FIAT 500 - Manual (Page 160)

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W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
INDEX
YOU CAR
SAFETY DEVICES
CORRECT USE OF THE
CAR
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
SUSPENSIONS
1.2 8V 69 HP - 1.4 16V 100 HP - 1.3 16V Multijet 75 HP
Front
Rear
BRAKES
1.2 8V 69 HP - 1.4 16V 100 HP - 1.3 16V Multijet 75 HP
Service brakes:
– front
– rear
Parking brake
IMPORTANT Water, ice and salt sprinkled on the roads may deposit on the brake disks reducing braking efficiency
the first time the brakes are applied.
STEERING
1.2 8V 69 HP - 1.4 16V 100 HP - 1.3 16V Multijet 75 HP
Type
Diameter of steering between platforms
(versions 1.2
8V and 1.3 Multijet) m
Diameter of steering between platforms
(versions 1.4
16V m
with Mc Pherson type independent wheels; consisting of a mechanical crosspiece,
shock absorbers, helical springs and for the versions with power steering by
stabilizer bar.
with torquing axle and interconnected wheels; consisting of torquing axle and
two tubular arms with shock absorbers and helical springs.
rack and pinion with electric power steering (for versions/markets, where provided)
9.2
10.6
disk type (self-ventilated for Multijet 1.3 and 1.4 engines)
drum-type and self-centring shoes with control cylinder
for each wheel/disk type for 1.4 engine
controlled by hand lever, acting on rear brakes