Alfa Romeo 159 Benutzeranleitung

SAFETY 

DEVICES

W

ARNING 

LIGHTS AND 

MESSAGES

IN AN 

EMERGENCY

CAR 

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL 

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

DASHBOARD 

AND 

CONTROLS

Due to the snow tyre features, under
normal conditions of use or on long mo-
torway 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 (in-
creased by 5%), place a notice in the
passenger compartment, plainly in the
driver’s view which states the max per-
missible 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 dri-
veability.

Remember that it is inappropriate to
change the direction of rotation of tyres.

Use snow tyres of the same size as the
normal tyres provided with the car.

Alfa Romeo Authorized Services will be
glad to provide advice concerning the
most suitable type of tyre for the cus-
tomer’s requirements.

For the type of tyre to be used, inflation
pressures and the specifications of snow
tyres, follow the instructions given in para-
graph “Wheels” in section “Technical
specifications”.

The winter features of these tyres are re-
duced considerably when the tread
depth is below 4 mm. In this case, they
should be replaced. 

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