Volvo V70 Owner's Manual page 255

06 Maintenance and service
Wheels and tyres
Tread depth
Road conditions with ice, slush and low tem-
peratures place considerably higher demands
on tyres than summer conditions. Volvo there-
fore recommends not to drive on winter tyres
that have a tread depth of less than 4 millime-
tres.
Using snow chains
Snow chains may only be used on the front
wheels (also applies to all-wheel drive cars).
Never drive faster than 50 km/h with snow
chains. Avoid driving on bare ground as this
wears out both the snow chains and tyres.
Never use quick-fit snow chains as the space
between the brake discs and the wheels is too
small.
IMPORTANT
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Use Volvo genuine snow chains or equiva-
lent chains designed specifically for the car
model, and tyre and wheel rim dimensions.
In the event of uncertainty Volvo recom-
mends that you consult an authorised Volvo
workshop.
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Tools
A foam block contains all the tools. The tools
consist of a towing eye, jack* and wheel
wrench*. The foam block is screwed into a
bracket in the bottom of the spare wheel well.
Jack*
The original jack should only be used for
changing wheels. The jack's thread must
always be well greased.
Spare wheel*
The spare wheel (Temporary spare) is only
intended for temporary use. Replace the spare
wheel with a normal wheel as soon as possible.
The car's handling may be altered by the use
of the spare wheel. The correct tyre pressure
for the spare wheel is stated in the tyre pres-
sure table, see page 262.
IMPORTANT
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.
The spare wheel is located in the spare wheel
well with the outside down. Two foam blocks,
one under the spare wheel and one over/inside
affix the spare wheel in position. The upper one
contains all tools.
The same bolt runs through to secure the spare
wheel and the foam blocks.
Taking out the spare wheel
1. Fold up the cargo area floor, from the rear
and forwards.