Alfa Romeo 156 GTA owners manual page 168

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– Position the ventilation controls for de-– Where possible avoid sudden changesDRIVING ON SNOW AND ICE misting (see chapter “Getting to know yourin speed. Here are few suggestions for driving in the- car“), to prevent visibility from worsening.– Possibly avoid overtaking other vehicles.se conditions: – Routinely check the conditions of the – If the vehicle is forced to stop (faults, windscreen wiper blades. – Keep your speed down. impossibility to continue due to poor visibi-– On a snowy road, fit winter tyres or lity, etc.), firstly try to pull off the road. Thensnow chains; see the related paragraphs in DRIVING IN THE FOG turn on the hazard warning lights and, if pos-this section. – If fog is very thick, avoid travelling whe-sible the dipped beam headlights. Rythmi- cally sound the horn if you note another car– Use exhaust brake where possible and re possible. If travelling with mist, ground fog or the possibility of fog banks:coming. avoid abrupt braking. – Drive at moderate speed. – Avoid abrupt acceleration and changesCORRECT USE OF THE CAR MOUNTAIN DRIVING of direction. – Also in the day turn on the dipped-beam– When driving downhill, use the enginey– During cold weather even apparently dr headlights, rear fog guards and front fog li-braking by engaging a low gear, to preventroads may be covered with occasional pat- ghts. Do not use the main beam headlights.the brakes from overheating. ches of ice. Pay great attention therefore IMPORTANT On stretches of road with– Never coast downhill with the engine offwhen driving on roads which are in the sha- good visibility, switch off your rear foglights;or in neutral and especially not with the igni-de, or where rocks or trees line the road and the brightness of these lights could annoy on which ice may persist. the people travelling in the cars behind.tion key removed. – Drive at moderate speed and avoid “cut-– Keep further back from the vehicle in – Remember that fog also involves wet front. asphalt, thus greater difficulty in all types ofting“ corners. manoeuvres and longer stopping distances.– Remember that overtaking up hill is slower and therefore requires a greater – Keep well away from the vehicle in front. length of clear road. If you are being over- taken on a hill, move over to enable the other vehicle to pass in safety. 167

owners manual Alfa Romeo 156 GTA

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