adding oil Lancia Flavia 2012 Owner handbook (in English)

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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
 ENGINE COMPARTMENT — 2.4L . . . . . . . . . . . 181
 ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM — OBD II . . . 182
 REPLACEMENT PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
 MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182  ENGINE OIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
 ENGINE OIL FILTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
 ENGINE AIR CLEANER FILTER . . . . . . . . . . 184
 MAINTENANCE-FREE BATTERY . . . . . . . . . 185
 AIR CONDITIONER MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . 186
 A/C AIR FILTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
 BODY LUBRICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
 WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES . . . . . . . . . . . 188
 ADDING WASHER FLUID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
 EXHAUST SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
 COOLING SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
 BRAKE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
 APPEARANCE CARE AND PROTECTIONFROM CORROSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
 CLEANING CENTER CONSOLE CUPHOLDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
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CAUTION!(Continued)
 Car maintenance should be done
at a LANCIA Dealership. For rou-
tine and minor maintenance op-
erations you wish to carry out
yourself, we do recommend you
have the proper equipment, genu-
ine LANCIA spare parts and the
necessary fluids; do not however
carry out these operations if you
have no experience.
 Your vehicle has been built with
improved fluids that protect the
performance and durability of
your vehicle and also allow ex-
tended maintenance intervals. Do
not use chemical flushes in these
components as the chemicals can
damage your engine, transmis-
sion, power steering or air condi-
tioning. Such damage is not cov-
ered by the New Vehicle Limited
Warranty. If a flush is needed be-
cause of component malfunction,
use only the specified fluid for the
flushing procedure. ENGINE OIL
Checking Oil Level
To assure proper engine lubrication of
your
vehicle's engine, the engine oil
must be maintained at the correct
level. The best time to check the en-
gine oil level is about five minutes
after a fully warmed engine is shut off.
Do not check oil level before starting
the engine after it has sat overnight.
Checking engine oil level when the
engine is cold will give you an incor-
rect reading.
Checking the oil while the vehicle is
on level ground and only when the
engine is hot, will improve the accu-
racy of the oil level readings. Maintain
the oil level between the range mark-
ings on the dipstick. Either the range
markings consist of a crosshatch zone
marked SAFE or a crosshatch zone
marked with MIN at the low end of
the range and MAX at the high end of
the range. Adding 1.0 Liter of oil
when the reading is at the low end of
the range marking will raise the oil
level to the high end of the range
marking.
CAUTION!
 Do not overfill the engine. Over- filling the engine will cause oil
aeration, which can lead to loss of
oil pressure and an increase in oil
temperature. This could damage
your engine. Also, be sure the oil
fill cap is replaced and tightened
after adding oil.
 Car maintenance should be done
at a LANCIA Dealership. For rou-
tine and minor maintenance op-
erations you wish to carry out
yourself, we do recommend you
have the proper equipment, genu-
ine LANCIA spare parts and the
necessary fluids; do not however
carry out these operations if you
have no experience.
Change Engine Oil
Refer to the “Maintenance Schedule”
for the proper maintenance intervals.
Engine Oil Selection
SAE Grade 5W-20 SELENIA K
POWER fully synthetic engine oil that
meets FIAT Qualification 9.55535
API SN, ILSAC GF-5 or equivalent.
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AIR CONDITIONER
MAINTENANCE
For best possible performance, your
air conditioner should be checked and
serviced by an authorized dealer at
the start of each warm season. This
service should include cleaning of the
condenser fins and a performance
test. Drive belt tension should also be
checked at this time.CAUTION!
Do not use chemical flushes in your
air conditioning system as the
chemicals can damage your air con-
ditioning components. Such damage
is not covered by the New Vehicle
Limited Warranty.
WARNING!
 Use only refrigerants and com-pressor lubricants approved by
the manufacturer for your air con-
ditioning system. Some unap-
proved refrigerants are flammable
and can explode, injuring you.
Other unapproved refrigerants or
lubricants can cause the system to
fail, requiring costly repairs.
 The air conditioning system con-
tains refrigerant under high pres-
sure. To avoid risk of personal in-
jury or damage to the system,
adding refrigerant or any repair
requiring lines to be disconnected
should be done by an experienced
technician.
Refrigerant Recovery And
Recycling
R-134a air conditioning refrigerant is
a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) that is
endorsed by the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency and is an ozone-saving
product. However, the manufacturer
recommends that air conditioning
service be performed by authorized dealers or other service facilities using
recovery and recycling equipment.
NOTE:
Use only manufacturer approved
A/C System Sealers, Stop Leak
Products, Seal Conditioners, Com-
pressor Oil, and Refrigerants.
A/C AIR FILTER
Refer to the “Maintenance Schedule”
for the proper maintenance intervals.
CAUTION!
Car maintenance should be done at
a LANCIA Dealership. For routine
and minor maintenance operations
you wish to carry out yourself, we do
recommend you have the proper
equipment, genuine LANCIA spare
parts and the necessary fluids; do
not however carry out these opera-
tions if you have no experience.WARNING!
Do not remove the A/C Air Filter
while the blower is operating or per-
sonal injury may result.
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About Your Brakes . . . . . . . . . 145
ABS
(Anti-Lock Brake System) . . . 146
Adding Engine Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Adding Washer Fluid . . . . . . . 188
Additives, Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Air Cleaner, Engine
(Engine Air Cleaner Filter) . . . 184
Air Conditioner
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Air Conditioning Filter . . . 128,186
Air Conditioning Refrigerant . . 186
Air Conditioning
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,186
Air Conditioning, Operating
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Air Pressure, Tires . . . . . . . . . 151
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airbag Deployment . . . . . . . . . 34
Airbag Light . . . . 32,33,36,46,108
Airbag Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 35
Airbag, Side . . . . . . . . . . 31,32,33
Airbag, Window
(Side Curtain) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Alarm (Security Alarm) . . . . . . 14
Alarm System
(Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . 14,112Alterations/Modifications,
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Anti-Lock Brake System
(ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Anti-Lock Warning Light . . . . 146
Anti-Theft Security Alarm
(Theft Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Antifreeze
(Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . 191,206
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . 196
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Auto Down Power Windows . . . 19
Auto Unlock, Doors . . . . . . . . . 18
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . 18
Automatic Headlights . . . . . . . 91
Automatic Oil Change
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,117
Automatic Temperature
Control (ATC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Automatic Transaxle . . . . . 12,134 Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Selection Of Lubricant . . . . 207
Automatic Transmission . . 135,194 Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Fluid and Filter Changes . . . 195
Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . 195
Fluid Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Gear Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Special Additives . . . . . . . . 195
Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Keyless Transmitter
Replacement (RKE) . . . . . . . 17
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Belts, Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,45
Body Mechanism
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Brake Assist System . . . . . . . . 148
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Anti-Lock (ABS) . . . . . . . . 146
Fluid Check . . . . . . . . 194,207
Master Cylinder . . . . . . . . . 194
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 108
Brake, Parking . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Brake/Transmission
Interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Break-In Recommendations,
New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . 203
Bulbs, Light . . . . . . . . . . . 47,203
Calibration, Compass . . . . . . . 118
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Capacities, Antifreeze
(Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Capacities, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . 206
Caps, FillerFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . 144
Radiator
(Coolant Pressure) . . . . . . . 192
Car Washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Carbon Monoxide Warning . . . . 45
Cellular Phone . . . . . . . . . 65,123
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Checking Your Vehicle For
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Checks, Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Child Restraint . . . . . 37,39,41,43
Child Restraint Tether
Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,41
Cigar Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Clean Air Gasoline . . . . . . . . . 159
Cleaning Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Windshield Wiper Blades . . . 188
Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Coin Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Compass Calibration . . . . . . . 118 Compass Variance . . . . . . . . . 118
Computer, Trip/Travel . . . . 16,117
Console, Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Convertible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Coolant Pressure Cap
(Radiator Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Adding Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Coolant Capacity . . . . . . . . 206
Coolant Level . . . . . . . 190,192
Disposal of Used Coolant . . . 192
Drain, Flush, and Refill . . . . 191
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Points to Remember . . . . . . 193
Pressure Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Radiator Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Selection of Coolant
(Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . 191,206
Corrosion Protection . . . . . . . 196
Crankcase Ventilation Module . . 16
Cruise Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . 100,198
Customer Programmable
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Data Recorder, Event . . . . . . . . 36
Deck Lid, Emergency Release . . 21 Deck Lid, Power Release . . . . . 20
Defroster, Rear Window . . . . . 102
Defroster, Windshield . . . . 46,126
Delay (Intermittent) Wipers . . . 95
Diagnostic System, Onboard . . 182
Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Dimmer Switch, Headlight . . . . 93
Dipsticks
Automatic Transmission . . . 195
Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . 144
Disabled Vehicle Towing . . . . . 176
Disposal Antifreeze
(Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . 192
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Door Locks, Automatic . . . . . . 18
Driver's Seat Back Tilt . . . . . . . 88
Driving On Slippery Surfaces . . . . . 142
Through Flowing, Rising, or
Shallow Standing Water . . . 142
Electric Rear Window
Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Electric Remote Mirrors . . . . . . 64
Electrical Power Outlets . . . . . . 98
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