Fiat Barchetta owners manual page 75

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– Keep a greater safety distance fromDRIVING IN THE RAIN– Periodically check the condition of the cars in front of you than during the windscreen wiper blades. daylight hours: it is hard to judge howRain and wet road surfaces spell dan- fast other cars are going when all youger. DRIVING IN FOG can see are their lights.All manoeuvres are more difficult on– If the fog is thick, do not start out – Make sure the headlight beams area wet road because the friction of theon a journey unless you absolutely wheels on the tarmac is greatly re- properly positioned: if they are too have to. low, they reduce visibility and are hardduced. This is why braking distances are much longer and roadholding is on the eyes. If they are too high they If driving in mist, blanket fog or when can dazzle other drivers.lower. there is the danger of patches of fog : Here is some advice to follow if it is– Keep the speed down. – Only use main-beam headlights when you are driving outside the cityraining:– Turn on the dipped headlights, rear and when you are sure they do not an-– Reduce speed and keep a greater foglights and front foglights, if fitted, noy other drivers. safety distance from the cars in front.even during the day. Do not drive with your headlights at full-beam. – If the headlights are on full, dip – If it is raining particularly heavily, them in good time to prevent dazzlingvisibility is also reduced. In these cas- other drivers coming in the other di-es, switch on the dipped headlights rection. even if it is still daylight so you can beIMPORTANTOn stretches of road with good visibility, switch off – Keep all lights clean.seen more clearly by other drivers. your rear foglights; the brightness of – Do not drive through puddles at – Be careful of animals crossing the these lights could annoy the people road when driving in the country.speed and hold on tightly to the wheel:travelling in the cars behind. a puddle taken at speed can make you lose control of the car (“aquaplaning”). – Move the ventilation controls to the position for demisting the win- dows (see the “Getting to know your car” section), to avoid visibility prob- lems. 74

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