FIAT 500 - Manual (Page 57)

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SAFETY DEVICES
CORRECT USE OF THE
CAR
W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
YOUR CAR
If warning light x only lights
up on the instrument panel,
(with a message on the multifunc-
tional reconfigurable display, for ver-
sions/markets, where provided), im-
mediately stop the car and contact
the nearest Fiat Dealership. Leakage
of hydraulic fluid from the braking
system will compromise functionality
of the braking system, either of the
conventional type or with ABS.
WARNING
ESP SYSTEM (Electronic
Stability Program)
(for versions/markets, where provided)
The ESP system is an electronic system
controlling the car stability in the event of
tyre grip loss.
The ESP system is therefore particularly
useful when grip conditions of the road sur-
faces change.
Besides the ESP, the car is provided with
ASR (traction control with interventions
on brakes and engines), HILL HOLDER
(device for start on gradient without us-
ing the brakes), MSR (control of engine
braking torque when shifting gear down)
and HBA (automatic increase of braking
pressure in case of emergency braking).
SYSTEM INTERVENTION
It is signalled by the blinking of the warn-
ing light á on the instrument panel, to in-
form the driver that the car is in critical
stability and grip conditions.
EBD failure
It is indicated by the turning on of warn-
ing lights > and
x on the instrument
panel together with the dedicated message
on the reconfigurable multifunctional dis-
play (for versions/markets, where provid-
ed); see section “Warning lights and mes-
sages”.
In this case, the rear wheels may sudden-
ly lock and the car may swerve. Drive
carefully to the nearest Fiat Dealership to
have the system checked.