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WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
ALPHABETICAL
INDEX
YOUR CAR
SAFETY
STARTING AND
DRIVING
IN AN
EMERGENCY
MAINTENANCE
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
SUSPENSIONS
1.2L Duratec - 1.3L Duratorq
Front indicators
Rear
BRAKES
1.2L Duratec - 1.3L Duratorq
Service brakes:
– front
– rear
Parking brake
IMPORTANT Water, ice and salt sprinkled on the roads may deposit on the brake disks reducing braking efficiency
the first time the brakes are engaged.
STEERING SYSTEM
1.2L Duratec - 1.3L Duratorq
Type
Turning
circle m
with Mc Pherson type independent wheels; consisting of a mechanical crosspiece,
shock absorbers, helical springs and for the versions with power steering by
stabilizer bar.
with torsion axle and interconnected wheels; consisting of torsion axle and
two tubular arms with shock absorbers and helical springs.
rack and pinion with electric power steering (where provided for)
9.3
Disk brakes
self-centring drum and shoe with a control cylinder for each wheel
controlled by hand lever, acting on rear brakes