VW Touareg II 2 owners manual page 185

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All-wheel drive (4MOTION) Vehicles with all-wheel drive and standard road wheels have good forward motion and traction even under wintery road conditions. However, Volkswagen recommends installing snow tires or all season tires on all 4 wheels to improve handling as well as braking performance. If you use snow chains, please read and heed information and directions ⇒ Snow chains. WARNING Driving faster than the maximum speed for which the winter tires on your vehicle were designed can cause sudden tire failure including a blowout and sudden deflation, loss of control, crashes and serious personal injuries. x Winter tires have a maximum speed rating that may be lower than your vehicle's maximum speed. x Never drive faster than the maximum speed for which the winter tires installed on your vehicle are rated because tires that are driven faster than their rated speed can fail suddenly. x Never exceed the maximum load rating for the winter tires installed on your vehicle. Install summer tires promptly in the spring. Summer tires offer better handling characteristics for temperatures above +45 °F (+7 °C). They are quieter, do not wear as quickly, and reduce fuel consumption. If factory-installed wheels and/or tires are replaced when installing winter tires, make sure that the wheels are equipped with sensors that are compatible with the factory-installed Tire Pressure Monitoring System and that the tires are also compatible with the system ⇒ Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS). If new tires are not identical to those that were removed and require different cold tire inflation pressure, the tire inflation pressure values must be reprogrammed for the TPMS. Please see your authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility ⇒ Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS). If necessary, ask your authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility about permissible winter tire dimensions. Snow chains ¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS Obey local regulations as well as the applicable speed limits when driving with snow chains. Snow chains improve forward motion, traction and braking characteristics under wintry conditions. Snow chains may be used only on the front wheels when driving on roads and highways. This applies even to all-wheel drive vehicles (4MOTION). Snow chains may be used only in the following tire and wheel rim combinations: Tire dimensions Rim 235/65 R17 7 1/2 J x 17 ET 55 255/60 R17 7 1/2 J x 17 ET 55 255/55 R18 8 J x 18 ET 57

owners manual VW Touareg

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