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

TYRE PRESSURE
MONITORING SYSTEM
T.P.M.S.
(where provided)

The car can be equipped with the T.P.M.S.
(Tyre Pressure Monitoring System). This
system consists of a radio-frequency sen-
sor, installed on each wheel (on the rim
inside the tyre) that sends pressure infor-
mation to the control unit.

IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT
THE T.P.M.S. SYSTEM

Failure indications will not be stored and
therefore will not be displayed when turn-
ing the engine off and on again. If failure
persists, the control unit will send warn-
ing indications to the instrument panel on-
ly after a few seconds when the car is
moving.

Pay the utmost attention
when checking or inflating

tyres. Excessive pressure impairs road
holding, increases suspension and
wheel stress and causes abnormal
tyre wear.

Tyre pressure should be
checked with tyres rested

and cold. Should it become necessary
for whatever reason to check pressure
with hot tyres, do not reduce pressure
although it is higher than the pre-
scribed value but repeat the check
when tyres are cold.

The T.P.M.S. system does not
exempt the driver to check

tyre and spare wheel pressure at reg-
ular intervals (see paragraph “Wheels”
in section “Car maintenance”).

T.P.M.S. system cannot in-
dicate sudden tyre pressure

drops (e.g.: tyre burst). In this event,
brake the car cautiously and avoid
sudden steering.

WARNING

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