Winter Driving; Snow Or Icy Conditions - Hyundai Grand i10 NIOS Owner's Manual

While driving

WINTER DRIVING

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 ap-
plications, and sharp turns are poten-
tially very hazardous
During deceleration,
braking to the fullest extent. Sudden
brake applications on snowy or icy
roads may cause skids to occur.
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.
Snow tires
WARNING
Snow tires should be equivalent in
size and type to the vehicle's stan-
dard tires. Otherwise, the safety
and handling of your vehicle may
be adversely affected.
If you mount snow tires on your vehi-
cle, make sure to use radial tires of
the same size and load range as the
original tires. Mount snow tires on all
four wheels to balance your vehicle's
handling in all weather conditions.
The traction provided by snow tires
on dry roads may not be as high as
your vehicle's original equipment
tires. Check with the tire dealer for
maximum speed recommendations.
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Do not install studded tires without
first checking local and municipal reg-
ulations
against their use.
practices.
Tire chains
use engine
Since the sidewalls of radial tires are
thinner than other types of tires, they
may be damaged by mounting some
types of tire chains on them. There-
fore, the use of snow tires is recom-
mended instead of tire chains. Do not
mount
equipped with aluminum wheels; if
unavoidable use a wire type chain. If
tire chains must be used, use genu-
ine HYUNDAI parts and install the tire
chain after reviewing the instructions
provided with the tire chains. Dam-
age to your vehicle caused by im-
proper tire chain use is not covered
by your vehicle manufacturer's war-
ranty.
Information
for possible
tire chains
restrictions
OAI3069020
on vehicles