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FIAT 500 User Manual

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GETTINGTO KNOW

YOURCAR

SAFETY

STARTING AND

DRIVING

WARNING LIGHTS

AND MESSAGES

IN AN EMERGENCY

SERVICING AND

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICATIONS

INDEX

SCHEDULED SERVICING PLAN

Services must be performed every 30,000 km.

Thousands of miles

18

36

54

72

90

108

Thousands of km

30

60

90

120

150

180

Months

24

48

72

96

120

144

Check battery charge status and possibly recharge

Check tyre condition/wear and adjust pressure, if necessary

Check operation of lighting system (headlamps, direction indicators, hazard
warning lights, luggage compartment, passenger compartment, instrument panel
warning lights, etc.)

Check windscreen wiper/washer operation, adjust nozzles

Check the position/wear of the windscreen/rear window wiper blades

Check front disc brake pad conditions and wear

Check rear drum brake linings conditions and wear

Visually inspect the conditions of: bodywork, underbody protection, pipes and
hoses (exhaust - fuel - brakes), rubber parts (boots - sleeves - bushes - etc.)

Check cleanliness of bonnet and boot locks, as well as cleanliness and
lubrication of linkages

Check the tension of auxiliary drive belt/s and adjust if necessary (or every 24
months) (excluding engines equipped with automatic tensioners)

Visually inspect conditions of the accessory drive belts

Check and adjust tappet clearance (1.2 8V versions)

Check and adjust clutch pedal travel (0.9 TwinAir 65 HP versions)