Alfa Romeo 156 GTA owners manual page 167

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WARNING NIGHT DRIVING – Keep headlights and lights clean. – Outside built-up areas take care of ani- Here are some suggestions for night dri- Make sure any mats are appropriate in size: even aving. mal crossings. slight inconvenience to the braking– Drive with particular care: night driving system may require a higher pedalinvolves a greater degree of concentration.DRIVING IN THE RAIN stroke than normal. – Reduce speed, especially on unlit roads.Rain and wet roads can be dangerous. – At the first signs of drowsiness stop theIf the road is wet, the traction between car: continuing the journey is dangerous forwheel and asphalt is greatly reduced, thus increasing the stopping distance and de- yourself and others. Continue driving only after sufficient rest. creasing road holding. CORRECT USE OF THE CARWARNING Here are few suggestions in the case of Water, ice and salt on the– Maintain a greater distance from the rain: vehicle in front than in the day: it is more roads may deposit on the difficult to judge the speed of the vehicle brake discs, reducing the effecti- – Reduce speed and keep further back veness of the brakes the first timewhen only the lights can be seen. from the vehicle in front. they are used. – Ensure that the headlights are correctly– If it is raining particularly heavily, visi- aligned: if they are too low, visibility is re-bility is also reduced. In these cases, swit- duced and eyesight is tired. If they are tooch on the dipped headlights even if it is still – Do not drive for long periods without ahigh they may cause disturbance to other break. During breaks get out of the vehicleroad users.daylight so you can be seen more easily. and move around a bit to shake off the – Do not drive through puddles at speed drowsiness. – Use the main beams only outside built-and hold on tightly to the wheel if you do: up areas and only when you are certain thata puddle taken at high speed might cause – Make sure the air in the passenger com-other drivers are not disturbed by their use. you to lose control of the car (“aquapla- partment is changed constantly. ning“). – When meeting vehicles coming in the opposite direction, switch off the main – Never coast the vehicle downhill with beams and drive with the dipped-beam the engine switched off as this eliminates the engine braking and power steering ef-headlights on. t on the pe-fect thus requiring a greater effor dal and steering wheel. 166

owners manual Alfa Romeo 156 GTA

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