handbrake FIAT ULYSSE 2007 2.G User Guide

DRIVING YOUR CAR
139
PARKING
Proceed as follows:
– turn the engine off;
– pull up the handbrake;
– put the vehicle in gear (1
stif the ve-
hicle is pointing uphill, reverse if down-
hill);
– leave the wheels steered to block
the vehicle in the event the handbrake
is released.
For vehicles with automatic elec-
tronic gearbox refer to “Getting to
know your car” chapter.
SAFE DRIVING
In designing the Ulysse, Fiat has made
every effort to come up with a vehicle
able to provide driver and passengers
with top-class levels of safety. Never-
theless it is always the behaviour of the
person at the wheel that determines
road safety.
Below you will find some simple tips
to help you travel in safety under dif-
ferent conditions. You will no doubt
be already familiar with many of them
but it will be useful to read them all
carefully. Do not leave the ignition
key at M to prevent drain-
ing the battery.
Never leave children un-
attended in the car. Al-
ways remove the ignition
key when leaving the car and take
it out with you.

DRIVING YOUR CAR
151
STORING THE CAR
The following precautions should be
taken if the car will not be used for
several months:
– park the vehicle in covered, dry and
if possible well-ventilated premises;
– engage a gear (Pfor versions with
automatic electronic gear);
– make sure the handbrake is not en-
gaged;
– clean and protect the painted parts
using protective wax;
– sprinkle talcum powder on the rub-
ber windscreen and rear window
wiper blades and lift them off the glass;
– slightly open the windows;
– inflate the tyres to 0.5 bar above
the normal specified pressure and
check it at intervals;– switch off the electronic car alarm;
– 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 no-load voltage is less than 12.5V,
recharge the battery;
– do not drain the engine cooling sys-
tem;
– cover the vehicle with a cloth or
perforated plastic sheet. Do not use
sheets of non-perforated plastic as
they do not allow moisture on the car
body to evaporate.RESTARTING THE CAR
AFTER STORAGE
Before restarting the vehicle after a
long storage, make the following op-
erations:
– do not take dust off the bodywork
without water;
– check if there are fluid leakages (oil,
brake and clutch fluid, engine coolant,
etc.);
– have the engine oil and the filter re-
placed;
– check the level of: brake and clutch
fluid, engine coolant;

IN AN EMERGENCY
156
CHANGING A WHEEL
Please note:
– the jack weighs 3.4 kg;
– the jack requires no adjustments;
– the jack cannot be repaired. If it
breaks it must be replaced with a new
jack;
– no tool with the exception of the
handle can be fitted on the jack.
Proceed as follows:
1) Stop the car in a position that is
not dangerous for oncoming traffic
where you can change the wheel safe-
ly. The ground should be flat and ad-
equately firm. 2) Turn the engine off and pull up the
handbrake.
3) Engage first gear or reverse or, for
versions with automatic electronic
gear, select P.
4) Lift the boot mat (see the relative
instructions in the “Bonnet” paragraph
of “Getting to know your car” chap-
ter).
5) Remove lever A-fig. 3.6) Remove protective cover Band
use ring Cto release the elastic band
D, then extract jack E.
7) Close the bonnet and place the
tools next to the wheel to be changed.
8) Open the tailgate and use ringA-
fig. 4to lift and turn cap Bprotect-
ing the spare wheel lock bolt C.
fig. 3
F0B0118b
fig. 4
F0B0119b

SERVICE SCHEDULE
30 60 90 120 150 180
●●●●●●
●●●●●●
●●●●●●
●●●●●●
●●●●●●
●●●
●●●●●●
●●●●●●
●●●●●●
●●●
●●●●●●
●●●
●
●●●●●●
CAR MAINTENANCE
185
Thousands of kilometres
Check tyre conditions/wear and adjust pressure if required
Check light system operation
(headlights, direction indicators, hazard lights, boot lights, passenger
compartment lights, glovebox lights, warning lights, horn)
Check windscreen wiper/washer operation, adjust nozzles if required
Check windscreen/rear window blade position/wear
Check front disk brake pad conditions and wear and pad wear
indicator operation
Check rear disk brake pad conditions and wear
Sight inspect the conditions of: body external parts, underbody protection, pipes
and hoses (exhaust - fuel - brakes), rubber parts (boots, sleeves, bushes, etc.)
Check cleanness of locks, bonnet and boot and lever cleanness and lubrication
Check and top up, if required, fluid levels (brakes/hydraulic clutch,
windscreen/rear window washer, battery, engine coolant, etc.)
Check and adjust handbrake lever stroke, if required
Sight inspect accessory drive belt conditions
Check accessory drive belt tension (for engines without automatic belt tightener)
Sight inspect timing belt conditions
Check exhaust emissions/smoke

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
221
BRAKES
SERVICE AND EMERGENCY
BRAKES
Front and rear disc brakes with two
operating cylinders for each wheel and
floating shoe.
Crossed hydraulic circuit control fit-
ted with:– ABS with EBD;
– HBA
– TC + ASR
– MSR
– ESP.
HANDBRAKE
Controlled by a lever, it works me-
chanically on the rear brake shoes.
SUSPENSIONS
FRONT
Independent wheel, McPherson sus-
pension with:
– telescopic hydraulic dampers with
flexible anchorage on the body side
and rubber dust guards;
– coil and knock-guard buffers off-
set with the shock absorber;
– stabiliser anchored to the shock ab-
sorber and the swivel arms.
REAR
The suspension is fitted with:
– cross member;
– pulled arms;
– hydraulic shock absorbers;
– coil springs;
– stabiliser.

INDEX
243
Fuel filler cap ................................. 134
Fuel gauge....................................... 53
Fuel supply/ignition
- technical specifications ......... 220
Fuses (replacement) ................... 170
- fusebox in the engine
compartment ................... 173-176
- fusebox in the glove
compartment ..................... 172-174
- fuse list .............. 174-175-176-177
- fusebox next to
battery............................... 172-175
- general instructions ............... 170
Getting to know your car ....... 9
Glove compartment ................... 98
Glove compartment light
- bulb replacement .................... 169
Handbrake................................... 87
Hazard lights ......................... 85-86
HBA system ................................... 118
Headlight automatic
switching on ................................ 80
Headlamp washer
- control ...................................... 209
- liquid level ................................ 192Headlamps
- automatic switching on .......... 80
- headlamp beam
positioning .................................... 115
- slant compensation ................. 115
- Xenon lights ............................ 114
If a tyre is punctured
(changing the wheel) ................ 154
If an accident occurs .................. 182
- first-aid kit ............................... 183
- if anyone is injured ................ 182
Ignition switch .............................. 18
In an emergency ........................... 153
Infotelematic
CONNECT system ................... 56
Instrument panel .............. 50-51-52
- brightness adjustment ............ 50
Instruments .......................... 50-51-52
Interior equipment ..................... 96
Interiors (maintenance) ............. 212
- cleaning ...................................... 213
“Isofix Type” child's seat
(presetting for mounting) ........ 47
Jack .............................. 156-157-158
Jacking the car .............................. 179- with an arm hoist
or a shop jack................. 179-180
- with the jack ........................... 179
Keys ............................................ 11
- duplicate keys........................... 15
- remote control
functions ........................... 12-13
- replacing the battery ............. 14
- request for additional
remote controls .......................... 17
Litter container........................... 98
Load anchorage ........................... 110
Load limiting devices ................... 38
Lower glove compartment ....... 96
Lubricant and fluid
specifications ..................... 230-231
Luggage and ski racks .................. 113
Luggage compartment
- emergency opening................. 110
- opening/closing ........................ 109
Luggage compartment lights
- bulb replacement ................... 170
Luggage retaining net ................. 100