Lancia Musa Owner's Handbook Manual - page 125
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W
A
RNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
MAINTENANCE
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA-
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
SAFETY
ST
AR
TING
AND DRIVING
CAR INACTIVITY
If the car is to be left inactive for
longer than a month, the following
precautions should be noted:
❒ park the car in covered, dry and if
possible well-ventilated premises;
❒ engage a gear;
❒ check that the handbrake is not
engaged;
❒ disconnect the negative battery
terminal and check battery charge.
Repeat this check once every three
months during storage. Recharge
the battery if the optical indicator
shows a dark colour without the
central green area;
❒ clean and protect the painted parts
using protective wax;
❒ clean and protect the shiny metal
parts using special compounds
readily available;
❒ sprinkle talcum powder on the rub-
ber windscreen and rear window
wiper blades and lift them off the
glass;
❒ slightly open the windows;
❒ cover the car with a fabric or per-
forated plastic terrapin. Do not use
compact plastic sheets which do not
allow humidity to evaporate from
the surface of the car.
❒ inflate tyres to a pressure of +0,5
bar above the normal specified
pressure and check it at intervals;
❒ if you don’t disconnect the battery
from the electric system, check its
charge every month and recharge it
if the optical indicator shows a dark
colour without the central green
area;
❒ do not drain the engine cooling sys-
tem.