Fiat 500 Abarth Owner's Handbook Manual - page 61

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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

GENERAL WARNINGS

❒ When parking, take the utmost care to

obstacles that may be set above or un-

der the sensors.

❒ Objects located close to the car, under

certain circumstances are not detected

and could therefore cause damages to

the car or be damaged. 

Here are some situations which may in-

fluence parking system performance:

❒ A reduced sensibility of the sensor and

parking system performance degrada-

tion may be due to the presence on the

sensor surface of: ice, snow, mud, mul-

tiple varnishing

❒ The sensor detects a non-existing ob-

ject (“echo disturbance”) due to me-

chanic disturbances, e.g.: car wash, rain

(strong winds), hail. 

❒ The signals sent by the sensor can be

altered by ultrasound systems (e.g.:

truck pneumatic brakes or pneumatic

hammers) set nearby the car.

❒ The performance of the parking assist

system can be influenced by the posi-

tion of the sensors, e.g. changing the

suspension levels (due to shock ab-

sorbers wear, suspensions wear) or re-

placing the tyres, overloading the car,

adjusting suspension level to lower the

car.

OPERATION WITH TRAILER

Parking sensor operation is deactivated

automatically when the trailer electric ca-

ble plug is fitted into the car tow hook

socket.

Sensors are reactivated when removing

the trailer cable plug.

The sensor must be clean

from mud, dirt, snow or ice in

order for the system to work.

Be careful not to scratch or

damage the sensor while cleaning

them. Avoid using dry, rough or hard

cloths. Clean the sensors with clean

water with the addition of car sham-

poo if necessary. In washing stations,

clean sensors quickly keeping the

vapour jet/high pressure washing noz-

zles at 10 cm at least from the sensors.

The driver is always and on-

ly responsible for parking

and other dangerous manoeuvres.

Make sure that no-one is standing in

the area, especially children or ani-

mals. Parking sensors are designed to

assist drivers: in all cases, you must al-

ways pay the utmost attention during

potentially dangerous manoeuvres.

WARNING

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