The most popular SUV models offered at rental locations in Crans-Montana are: BMW X3, BMW X5, Toyota Rav4, Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia Sportage, Suzuki Jimny and others.
While selecting your preferred model of an off-road vehicle, please examine the rental conditions. In particular, those requirements that concern credit cards – when it comes to renting an expensive car, sometimes offices in Switzerland ask information about two credit cards.
Before signing the contract in the rental office upon arrival, check that the invoice figures match with figures in your voucher.
Once the vehicle is assigned, inspect it carefully before leaving the parking. Crossovers and SUVs are often used in tough road conditions, therefore scratches and other exteriour defects are inevitable. Due to this, it is important to check and specify all existing defects in your rental documents.
If you plan to use an off-road vehicle in the mountains, it is recommended to order snow chains. This will save you from unexpected incidents. Other important equipment in Switzerland are mandatory child seats for travellers with children.
OrangeSmile.com wishes you a safe trip and green lights on the roads of Crans-Montana!
Common questions on rental process
Drivers, who plan to ride on mountain roads in Switzerland, should not forget that all the roads in the mountains are very narrow and winding. Some of roads are so narrow that two cars can hardly move in different directions there. On mountain roads drivers often have to move backwards in order to give way to an oncoming vehicle, because there is simply no space for the maneuver.
When driving on mountain roads, drivers will see special “priority” signs that specify who and when should give way. As a rule, cars that move upwards are given way. Postal buses and articulated lorries also have a special priority.
Drivers should be particularly attentive on mountain roads in winter. On some roads, it is only possible to use vehicles equipped with snow chains.
