SERVICE AND EMERGENCY BRAKES
Front:
– disc, floating shoe, self-ventilated.
Rear:
– drum, self-centering calipers.
Crossed hydraulic circuit control.
Vacuum brake booster.
ABS system with four sensors and EBD.
Automatic take-up of friction liner wear.
Lacking the ABS, there is the brake force distributor that acts on rear brake circuit according to load on rear axle
HANDBRAKE
Controlled by a lever, it works mechanically on the rear brake shoes.
See also:
Rear light unit
To change the bulb, proceed as follows:
❒ from inside the car, remove the upper plastic cover (A) with the screwdriver
provided to reach fastener (B);
❒ from inside the boot, fit ...
Warning light check function
The instrument panel performs a check on the following warning lights:
❒ handbrake on/low brake fluid level;
❒ ABS and EBD system;
❒ ESP system on/failure;
❒ “Dualdri ...
Emergency start-up
If the Fiat code cannot deactivate the engine immobilizing system, the warning
lights stay on and the engine will
not start. Follow the emergency start-up procedure to start the engine.
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