Fiat 500 Abarth Owner's Handbook Manual - page 55

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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

YOUR CAR

If warning light 

x only lights

up on the instrument panel,

(with a message on the multifunc-

tional reconfigurable display, where

provided), immediately stop the car

and contact the nearest Fiat Dealer-

ship. Leakage of hydraulic fluid from

the braking system will compromise

functionality of the braking system,

either of the conventional type or

with ABS.

WARNING

ESP SYSTEM (Electronic

Stability Program) 

(where provided)

The ESP system is an electronic system

controlling the car stability in the event of

tyre grip loss.

The ESP system is therefore particularly

useful when grip conditions of the road sur-

faces change.

Besides the ESP, the car is provided with

ASR (traction control with interventions

on brakes and engines), HILL HOLDER

(device for start on gradient without us-

ing the brakes), MSR (control of engine

braking torque when shifting gear down)

and HBA (automatic increase of braking

pressure in case of emergency braking).

SYSTEM INTERVENTION

It is signalled by the blinking of the warn-

ing light á on the instrument panel, to in-

form the driver that the car is in critical

stability and grip conditions.

EBD failure

It is indicated by the turning on of warn-

ing lights > and  

x on the instrument

panel together with the dedicated message

on the reconfigurable multifunctional dis-

play (where provided); see section “Warn-

ing lights and messages”.

In this case, the rear wheels may sudden-

ly lock and the car may swerve. Drive

carefully to the nearest Fiat Dealership to

have the system checked.

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