For vehicles with an annual mileage of below 20.000 km (for example about 10.000 km) the following yearly inspection programmed is advised:
– check tyre conditions/wear and adjust pressure if required (including the spare wheel).
– check light system operation (headlights, direction indicators, hazard lights, boot lights, passenger compartment lights, glove box light, warning lights, etc.).
– check windscreen wiper/washer operation, adjust nozzles.
– check windscreen/rear window blade position/wear – check front disk brake pad conditions and wear.
– check cleanness of bonnet and boot locks and lever cleanness and lubrication – sight inspect the conditions of: engine, gearbox, transmission, pipes and hoses (exhaust - fuel - brakes), rubber parts (boots, sleeves, bushes, etc) brake and fuel hoses.
– check battery charge.
– visual check on various drive belt conditions.
– check and top up, if required, fluid levels (engine coolant, brake fluid, windscreen washer fluid, battery fluid, etc.).
– change engine oil.
– change engine oil filter.
– replace pollen filter (where provided).
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Inefficient abs system
Turning the ignition key to MAR the warning light on the dial turns on, but it
should go off after few seconds.
The warning light turns on (on certain versions together with the message on
th ...
Rear Windshield Wiper
Rotate the end of the windshield wiper/washer lever upward to the first detent
past the intermittent settings for intermittent wipe operation. With the front windshield
wiper active, rotate the en ...
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 than ...


