Lancia Ypsilon, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
SAFETY
DEVICES
CORRECT
USE OF
THE CAR
SNOW TYRES
Use snow tyres of the same size as the
normal tyres provided with the car.
Lancia Dealership will be happy to
provide advice concerning the most
suitable type of tyre for the customer’s
requirements.
For the type of tyre to be used, infla-
tion pressures and the specifications
of snow tyres, follow the instructions
given in paragraph “Wheels” in sec-
tion “Technical specifications”.
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 snow tyre features, under
normal conditions of use or on long
motorway journeys, the performance
of these tyres is lower than that of
normal tyres. It is therefore necessary
to limit their use to the purposes for
which they are certified.
IMPORTANT When snow tyres are
used with a max speed index below
the one that can be reached by the car
(increased by 5%), place a notice in
the passenger compartment, plainly
in the driver’s view which states the
max permissible speed of the snow
tyres (as per EC Directive).
All four tyres should be the same
(brand and track) to ensure greater
safety when driving and braking and
better driveability.
Remember that it is inappropriate to
change the direction of rotation of
tyres.
The max speed for snow
tyres with “Q” marking is
160 km/h; 190 km/h for tyres with
“T” marking and 210 km/h for
tyres with “H” marking. The Road
Traffic Code speed limits must
however be always strictly ob-
served.
WARNING
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