open hood FIAT BARCHETTA 2003 1.G Owners Manual

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HOOD
USEFUL TIPS
Before opening the hood, make sure
its housing is not obstructed by any-
thing.
To prevent damage to the window
seals, open and close the hood either
with the windows right down or with
the doors open.
Do not fold the hood when it is wet:
it may get damaged if it is left in its
housing for a long period.
Do not rest weights on the open or
closed hood: the canvas and the frame
could get damaged.
Do not open or close the hood
when the outside temperature is very
low.
Snow or ice must be removed with
objects that do not leave scratches.
Take the car to a Fiat Dealership
for any repairs or maintenance.OPENING
1) Lower the sun visors.
2) Grip the handles, lower them,
turn them towards the inside of the
car fig. 54and raise the front part of
the hood from the windscreen tran-
som.
3)Lower both the side windows or
keep the doors open.
4) Working from the outside of the
car on the driver’s side, fold the hood
back a little until you are able to raise
the rear of the hood, as well. Make
sure the rear window folds properly
at the centre using the palm of your
hand fig. 55.
IMPORTANTMake sure that no
creases from in the rear window while
you are doing this. Make sure the boot lid is
completely closed to
avoid interference with
the hood housing cover. (A beep
will however warn you when you
try to open the hood housing cov-
er when the boot is not closed
properly).
Only open or close the
hood while the car is sta-
tionary.
WARNING
fig. 55
P5S00663m
fig. 54
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5)Keeping the rear of the hood
raised make sure that the boot is
closed properly, and pull lever A
fig. 56(the lever nearest the seat) to
release the hood housing cover. (A
beep will however warn you when you
try to open the hood housing cover
when the boot is not closed proper-
ly). Lift it until it locks into the fully
open position.
6) Fold the hood backwards into its
housing, keeping it together with both
hands and check that the visible part
of the rear window has kept its round-
ed shape over its entire length, when
you have finished.7) With the whole hood folded in-
side the hood compartment, press the
framework and turn the fastener from
position 1-fig. 57to position 2so that
it hooks onto the framework. Let the
framework go and the hood will re-
main blocked in position. Do the same
operation on both sides.
8)Close the hood compartment
cover. Make sure that the catch has
caught properly.CLOSING
1) Lower both side windows or keep
the doors open.
2)Make sure that the boot is closed
properly, then lift lever A-fig. 58(the
lever nearest the seat) to release the
hood housing cover. A beep, however,
will inform you if the boot has not
been closed properly.
fig. 56
P5S00664m
fig. 57
P5S00665m
fig. 58
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3) Lift the hood housing cover until
it locks into the completely open po-
sition.
4)Turn the hood fastener from po-
sition2-fig. 58to position 1so that it
rests in the appropriate recess. Do the
same operation on both sides. Work-
ing from outside the car, lift hood with
one hand until you can grip the rear
part of the hood with the other hand.
Keep the hood folded, and pull it right
to the front of the car so you can close
the hood compartment cover, fig. 59.
Make sure the catch on the cover has
caught properly.5) Rest the rear of the hood on the
hood compartment cover fig. 60.
6)Rest the front part of the hood on
the windscreen transom.7) From the inside of the car, swing
the sun visors down, keep the hood
lowered with one hand using the re-
cess for the purpose fig. 61and, with
the other hand, lock it onto the wind-
screen transom by turning the handles.
8)Lift the sun visors.
fig. 60
P5S00667m
fig. 59
P5S00729m
fig. 61
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HARD TOP
(where fitted)
The hard top is fitted with a heated
rear window and should be used in-
stead of the hood during the winter.
USEFUL TIPS
Before fitting the hard top, fold the
hood into its housing properly and an-
chor the hood housing cover to its
safety devices.
Remove the seat belts from the slots
in the seat backs and tip the seat backs
forward.
Position and remove the hard top
with the side windows fully lowered
or the doors open. Get another per-
son to help you to support the hard
top on the right and left.
If repairs or maintenance are neces-
sary, take the car to a Fiat Dealer-
ship.FITTING
1)Make sure the hard top’s fitting
handles on the windscreen transom
are turned inwards.
2)Remove the side inner panels A-
fig. 62from the hard top covering by
unscrewing the fixing screws.
3) Lift the hard top and move it over
the car.
4) Lower the hard top, and fit pins A-
fig. 63into anchorage points Bon the
car (for the sole purpose of better
showing anchorage points Bin fig. 63
the guard on the car has been re-
moved).5)Rest the front of the hard top on
the windscreen transom.
6)Insert hooks Cin holes Dand se-
cure the rear of the hard top to the
car using levers E.
7)Fit side panels A-fig. 62by in-
serting tongue Binto its position in
the hard top upholstery and fix them
into position with screw C.
fig. 63
P5S00734m
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STORAGE
1)Place the hard top on a suitable
rack if possible.
2) Clean and protect the painted
parts by applying protective wax.
3)Sprinkle talcum powder on the
rubber weather-stripping.
4) Clean the interior upholstery, re-
moving dust with a soft brush or vac-
uum cleaner.
5)Cover the hard top with a fabric
or perforated plastic cover. Do not
use imperforated plastic as it will not
allow any moisture on the hard top to
evaporate.HEATED REAR WINDOW
The device only works when the ig-
nition key is at MAR. Press the but-
ton A-fig. 68 on the hard top panel
between the closing handles in central
position to switch the device on and
off. WIND STOP
The wind stop is located behind the
seatsfig. 70. It increases driving com-
fort at all speeds by limiting the air tur-
bulence created in the passenger com-
partment when travelling with the
hood open.
fig. 69
P5S10023m
fig. 68
P5S10048m
fig. 70
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It allows to prolong the “open hood”
season.
FITTING THE WIND STOP
(1
stfitting)
1)Fit the side brackets Aand B
fig. 69in the holes on the internal
sides of the car, on the right and on
the left.
2)Fasten the side brackets Aand B
to the body with the nuts and screws
provided. Insert the screws and the
washers from the outside of the body
side and fasten the brackets from the
inside with the nuts, fig. 69.3)Fit the ends of the wind spot C
and D fig. 70inside the previously fit-
ted brackets. Make sure that the wind
stop cover is facing the rear part of the
car.
4)Position the coverE-fig. 71on
the brackets Aand Bas shown in the
figure. Then fasten knobs F on the sup-
porting bracket screw.
5)Fasten the knobs Fso to lock the
wind stop in position.
The wind stop will not prevent open-
ing and closing the hood once it is fit-
ted.REMOVING THE WIND STOP
Simply loosen the fastening knobs F
by turning them anticlockwise. Re-
move the wind stop by pulling it up-
wards. After removing the wind stop,
refasten the knobs Fon the support-
ing brackets.
For refitting the wind stop, simply
loosen the fastening knobs F, insert
the wind stop and fasten it. Leave sup-
porting brackets Aand Bfitted.
For safety reasons, do not
store the removed wind
stop in the passenger compart-
ment.
WARNING
fig. 71
P5S10025m
Fit and remove the wind
stop with the hood folded
away in the specific compartment
and the hood compartment open.
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BONNET
To open the bonnet:
1) Pull lever A-fig. 72in the direc-
tion of the arrow.Before lifting the bonnet,
check the windscreen wiper
arms are not lifted from the wind-
screen.
WARNING
2)Press leverA-fig. 73.
3)Lift the bonnet gripping it in the
centre of itsfront edge and, at the
same time, release support rod A-
fig. 74from its clip.
4) Place the tip of the support rod in
recess Bof the bonnet.
fig. 73
P5S00617m
fig. 72
P5S00670m
Check the fasteners after
the first 500 km. Repeat the
check regularly.
WARNING
We recommend removing
the wind stop if you plan on
using the car with the hood closed
for a long time. Store the removed
wind stop in the boot.
WARNING
Perform the operation on-
ly when the vehicle is sta-
tionary.
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BOOT
To open the boot, open the driver’s
side door, release the lock using the
ignition key and lift lever A-fig. 75in
the door frame:
1= lever unlocked
2= lever locked
To close the boot lid, use one hand
to lower it completely, then press it
with both hands at the points indicat-
ed by the arrows. Lock lever A.IMPORTANTThe boot lid must
be closed before opening or closing
the hood.
HEADLIGHTS
ADJUSTING
THE HEADLIGHT BEAMS
The correct positioning of the head-
light beams is very important for the
comfort and safety, not only of the
person driving the car but also all oth-
er road users. This is also covered by
a specific law. To ensure you and oth-
er drivers have the best visibility con-
ditions when travelling with the head-
lights on, the headlights must be set
properly.
Have the headlight positioning
checked at a Fiat Dealershipand ad-
justed if necessary.
ADJUSTING
THE FRONT FOGLIGHTS
Have the lights checked at a Fiat
Dealershipand adjusted if necessary. The addition of objects
(speakers, spoilers, etc.)
to the boot lid or to the
rear window shelf (except when
envisaged by the manufacturer)
may prevent the gas-filled struts
at the sides of the boot from
working properly.
fig. 75
P5S00669mWhen using the boot, make
sure the load you are car-
rying does not exceed the permit-
ted weight (see the “Technical
specifications” chapter).
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VEHICLE
STORAGE
Do the following if the car is not to
be used for several months:
– Park the car with the hood closed
in covered, dry and if possible well-
ventilated premises.
– Engage a gear.
– Make sure the handbrake is not
engaged.
– Disconnect the terminals from
the battery poles (negative pole first)
and check the battery charge. When
the vehicle is in storage, this check
should be carried out once a month.
If the no-load voltage is less than
12.5V, recharge the battery.– Inflate the tyres to 0.5 bar above
the normal specified pressure and
check it at intervals.
– Check battery charge once a
month.
– Do not drain the engine cooling
system. IMPORTANTIf the car is fitted
with an electronic car alarm, turn off
the alarm with the remote control
and deactivate the system by turning
the emergency key to “OFF”(see
the “Electronic alarm” in the
“Getting to know your car” section).
– Clean and protect the painted
parts using a protective wax.
– Clean and protect the shiny metal
parts using special compounds avail-
able on the market.
– Sprinkle talcum powder on the
rubber windscreen wiper blades and
lift them off the glass.
– Open the windows slightly.
– Cover the car with a cloth or
perforated plastic sheet. Do not use
sheets of imperforated plastic as
they do not allow moisture on the
car body to evaporate.