Subaru XV Crosstrek owners manual page 462

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Driving tips/Winter driving8-11 tire placard is located on thefor winter driving conditions.account tire size and road conditions. driver’s door pillar. Whenyouchoosetoinstall winter tires onFollow the device manufacturer’s in- If all of four winter tires are notyour vehicle, be sure to use the correct tirestructions, especially regarding max- the same for items (a) to (h),size and type. You must install four winterimum vehicle speed. tires that are of the same size, construc-To help avoid damage to your vehicle, serious mechanical damage could occur to the drive train oftion, brand and load range and you shoulddrive slowly, readjust or remove the yourcar, and affect the following.never mix radial, belted bias or bias tiresdevice if it is contacting your vehicle, —Ride since this may result in dangerous hand-and do not spin your wheels. Damage ling characteristics. When you choose acaused to your vehicle by use of a —Handling tire, make sure that there is enoughtraction device is not covered under —Braking clearance between the tire and vehiclewarranty. —Speedometer/Odometer body. Make certain that any traction device calibration Remember to drive with care at all timesyou use is an SAE class S device, and —Clearance between the bodyregardless of the type of tires on youruse it on the front wheels only. Always and tires vehicle. use the utmost care when driving with Italso may be dangerous and a traction device. Overconfidence be- lead to loss of vehicle control,&Tire chains cause you are using a traction device and it can lead to an accident. could easily lead to a serious accident. . Do not use a combination of CAUTION radial, belted bias or bias tiresTire chains cannot be used on your&Rocking the vehicle since it may cause dangerousvehicle because of the lack ofIf you must rock the vehicle to free it from handling characteristics and leadclearance between the tires andsnow, sand, or mud, depress the accel- to an accident. vehicle body. erator pedal slightly and move the shift lever/select lever back and forth between Your vehicle is equipped with “all season “1”/“D” and “R” repeatedly. Do not race the tires” as original equipment, which areNOTE engine. For the best possible traction, designedtoprovide an adequate measureWhen tire chains cannot be used, useavoid spinning the wheels when trying to of traction, handling and braking perfor-of another type of traction device (suchfree the vehicle. mance in year-round driving. In winter, itas spring chains) may be acceptable ifWhen the road surface is extremely may be possible to enhance performanceuse on your vehicle is recommendedslippery, you can obtain better traction by through use of tires designed specificallyby the device manufacturer, taking intostarting the vehicle with the transmission – CONTINUED –

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