Volvo V50 Owner's Manual page 158

Spare wheel Temporary Spare
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The spare wheel is only intended to be used
for the short time it takes to get the ordinary
wheel replaced or repaired. Replace the
spare wheel as soon as possible with a nor-
mal wheel. The car's handling may be altered
by the use of the spare wheel.
Never drive faster than 80 km/h with a spare
wheel on the car.
IMPORTANT
The car must never be driven fitted with
more than one "Temporary Spare" wheel.
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Certain variants and markets.
Summer and winter wheels
The arrow shows the tyre's direction of rotation
When summer and winter wheels are
changed they should be marked with which
side of the car they were mounted on, for ex-
ample L for left and R for right. Tyres with
tread patterns which are designed to only ro-
tate in one direction have the direction of ro-
tation marked with an arrow on the tyre.
The tyre should always rotate in the same di-
rection throughout its lifespan. Tyres should
only be switched between front and rear po-
sitions, never between left and right-hand
sides, or vice versa.
07 Wheels and tyres
If the tyre is mounted incorrectly, the car's
braking characteristics and capacity to force
rain, snow and slush out of the way are ad-
versely affected.
Tyres with the greatest tread depth should al-
ways be fitted to the rear of the car (to de-
crease the risk of skidding).
Wheels should be stored lying down or hang-
ing up, and not standing up.
Contact an authorised Volvo workshop if you
are uncertain about tread depth.
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