Maintenance
Snow tires
Tire chains
WARNING - Snow or ice
When driving on roads covered
with snow or ice, drive at less
than 20 mph (30 km/h).
• Use the SAE “S” class or wire
chains.
• If you hear noise caused by
chains contacting the body,
retighten the chain to avoid
contact with the vehicle body.
If you equip your car with snow tires, Tire chains, if necessary, should be
they should be the same size and installed on the drive wheels as fol-
have the same load capacity as the
original tires. Snow tires should be
installed on all four wheels; other-
wise, poor handling may result.
Snow tires should carry 4 psi (28
kPa) more air pressure than the
pressure recommended for the stan-
dard tires on the tire label on the dri-
ver's side of the center pillar, or up to
the maximum pressure shown on the
tire sidewall, whichever is less.
Do not drive faster than 75 mph (120
km/h) when your car is equipped with
snow tires.
•
lows.
2WD : Front wheels
AWD : All four wheels
If a full set of chains is not
available for a AWD vehicle,
chains may be installed on
the front wheels only.
Be sure that the chains are installed
in accordance with the manufactur-
er's instructions.
To minimize tire and chain wear, do
not continue to use tire chains when
they are no longer needed.
•
To
prevent
body
damage,
retighten the chains after driv-
ing 0.3~0.6 miles (0.5~1.0 km).
•
Do not use tire chains on vehi-
cles equipped with aluminum
wheels. In unavoidable circum-
stance, use a wire type chain.
•
Use wire chains less than 0.59
inches (15mm) to prevent dam-
age to the chain’s connection.
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