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:
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 wellventilated premises;
❒ engage ...
Petrol engines
Use only unleaded petrol.
To prevent errors, the diameter of the fuel tank filler is too small to introduce
a lead petrol pump filler. Use petrol with a rated octane number (R.O.N.) not lower
tha ...
Symbols
Special coloured labels have been attached near or actually on some of the components
of your Fiat Punto. These labels bear symbols that remind you of the precautions
to be taken as regards that p ...