Abarth Grande Punto Owner's Handbook Manual - page 175

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ARNING

LIGHTS AND MESSAGES

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS

SAFETY DEVICES

CORRECT USE OF THE CAR

IN AN

EMERGENCY

CAR

MAINTENANCE

WINDSCREEN/REAR

WINDOW WIPERS

BLADES

Periodically clean the rubber part using

special products; TUTELA PROFES-

SIONAL SC 35 is recommended.

If the rubber blades are bent or worn they

should be replaced. In any case they

should be changed once a year.

A few simple notions can reduce the pos-

sibility of damage to the blades:

❒ if the temperature fall below zero,

make sure that ice has not frozen the

rubber against glass. If necessary, thaw

using an antifreeze product;

❒ remove any snow from the glass: in ad-

dition to protecting the blades, this pre-

vents effort on the motor and over-

heating;

❒ do not operate the windscreen wipers

on dry glass.

RUBBER HOSES

As far as the brake system and fuel rubber

hoses are concerned, carefully follow the

“Service schedule” in this section.

Indeed ozone, high temperatures and pro-

longed lack of fluid in the system may

cause hardening and cracking of the hoses,

with possible leaks. Careful control is

therefore necessary.

If the pressure is too low the

tyre overheats and this can

cause it serious damage.

WARNING

Do not cross switch the

tyres, moving them from the

right of the car to the left and vice

versa. 

WARNING

Never submit alloy rims to

repainting treatments re-

quiring to use temperatures exceed-

ing 150°C. The mechanical properties

of the wheels could be impaired.

WARNING

Driving with worn wiper

blades is a serious hazard,

because visibility is reduced in bad

weather. 

WARNING

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