Alfa Romeo 147 GTA owners manual page 181

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DRIVING WITH RAIN DRIVING IN FOG MOUNTAIN DRIVING Rain and wet roads can be dangerous.– If fog is very thick, avoid travelling– When travelling down hill use the en- where possible. If travelling with mist,gine braking by engaging lower gears to pre- If the road is wet, the traction between wheel and asphalt is greatly reduced, thusground fog or the possibility of fog banks:vent the brakes from overheating. increasing the stopping distance and de-– Drive at moderate speed.– Never coast down hill with the engine creasing road holding. – Also in the day turn on the dipped-beamoff or in neutral and especially not with the ignition key removed. Here are a few suggestions in the case ofheadlights, rear fog guards and front fog rain: lights. Do not use the main-beam headlights.– Drive at a moderate speed and avoid IMPORTANT If visibility in some partscutting corners. – Reduce speed and keep further back from the vehicle in front. improves, switch off the rear fog guards; the– Remember that overtaking up hill is CORRECT USE OF THE CAR intense light disturbs the occupants of ve- – Heavy rain also reduces visibility. In slower and therefore requires a greater these cases, turn on the headlights even dur-hicles behind.length of clear road. If you are being over- taken on a hill, move over to enable the oth- ing the day to make yourself more visible– Remember that fog also involves wet to others. asphalt, thus greater difficulty in all types ofer vehicle to pass in safety. – Do not drive over puddles at high speedmanoeuvres and longer stopping distances. and hold the steering wheel firmly: you may– Keep well away from the vehicle in lose control of the car (aquaplaning).front. – Position the ventilation controls for– Where possible avoid sudden changes demisting (as described in the chapter (“Get-in speed. ting to know your car”), to prevent visibili-– Possibly avoid overtaking other vehicles. ty from worsening. – If the vehicle is forced to stop (faults, – Routinely check the conditions of the windscreen wiper blades. impossibility to continue due to poor visi- bility, etc.), firstly try to pull off the road. Then turn on the hazard warning lights and, if possible the dipped-beam headlights. Rhythmically sound the horn if you note an- other car coming. 180

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