Chris Deeming
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Hey guys,
Some of you might remember I had a problem with my new Fiat Punto a few weeks ago. It's all sorted out, the radiator had a leak in it, thus why it was overheating.
Now everything is fine, but I have a few questions.
My first one is about central locking... I'm led to believe that my model (especially considering its age) should have central locking, however I have to open all of the doors individually.
My father, who once had a Fiat Cinquento, suggested using the red-key, but that still doesn't make a difference. Any ideas on what may be causing it?
I've read in the Punto manual that this can occur if a door isn't closed properly or obviously if the central locking has completely failed.
Any of you guys came across instances of this, and also are there any really easy idiot-proof things to try to possibly fix it?
My next question really is sort of related to my first problem a few weeks ago. The car doesn't start smoking as it was before, however what kind of temperature reading should I be getting after long-ish periods of driving?
I think that's about it... for now anyway!
Cheers guys
EDIT: Remembered one more question; should my model also have PAS? It's quite stiff when steering it. I drove a 2.5 litre BMW last week that doesn't have power steering and even that's light compared to my lovely little Punto.
Some of you might remember I had a problem with my new Fiat Punto a few weeks ago. It's all sorted out, the radiator had a leak in it, thus why it was overheating.
Now everything is fine, but I have a few questions.
My first one is about central locking... I'm led to believe that my model (especially considering its age) should have central locking, however I have to open all of the doors individually.
My father, who once had a Fiat Cinquento, suggested using the red-key, but that still doesn't make a difference. Any ideas on what may be causing it?
I've read in the Punto manual that this can occur if a door isn't closed properly or obviously if the central locking has completely failed.
Any of you guys came across instances of this, and also are there any really easy idiot-proof things to try to possibly fix it?
My next question really is sort of related to my first problem a few weeks ago. The car doesn't start smoking as it was before, however what kind of temperature reading should I be getting after long-ish periods of driving?
I think that's about it... for now anyway!
Cheers guys
EDIT: Remembered one more question; should my model also have PAS? It's quite stiff when steering it. I drove a 2.5 litre BMW last week that doesn't have power steering and even that's light compared to my lovely little Punto.
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