FIAT 600 - Manual (Page 29)

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
If the ¬ warning light
does not turn on when
turning the ignition key
to MAR or if it stays on when
travelling, this could indicate a
failure in safety retaining sys-
tems; under this condition air
bags or pretensioners could not
trigger in the event of collision
or, in a restricted number of
cases, they could trigger acci-
dentally. Stop the car and con-
tact Fiat Dealership to have the
system checked immediately.
ELECTRICAL
POWER STEERING
FAILURE (red)
In the following two cases:
1 - When the power steering elec-
trical motor is overheated by repeat-
ed, complete steering. In this case,
hold the steering wheel still and wait
for the light to go out.
2 - When there is an electrical
power steering system failure.
When the key is turned to MAR the
warning light should come on for ap-
proximately four seconds only. If the
warning lights stays on, the power
steering system will not be working.
The effort on the steering wheel will
increase without compromising steer-
ability. Contact a Fiat Dealership.
g HANDBRAKE
ENGAGED / LOW
BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL (red)
In three cases:
1. When the handbrake is engaged.
2. When the brake fluid level falls
below the minimum
3. With the > warning light to in-
dicate an EBD electronic brake force
corrector failure.
x
If the x warning light
comes on when travel-
ling, check whether the
handbrake is engaged. If the
warning light stays on and the
handbrake is not engaged, stop
immediately and contact a Fiat
Dealership.
AIRBAG FAILURE
(red)
This warning light is
found in cars fitting two airbags (dri-
ver’s side and passenger’s side) and in
cars fitting an electronic driver’s side
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BATTERY NOT
RECHARGING
PROPERLY (red)
When there is a fault in the current
generating system.
When the key is turned to MAR the
light comes on but should go out the
moment the engine is started.
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airbag system. The warning light will
come on to indicate a system failure.