Snow Chains; Dashboard And Controls - Alfa Romeo 159 Owner's Manual

SNOW CHAINS

Use of snow chains should be in compli-
ance with local regulations.
Snow chains should only be applied to
the driving wheels (front wheels).
Check the tension of the chains after the
first few metres have been driven.
Use snow chains with reduced size: for
tyres 205/55 R16" and 215/55
R16" use snow chains with reduced size
with max protrusion beyond the tyre pro-
file of 9 mm.
Use of snow chains may be compulso-
ry also for cars with four-wheel drive.
Also for 3.2 JTS version,
snow chains shall be fit-
ted on the FRONT axle of
the car.
IMPORTANT Snow chains cannot be
fitted to the space-saver spare wheel.
So, if a front (drive) wheel is punctured
and chains are needed, a rear wheel
should be fitted to the front of the car
and the spare wheel should be fitted to
the rear (adjust tyre pressure to the spec-
ified value as soon as possible). This
way with two normal drive wheels,
snow chains can be fitted to them to
solve an emergency.
Traditional snow chains
may not be used on tyres
type 225/50 R17" on-
ly spider type chains can be used.
Tyres 235/45 R18" can-
not be fitted with snow
chains due to interference
with the fender.
WARNING
Keep your speed down
when snow chains are
fitted. Do not exceed
40 km/h. Avoid pot-
holes, steps and pave-
ments and avoid also to drive
for long distances on roads not
covered with snow to prevent
damaging the car and the
roadbed.
When snow chains are
fitted, switch the ASR
system off. Press the
ASR/VDC button (see para-
graph "ASR system" in section

"Dashboard and controls").

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