Maserati Ghibli Owner's Manual page 209

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handling, and braking operations of
the vehicle. This can cause
unpredictable handling and stress to
steering and suspension
components. You could lose control
and have a collision resulting in
serious injury or death. Use only the
tire and wheel sizes with load
ratings appointed for your vehicle.
• Never use a tire with a smaller load
index or capacity, other than what
was originally equipped on your
vehicle. Using a tire with a smaller
load index could result in tire
overloading and failure. You could
lose control and have a collision.
• Always check the maximum speed
rating on the tire sidewall on any
tire on the vehicle.
• Never exceed the maximum speed
rating of the tires. Risk of accident
and serious pesonal injury due to
excessive speed.
• Failure to equip your vehicle with
tires having adequate speed
capability can result in sudden tire
failure and loss of vehicle control.
CAUTION!
Replacing original tires with tires of a
different size may result in false
speedometer and odometer readings.
Winter Tires
These tires are specially designed for
driving on snow and ice and are fitted
to replace the ones supplied with the
vehicle. Winter or all-season tires can
be identified by the M+S (Mud &
Snow) designation on the tire
sidewall.
Before mounting snow tires, contact
the Maserati Service Network to
receive the technical information
necessary to advise you on wheel and
tire compatibility.
As to the type of tires to use, inflation
pressures and winter tires
specifications, carefully follow the
indications as reported in the
"Technical Data" and "Tire Inflation
Pressure" chapters in section 8.
The features of these tires are
markedly reduced in winter when
tread depth is less than 4 mm. In this
case, they should be replaced.
The specific features of winter tires
lead to lower performance under
normal weather conditions or on long
motorway trips, compared to the
standard tires. Therefore, their use
should be limited to the performance
for which they have been
type-approved.
WARNING!
The standard tires profile and rubber
mixture are optimized for wet and dry
driving conditions. Standard tires may
not prove favorable for snow
conditions: install snow tires before
driving in such conditions to avoid
risk of loss of control and damage to
the vehicle as well as serious personal
injury.
NOTE:
Snow tires should have the same load
capacity as original equipment tires
and should be mounted on all four
wheels.
Snow Chains
The use of snow chains is specified by
local regulations of each country.
Use snow chains of reduced
dimensions, with a maximum
projection of 6 mm (0.23 in) beyond
the tire tread.
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