Alfa Romeo 156 GTA owners manual page 173

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WINTER TYRES IMPORTANT When snow tyres are usedSNOW CHAINS with a max. speed index below the one that can be reached by the car (increased by 5%), These tyres are specially designed for dri- Use of snow chains should be in com- tment, place a notice in the passenger compar ving on snow and ice, to be fitted in placeplainly in the driver’s view which states thepliance with local regulations. of the existing tyres. max. permissible speed of the snow tyres (asUse snow chains with reduced size with Use snow tyres of the same size as the nor-per EC Directive). max. protrusion beyond the tyre profile of mal tyres provided with the car.All four tyres should be the same (brand and12 mm. track) to ensure greater safety when driving Alfa Romeo Authorized Services will be Snow chains may not be glad to provide advice concerning the mostand braking and better driveability.used on tyres type suitable type of tyre for the customer’s re-Remember that it is inappropriate to chan- CORRECT USE OF THE CARquirements.ge the direction of rotation of tyres. 225/45 ZR 17". Only spi- der type chains can be used on ty- For the type of tyre to be used, inflation res type 215/45 R17” and pressures and the specifications of snow ty- 215/45 ZR17”. SPIKES SPIDER res, follow the instructions given in chapter COMPACT snow chains (17003 “Technical specifications“. compact model) with 9 arms and The winter features of these tyres are re- 16 mm adjustable length and 17" duced considerably when the tread depth wheel cover adapter are available is below 4 mm. In this case, they should be at Lineaccessori Alfa Romeo. Keep replaced. Due to the snow tyre features, un- your speed down when this type der normal conditions of use or on long mo-WARNING of chains is fitted. Do not exceed torway journeys, the performance of these 50 km/h with this type of chains, The max. speed for snow tyres is lower than that of normal tyres.tyres with “Q“ marking isavoid sudden acceleration and deactivate the ASR system (the 160 km/h; 190 km/h for tyres It is therefore necessar y to limit their use to warning light on the button shall the purposes for which they are certified.with “T“ marking and 210 km/hbe on). Remember that snow for tyres with “H“ marking. The chains make braking distance lon- Road Traffic Code speed limits mu-ger. st however be always strictly ob- served. 172

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