wiper blades FIAT BRAVO 2007 2.G Owners Manual

Keep your speed down
when snow chains are
fitted. Do not exceed
50 Km/h. Avoid potholes, steps
and pavements and avoid also to drive
for long distances on roads not covered
with snow to prevent damaging the car
and the roadbed.
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This way with two normal drive wheels,
snow chains can be fitted to them to solve
an emergency.
IMPORTANT Snow chains may not be
used on tyres type 225/45 R17 91V and
225/40 R18 92V since interference can be
generated with the surrounding compo-
nents.CAR INACTIVITY
If the car is to be left inactive for longer
than a month, the following precautions
should be noted:
❒ park the car in covered, dry and if pos-
sible well-ventilated premises;
❒ engage a gear;
❒ check that the handbrake is not en-
gaged;
❒disconnect the battery negative termi-
nal;
❒ clean and protect the painted parts us-
ing protective wax;
❒clean and protect the shiny metal parts
using special compounds readily avail-
able.
❒sprinkle talcum powder on the rubber
windscreen and rear window wiper
blades and lift them off the glass;
❒ slightly open the windows;
❒ cover the car with a cloth or perforat-
ed plastic sheet. Do not use sheets of
non-perforated plastic as they do not
allow moisture on the car body to
evaporate;
❒inflate tyres to +0,5 bar above the nor-
mal specified pressure and check it at
intervals;
❒ do not drain the engine cooling system.
IMPORTANT Where relevant, switch off
the car alarm with the remote control.
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Check tyre conditions/wear and adjust pressure if necessary
Check lighting system operation (headlights, direction indicators,
hazard lights, luggage compartment lights, passenger
compartment lights, glove compartment lights, instrument
panel warning lights, etc.)
Check operation of windscreen wiper system and
adjust sprays if necessary
Check position/wear of front/rear windscreen wiper blades
Check condition and wear of front disc brake pads and
operation of pad wear indicator
Check conditions and wear of rear disc brake pads
Visually check that the following are in good condition
and intact: body exterior, under body protection,
pipe rigid and flexible sections (exhaust-fuel system-brakes),
rubber parts (gaiters, sleeves, bushes, etc.)
Check cleanliness of locks, bonnet, engine and boot,
clean and lubricate linkages
Check and top-up fluids (hydraulic brakes/clutch,
windscreen washer, battery, engine coolant, etc.)
Check and adjust handbrake lever travel
Check visually conditions of auxiliary drive belt/s
Visually check conditions of toothed timing belt
(1.4 16V, 1.4 T-JET,1.9 Multijet 8V versions)
Check tension and adjust auxiliary drive belt
(except for engines with automatic tensioners)
Check and adjust tappet clearance (1.9 Multijet 8V version)
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WINDSCREEN/
REAR WINDOW
WIPERS
BLADES
Periodically clean the rubber part using
special products; TUTELA PROFES-
SIONAL SC 35is recommended.
Change the blades if the rubber edge is
warped or worn out. You should in any case
change them approximately once a year.
Driving with worn wiper
blades is a serious hazard,
because visibility is reduced in bad
weather.
WARNING
Changing the windscreen
wiper blades
Proceed as follows:
❒raise the windscreen wiper arm and po-
sition the blade so that it forms an an-
gle of 90° with the arm;
❒press tab A-fig. 14of the coupling
spring and remove the blade to be re-
placed from the arm;
❒fit the new arm, inserting the tab into
the arm seat. Check for proper locking. A few simple notions can reduce the pos-
sibility of damage to the blades:
❒ if the temperature fall below zero,
make sure that ice has not frozen the
rubber against glass. If necessary, thaw
using an antifreeze product;
❒ remove any snow from the glass: in ad-
dition to protecting the blades, this pre-
vents effort on the motor and over-
heating;
❒do not operate the windscreen and
rear window wipers on dry glass.
fig. 14F0Q0662m
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If an exterior light burns out ............ 170
If the battery is flat .............................. 188
Ignition switch ...................................... 19
In an emergency ............................. 155
Installation of electric/electronic
devices ................................................. 93
Instrument panel ................................. 6
Instruments ............................................ 20
Interior fittings ..................................... 67
Interior lights ........................................ 175
Interiors ................................................. 210
Jacking the car ..................................... 189
Jump starting ......................................... 156
Keys ..................................................... 10
Load limiters ....................................... 109
Main beam headlights ....................... 55
Manual climate control system ........ 46
MSR system .......................................... 90
Multifunction display ........................... 22
Number plate lights
(bulb replacement) ........................... 174
Oddment compartments ................. 68
Paint ...................................................... 209
Parking ................................................... 133
Parking lights ......................................... 55
Parking sensors .................................... 99
Performance ......................................... 225
Power windows ................................... 77
Pretensioners ....................................... 109
Protecting the environment ............. 103
Quick tyre repair
Kit Fix & Go automatic .......... 163
Radio transmitters
and cellular telephones ................... 93
Rain sensor ........................................... 58
Rear fog lights ...................................... 65
Rear view mirrors ............................... 41
Rear window washer
– activation ......................................... 60
– blades ............................................... 206
– nozzles ............................................. 207
Rear window wiper
– activation ........................................ 57
– blades ............................................... 206
– nozzles ............................................. 207
Reconfigurable Multifunction
display .................................................. 23 Follow me home device .................... 56
Front/rear armrest ........................ 67-68
Fuel consumption ................................ 230
Fuel cut-off switch ................................ 66
Fuel feed/Ignition ................................. 218
Fuel filler cap ........................................ 103
Fuse replacement ................................ 178
Glass holder/
oddment compartment .................... 70
Glove box light
(bulb replacement) ........................... 177
Handbrake ........................................... 133
Hazard lights ......................................... 65
Head restraints .................................... 39
Headlight washer ................................. 60
Headlights .............................................. 85
Heating and ventilation ....................... 44
Heating and ventilation ...................... 44
Heating/climate control system ....... 42
Hill Holder system .............................. 88
Identification codes ............................ 216
Identification data ................................ 214
If a fuse blows ....................................... 178
If a tyre is punctured .......................... 157
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