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:
How to warm up the engine after is has just started (petrol and diesel
versions)
– Begin to move forward slowly letting the engine turn at medium revs.
Do not accelerate abruptly.
– Do not push the engine to its limit for the first few kilometers. You are recommended
to wait u ...
Instrument panel, display and button lighting adjustment (light rheostat)
With this function it is possible to adjust the lighting (dimming/brightening)
of the instrument cluster, and two-zone climate control display (where required).
To adjust proceed as follows:
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Engine starting
The car is fitted with an electronic engine lock device. If the engine fails
to start, see paragraph “Fiat Code system” in section “Dashboard and controls”. ...