Heavy usage of the vehicle
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- Grande Punto Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 2005–2012
- Section
- Vehicle introduction › Heavy usage of the vehicle
HEAVY USAGE OF THE VEHICLE
If the vehicle is used mainly in any of the following particulary harsh conditions:
- towing a trailer or caravan;
- dusty roads;
- short, repeated journies (less than 7-8 Km) at sub-zero outdoor temperatures;
- engine often idling or driving long distances at low speed (e.g. taxi or door to door deliveries) or long period of idleness.
- urban routes;
the folowing checks must be carried out more often than indicated in the Planned Maintenance Programme:
- check front disc brake pad condition and wear;
- check cleanliness of bonnet and boot locks, cleanliness and lubrication of linkage;
- visually inspect condition of: engine, gearbox, transmission, rigid and flexible pipes (exhaust - fuel system - braking system) rubber elements (boots - hoses - bushes - etc.);
- check battery charge and battery fluid level (electrolyte);
- visually inspect condition of various drive belts;
- check and, if necessary, replace pollen filter;
- check and, if necessary, replace air filter.
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