Fiat 500 Abarth Owner's Handbook Manual - page 147

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ARNING

LIGHTS AND MESSAGES

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

YOUR CAR

SAFETY DEVICES

CORRECT USE OF THE CAR

IN AN

EMERGENCY

CAR

MAINTENANCE

CLEANING SEATS 

AND FABRIC PARTS

Remove dust with a soft brush or a vacu-

um cleaner. It is advisable to use a moist

brush on velvet upholstery.

Rub the seats with a sponge moistened

with a solution of water and neutral de-

tergent.

INTERIOR PLASTIC PARTS

It is advisable to clean interior parts with

a moist cloth and a solution of water and

mild soap. Use specific products for clean-

ing plastic, without solvents and specifically

designed to prevent damage to the ap-

pearance and colour of the treated parts

to remove grease and tough stains.

IMPORTANT Never use spirit or petro-

leum to clean the instrument panel.

INTERIORS

Periodically check that water is not trapped

under the mats (due to water dripping off

shoes, umbrellas, etc.) which could cause

oxidisation of the sheet metal.

Windows

Use specific window cleaner products. 

Use also clean cloths to avoid scratching

the glass or damaging the transparency.

IMPORTANT The inside of the rear win-

dow should be wiped gently with a cloth

in the direction of the filaments to avoid

damaging the heating device.

Engine compartment

At the end of each winter, thoroughly

wash the engine compartment, taking care

to avoid directly hitting with the water jet

the electronic control units  and the re-

lay/fuse control unit on the left side of the

engine compartment (running direction).

Have this operation performed at a spe-

cialised workshop.

IMPORTANT Perform this operation on

a cold engine and with the key at STOP.

After the washing operation, make sure

that the various protections (e.g. rubber

caps and guards) have not been removed

or damaged.

Front headlights

IMPORTANT Never use aromatic sub-

stances (e.g.: petrol) or ketenes (e.g.: ace-

tone) for cleaning front headlight plastic

lens.

Never use flammable prod-

ucts, such as petrol ether or

rectified petrol to clean inside the car.

The electrostatic charges which are

generated by rubbing during the

cleaning operation may cause a fire.

WARNING

Don’t keep aerosol cans in

the vehicle: risk of explosion.

Aerosol cans must not be exposed to

a temperature exceeding 50°C. When

the vehicle is exposed to sunlight, in-

ner temperature can greatly exceed

this value.

WARNING

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