Tire Traction
Tire Speed Rating
Parking
If your vehicle is factory equipped with
"H"-rated tires, which have a European
speed rating of 130 mph (210 km/h),
an electronic speed limiter prevents
your vehicle from exceeding the speed
rating.
Warning!
The safe speed on a wet, snow covered
or icy road is always lower than on a
dry road.
To reduce the risk of personal injury
as a result of vehicle movement,
before turning off the engine and
leaving the vehicle always:
You should pay particular attention to
the condition of the road as soon as the
prevailing temperatures fall close to the
freezing point.
Despite the tire rating, local speed
limits should be obeyed. Use prudent
driving speeds appropriate to
prevailing conditions.
1.
2.
Keep foot on brake pedal.
Firmly depress parking brake
pedal.
Engage first or reverse gear
(selector lever position "P" in
the case of automatic
transmissions).
Warning!
3.
If ice has formed on the road, tire
traction will be substantially
reduced. Under such weather
conditions, drive, steer and brake
with extreme caution.
Warning!
Even when permitted by law, never
operate a vehicle at speeds greater
than the maximum speed rating of
the tires.
4.
5.
Slowly release brake pedal.
Turn front wheels towards the
road curb,
Turn the key to steering lock
position 0 and remove.
6.
We recommend M + S radial-ply tires
for the winter season for all four
wheels to insure normal balanced
handling characteristics.
Exceeding the maximum speed for
which tires are can lead to sudden
tire failure causing loss of vehicle
control and resulting in personal
injury and possible death.
Important!
It is advisable to set the parking brake
whenever parking or leaving the
vehicle. In addition, engage first or
reverse gear (selector lever position
"P").
When parking on hills, always set the
parking brake.
On packed snow, they can reduce your
stopping distance as compared with
summer tires. Stopping distance,
however, is still considerably greater
than when the road is wet or dry.
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