Operation Manual

11
Practical information
159
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. The
y
must never
be fitted to "space-saver" t
y
pe spare
wh
ee
l
s
.
Take account of the le
g
islation in force
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 ve
hi
c
l
e
'
s t
y
res an
d
t
h
e roa
d
su
r
face
. It i
s
r
eco
mm
e
n
ded
th
a
t
befo
r
e
y
ou leave,
y
ou practise
f
ittin
g
the snow
c
hains on a level and dry sur
f
ace.
I
f
y
our vehicle is
f
itted with allo
y
wheels,
c
heck that no part of the chain or its
fixin
g
s is in contact with the wheel rim.
Use onl
y
the chains desi
g
ned to be
f
itted to the
t
y
pe o
f
wheel
f
itted to
y
our vehicle:
O
ri
g
inal t
y
re size M
a
xim
u
m link
s
iz
e
.
1
85/65
R1
5
9
mm
1
95/55
R1
6
2
05/
4
5
R17 n
o
t
c
h
a
in
ab
l
e
For more information on snow chains
,
contact a
CITRO
Ë
N 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.