Tyre FIAT BRAVO 2009 2.G User Guide

CONTAINING
RUNNING COSTS
Here are some useful tips to save fuel and
minimize polluting emissions of CO
2and
other pollutants (nitric oxide, unburnt hy-
drocarbons, fine dusts etc…).
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
Car maintenance
Have checks and adjustments carried out
in accordance with the “Service schedule”.
Tyres
Check the pressure of the tyres routine-
ly at an interval of no more than 4 weeks:
if the pressure is too low, consumption
levels increase as resistance to rolling is
higher.Unnecessary loads
Do not travel with too much luggage
stowed in the boot. The weight of the car
(especially when driving in town) and its
trim greatly affects consumption and sta-
bility.
Roof rack/ski rack
Remove the roof rack or the ski rack from
the roof as soon as they are no longer
used. These accessories lower air pene-
tration and adversely affect consumption
levels. When needing to carry particular-
ly voluminous objects, preferably use a
trailer.
Electric devices
Use electric devices only for the amount
of time needed. Rear heated window, ad-
ditional headlights, windscreen wipers and
heater fan need a considerable amount of
energy, therefore increasing the require-
ment of current increases fuel consump-
tion (up to +25% in the urban cycle).Climate control
The air conditioner is an additional load
which greatly affects the engine leading to
higher consumption (on average up to
+20%). When the temperature outside
the car permits it, use the air vents where
possible.
Spoilers
The use of non-certified aerodynamic
items may adversely affect air drag and
consumption levels.
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SNOW TYRES
Use snow tyres of the same size as the
normal tyres provided with the car.
Fiat Dealership will be happy to provide
advice concerning the most suitable type
of tyre for the customer’s requirements.
For the type of tyre to be used, inflation
pressures and the specifications of snow
tyres, follow the instructions given in para-
graph “Wheels” in section “Technical
specifications”.
The winter features of these tyres are re-
duced considerably when the tread depth
is below 4 mm. In this case, they should
be replaced.Due to the snow tyre features, under nor-
mal conditions of use or on long motor-
way journeys, the performance of these
tyres is lower than that of normal tyres. It
is therefore necessary to limit their use to
the purposes for which they are certified.
IMPORTANT When snow tyres are used
with a max speed index below the one
that can be reached by the car (increased
by 5%), place a notice in the passenger’s
compartment, plainly in the driver’s view
which states the max permissible speed of
the snow tyres (as per EC Directive).
All four tyres should be the same (brand
and track) to ensure greater safety when
driving and braking and better driveability.
Remember that it is inappropriate to
change the direction of rotation of tyres.
The max speed for snow
tyres with “Q” marking is
160 km/h; 190 km/h for tyres with “T”
marking and 210 km/h for tyres with
H marking. The Road Traffic Code
speed limits must however be always
strictly observed.
WARNING
SNOW CHAINS
Use of snow chains should be in compli-
ance with local regulations.
Snow chains should only be applied to the
driving wheels (front wheels).
Check the tension of the chains after the
first few metres have been driven. Use
snow chains with reduced size:
- for 195/65 R15” and 205/55 R16” tyres
use snow chains with reduced size with
max protrusion beyond the tyre profile of
9 mm:
- for 225/45 R17” tyres use snow chains
with reduced size with max protrusion be-
yond the tyre profile of 7 mm.
IMPORTANT Snow chains cannot be fit-
ted to the space-saver spare wheel. So, if
a front wheel is punctured and chains are
needed, a rear wheel should be fitted to
the front of the car and the spare wheel
should be fitted to the rear.
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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 225/40 R18 92V since
interference can be generated with the
surrounding components.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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GENERAL WARNINGS ..................................................... 142
LOW BRAKE FLUID............................................................ 142
HANDBRAKE ON................................................................ 142
BRAKE PAD WEAR ............................................................ 142
AIR BAG FAILURE ................................................................ 143
FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG/
SIDE BAGS DEACTIVATED....................................................... 143
SEAT BELTS NOT FASTENED .......................................... 144
LOW BATTERY CHARGE ................................................. 144
LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE.......................................... 144
EXHAUSTED OIL ................................................................ 144
“DUALDRIVE” ELECTRIC POWER
STEERING FAILURE.............................................................. 145
“DUALDRIVE” ELECTRIC POWER STEERING
ACTIVATION ....................................................................... 145
ENGINE COOLANT HIGH TEMPERATURE ................ 146
INCOMPLETE DOOR LOCKING .................................... 146
BOOT OPEN......................................................................... 146
BONNET OPEN ................................................................... 146
GENERIC FAILURE INDICATION ................................. 147
DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER CLOGGED ................. 147
FUEL RESERVE ....................................................................... 148
EOBD/INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE ............................. 149
ESP SYSTEM .......................................................................... 149
HILL HOLDER FAILURE .................................................... 149
GLOW PLUG WARMING ................................................ 149GLOW PLUG WARMING FAILURE............................... 149
WATER IN DIESEL FUEL FILTER..................................... 149
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE......................................................... 150
EBD SYSTEM FAILURE ........................................................ 150
CAR PROTECTION SYSTEM
FAILURE FIAT CODE.......................................................... 150
ALARM FAILURE.................................................................. 150
THEFT ATTEMPT................................................................. 150
T.P.M.S. SYSTEM FAILURE ................................................. 151
LOW TYRE PRESSURE ...................................................... 151
CHECK TYRE PRESSURE .................................................. 151
TYRE PRESSURE UNSUITABLE FOR SPEED ................. 151
EXTERNAL LIGHTS FAILURE........................................... 153
BRAKE LIGHTS FAILURE................................................... 153
REAR FOGLIGHTS............................................................... 153
FRONT FOG LIGHTS.......................................................... 153
LEFT-HAND DIRECTION INDICATOR ........................ 153
RIGHT-HAND DIRECTION INDICATOR .................... 153
SIDE/TAILLIGHTS AND LOW BEAMS ........................... 154
FOLLOW ME HOME ........................................................... 154
MAIN BEAMS......................................................................... 154
CRUISE CONTROL ............................................................ 154
POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF ICE ON THE ROAD ........... 154
LIMITED RANGE ................................................................. 154
ASR SYSTEM ......................................................................... 154
SPEED LIMIT EXCEEDED .................................................. 154
SPORT FUNCTION ACTIVATION................................. 154
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GENERIC FAILURE
INDICATION
(amber)
Inertial fuel cut-off switch
intervened
The warning light (or the symbol on dis-
play) comes on when the inertial fuel cut-
off switch is triggered.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
Engine oil pressure sensor failure
The warning light (or the symbol on the
display) turns on when a fault is detected
to engine oil pressure sensor.
Twilight sensor failure
The warning light (or the symbol on dis-
play) turns on when a fault is detected to
the twilight sensor.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
Speed limit exceeded
(only for Arabic countries)
The warning light (amber), or symbol on
the display (red), comes on when a speed
of 120 km/h is exceeded.
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CLEANING DPF
(PARTICULATE
FILTER) IN PROGRESS
(only Multijet versions
with DPF - amber)
When the ignition key is turned to MAR,
the warning light switches on but it must
switch off after a few seconds. The warn-
ing light comes on constantly to notify the
driver that the DPF system needs to elim-
inate captured pollutants (particulate) by
the regeneration process. The warning
light does not come on during every DPF
regeneration, but only when driving con-
ditions require notification of the driver.
To switch the warning light off, the car
must stay in motion until regeneration has
been completed. The process normally
takes about 15 minutes. The optimum con-
ditions to end the process are achieved by
keeping the car in motion up to 60km/h
with an engine speed higher than 2,000
rpm.
This light coming on is not a car defect and
therefore the car does not need to go to
the workshop.
A specific message will appear on the dis-
play when the warning light comes on (for
versions/markets, where provided).
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Rain sensor failure
The warning light (or the symbol on the
display) on the dial turns on when the rain
sensor is faulty. Contact Fiat Dealership.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
Parking sensors failure
(for versions/markets, where provided)
The warning light (or the symbol on the
display) when a fault is detected to park-
ing sensors.
Tyre pressure monitoring
system failure
(for versions/markets, where provided)
The warning light (or the symbol on the
display) turns on when a failure is detect-
ed in the T.P.M.S. system (for versions/
markets, where provided).
Should one or more wheels without sen-
sor be fitted, the instrument panel warn-
ing light will come on and stay on until
restoring initial conditions.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
NOTE When one of the above faults oc-
curs, contact your Fiat Dealership as soon
as possible.
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LOW TYRE PRESSURE
(amber-red)
(for versions/markets,
where provided)
CHECK TYRE
PRESSURE
(amber)
(for versions/markets,
where provided)
TYRE PRESSURE
UNSUITABLE
FOR SPEED
(amber)
(for versions/markets,
where provided)
Turning the ignition key to MARthe
warning light (for versions/markets, where
provided) will turn on, but it should go off
after a few seconds.
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T.P.M.S. SYSTEM
FAILURE
(for versions/markets,
where provided)
On certain versions the display will show
a warning message + symbol (amber)
when a failure is detected in the T.P.M.S.
system (Tyre Pressure Monitoring Sys-
tem). Contact Fiat Dealership as soon as
possible.
Should one or more wheels without sen-
sor be fitted, the display will show a warn-
ing message until initial conditions are re-
stored.
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Low tyre pressure
The warning light (amber) or symbol on
the display (red) come on if the pressure
of one or more tyres drops below a pre-
set threshold. In this way, the TPMS sys-
tem notifies the driver by indicating that
the tyre/s is dangerously deflated and is
therefore probably punctured.
IMPORTANT Stop immediately with one
or more tyres flat, avoid braking sharply
and abrupt turns. Replace immediately the
punctured tyre with the space-saver spare
wheel (for versions/markets, where pro-
vided) or repair the puncture tyre using
the proper kit (see paragraph “If a tyre is
punctured” in section “In an emergency”)
and then contact Fiat Dealership as soon
as possible.
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Check tyre pressure
The warning light (or the symbol on the
display) turns on to indicate that the tyre
pressure is below the recommended val-
ue which ensures the long life of the tyre
and optimum fuel consumption, and/or to
indicate a slow pressure leak.
Should two or more tyre be flat, the dis-
play will show the indications corre-
sponding to each tyre in sequence.
Restore proper inflation pressure values
as soon as possible (see paragraph “Cold
inflation pressures” in section “Technical
Specifications”).Tyre pressure unsuitable for speed
Should it be required to journey at a speed
higher than 160 km/h, inflate tyres at pres-
sures values specified in paragraph “Infla-
tion pressures”.
If the T.P.M.S. system (for versions/ mar-
kets, where provided) detects that the
pressure of one or more tyres is unsuit-
able for the current speed, the warning
light will turn on (together with the mes-
sage on the display) (see paragraph “Low
tyre pressure” in this section) and it will
stay on until the car speed slow downs be-
low the preset threshold.
IMPORTANT In this case slow down im-
mediately since tyre overheating could im-
pair tyre performance and life beyond re-
pair, and even make the tyre to blow-out.
Strong radio-frequency
noises could inhibit the reg-
ular operation of the T.P.M.S. sys-
tem. This condition will be indicat-
ed by a message (for versions/ mar-
kets, where provided). The warning
message will go off automatically as
soon as the radio-frequency noise
will stop to disturb the system.
WARNING
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ENGINE STARTING ........................................................... 156
IF A TYRE IS PUNCTURED............................................... 157
QUICK TYRE REPAIR KIT
FIX & GO automatic ........................................................... 163
WHEN NEEDING TO CHANGE A BULB ................... 167
IF AN EXTERIOR LIGHT BURNS OUT.......................... 170
IF AN INTERIOR LIGHT BURNS OUT.......................... 175
IF A FUSE BLOWS ................................................................ 178
IF THE BATTERY IS FLAT .................................................. 187
JACKING THE CAR ............................................................. 188
TOWING THE CAR ........................................................... 188
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In an emergency we recommend that you call the toll-free number found on the
Warranty Booklet. You can also connect to the site www.fiat.com
to search for the nearest Fiat Dealership point
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IF A TYRE IS
PUNCTURED
The car is provided with the “Quick tyre
repair kit Fix&Go automatic“: see the rel-
evant instructions for use in next chapter.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
As an alternative to the Fix&Go kit, the
car can be provided (upon request) with
space-saver spare wheel or standard size
spare wheel; wheel changing and correct
use of the jack and space-saver spare
wheel call for some precautions as listed
below.
Alert other drivers that the
car is stationary in compli-
ance with local regulations: hazard
warning lights, warning triangle, etc.
Any passengers on board should leave
the car, especially if it is heavily laden.
Passengers should stay away from on-
coming traffic while the wheel is be-
ing changed. If parked on a slope or
rough surface, chock the wheels with
wedges or other suitable devices to
prevent the car from rolling.
WARNING
The space-saver spare wheel
(for versions/markets, where
provided) is specific to your car, do
not use it on other models, or use the
spare wheel of other models on your
car. The space-saver spare wheel
shall only be used in an emergency. It
shall only be used for the distance
necessary to reach a service point and
the car speed shall not exceed 80
Km/h. The spare wheel has an orange
sticker that summarises the main cau-
tions for use and limitations. The
sticker should never be removed or
covered. Never fit a wheel cap on a
space-saver spare wheel. The sticker
gives the following information in four
languages: caution! For temporary
use only! 80 km/h max! Replace by
normal wheel as soon as possible. Do
not cover this label.
WARNING
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The jack shall only be used
for changing wheels on the
car with which it is provided or on
cars of the same model. It must not
be used for other purposes such as for
instance raising cars of other models.
In no case should it be used for repairs
under the car. Incorrect positioning
of the jack may cause the jacked car
to fall. Do not use the jack for high-
er capacities than stated on its label.
Snow chains cannot be fitted to the
space-saver spare wheel. So, if a front
(drive) wheel is punctured and chains
are needed, a rear wheel should be
fitted to the front of the car and the
spare wheel should be fitted to the
rear. This way with two normal dri-
ve wheels, snow chains can be fitted
to them to solve an emergency.
WARNING
Fasten the wheel cap cor-
rectly to prevent the wheel
from coming free in motion. Never
tamper with the inflation valve. Nev-
er place tools between the rim and
tyre. Check and restore, if required,
the pressure of tyres and spare wheel
to the values given in section “Tech-
nical specifications”.
WARNING
When driving with a space-
saver spare wheel fitted, the
driving performance of the car
changes. Avoid accelerating or brak-
ing sharply, abrupt turns or fast cor-
nerings. The life of the spare wheel
is approx. 3000 Km, after this dis-
tance it should be replaced with an-
other of the same type. Never at-
tempt to fit a conventional tyre on a
rim designed for use as a space-saver
spare wheel. Have the punctured
wheel repaired and refitted as soon
as possible. Two or more space-saver
spare wheels should never be used to-
gether. Do not grease the threads of
bolts before installing them: they
might slip out.
WARNING
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