FIAT Bravo User Manual

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SAFETY DEVICES

CORRECT USE OF THE CAR

ARNING

LIGHTS AND MESSAGES

IN AN

EMERGENCY

CAR

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS

GENERAL WARNINGS

When parking, take the utmost care to
obstacles set above or under the sensors.

Objects set close to the car front or rear
part, under certain circumstances are not
detected and could therefore cause dam-
ages to the car.

Parking sensors regular operation could
be affected by the following conditions:
❒ Indications sent by the sensors can be

altered by dirt, snow or ice deposited
on the sensors or by multiple painting.

❒ Sensors detect non-existing objects,

“echo disturbances” due to: car washing,
rain (with very strong wind), hail, etc.

❒ Indications sent by the sensors can al-

so be altered by ultrasound systems
(e.g.: truck pneumatic brakes or pneu-
matic hammers) set nearby the car.

❒ Parking sensors performance can also

be affected by sensor position; for ex-
ample changes to the car set-up due to
shock-absorber wear, suspensions,
changing tyres, loading the car too
much, implementing special tuning to
lower the car.

❒ Presence of obstacles at the upper side

of the car not be detected since the sys-
tem detects obstacles that could knock
into the lower side of the car.

OPERATION WITH TRAILER

Parking sensor operation is deactivated
automatically when the trailer electric ca-
ble plug is fitted into the car tow hook
socket.

Sensors are reactivated when removing
the trailer cable plug.

IMPORTANT If you wish to leave the
tow-hook fitted without a trailer attached,
contact your Fiat Dealership to update the
system because the tow-hook will be de-
tected as an obstacle by the central sen-
sors.

FAILURE INDICATIONS

In the event of sensor failures, when en-
gaging the reverse gear the driver is
warned by the turning on of warning light

è on the instrument panel or by symbol

t, together with the message on the dis-

play (see section “Warning lights and mes-
sages”).

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