four wheel drive FIAT IDEA 2009 1.G Owners Manual

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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 pa-
ragraph “Wheels” in section “Technical
specifications”.
The performance of these tyres is consi-
derably reduced when the tread depth is
less than 4 mm. Replace them in this case.
Due to their specific features, the perfor-
mance of snow tyres is much lower than
that of standard tyres in normal conditions
or long motorway stretches. Limit perfor-
mance according the use for which they
were approved.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 chan-
ge the direction of rotation of tyres.The top speed of a “T” type
snow tyre is 190 km/h. Re-
spect the highway code in all cases.
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REPLACING A WHEEL
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Wheel changing and correct use of the
jack and spare wheel call for some pre-
cautions as listed below.
IMPORTANT Refer to the instructions in
the previous chapter if the car is equipped
with “Fix&Go (quick tyre repair kit)”.
The spare wheel is specific
for your car. Do not use it on
cars of different models. Do not use
spare wheels of different models on
your car. The space saver spare wheel
must only be used in case of emer-
gency. Use only for as long as stric-
tly necessary and drive at a speed
slower than 80 km/h. An orange la-
bel is affixed on the spare wheel sum-
marising instructions and limitations
for use. Never remove or cover the la-
bel. Never apply a wheel cup on a
space saver spare. The following
information is provided in four lan-
guages on the label: W
ARNING! SUITA-BLE FOR TEMPORARY USE ONLY! 80 KM/H
MAX! REPLACE WITH A STANDARD WHEEL
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DO NOT COVER THIS
LABEL
.
WARNING
The driving features of the
car may change when a spa-
ce saver spare wheel is fitted. Avoid
sudden acceleration and braking, sud-
den steering and fast cornering. The
total life of a space saver spare wheel
is approximately 3000 km, after whi-
ch it must be replaced by another
wheel of the same type. Never install
a traditional tyre on a space saver
spare wheel rim. Repair and refit the
standard wheel as soon as possible.
Only one space saver spare can be
used at a time. Do not apply grease
to the bolt threads before assembly:
the bolts could come loose unexpec-
tedly.
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❒for cars fitting alloy rims, remove the
hub cap using the screwdriver provi-
ded levering in groove E-fig. 12as
shown in the figure;
❒loosen the bolts of the wheel to be re-
placed by about one turn with the
wrench provided E-fig. 13; if the car
is fitted with alloy rims, shake the car
to facilitate removing the rim from the
wheel hub;
fig. 12F0H0750m
❒operate the device F-fig. 14to ex-
pand the jack, until the groove Gon
the upper part of the jack is correctly
inserted on the lower edge Hof the
body at indication I(at approximately
60 cm from the front wheel centre or
80 cm from the rear wheel centre);
❒warn anybody nearby that the car is
about to be lifted. They must stay clear
and not touch the car until it is back
on the ground;
❒fit the handle L-fig. 14to operate the
jack and lift the car until the wheel to
be changed is several centimetres off
the ground;
❒for versions with wheel cap, remove
the wheel cap after loosening the th-
ree fastening bolts and finally loosen
the fourth bolt and extract the wheel;
❒make sure the contact surfaces
between space saver spare wheel and
hub are clean so that the fastening
bolts will not come loose;
fig. 13F0H0751m
❒fit the space saver spare wheel making
the holes M-fig. 15coincide with the
corresponding centring pins N;
❒using the wrench provided, tighten the
fastening bolts;
❒turn the jack handle L-fig. 14to lower
the car and remove the jack;
❒use the wrench provided to fasten the
bolts completely in a criss-cross fa-
shion as shown in figure.fig. 11F0H0161m