Operation Manual

Maintenance and Care
12-2
Itisinyourowninteresttohavethebrakeschecked
regularlybyyourFiatworkshop.
Forfurtherinformation,pleaserefertotheFiatDucato
operatinginstructions.
12.2 Brakes
ThecomponentsinthebrakesystemarepartoftheGeneral
TypeApproval(“AllgemeinenBetriebserlaubnis“,ABE).
Ifyouchangethecomponentsinthebrakesystem,thetype
approvalexpires.Anychangesareonlypossibleiftheyhave
beenreleasedbythemanufacturer.
The following applies when maintaining the brake system:
• Checkthelevelofbrakeuidregularly.
• Checkthebrakesystemandbrakehosesregularlyforlea-
kage.Rodentsoftengnawatrubberhoses.
• Useonlybrakeuidswiththesamequalitiesasthose
uidsalreadyinthebrakecircuit.
12.3 Airing
Foracomfortableclimateinsidethevan,theremustbesuf-
cientventilation.Thisalsoavoidscorrosivedamagedueto
condensation.
Ensurethatthereisasucientexchangeofairtoavoid
damagesduetothebuild-upofcondensation!
Condensation is caused by
- insucientvolumeinsidethevan
- breathingandperspirationofthepassengers
- bringingindampclothing
- operatingagascooker