winter tyres Lancia Thesis 2008 Owner handbook (in English)

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DRIVING ON SNOW AND ICE
– Here are some tips for driving in
these conditions:
– Keep your speed down.
– Use winter tyres or snow chains
for driving on snow covered roads;
see the respective paragraphs in this
chapter.
– Prevalently use the engine brake
and avoid sudden braking.
– Do not accelerate suddenly and
avoid swerving.
– In winter, even apparently dry
roads may have icy patches. Be care-
ful therefore when driving over
stretches that do not get much expo-
sure to the sun or are lined with trees
or rocks where ice might not have
melted.
– Keep a good distance from the
vehicles in front.DRIVING WITH ABS
The ABS is a braking system that
essentially offers two advantages:
1) It prevents wheel lock and con-
sequent skidding in emergency
stops, particularly when the road
does not offer much grip.
2) It makes possible to brake and
steer at the same time so you can
avoid unexpected obstacles and
direct the car where you want while
braking.
To get the most out of ABS:
– During emergency stops or when
grip conditions are very poor, you
will feel a slight pulsation on the
brake pedal. This is the sign that the
ABS is working. Do not release the
brake pedal but continue to press so
as not to interrupt the braking
action.– The ABS prevents the wheels
from locking, but it does not
increase actual grip conditions
between tyre and road. Therefore,
even if your car is fitted with ABS,
keep a safe distance from the car in
front of you and keep your speed
down when driving into bends.
ABS serves to increase your control
over the car, not to enable you to go
faster.

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WINTER TYRES
These tyres have been specifically
designed for use on snow and ice
and should be fitted in place of the
existing tyres.
Use only the homologated tyres
listed in log book.
Lancia Dealershipswill be glad
to provide advice on the most suit-
able type of tyres according to your
needs.
For information on the tyres to be
fitted, inflation pressure and winter
tyre specifications, follow the pre-
scriptions given in “Technical speci-
fications”.
The performance of winter tyres is
greatly reduced when the tread
depth is less than 4mm. In this situ-
ation it would be safer to have them
replaced.Due to winter tyre features, under
normal conditions of use or on long
motorway journeys, the perfor-
mance of these tyres is lower than
that of standard tyres.
The use of these tyres should there-
fore be limited to the conditions for
which they were designed and certi-
fied.
IMPORTANTWhen using winter
tyres with a maximum speed index
below the one that can be reached
by the car (increased by 5%), place
a suitable notice in the passenger
compartment to inform the driver of
the top speed at which the winter
tyre can run (as per EC Directive).All four tyres should be the same
(brand and track), to ensure greater
safety when driving, braking and
cornering.
Remember that it is inappropriate
to change the direction of rotation of
tyres.
The maximum speed for winter
tyres with “Q” marking is 160
km/h, with “T” marking is 190
km/h, whereas with “H” marking is
210 km/h. Always respect the high-
way code speed limit.

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- maintenance ....................... 331
- pressure (important) .......... 331
- winter tyres ........................ 267
Useful accessories ................... 270
Volumetric protection ............ 41
Warning lights and messages. 115
Weights .................................... 360
Wheel geometry ........................ 358
Wheels
- changing a wheel ............... 275
- important ........................... 332
- inflation pressure ................ 354
- pressure (important) .......... 331
- technical specifications ....... 354
- wheel geometry ................... 358
Windscreen/rear window and
headlight washer fluid ........... 324
Windscreen washer
- control ................................ 101- fluid ................................... 324
Windscreen washer blades
- maintenance ....................... 333
Windscreen wiper
- blade maintenance ............. 333
- control ................................ 101
Windscreen wiper spray nozzles
(maintenance) .............. 334-335