001-055 Alfa 156 GB - Alfa Romeo serviss

ANNUAL INSPECTION
PROGRAMME
An annual inspection programme
has been established for cars thet
cover less than 20,000 km (e.g.
10,000 km). It consists of the following:
– Check tyre conditions/wear and adjust
pressure if required (including the compact
spare wheel)
– Check lighting system operation (headlights,
direction indicators, hazard lights,
boot lights, passenger compartment lights,
glovebox light, warning lights of instrument
panel, etc.)
– Check windscreen and rear-screen
wiper/washer operation, adjust nozzles
– Check windscreen/rear-screen blade position/wear
– Check condition and wear of the front
brake pad
– Check for bonnet and boot lock cleanness,
lever cleanness and lubrication
– Visually check the following: engine,
gearbox, transmission, piping (exhaust - fuel
- brakes) rubber components (casings -
sleeves - bushings, etc..), brake and fuel
hoses
– Check battery charge condition
– Visually check the condition of the belts
and various controls
– Check and top up if necessary, the fluid
levels (coolant, brake fluid, windscreen
washer fluid, battery, etc.)
– Change engine oil
– Replace engine oil filter
– Change pollen filter.
ADDITIONAL
OPERATIONS
Every 1000 km or before long journeys
check and if necessary top up:
– engine coolant level
– brake fluid/hydraulic clutch control fluid
level
– power steering fluid level
– windscreen washer and headlamp washer
fluid level
– tyre pressure and conditions.
Every 3000 km check the level of the
engine oil and top up if necessary.
You are recommended to use products of
the FL Selenia, designed and developed
expressly for Alfa Romeo cars (see the table
“Specifications of fluids and lubricants” in
the “Technical specifications” chapter).
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