gines . The dies el particulate filter has  been adopted to
eliminate almos t all carbon particle s in compliance with
current / future legal regulation s. During normal us e of
the vehicle, the engine control unit record s a s et of data
(e.g.: travel time, ty pe of route, temperature s, etc.) and
it will then calculate how much particulate ha s been
trapped by  the filter.  S
ince this  filter physically  traps particulate, it s hould be
regenerated (cleaned) at regular interval s b y burning car-
bon particles . The regeneration procedure is  controlled au-
tomatically  by the engine management control unit ac-
cording to the filter condition s and vehicle u se condition s.
During r
 egeneration, the following may  occur: a limited
increas e in the engine s peed, activation of the fan, a lim-
ited increas e in fumes and high temperatures  at the ex-
haus t. Thes e are not faults ; they do not impair vehicle per-
formance nor damage the environment. If the dedicated
message is  display ed, refer to the “Ins trument panel warn-
ing light s” paragraph in thi s chapter.
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MAINTENANCE AND CARE233
Scheduled servicing  .................................................................. 234
Scheduled servicing plan  .......................................................... 235
Periodic checks ........................................................................\
. 237
Demanding use of the car .......................................................... 237
Checking levels  ........................................................................\
 239
Air cleaner/Pollen filt er/Diesel filter.......................................... 243
Battery .......................................................................\
.............. 244
Wheels and ty res ...................................................................... 247
Rubber hoses ......................................................................\
...... 249
Windscreen/rear  window wiper ................................................. 249
Bodywork  ........................................................................\
........ 252
Interiors  ........................................................................\
........... 256
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(1)  The actual interval for changing the oil and replacing the engine oil filter depends on the vehicle usage conditions a\
nd is  signalled by the warning light or message
in the instrument panel. Anyway, it must never exceed 2 years.
If the car is mainly used in towns and cities, change the engine oil and\
 filter every year.
(2) Areas that are not dusty: advised maximum mileage 120,000 km. Regardless of the mileage, the belt must be replaced every 6 y ears.
Dusty areas and/or demanding use of the car (cold climates, town use, long peri\
ods of idling): advised maximum mileage 60,000 k m. Regardless of the mileage,
the belt must be replaced every 4 years.
(3) If the car runs on fuel with quality below the relevant European specification, this filter must be replaced every 20,000 km
(4)  If the car is used in dusty areas, this cleaner must be replaced every 20,000 km.
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❍) Recommended operations.
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●) Mandatory operations.
Thousands of miles
Thousands of km
Years
Check handbrake lever travel and adjust, if required
Visual inspection of condition and wear of front disc brake 
pads and operation of pad wear indicator
Visual inspection of condition and wear 
of rear disc brake pads
Visual inspection of condition and tensioning of accessory 
drive belt(s) (for versions without automatic tensioner only)
Replace engine oil and replace oil filter (versions with DPF) (1)
Replace accessory drive belt(s) (2)
Replace toothed timing drive belt (2)
Replace fuel filter (3)
Replace air cleaner cartridge (4)
Replace brake fluid
Passenger compartment filter replacement (4) 
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Prevent brake fluid which is highly corrosive
from coming into contact with painted parts.
Should this occur, immediately wash with
water.
Brake fluid is poisonous and highly corro-
sive. In the event of accidental contact, im-
mediately wash the affected parts with wa-
ter and mild soap. Then rinse thoroughly. In case of
swallowing immediately call a doctor.
The πsymbol, on the container, indicates a
synthetic brake fluid, which is different from
a mineral fluid. Use of a mineral type fluid
will damage the special rubber seals of the braking
system beyond repair.
AIR CLEANER/POLLEN
FILTER/DIESEL FILTER
For filter replacement, contact a Lancia Dealership.
MAINTENANCE AND CARE243
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LIST OF CONTENTS 283
7
Battery recharging.................. 230
Battery
– jump starting ....................... 196
– recharging ........................... 230
– replacement ......................... 244
Bodywork ............................... 252
– bodywork versi ons ............... 260
Bonnet.................................... 102
Brakes  ................................... 263
Bulb (replacement) ................. 210
Capacities .............................. 272
Car inactivity.......................... 193
Carrying children  safely.......... 161
Central locking ....................... 90
Changing a wheel ................... 203
Checking lev els ....................... 239
Child restraint systems  (suitability for use) ............... 167
Child safet y lock .................... 90 Cigar lighter ........................... 85
Climate comfort...................... 58
CO
2emissions ........................ 276
Code Card .............................. 44
Control panel and on-board  instruments ......................... 9
Controls.................................. 77
Cornering lights ...................... 68
Courtesy lights........................ 75
Courtesy mirror light  (bulb replacem ent) ............... 222
Cruise Cont rol ........................ 73
Dimensions ............................ 269
Dipped beam headlights  (control) ............................... 69
– bulb replacement ................. 214
Direction indicators
– bulb replacement ................. 216
– control ................................. 69
ABS ....................................... 121
Accessories purchased by  the owner ............................. 149
Advanced ESP sy stem.............117
AFS (adaptive lig hts) .......79-106
Air cleaner/Pollen filter/ Diesel filter ........................... 243
Airbag
– front .................................... 173
– side...................................... 178
Alarm ..................................... 48
Ashtray................................... 86
ASR (system)  ......................... 119
Assisted parking  (Magic Parking ) ................... 134
Automatic dual zone climate  control syst em....................... 61
Automatic Fix&Go  kit ........... 198
Automatic headlight sensor  (dusk sensor) ........................ 68
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