Bodywork maintenance

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A well-maintained vehicle will last longer. It is therefore recommended to maintain the exterior of the vehicle regularly.

Your vehicle has been treated with very effective anti-corrosion products. It is nevertheless subject to various outside influences.

Corrosive agents in the atmosphere

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Battery

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12 volt battery

The battery 1 is located in the vehicle luggage compartment.

The battery 1 does not require maintenance. You should not open it or add any fluid.

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Levels, filters

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Brake fluid level

This should be checked frequently, and immediately if you notice even the slightest loss in braking efficiency.

The level should be read with the engine switched off and on level ground.

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Coolant level

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Combustion engine coolant 1

Electric traction system coolant 2

This system is different to that of the combustion engine. It is used for cooling the electric motor.

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Engine oil

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General information

It is normal for an engine to use oil for lubrication and cooling of moving parts and it is normal to top up the level between oil changes.

However, contact your approved Dealer if more than 0.11 gal (0.5 litre) is being consumed every 600 miles (1,000 km) after the running in period.

Oil change frequency: check the oil level from time to time and certainly before any long journey to avoid the risk of damaging your engine.

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Bonnet

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To open, pull the handle 1 located on the left-hand side of the dashboard.

warning

Before carrying out any operation in the engine compartment, you must switch off the ignition.

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Roof bars

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Accessing the mounting points

Vehicles not fitted with longitudinal roof bars

Open the doors to access the mounting points 1.

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