Abarth Grande Punto Owner's Handbook Manual - page 130

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IN AN

EMERGENCY

CAR

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS

SAFETY DEVICES

CORRECT USE OF THE CAR

W

ARNING

LIGHTS AND MESSAGES

MESSAGES ON THE MULTI-

FUNCTIONAL RESETTABLE

DISPLAY

Check tire pressure

The message is visualized on the display in

the event that two or more tires turn out

to be under inflated. The display will show

the information regarding each tire in se-

quence.

In this event it is advisable to proceed as

soon as possible with the inflation of the

tires in order to return the pressure val-

ues back to the recommended ones (see

paragraph “ Recommended cold inflation

pressures” in the “Technical Data” chap-

ter).

Insufficient tyre pressure 

The message is visualized on the display

when the pressure of one or more tires

goes under a fixed threshold. In this way

the T.P.M.S. system informs the driver that

there is  the possibility that one or more

tires are dangerously under inflated and

there probably is a puncture.

IMPORTANT Do not continue driving

with one or more deflated tires since the

driveability of the vehicle can be jeopar-

dized. Stop the car trying not to brake or

to steer roughly. Immediately fix the tire

using the suitable kit (see the “Emergen-

cies” chapter)  and refer to the Abarth

Dealership as soon as possible.

Tire pressure not suitable 

for the speed

If  one foresees to drive at a speed high-

er than 160 km/h, it is necessary to inflate

the tires to a higher pressure as recom-

mended in the “Recommended inflation

pressures” paragraph.

This message is viewed on the display in

the event the T.P.M.S. system (for ver-

sions/markets, where provided) notes that

the pressure of one or more of the tires

is not suitable for the speed of the vehi-

cle at the moment (see what reported in

the “Insufficient tire pressure” paragraph

of this chapter).

IMPORTANT In this event immediately

reduce your speed since the overheating

of the tire could jeopardize the perfor-

mance and the life of the tire, as well as,

in extreme cases, cause the tire explosion.

Very high radio frequencies

can cause troubles  and in-

hibit the correct functioning of the

T.P.M.S. system.

This event is indicated to the driver

with a specific message (for ver-

sions/markets, where provided). This

message will disappear automatical-

ly as soon as the radio frequency dis-

turbance ceases to perturb the sys-

tem.

WARNING

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