Owners Manual
AUSTIN
A40
SERVICE
MANUAL
A/1
INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
INSTRUMENTS
Speedometer
Registers the vehicle speed and the total mileage.
The trip figures
at
the top
of
the speedometer can be set
to zero by pushing in the spring loaded knob on the
right-hand side
of
the heater control
in
the case
of
the
A40 saloon. The trip control in the A40 Sports is
situated on the right-hand side
of
the Steering Column
on the lower edge
of
the fascia.
Oil Pressure Gauge
Indicates the oil pressure in the engine.
It
does
not
show the quantity
of
oil,in the sump.
Ammeter
Indicates the flow
of
current into
or
out
of
the
battery. With the automatic voltage control system
little
or
no charge
is
shown when the battery is fully
charged.
Ignition Warning Light
Glows red when the ignition
is
switched
"on"
and
fades
out
when the dynamo is charging the battery.
Headlight Beam Warning Light
A red glow appears when the headlights are
switched on, with the two beams full ahead. The light
goes
out
when the headlights are dipped.
Fuel Gauge
Fig.
1.
Driving Controls (Saloon and Coupe).
A.
Demisting vents.
B.
Trafficator switch.
C. Horn Button.
D. Gear lever.
E.
Handbrake.
F. Accelerator pedal.
G. Brake pedal.
H. Clutch pedal.
J.
Dip
switch.
Indicates the contents
of
the tank when the ignition
switch is on. When the
tank
is being filled, switch off
and stop the engine. Switch
on
again and the needle will
record the amount
of
fuel entering the tank.
Water Temperature Gauge
This records the temperature
of
the cooling water
circulating in the cylinder block
and
radiator. The
correct operating temperature under normal conditions
should not be below
164
o F. (73. 3°C.).
FOOT
CONTROLS
Accelerator
The right pedal.
Brake
The centre pedal which operates the hydraulic
brakes on all four wheels.
Clutch
The left pedal. Do
not
rest the foot
on
this pedal
when driving
or
hold the clutch
out
to "free wheel".
Dip-switch
If
the headlights are
on
full, a touch on the foot
dip-switch alters the lights to the
"dipped"
position and
they remain
so
until another touch returns them to full
"on."