snow chains Lancia Ypsilon 2002 Owner handbook (in English)

DRIVING YOUR CAR
To help you handle your car in the best and
safest possible way, and above all use it to its fullest
potential, we have given you some hints in this
chapter on “what to do, what not to do and what
to avoid” when at the wheel of your Lancia Y.
Most of the time, these suggestions apply to
other cars as well. Sometimes, however, the tip
may apply to an exclusive Lancia Y feature. You
are therefore strongly recommended to pay the
closest attention to this section for helpful hints
on optimum driving practices and usage of the car
that will help you get the most out of your car. STARTING THE ENGINE .............................. 69
PARKING ....................................................... 71
GEAR USE ..................................................... 72
AT THE FILLING STATION .......................... 73
SAFE DRIVING .............................................. 75
CONTAINING RUNNING COSTS
AND POLLUTION ......................................... 81
CHEAP RUNNING THAT RESPECTS
THE ENVIRONMENT ................................... 83
TOWING A TRAILER .................................... 84
SNOW CHAINS .............................................. 85
SNOW TYRES ................................................ 86
STORING THE CAR ...................................... 87
REPEATED CHECKS AND CHECKS
BEFORE LONG TRIPS .................................. 88
ACCESSORIES PURCHASED
BY THE OWNER ........................................... 88
USEFUL ACCESSORIES ............................... 89
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LIGHT BULBS
Dipped beam headlights: 12V-55W.
Main beam headlights: 12V-55W.
Side and taillights: 12V-5W.
Front foglights: 12V-55W.
Front direction indicators: 12V-21W.
Rear direction indicators: 12V-21W.
Side direction indicators: 12V-5W.
Stop/taillights: 12V-21/5W.Reversing lights: 12V-21W.
Rear foglights: 12V-21W.
Number plate lights: 12V-5W.
Ceiling lights: 12V-10W.
Map reading light: 12V-6W
(LX version).
Boot light: 12V-10W.
Third brake lights: 12V-5W.TYRE INFLATION PRESSURE
WHEN COLD (bar)
When the tyre is warm the pressure
must be 0.3 bar higher than the spec-
ified value.
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TyreAverage loadFully laden Spare wheel
Front Rear Front Rear
1.2
16VM Nblue- 1.2 LS - 165/65 R14 78T
1.2
16VLS185/60 R14 82H 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.8185/60 R14 82T
1.2
16VLX185/60 R14 82H
2.0 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.8185/60 R14 82T
1.2
16VM Nred195/50 R15 82H* 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.8
185/60 R14 82H▲
2.0 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.8
Snow tyre:165/65 R14 78Q (M+S) 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.8
- for all versions 185/60 R14 82Q (M+S) 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.8
Snow tyre:165/65 R14 78Q (M+S) 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.8
- for 1.2
16VM Nredversion185/60 R14 82Q (M+S) 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.8195/50 R15 82H 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.8
* Snow chains cannot be fitted on these tyres.▲
Alternative tyres.
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DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS
– When driving downhill use the en-
gine braking effect by engaging a low
gear so as not to overheat the brakes.
– Under no circumstances should
you drive downhill with the engine off
or with the car in neutral, let alone
with the ignition key out.
– Drive at a moderate speed without
cutting corners.
– Remember that overtaking while
going uphill is slower and therefore re-
quires more free road. If you are being
overtaken while driving uphill, make
it easier for the other vehicle to pass.DRIVING ON SNOW OR ICE
Here are some tips for driving in
these conditions.
– Before starting off, check that the
windscreen wiper blades are not stuck
to the windscreen.
– Remove any snow from the climate
control system air intake.
– Keep your speed down.
– Use chains or snow tyres if the
roads are covered in snow, see the re-
spective paragraphs in this chapter.
– Do not keep the engine running for
long periods in deep snow as the snow
could push exhaust gases into the pas-
senger compartment.– Mainly use the braking effect of
the engine and under all circum-
stances avoid braking sharply.
– When braking in a car not fitted
with ABS, avoid the wheels locking by
varying the pressure you exert on the
brake pedal.
– Do not accelerate suddenly and
avoid swerving.
– In the 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 that are lined by
trees and rocks, where ice might not
have melted.
– Keep a good distance from the ve-
hicles in front.
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The ABS system with
which the car may be fitted
does not control the brak-
ing system of a trailer. Special care
must therefore be taken on slip-
pery surfaces.
Under no circumstances
modify the car’s braking
system for trailer braking
control. The trailer’s braking sys-
tem must be completely indepen-
dent of the car’s hydraulic system.The weight the trailer exerts on the
car’s tow hitch coupling reduces the
car’s carrying capacity by the same
amount.
In order to be sure you are not ex-
ceeding the maximum towing weight
(given on the car’s registration pa-
pers), you have to take into account
the trailer’s weight fully laden in-
cluding the accessories and personal
luggage.
Do not exceed the speed limits for
towing a trailer in the country you are
driving in. In any case, do not exceed
the top speed of 100 km/h.SNOW CHAINS
The use of snow chains is regulated
by the legislation in force in the coun-
try the car is driven in.
The chains may only be applied to
the drive wheel tyres (front wheels).
Use only low profile chains (maxi-
mum height off the tyre: 12 mm).
Check the tautness of the chains af-
ter driving some twenty to thirty me-
tres.
IMPORTANTAs the spare wheel is
small (space-saver), it is not possible
to fit snow chains to it. If a front tyre
is punctured, first exchange a rear
wheel with the spare tyre and then
change the flat tyre with the rear wheel
thus removed. This way there will be
two ordinary wheels at the front and
the snow chains can be fitted.
Remember that the wheels should
always be exchanged on the same side
of the vehicle; never change wheels
over from one side of the car to the
other.
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Standard tyre Snow tyre
165/65 R14 78T
185/60 R14 82H165/65 R14 78Q (M+S) (*)
185/60 R14 82T185/60 R14 82Q (M+S) (*)
195/50 R15 82H195/50 R15 82H
(*) See the warnings concerning maxi-
mum speed on the next page.
SNOW TYRES
These are tyres that have been
specifically designed for driving on
snow and ice, to be fitted in place of
the car’s standard tyres.
Only replace with the type of tyre in-
dicated in the table below:LANCIA Dealershipis pleased to
offer advice concerning the choice of
the most suitable tyre according to the
use required by the Customer.
Refer to the pressure of standard
tyres of the same size to find the cor-
rect inflation pressure: see “Tyre pres-
sure” in the “Technical Specifica-
tions” section.
The winter characteristics for snow
tyres are considerably less when the
tread is less than 4 mm. In such cases
it is safer to replace them.
The snow tyre characteristics are
such that, with normal environmen-
tal conditions or on long journeys on
the motorway their performance is
lower than that of standard tyres. Keep you speed
down when snow
chains are fitted.
Avoid potholes, steps and kerbs.
Do not drive for long distances on
roads free from snow as not to
damage the car and the road sur-
face.
The 1.2 16VM Nredcar is
fitted with 195/50 R15 82H
tyres; snow chains cannot
be fitted on these tyres. Alterna-
tively, have 185/60 R14 82H tyres
fitted on which snow chains can be
mounted. If it is desired to use
snow tyres see the section “Snow
tyres”.
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Never fit a standard tyre to a rim
to be used for the space-saver
spare wheel. Have the punctured
tyre repaired and fitted back on as
soon as possible.
No more than one space-saver
spare wheel must be used at the
same time.
Do not grease the bolt threads be-
fore fitting them, they could un-
screw themselves.
The jack must only be used to
change wheels on the vehicle with
which it is supplied or on vehicles
of the same model. All other uses,
for example raising other vehicles,
must be excluded. Under no cir-
cumstances use the jack to carry
out repairs under the vehicle.
If the jack is not used correctly,
the raised vehicle may fall.Do not use the jack to lift weights
above that indicated on the label
attached to the jack itself.
Never start the engine while the
car is raised by the jack. If travel-
ling with a trailer, detach the
trailer before raising the car.
Snow chains cannot be fitted to
the spare wheel, consequently if a
front tyre is punctured (front drive)
and snow chains need to be fitted,
a standard wheel must be removed
from the back axle and the space-
saver spare wheel fitted in its
place. In this way there will be two
standard wheels on the front and
the snow chains can be fitted.
Incorrect fitting of the wheel hub
could result in the hub coming off
when the vehicle is travelling.Never tamper with the inflation
valve.
Do not insert any type of tool be-
tween the rim and the tyre.
Periodically check the tyre pres-
sure including that of the spare-
saver spare wheel as per the val-
ues given in “Technical Specifica-
tions”.
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WHEELS
RIMS AND TYRES
Pressed-steel or alloy rims; specific
wheel bolts (different dimensions and
reciprocally incompatible) for each of
the 2 types of rim.
Tubeless tyres.
The vehicle log-book also lists all
types of homologated tyres.IMPORTANTIn the event of dis-
crepancies between the information
given in the Owner Handbook and
that shown in the log-book, refer to
the latter only.
Even if the specified dimensions are
complied with, the vehicle, for safety
reasons, must still be fitted with tyres
of the same make and type on all
wheels.
Rim Tyre
1.2
16VM Nblue- 1.2 LS -
1.216VLS 5.00B x 14"H - 31.5 165/65 R14 78T
1.2
16VLX alloy rim 5aJ x 14"H2 - 41.5 185/60 R14 82H
185/60 R14 82T
Alloy rims and extra wide tyre
(1.2
16VM Nblue- 1.2 LS -) 5aJ x 14"H2 - 41.5 185/60 R14 82H
1.216VLS (optional) 185/60 R14 82T
1.2
16VM Nredalloy rim 6J x 15"H2 - 36.5 195/50 R15 82H (*)
5aJ x 14"H2 - 41.5 (▲) 185/60 R14 82H (▲)
(*) Chains cannot be fitted on this tyre.
(
▲) Alternative.
IMPORTANTNever use inner tubes
on tubeless tyres.
Do not secure alloy wheels with bolts
designed to secure steel wheels and
vice-versa. For the compatibility be-
tween wheels and bolts and between
these and the spare wheel, refer to the
indications given in the paragraph “If
a tyre is punctured”.
SNOW TYRES
Use snow tyres with the following di-
mensions:
all versions except 1.2
16VM Nred:
type ....... 165/65 R14 78Q (M+S);
or ............185/60 R14 82Q (M+S)
for 1.2
16VM Nredversion:
type ...................195/50 R15 82H
or ...........165/65 R14 78Q (M+S)
185/60 R14 82Q (M+S)
together
with rim .........5.00Bx 14" H-31.5
or rim .............5aJ x 14" H2-41.5
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SNOW CHAINS
The maximum height off the tyre allowed is 12 mm.
Snow chains cannot be fitted on the 1.2
16VM Nredversion standard 195/50 R15
82 H tyres.
Alternatively, have 185/60 R14 82H tyres fitted on which snow chains can be
mounted.
Rim Tyre
1.2
16VM Nblue- 1.2 (except for ABSoption - 185/60 tyre-alloy wheels) 4.50Bx13"H 135/80 B13 78T
All versions with ABS,
versions with 185/60 tyres,
versions with alloy rims 4.00Bx14"H 135/80 B14 80P
1.216VM Nred4.00Bx14"H 135/80 B14 80P
SPARE WHEEL
Pressed-steel rim.
Tubeless tyre.UNDERSTANDING
TYRE MARKINGS
Example
185/60 R 14 82 H
185= Nominal width (distance
between sidewalls in mm).
60= Height/width ratio
(as a percentage).
R= Radial tyre.
14= Rim diameter (in inches).
82= Load rating.
H= Maximum speed rating.
Maximum speed rating
Q= up to 160 km/h.
R= up to 170 km/h.
S= up to 180 km/h.
T= up to 190 km/h.
U=up to 200 km/h.
H= up to 210 km/h.
V= over 210 km/h.
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