four wheel drive Lancia Ypsilon 2001 Owner handbook (in English)

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It is important to remem-
ber that the airbag can be
fired even when the engine
is not running and the key is at
MAR if it is hit by another vehicle
travelling at suitable speed. As a
consequence, LANCIA recom-
mends sitting children in their
specific restraint systems on the
back seat, which is the most pro-
tected position possible. On the
contrary, the airbags will not be
fired if the car is crashed into
when the key is not inserted or
turned. Consequently, in this case,
the fact that the system is not fired
does not indicate a fault.Always drive with both
hands on the rim of the
steering wheel so that the
airbag is free to inflate during a
head-on collision, and protect you
from serious injury. Do not drive
with your body bending towards
the steering wheel, but sit in an
upright position with your back
resting against the seat.
If an attempt has been
made to steal the car, or if
it has actually been stolen
or has been vandalised in any way
or subjected to flooding, have the
airbag system checked over at a
LANCIA Dealership. Do not apply stickers or
other objects to the steering
wheel or to the dashboard
on the passenger’s side. Do not
travel with objects on your lap or in
front of you nor with a pipe, pencil
or similar between your lips; you
could seriously hurt yourself if the
airbag inflates in a collision.
The correct operation of
front airbags, side airbags
and pretensioners is en-
sured only if the car is not over-
loaded. Do not exceed the maximum
permitted loads (see “Weights” in
“Technical specifications”).When the passenger’s
front airbag is active (pas-
senger front airbag deacti-
vation switch at ON), the warn-
ing light will come on for approx-
imately four seconds and flash for
other four seconds when the igni-
tion key is turned to MAR to re-
mind the driver than the passen-
ger’s front and side airbags (where
fitted) will be fired in the event of
a crash. The warning light should
go out immediately afterwards.
The airbag does not re-
place seat belts but rather
increases their effective-
ness. Furthermore, the airbag is
not fired in the event of low speed
front collisions, side collisions,
rear-end shunts and roll-overs. In
these cases, the passengers are
only protected by the seat belts
which for this reason must always
be fastened.
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Drive transmission to the front
wheels by means of half-shafts con-
nected to the differential assembly
and the wheels with CV joints.
The ratios are:Final drive gear and differential as-
sembly incorporated in the gearbox.
Version Final drive ratio Number of teeth
1.2 3.438 16/55
1.216V3.438 16/55
1.216VM Nrosso3.867 15/58
BRAKES
SERVICE AND EMERGENCY
BRAKES
Cross-over hydraulic circuit control.
8" vacuum brake booster.
Front: disc, floating caliper type with
operating cylinder for each wheel.
Rear: drum type with self-centring
shoes with operating cylinder for each
wheel.
Automatic take up of clearance due
to friction lining wear.
Brake effort apportioning valve
working on the hydraulic circuit of
the rear brakes (for versions without
ABS).
Four channel, four sensor ABS (op-
tional for 1.2 versions, standard for LX
and 1.2
16Vversions) with electronic
brake force distributor.
HANDBRAKE
Controlled by a lever, it works me-
chanically on the rear brake shoes.
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