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Driving Your Vehicle
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The severe weather conditions of winter quickly wear out tires and cause other
problems. To minimize winter driving problems, you should take the following
suggestions:
Snow or Icy Conditions
You need to keep sufficient distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of
you.
Apply the brakes gently. Speeding, rapid acceleration, sudden brake applications, and
sharp turns are potentially very hazardous practices. During deceleration, use engine
braking to the fullest extent. Sudden brake applications on snowy or icy roads may
cause the vehicle to skid.
To drive your vehicle in deep snow, it may be necessary to use snow tires or to install
tire chains on your tires.
Always carry emergency equipment. Some of the items you may want to carry include
tire chains, tow straps or chains, a flashlight, emergency flares, sand, a shovel, jumper
cables, a window scraper, gloves, ground cloth, coveralls, a blanket, etc.
Summer tires
• Summer tires are used to maximize the driving performance on dry roads.
• If the temperature is below 7°C or you are driving on snowy or icy roads, the
summer tires lose their brake performance and traction as the tire grip weakens
significantly.
• If the temperature is below 7°C or you are driving on snowy or icy roads, mount
snow tires or all-season tires of the same size with your vehicle's standard tire for
safe driving. Both snow and all-season tires have M+S markings.
• When using the M+S tires, use tires with the same tread produced by the same
manufacturer for safe driving.
• When driving with the M+S tires with the lower maximum allowable speed than that
of the vehicle's standard summer tire, be careful not to exceed the speed allowed
for the M+S tires.
WINTER DRIVING
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