Lada GRANTA, User Manual

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of the wave capable of filling in
the engine air intake.
After overcoming puddles, and
after washing the vehicle or during
long driving on wet roads when water
enters the brake system, brake
smoothly several times to dry discs,
drums and brake pads.
Warning
Take particular care and cau-
tion during first minutes after
starting, because the wetted dust
on the road coating slippery sur-
face that drops the wheel grip
with the road.
ATTENTION!
After overcoming fords or deep
puddles and on intention to park
the vehicle for a long time, it is
necessary to provide a short vehi-
cle run to dry the assemblies in
order to avoid corrosion damage
to the clutch collar bearing and
front and rear wheel bearings.
While overtaking in rainy weather
switch the windshield wiper to the
maximum mode (see Section «Wiper
Switch») – this will help you to avoid
the loss of visibility due to potential
release of water by the wheels of
overtaken transport. It is recom-
mended to observe such safety pre-
cautions also in case if you are over-
taken.
Do not overtake in rain, if the
water cloud made with the front vehi-
cle wheels blocks the overtaking
zone completely.
When it rains, in order not to drive
in the line of water from front vehi-
cles, increase the distance and
reduce the speed.
When driving along the side walks
during the rain or after it, reduce the
speed while driving through puddles
to avoid splashing foot-passengers
with water.
Driving in winter
To create comfortable environ-
ment inside the vehicle at ambient
temperature of below zero you
should warm up the engine.
During the drive by frosts, before
each first switching on of wipers you
should check that the wiper blades
are not frozen on the windshield. If
the wiper blades froze to the wind-
shield, use the functions of the venti-
lation and heating system control
unit (see Section «Ventilation and
heating system control in the pas-
senger compartment») until the
wiper blades are completely thawed.
When driving in snow, if the wiper
cannot cope with removal of snow
from the windshield and the layer of
ice starts to grow on it, use the func-
tions of the ventilation and heating
system control unit (see Section
«Ventilation and heating system con-
trol in the passenger compart-
ment»). Once the windshield warms
up and the layer of ice thaws out,
remove it using the wiper blades.
Snow adhering to the windshield
wiper arms makes it difficult for them
to operate properly. Stop off observ-
ing the road rules, turn off the wipers
and remove the snow.
Warning
Be very careful on wet or slip-
pery road sections – do not brake
hard, do not press and release
the accelerator pedal hard. For
this purpose drive the vehicle
smoothly, without the steering
wheel sudden motions of the
steering wheel. Slow down grad-
ually changing to lower gear in
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