General Fiat 500 questions for new fiat driver

General Fiat 500 questions for new fiat driver

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FiatT234

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25 posts

91 months

Tuesday 6th December 2016
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Hello,
I have a number of questions regarding the Fiat 500 – I’ve already posted a few on this forum and everyone has been so helpful but this car is a learning curve for me and I still have many questions…..
1. When the oil is ready to be topped up will an ‘oil’ sign appear on the dashboard?
2. When I need to add more water/coolent/anti freeze will this also appear on the dashboard or do I have to manually check this weekly?
3. Ref adding more water – should this be a mixture of water and anti-freeze 50% each (pre-mixed )of should I just top up with water only?
4. Ref servicing – Fiat recommends this is carried out but how do I know when the car needs servicing? I assume after certain mileage or does a ‘servicing’ sign appear on the dashboard? I think perhaps it is a spanner symbol???
5. Ref my rear window wiper – there is no water coming out of this – is this normal? I assume it would spray water to clean the window? Does this mean I should add more water?
It would be great if anyone who drives a Fiat500 knows answers to the above…..

FiatT234

Original Poster:

25 posts

91 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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thank you - very helpful - i have worked out the window wiper - the stalk needs to be pushed forward and water appears! I didnt think of pushing it forward as I have always pulled the stalk towards me for water - as in my old car! this is all helpful to know - I am not yet too confident about checking all the fluid levels myself so I shall see if I can find someone to show me - talk me through the process

FiatT234

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25 posts

91 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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...still a bit unsure about:
  • SERVICING - when this is to be done - after a certain number of miles - have checked in servicing schedule and have one stamp to show when it was last serviced in 2015! I then checked my menu in car and went to servicing section at the num,ber that appears there is 16,203 miles - which I assume relates to the mileage for the next service? However, when I purchased the car from dealer it already had 17,000 miles on but there is no service stamp in the service schedule so I am wondering if this number above related to the next servicing and whether or not the dealer carried this out at 16,203 miles! It's now ell over this!
  • PRE MIXED SOLUTION FOR WATER TOP UP - whether to top up water with a pre-mixed solution
....any ideas or guidelines would be most appreciated.......