Fitting snow chains: 4 tips before you leave

That's it, your stay at the mountains is programmed. Regarding the Security of your vehicle, you have opted for snow chains. Let's look at 4 tips to consider before leaving so that the Fitting snow chains on your car don't become a headache.

1 – Identify the driving wheels on your vehicle

The assembly of snow chains is carried out on the driving wheels. This may seem obvious to connoisseurs, but some are unaware of which wheels are the driving wheels on their vehicle. For front-wheel-drive vehicles, these are the front wheels. For rear-wheel-drive vehicles, the rear wheels. Finally, for
four-wheel drive vehicles, it's the four wheels, by definition! Most vehicles are traction vehicles.

2 – Practising fitting snow chains at home

As you know, you've been told several times already, fitting snow chains is no easy task. Furthermore, bear in mind that they should only be fitted when there is actual snow on the ground, otherwise you will damage them severely. Consequently, you will probably have to stop your vehicle on a mountain road.
A mountain road also means a winding road, a steep road, and possible snowfalls.

Fitting snow chains is already no easy task, so discovering how they work for the first time at the side of the road, at a temperature of -5 degrees, with wind and
Snow lashing your face, fifteen cars honking behind you, the children screaming in your vehicle and your wife growing impatient might not be a very
judicious.

This is why it is strongly recommended to study the instructions before leaving, in a calm environment, by trying out your tyres once or twice. You will thus get the hang of it and will not have
Perhaps not even needing the instruction manual when the time comes.

3 – Keep snow chains untangled

You may have noticed when opening the box that the snow chains get tangled up... Perhaps you've even spent half an hour untangling them. To avoid having to repeat this task at a rather inconvenient time, try to lay them flat in your vehicle as much as possible, and in such a way that they don't move around too much. Placing something on top of them can help keep them in their untangled position, but be careful not to pile up three tonnes of luggage on top, otherwise you'll have to empty your boot into the snow when you need to get them out!

4 – Pack warm clothing and especially gloves!

If you need to fit your snow chains, it means there's snow. It's a safe bet that at that moment, wind and icy cold will be present. You'll have to
to manipulate the strings with a negative temperature, but if you can't feel your fingers after a few minutes, it will make things much more difficult! So, plan to wear warm clothing before leaving the cabin, and most importantly, a good pair of gloves.

As you'll have gathered, fitting snow chains isn't something you can wing. Follow our advice and you'll give yourself the best possible chance of it going smoothly, in
Joy and good humour!