CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 - Snow Chains

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Practical information
189
Snow chains
In wintr
y
conditions, snow chains improve traction as well as the behaviour o
f
the vehicle when
brakin
g
The snow chains must be
f
itted onl
y
to the
f
ront wheels. They must never
be
f
itted to "space-saver" t
y
pe spare
wh
ee
l
s
.
Take account o
f
the le
g
islation in
f
orce
in
y
our countr
y
on the use of snow
c
hains and the maximum runnin
g
speed
au
th
o
ri
sed
.
Avoid drivin
g
on roads that have been
c
leared of snow, to avoid dama
g
in
g
y
our
vehicle's t
y
res and the road sur
f
ace. It
is recommended that be
f
ore
y
ou leave,
y
ou practise
f
ittin
g
the snow chains on
a level and dry sur
f
ace. I
f
your vehicle
is
f
itted with allo
y
wheels, check that
no part of the chain or its fixin
g
s is in
co
nt
ac
t with th
e
wh
ee
l rim.
All ori
g
inal t
y
re sizes
(
15", 16", 17"
)
can be
f
itt
ed
with
c
h
a
in
s
.
O
ri
g
inal t
y
re
si
z
e
Ma
x
i
m
u
m
li
n
k
si
z
e
.
1
95
/
60
R1
5
9
mm
1
95
/
55
R1
6
9
mm
2
05
/
4
5
R17 7 mm
For more information on snow chains
,
contact a
CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
Advice on installation
)
I
f
you have to
f
it the chains during a
j
ourne
y
, stop the vehicle on a
f
lat sur
f
ace
o
n th
e
s
i
de
o
f th
e
r
oad
.
)
Appl
y
the parkin
g
brake and position an
y
wheel chocks to prevent movement of
y
our
v
e
hi
c
l
e
.
)
Fit the chains
f
ollowin
g
the instructions
p
rovided b
y
the manu
f
acturer.
)
Move o
ff
g
entl
y
and drive
f
or a
f
ew
m
oments, without exceeding 30 mph
(
50 km
/
h
)
.
)
Stop
y
our vehicle and check that the snow
c
hains are correctl
y
ti
g
htened.
Use onl
y
the chains desi
g
ned to be
f
itted to the
type o
f
wheel
f
itted to your vehicle: