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causeseriousdamagetowheels,tiresandsus#j
pensionparts.Thisismorelikelytooccurwith low-profiletires,whichprovidelesscushioning
betweenthewheelandtheroad.Becarefulto
avoidroadhazardsandreduceyourspeed,es#j
peciallyifyourvehicleisequippedwithlow-pro#j filetires.
Indicationsoftiredamageorothervehiclemal#j
functions:'xUnusualvibrations.'xUnusualtireorrunningnoises.'xUnusualhandlingsuchasastrongtendency
topulltotheleftorright.
Damagecanbecausedbythefollowingsitua#j
tions,forinstance:
'xDrivingovercurbs.'xRoaddamage.'xTireinflationpressuretoolow.'xVehicleoverloading.'xIncorrecttirestorage.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Damagedtirescanlosetireinflationpressure,
whichcanleadtolossofvehiclecontrol.There isariskofaccident.Iftiredamageissuspected
whiledriving,immediatelyreducespeedand
stop.Havewheelsandtireschecked.Forthis
purpose,drivecarefullytothenearestdealer#ss
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecen#j
terorrepairshop.Havevehicletowedortrans#j portedasneeded.Donotrepairdamagedtires,
buthavethemreplaced.
Warning
Tirescanbecomedamagedbydrivingoverob#j
stacles,e.g.,curbsorroaddamage,athigh
speed.Largerwheelshaveasmallertirecross- section.Thesmallerthetirecross-section,the
highertheriskoftiredamage.Thereisadan#j
gerofaccidentsandpropertydamage.Ifpossi#j
ble,avoiddrivingoverobjectsorroadcondi#j
tionsthatmaydamagetires,ordriveoverthem
slowlyandcarefully.
Changingwheelsandtires
Mounting
Havemountingandwheelbalancingcarriedout
byadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
WheelandtirecombinationGeneralinformation
Youcanaskthedealer'sservicecenteroran#j
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop aboutthecorrectwheel/tirecombinationandwheelrimversionsforthevehicle.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Wheelsandtireswhicharenotsuitableforyour
vehiclecandamagepartsofthevehicle,forin#j stanceduetocontactwiththebodyduetotol#jerancesdespitethesameofficialsizerating.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Themanufac#j turerofyourvehiclestronglysuggeststhatyou
usewheelsandtiresthathavebeenrecom#j mendedbythevehiclemanufacturerforyour
vehicletype.
Warning
Incorrectwheel/tirecombinationswillhavea
negativeimpactonthevehicle'shandlingand
onthefunctionofavarietyofsystems,suchas
theABSAntilockBrakingSystemorDSCDy#j namicStabilityControl.Thereisariskofacci#jdent.Tomaintaingoodhandlingandvehicle
response,useonlytireswithasingletreadcon#j
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figurationfromasinglemanufacturer.The
manufacturerofthevehiclerecommendsthat
youusewheelsandtiresthathavebeenrec#j
ommendedbythevehiclemanufacturerfor
yourvehicletype.Followingtiredamage,have
theoriginalwheel/tirecombinationremounted
onthevehicleassoonaspossible.
Recommendedtirebrands
Foreachtiresize,themanufacturerofthevehi#j clerecommendscertaintirebrands.Thetire
brandscanbeidentifiedbyastaronthetire
sidewall.
Newtires Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-intime.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Retreadedtires
Warning
Retreadedtirescanhavedifferenttirecasing
structures.Withadvancedagetheservicelife
canbelimited.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Themanufacturerofyourvehicledoesnotrec#j
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires.
Themanufacturerofthevehicledoesnotrec#j
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires.
Wintertires
Wintertiresarerecommendedforoperatingonwinterroads.
Althoughso-calledall-seasonM+Stiresprovide betterwintertractionthansummertires,they
usuallydonotprovidethesamelevelofperform#j anceaswintertires.
Maximumspeedofwintertires Ifthemaximumspeedofthevehicleishigherthanthepermissiblespeedforthewintertires,
thenattachalabelshowingthepermissiblemaxi#j mumspeedinthefieldofview.Thelabelisavail#jablefromadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Withwintertiresmounted,observeanddonot
exceedthepermissiblemaximumspeed.
Changingrunflattires Whenchangingfromrun-flattirestostandard
tires,itmustbeensuredthatthevehiclecontains
acompactsparetire("donut")ortiremobilitykit.
Furtherinformationisavailablefromadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenter orrepairshop.
Rotatingwheelsbetweenaxles
Warning
Rotatingtiresbetweentheaxlesonvehicles withdifferenttiresizesorrimsizesonthefront
andrearaxlescancausedamagetothetires
andthevehicle.Thereisariskofaccident.Do notrotatethetiresbetweentheaxlesonvehi#j
cleswithdifferenttiresizesorrimsizesonthe
frontandrearaxles.
Differentwearpatternscanoccuronthefront
andrearaxlesdependingonindividualdriving
conditions.Thetirescanberotatedinpairsbe#j
tweentheaxlestoachieveevenwear.Furtherin#j
formationisavailablefromadealer'sservicecen#j
teroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair
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shop.Afterrotating,checkthetirepressureand
correct,ifneeded.
Storingtires
Tireinflationpressure
Donotexceedthemaximumtireinflationpres#j
sureindicatedonthesidewallofthetire.
Storage'xStorewheelsandtiresinacool,dryanddark
place.'xAlwaysprotecttiresagainstallcontactwith
oil,grease,andsolvents.'xDonotleavetiresinplasticbags.'xRemovedirtfromwheelsortires.
Run-flattires
Concept
Run-flattirespermitcontinueddrivingunderre#j
strictedconditionsevenintheeventofacom#j
pletelossoftireinflationpressure.
Generalinformation Thewheelsconsistoftiresthatareself-support#j
ing,toalimiteddegree,andpossiblyspecial
rims.
Thesupportofthesidewallallowsthetiretore#j
maindrivabletoarestricteddegreeintheevent
ofatireinflationpressureloss.
Followtheinstructionsforcontinueddrivingwith
aflattire.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thevehiclehandlesdifferentlywhenarun-flat
tirehasinsufficientornotirepressure;forin#j stance,reducedlanestabilitywhenbraking,
brakingdistancesarelongerandtheself-steer#j
ingpropertieswillchange.Thereisariskofac#j cident.Drivemoderatelyanddonotexceeda
speedof50mph/80km/h.
Label
Thetiresaremarkedonthetiresidewallwith
RSCRun-flatSystemComponent.
Repairingaflattire
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleasfarawayaspossiblefrom
passingtrafficandonsolidground.'xSwitchonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSecurethevehicleagainstrollingawayby
settingtheparkingbrake.'xTurnthesteeringwheeluntilthefrontwheels areinthestraight-aheadpositionandengage
thesteeringwheellock.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutoftheve#j
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe immediateareainasafeplace,suchasbe#j
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MobilitySystem
Concept
WiththeMobilitySystem,minortiredamagecan besealedtemporarilytoenablecontinuedtravel.Toaccomplishthis,sealantispumpedintothetires,whichsealsthedamagefromtheinside.
Generalinformation
'xFollowtheinstructionsonusingtheMobility
Systemfoundonthecompressorandsealant container.'xUseoftheMobilitySystemmaybeineffec#j
tiveifthetirepuncturemeasuresapprox.
1/8inches/4mmormore.'xContactadealer'sservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopifthetirecannotbemadedrivable.'xDonotremoveforeignbodiesthathavepe#jnetratedthetire.Onlyremoveforeignobjects
iftheyarevisiblyprotrudingfromthetire.'xPullthespeedlimitstickeroffthesealant
containerandapplyittothesteeringwheel.'xTheuseofasealantcandamagetheTPM wheelelectronics.Inthiscase,havetheTPMwheelelectronicsreplacedatthenextoppor#jtunity.'xThecompressorcanbeusedtocheckthe
tireinflationpressure.
Storage
TheMobilitySystemislocatedunderthecargo floorpanel.
Sealantcontainer'xSealantcontainer,arrow1.'xFillinghose,arrow2.
Observeuse-bydateonthesealantcontainer.
Compressor
1On/offswitch2Sealantcontainerholder3Reducetireinflationpressurebutton4Tirepressuregage5Compressor6Connector/cableforsocket7Connectionhose#nstowedinthebottomof
thecompressor
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleasfarawayaspossiblefrom
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'xTurnthesteeringwheeluntilthefrontwheelsareinthestraight-aheadpositionandengage
thesteeringwheellock.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutoftheve#j
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe immediateareainasafeplace,suchasbe#j
hindaguardrail.'xIfnecessary,setupawarningtriangleatan
appropriatedistance.
Fillingthetirewithsealant
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Iftheexhaustpipeisblockedorventilationisin#j
sufficient,harmfulexhaustgasescanenterinto thevehicle.Theexhaustgasescontainpollu#jtantswhicharecolorlessandodorless.Inen#j
closedareas,exhaustgasescanalsoaccumu#j
lateoutsideofthevehicle.Thereisdangerto
life.Keeptheexhaustpipefreeandensuresuf#j
ficientventilation.
NOTICE
Thecompressorcanoverheatduringextended operation.Thereisariskofdamagetoprop#j
erty.Donotrunthecompressorformorethan
10minutes.
Filling
1.Shakethesealantcontainer.2.Taketheconnectionhosecompletelyoutof
thecompressorhousing.Donotkinkthe
hose.3.Attachtheconnectionhosetotheconnector
ofthesealingcontainer,ensuringthatiten#j
gagesaudibly.4.Slidethesealingcontaineruprightintothe
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5.Removethevalvecapfromthetirevalveand
screwtheconnectionhoseontothetirevalve
ofthenonworkingwheel.6.Withthecompressorswitchedoff,insertthe
plugintoapowersocketinsidethevehicle.7.Withtheignitionswitchedonortheengine running,switchonthecompressor.
Letthecompressorrunformax.10minutestofill
thetirewithsealantandachieveatireinflation pressureofapprox.2.5bar.
Whilethetireisbeingfilledwithsealant,thetire
inflationpressuremaysporadicallyreachapprox.
5bar.Donotswitchoffthecompressoratthis point.
Ifatireinflationpressureof2barisnotreached:1.Switchoffthecompressor.2.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketinsidethevehicle.3.Unscrewthefillinghosefromthetirevalve.4.Drive33ft/10mforwardandbacktodistrib#jutethesealantinthetire.5.Inflatethetireagainusingthecompressor.
Ifatireinflationpressureof2barcannotbe reached,contactyourdealer#ssservicecenter
oranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair shop.
StowingtheMobilitySystem
1.Removetheconnectionhoseofthesealantcontainerfromthetirevalve.2.Pullthecompressorconnectoroutofthe
socketinsidethevehicle.3.Removetheconnectionhosefromtheseal#j
antcontainer.4.Wrapandstorethesealantcontainerandthe
connectionhoseinsuitablematerialtoavoid
dirtyingthecargoarea.5.StowtheMobilitySystembackinthecargo
area.
Distributingthesealant
Immediatelydriveapprox.5miles/10kmtoen#j surethatthesealantisevenlydistributedinthetire.
Donotexceedthepermissiblemaximumspeed of50mph/80km/h.
Ifpossible,donotdriveatspeedslessthan 12mph/20km/h.
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Correctingthetireinflation
pressure1.Stopatasuitablelocation.2.Screwtheconnectionhoseontothetire
valvestem.3.Attachtheconnectionhosedirectlytothe
compressor.4.Inserttheconnectorintothepowersocketin#j
sidethevehicle.5.Correctthetireinflationpressureto2.5bar.'xIncreasetireinflationpressure:withtheig#j nitionswitchedonortheenginerunning,
switchonthecompressor.'xReducetireinflationpressure:pressthe
buttononthecompressor.Continuingthetrip
Donotexceedthemaximumpermissiblespeedof50mph/80km/h.
ReinitializetheFlatTireMonitor.
ResettheTirePressureMonitorTPM.
Replacethenonworkingtireandthesealantcon#j
taineroftheMobilitySystematthenextopportu#j
nity.
Snowchains
Safetyinformation
Warning
Withthemountingofsnowchainsonunsuita#j
bletires,thesnowchainscancomeintocon#j tactwithvehicleparts.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Onlymountsnowchainsontiresthataredesignated
bytheirmanufacturerassuitablefortheuseof
snowchains.
Warning
Insufficientlytightsnowchainsmaydamage
tiresandvehiclecomponents.Theremaybea riskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.
Makesurethatthesnowchainsarealwayssuf#j ficientlytight.Re-tightenasneededaccording
tothesnowchainmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Fine-linksnowchains
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
theuseoffine-linksnowchains.Certaintypesof
fine-linksnowchainshavebeentestedbythe manufacturerofthevehicleandrecommendedasroad-safeandsuitable.
Informationregardingsuitablesnowchainsis
availablefromadealer#ssservicecenteroran#j otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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Use
Useonlyinpairsontherearwheels,equipped
withthetiresofthefollowingsize:'x205/50R17.'x225/45R17.'x225/40R18.
Followthesnowchainmanufacturer'sinstruc#j tions.
DonotinitializetheFlatTireMonitorafter
mountingsnowchains,asdoingsomayresultin incorrectreadings.
DonotresettheTirePressureMonitorTPMaf#j termountingsnowchains,asdoingsomayre#jsultinincorrectreadings.
Whendrivingwithsnowchains,brieflyactivate
DynamicTractionControlDTC,ifneeded.
Maximumspeedwithsnow
chains
Donotexceedaspeedof30mph/50km/hwhen
usingsnowchains.
Changingwheels/tires
Generalinformation
Whenusingrun-flattiresoraflattirekit,awheel doesnotalwaysneedtobechangedimmedi#j
atelywhenthereisalossoftireinflationpressure
duetoaflattire.
Ifneeded,thetoolsforchangingwheelsare availableasaccessoriesfromadealer#ssservice
centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorre#j
pairshop.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Thevehiclejackisonlyprovidedforshort-term liftingofthevehicleforwheelchanges.Evenif
allsafetymeasuresareobserved,thereisarisk oftheraisedvehiclefalling,ifthevehiclejack
tipsover.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangerto
life.Ifthevehicleisraised,donotlieunderthe
vehicleanddonotstarttheengine.
DANGER
Supportssuchaswoodenblocksundertheve#j hiclejackreducethecapacityofthevehicle
jacktobearweight.Theyhavethepotentialto
exerttoomuchstrainonthevehiclejack,caus#j
ingittotipoverandthevehicletofall.Thereis
ariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Donotplace
supportsunderthevehiclejack.
Warning
Thejack,issuedbythevehiclemanufacturer,is providedinordertoperformawheelchangein
theeventofabreakdown.Thejackisnotde#j
signedforfrequentuse;forexample,changing
fromsummertowintertires.Usingthejackfre#j
quentlymaycauseittobecomejammedor
damaged.Thereisariskofinjuryandriskof
damagetoproperty.Onlyusethejacktoattach
anemergencyorsparewheelintheeventofa
breakdown.
Warning
Onsoft,unevenorslipperyground,forexample
snow,ice,tiles,etc.,thevehiclejackcanslip away.Thereisariskofinjury.Ifpossible,changethewheelonaflat,solid,andslip-re#j
sistantsurface.
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Warning
Thevehiclejackisoptimizedforliftingthevehi#j
cleandforthejackingpointsonthevehicle
only.Thereisariskofinjury.Donotliftany
othervehicleorcargousingthevehiclejack.
Warning
Whenthevehiclejackisnotinsertedintothe
jackingpointprovidedforthispurpose,theve#j
hiclemaybedamagedorthevehiclejackmay
slipwhenitisbeingcrankedup.Thereisarisk ofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.When
crankingupthevehiclejack,ensurethatitisin#j
sertedinthejackingpointnexttothewheel
housing.
Warning
Avehiclethatisraisedonavehiclejackmayfall offofthejackiflateralforcesareexertedonit.
Thereisariskofinjuryandriskofdamageto
property.Whilethevehicleisraised,donotex#j ertlateralforcesonthevehicleorpullabruptly
onthevehicle.Haveastuckwheelremovedby
adealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Securingthevehicleagainst
rolling
Generalinformation
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendstoaddi#j
tionallysecurethevehicleagainstrollingaway
whenchangingawheel.
Onalevelsurface
Placechocksorothersuitableobjects,forexam#j plerocks,infrontofandbehindthewheelthatis
diagonallyoppositetothewheelthatyouwishto change.
Onaslightdownhillgradient
Ifyouneedtochangeawheelonaslightdown#j
hillgrade,placechocksandothersuitableob#j
jects,forinstancerocks,underthewheelsof
boththefrontandrearaxlesagainsttherolling
direction.
Lugboltlock
Concept
Thewheellugboltshaveaspecialcoding.The lugboltscanonlybereleasedwiththeadapter
whichmatchesthecoding.
Overview Theadapterofthelugboltlockisintheonboard
vehicletoolkitorinastoragecompartmentclose totheonboardvehicletoolkit.
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'xLugbolt,arrow1.'xAdapter,arrow2.
Unscrewing
1.Attachtheadaptertothelugbolt.2.Unscrewthelugbolt.3.Removetheadapterafterunscrewingthelug
bolt.
Screwingon
1.Attachtheadaptertothelugbolt.Ifneces#j
sary,turntheadapteruntilitfitsonthelug
bolt.2.Screwonthelugbolt.Thetighteningtorque is140Nm.3.Removetheadapterandstowitafterscrew#j
ingonthelugbolt.
Preparingthevehicle
'xParkthevehicleonsolidandnon-slipground atasafedistancefromtraffic.'xSwitchonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSettheparkingbrake.'xEngageagearormovetheselectorlevertopositionP.'xAssoonaspermittedbythetrafficflow,have
allvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevehicle andensurethattheyremainoutsidetheim#j
mediateareainasafeplace,suchasbehinda
guardrail.'xDependingonthevehicleequipment,get
wheelchangetoolsand,ifnecessary,the
emergencywheelfromthevehicle.'xIfnecessary,setupawarningtriangleorport#j ablehazardwarninglightatanappropriatedistance.'xSecurethevehicleadditionallyagainstrolling.'xLoosenthelugboltsahalfturn.
Jackingpointsforthevehicle
jack
Thejackingpointsforthevehiclejackarelo#j catedattheindicatedpositions.
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