FIAT Idea - Manual (Page 90)

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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
DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS
FAILURE WARNINGS
See the “Warning lights and messages”
chapter.
OPERATION WITH TRAILER
The system is preset for deactivating au-
tomatically when the trailer electric ca-
ble plug is fitted into the car tow hook
socket.
Sensors are reactivated when removing
the trailer cable plug.
For proper operation, the
parking sensors set on the
bumpers shall be clean from
mud, dirt, snow or ice. When
cleaning the sensors, take the utmost
care to prevent their damaging; do not
use therefore dry or rough clothes. Sen-
sors shall be washed with clean water
and car detergent, if required. In wash-
ing stations, clean sensors quickly keep-
ing the vapour jet/high pressure wash-
ing nozzles at 10 cm at least from the
sensors.
Parking manoeuvres howev-
er are always under the dri-
ver’s responsibility that shall always
check the absence of people, animals
or objects in the manoeuvre space.
This system is just a help for the dri-
ver but he shall never reduce impor-
tant during dangerous manoeuvres
even if performed at low speed.
WARNING
GENERAL WARNINGS
❒ When parking, take the utmost care
to obstacles set above or under the
sensors.
❒ Objects set close to car rear part, un-
der certain circumstances are not de-
tected and could therefore cause dam-
ages to the car.
❒ Indications sent by the sensor can be
altered by dirt, snow or ice deposit-
ed on the sensors or by ultrasound
systems (e.g.: truck pneumatic brakes
or pneumatic hammers) set nearby the
car.
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