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WINTER TYRES

These tyres are specially designed for

driving on snow and ice, to be fitted in re-

placement of those fitted on the car.

Use winter tyres of the same size as the

normal tyres provided on the car.

Alfa Romeo Authorised Services will be

pleased to advise you on the choice of

the car most suited to the use the Cus-

tomer intends to make of it.

For the type of tyre to be used, inflation

pressures and the specifications of winter

tyres, follow the instructions given in the

“Technical Specifications” chapter.

The winter features of these tyres are

reduced considerably when the tread

depth is below 4 mm. In this case, they

should be replaced.

Due to the winter features, under nor-

mal conditions of use or on long motor-

way journeys, the performance of these

tyres is lower than that of normal tyres.

It is necessary therefore to limit their

use to the purposes for which they are

certified.

WARNING When winter tyres are

used with a maximum speed index below

the one that can be reached by the vehi-

cle (increased by 5%), place a notice in

the passenger compartment, plainly in

the driver’s view which states the maxi-

mum permissible speed of the winter

tyres (as per CE Directive).

Fit the same type of tyre on all four

wheels (brand and profile) to ensure

higher driving safety when braking and

good handling.

Remember that it is inappropriate to

change the direction of rotation of tyres.

SNOW CHAINS

Use of snow chains should be in compli-

ance with local regulations. Snow chains

should only be applied to the drive

wheels (front). The sport connotation of

the vehicle requires the use of specific

types of snow chain. Alfa Romeo Autho-

rized Services should first be contacted

before purchasing or using snow chains.

Check the tension of the chain after the

first few dozen metres have been driven.

IMPORTANT When driving on snow

with snow chains fitted, it might be

helpful to turn off the ASR function of

the VDC system (if present): in fact, in

these conditions, skidding of the driving

wheels when moving off makes it pos-

sible to obtain higher traction.

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