Saab 9 5 FL I 1 owners manual page 226

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95_US_MY09.book Page 226 Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:03 AM 226 Car care and technical information Tire Chains Notice: If your vehicle does not have If a Tire Goes Flat 225/45R17 alt. 235/45 R17 size tires, use It’s unusual for a tire to “blow-out” while tire chains only where legal and only you’re driving, especially if you maintain WARNING when you must. Contact your Saab your tires properly. If air goes out of a tire, dealer regarding suitable snow chains. it’s much more likely to leak out slowly. But If your vehicle has 225/45 R17 alt. 235/45 Install them on the front tires and tighten if you should ever have a “blow-out”, here R17 size tires, don’t use tire chains, them as tightly as possible with the ends are a few tips about what to expect and what there’s not enough clearance. securely fastened. Drive slowly and to do: Tire chains used on a vehicle without the follow the chain manu facturer’s instruc- proper amount of clearance can cause tions. If you can hear the chains contact-If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create a damage to the brakes, suspension or ing your vehicle, stop and retighten drag that pulls the vehicle toward that side. other vehicle parts. The area damaged by them. If the contact continues, slow Take your foot off the accelerator pedal and the tire chains could cause you to lose down until it stops. Driving too fast or grip the steering wheel firmly. Steer to main- control of your vehicle and you or others spinning the wheels with chains on will tain lane position, and then gently brake to may be injured in a crash. damage your vehicle. a stop well out of the traffic lane. Use another type of traction device only if A rear blow-out, particularly on a curve, acts its manufacturer recommends it for use much like a skid and may require the same on your vehicle and tire size combination correction you’d use in a skid. In any rear and road conditions. Follow that manu- blowout, remove your foot from the acceler- facturer’s instructions. To help avoid ator pedal. Get the vehicle under control by damage to your vehicle, drive slowly, steering the way you want the vehicle to go. readjust or remove the device if it’s con- It may be very bumpy and noisy, but you can tacting your vehicle, and don’t spin your still steer. Gently brake to a stop – well off wheels. the road if possible. If you do find traction devices that will fit, If a tire goes flat, the next part shows how to install them on the front tires. use your jacking equipment to change a flat tire safely.

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