FIAT Punto 2012 - Manual (Page 162)

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KNOWING
YOUR
VEHICLE
SAFETY
STARTING
AND DRIVING
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
SERVICING
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
CONTENTS
Degraded engine oil should be replaced as
soon as possible after the warning light
comes on, and never more than 500 km after it
first comes on.
Failure to change the oil within the first 1000 km
may result in severe damage to the engine and in-
validate the warranty. Remember that when the
warning light comes on, it does not mean that the
level of engine oil is low, so if the light flashes you
do not need to top up the engine oil.
WARNING
DOOR/BOOT/BONNET OPEN (red)
On certain versions, the warning light turns on
when one or more doors or the boot are not
properly closed.
A specific message is displayed on certain versions. You
will hear a warning sound if a door is open and the car is
moving.
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DUALDRIVE ELECTRIC POWER
STEERING FAILURE (red)
(for versions/markets where provided)
This warning light comes on when the ignition key
is turned to MAR, but it should go off after a few sec-
onds.
If the warning light stays on, you will not get the benefit
from the electric power steering and the effort needed
to turn the wheel will be greatly increased, although it will
still be possible to steer the car. Contact a Fiat Dealership.
On some versions the display shows the associated mes-
sage.
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Note that engine oil degrades faster under the following
circumstances:
– use of the vehicle mainly for city driving, requiring more
frequent regeneration of the DPF
– use of the vehicle for short drives, in which the engine
does not have time to reach its regular operating tem-
perature
– repeated interruption of the regeneration process, sig-
nalled by the DPF warning light coming on.
For versions/markets, where provided:
the v warning light turns on and flashes along with the
message on the display (if applied) when the system de-
tects that the engine oil is exhausted. The flashing of the
warning light should not be considered as a fault, rather
simply informs the driver that oil needs to be changed af-
ter a standard period of car utilisation. If the oil is not
changed, when reaching a second deterioration threshold,
also the warning light U switches on in the instrument
panel and the engine operation is limited at 3000 rpm.
If the oil is still not changed, when reaching a third dete-
rioration threshold, the engine is limited at 1500 rpm to
avoid damage.
WARNING! To avoid damaging the engine
it is recommended to change the engine oil
when the warning light v flashes. Con-
tact a Fiat Dealership.
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