Abarth Grande Punto Owner's Handbook Manual

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Abarth Grande Punto Owner's Handbook Manual Manual pdf 123 page image

122IN ANEMERGENCYCARMAINTENANCETECHNICALSPECIFICATIONSINDEX DASHBOARDAND CONTROLSSAFETYDEVICESCORRECT USEOF THE CARWARNINGLIGHTS ANDMESSAGESWARNING LIGHTSAND MESSAGESGENERAL WARNINGSTurning on of warning light is accompa-nied by specific message and/or by buzzersound where provided by instrument pan-el. These indications are concise andcautionary and shall not be consideredas exhaustive and/or as an alternative tothe specifications contained in this Own-er Handbook which shall always be readthrough carefully and thoroughly. In caseof failure indication always refer to thespecifications contained in this sec-tion.IMPORTANT Failure indications displayedare divided into two categories: very se-rious and less serious failures.Very serious failures are indicated by arepeated and prolonged warning “cycle”.Less serious failures are indicated by a lim-ited warning “cycle”.The warning cycle of both failure cate-gories can be stopped by pressing buttonMENU ESC. The instrument panel warn-ing light will stay on until eliminating thefault.LOW BRAKE FLUID(red)HANDBRAKE ON (red)Turning the ignition key in the MAR po-sition the warning light turns on, it hasto turn off after a few seconds.Insufficient brake fluidThe warning light turns on when the lev-el of the brake fluid in the reservoir dropsunder the minimum level, due to a prob-able loss of fluid from the circuit.The display visualizes the specific message.xIf the warning light x turnson (together with the mes-sage on the display) while driving,stop immediately and refer to theAbarth technical assistance network.WARNINGHand brake engagedThe light turns on when the hand brakeis engaged.If the car is in motion, on some versionsthere also is an associated acoustic warn-ing signal.IMPORTANT If the light turns on whilethe car is in motion, check that the handbrake is not engaged.121-132 Abarth GB:121-132 Abarth IT 8-06-2009 13:51 Pagina 122