Driving Safety; Driving Techniques - Aston Martin Vantage S 2016 Owner's Manual

Driving Safety

• Always wear your seat belt.
• Never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
• Always obey all speed and traffic laws and regulations. Never
drive faster than the posted speed limit or than conditions allow.
• Be particularly careful driving on slippery or wet surfaces.
• This vehicle is a high performance vehicle and has handling
characteristics you may not be accustomed to. Familiarise yourself
with the vehicle and always drive prudently, being aware of your
own limitations and the limitations of the vehicle. As with other
vehicles of this type, failure to operate the vehicle correctly can
result in accident and injury.
• Follow the maintenance schedule approved in this guide.
• Never allow the vehicle to be driven by inexperienced drivers.
Make sure that you are wearing appropriate footwear to
efficiently operate the control pedals. Make sure that pedal
movement is not restricted by floor mats or other objects trapped
beneath pedals.
5.2

Driving Techniques

Procedures for driving this vehicle may be unfamiliar to many new
owners. To make sure that you have a safe and enjoyable entry into
this new phase of Aston Martin motoring, please take time to safely
acquire the necessary new driving skills. Practise in safe, lower speed
conditions before investigating the high performance potential of the
vehicle.
Performance driving courses are available to enable you to fully
understand the control functions of your vehicle and also the basic
principles of performance driving. Contact your Aston Martin Dealer
for further information.
Running-In
This vehicle is fully hot tested during manufacture and no special
running-in procedures are necessary. Nevertheless it is
recommended to limit engine loads (e.g. by accelerating gently and
by using lower gears on steep hills or when negotiating tight turns)
during the first 1500 km/900miles.
Track Days
Before using this vehicle on track days contact your Aston Martin
Dealer for vehicle set up, service parts and recommendations.
Wet Conditions
When driving in wet conditions, water can build up under your tyres
so that they ride on a layer of water. This is called aquaplaning or
hydroplaning. When this happens, you have little or no control.
Aquaplaning is more prone to happening at higher road speeds if
there is a lot of water on the road and particularly if the tyres are also
under inflated or approaching minimum tread depth.
It is important to take bends or curves at a safe, reasonable speed,
particularly when driving on wet or slippery road surfaces.
Slow down when it is raining.