Lancia Ypsilon Owner's Handbook Manual

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124WARNINGLIGHTS ANDMESSAGESIN ANEMERGENCYCARMAINTENANCETECHNICALSPECIFICATIONSINDEXDASHBOARDAND CONTROLSSAFETYDEVICESCORRECTUSE OFTHE CARCAR INACTIVITYIf the car is to be left inactive forlonger than a month, the followingprecautions should be noted:❒ park the car in covered, dry and ifpossible well-ventilated premises;❒ engage a gear;❒ check that the handbrake is not en-gaged;❒ disconnect the negative terminalfrom the battery pole and checkcharge level (see paragraph “Bat-tery – Check of charge and elec-trolyte level” in chapter “Car Main-tenance”);❒ clean and protect the painted partsusing protective wax;❒ clean and protect the shiny metalparts using special compoundsreadily available;❒ sprinkle talcum powder on the rub-ber windscreen and rear windowwiper blades and lift them off theglass;❒ slightly open the windows;❒ cover the car with a cloth or perfo-rated plastic sheet. Do not usesheets of non-perforated plastic asthey do not allow moisture on thecar body to evaporate;❒ inflate tyres to +0.5 bar above thenormal specified pressure andcheck it at intervals;❒ if you don’t disconnect the batteryfrom the electric system, check itscharge every month and recharge itif the optical indicator shows a darkcolour without the central greenarea;❒ do not drain the engine cooling sys-tem.111-124 Ypsilon GB 10-10-2008 10:26 Pagina 124