FIAT Panda User Manual
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Check condition of toothed timing drive belt (0.9 TwinAir 85 HP and 0.9
TwinAir Turbo 65 HP engine excluded)
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Check tappet clearance and adjust as necessary (1.2 8V 69 HP version)
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Check handbrake lever travel and adjust, if required
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Check exhaust gas emissions/smokiness
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Check operation of engine management systems (using diagnosis socket)
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Check gearbox oil level
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Check battery charge status and possibly recharge
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Replace spark plugs (1.2 8V 69 HP and 0.9 TwinAir Turbo 85 HP versions)
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Replace spark plugs (0.9 TwinAir 65 HP version)
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Replace accessory drive belt(s)
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Replace toothed timing drive belt (0.9 TwinAir 85 HP and 0.9 TwinAir 65 HP
engine excluded)
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Replace air cleaner cartridge (1.2 8V 69 HP versions)
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Replace air cleaner cartridge (0.9 TwinAir Turbo 85 HP and 0.9 TwinAir 65 HP
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Change engine oil and oil filter (or ever 24 months)
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Change brake fluid (or every 24 months)
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Change pollen filter (or every 12 months)
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(1) Regardless of the distance covered, the timing belt must be changed every four years for particularly demanding use (cold climates,
town driving, long periods of idling) or at least every five years.
(2) If the vehicle has an annual mileage of less than 10,000 km, the engine oil and engine oil filter should be changed every 12 months.
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GETTING TO KNOW
YOUR CAR
SAFETY
STARTING AND
DRIVING
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
IN AN EMERGENCY
SERVICING AND
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
Thousands of miles
18
36
54
72
90
108
Thousands of km
30
60
90
120
150
180
Months
24
48
72
96
120
144