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Changingwheelsandtires
Mountingandwheelbalancing
Havemountingandwheelbalancingcarriedout
byadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Wheelandtirecombination
Generalinformation
Youcanaskthedealer'sservicecenteroran#j
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop
aboutthecorrectwheel/tirecombinationand
wheelrimversionsforthevehicle.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Wheelsandtireswhicharenotsuitableforyour
vehiclecandamagepartsofthevehicle,forin#j
stanceduetocontactwiththebodyduetotol#j
erancesdespitethesameofficialsizerating.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Themanufac#j
turerofyourvehiclestronglysuggeststhatyou
usewheelsandtiresthathavebeenrecom#j
mendedbythevehiclemanufacturerforyour
vehicletype.
Warning
Mountedsteelwheelscancausetechnical
problems,forinstanceunexpectedlooseningof
thelugboltsanddamagetothebrakediscs.
Thereisariskofaccident.Donotmountsteel
wheels.
Warning
Incorrectwheel/tirecombinationswillhavea
negativeimpactonthevehicle'shandlingand
onthefunctionofavarietyofsystems,suchas
theABSAntilockBrakingSystemorDSCDy#j
namicStabilityControl.Thereisariskofacci#j
dent.Tomaintaingoodhandlingandvehicle
response,useonlytireswithasingletreadcon#j
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-in
time.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Retreadedtires
Warning
Retreadedtirescanhavedifferenttirecasing
structures.Withadvancedagetheservicelife
canbelimited.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Themanufacturerofyourvehicledoesnotrec#j
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires.
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Themanufacturerofthevehicledoesnotrec#j
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires.
Wintertires
Generalinformation
Wintertiresarerecommendedforoperatingon
winterroads.
Althoughso-calledall-seasonM+Stiresprovide
betterwintertractionthansummertires,they
usuallydonotprovidethesamelevelofperform#j
anceaswintertires.
Maximumspeedofwintertires
Ifthemaximumspeedofthevehicleishigher
thanthepermissiblespeedforthewintertires,
thenattachalabelshowingthepermissiblemaxi#j
mumspeedinthefieldofview.Thelabelisavail#j
ablefromadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Withwintertiresmounted,observeanddonot
exceedthepermissiblemaximumspeed.
Changingrunflattires
Foryourownsafety,useonlyrunflattires.Fur#j
therinformationisavailablefromadealer'sserv#j
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Rotatingwheelsbetweenaxles
Warning
Rotatingtiresbetweentheaxlesonvehicles
withdifferenttiresizesorrimsizesonthefront
andrearaxlescancausedamagetothetires
andthevehicle.Thereisariskofaccident.Do
notrotatethetiresbetweentheaxlesonvehi#j
cleswithdifferenttiresizesorrimsizesonthe
frontandrearaxles.
Differentwearpatternscanoccuronthefront
andrearaxlesdependingonindividualdriving
conditions.Thetirescanberotatedinpairsbe#j
tweentheaxlestoachieveevenwear.Furtherin#j
formationisavailablefromadealer'sservicecen#j
teroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair
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.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thevehiclehandlesdifferentlywhenarun-flat
tirehasinsufficientornotirepressure;forin#j
stance,reducedlanestabilitywhenbraking,
brakingdistancesarelongerandtheself-steer#j
ingpropertieswillchange.Thereisariskofac#j
cident.Drivemoderatelyanddonotexceeda
speedof50mph/80km/h.
Label
Thetiresaremarkedonthetiresidewallwith
Run-flatSystemComponentRSC.
Repairingaflattire
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleasfarawayaspossiblefrom
passingtrafficandonsolidground.
'xSwitchonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSecurethevehicleagainstrollingawayby
settingtheparkingbrake.
'xTurnthesteeringwheeluntilthefrontwheels
areinthestraight-aheadpositionandengage
thesteeringwheellock.
'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutoftheve#j
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe
immediateareainasafeplace,suchasbe#j
hindaguardrail.
'xIfnecessary,setupawarningtriangleatan
appropriatedistance.
MobilitySystem
Concept
WiththeMobilitySystem,minortiredamagecan
besealedtemporarilytoenablecontinuedtravel.
Toaccomplishthis,sealantispumpedintothe
tires,whichsealsthedamagefromtheinside.
Generalinformation
'xFollowtheinstructionsonusingtheMobility
Systemfoundonthecompressorandsealant
container.
'xUseoftheMobilitySystemmaybeineffec#j
tiveifthetirepuncturemeasuresapprox.
1/8inches/4mmormore.
'xContactadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopifthe
tirecannotbemadedrivable.
'xDonotremoveforeignbodiesthathavepe#j
netratedthetire.Removeforeignobjectsonly
whentheyarevisiblyprotrudingfromthetire.
'xPullthespeedlimitstickeroffthesealant
containerandapplyittothesteeringwheel.
'xTheuseofasealantcandamagethewheel
electronics.Inthiscase,havetheelectronics
checkedandreplacedatthenextopportu#j
nity.
'xThecompressorcanbeusedtocheckthe
tireinflationpressure.
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Overview
Storage
TheMobilitySystemislocatedinabagintheleft
storagecompartmentofthecargoarea.Release
thetensioningstraptoremove.
Sealantcontainer
'xSealantcontainer,arrow1.'xFillinghose,arrow2.
Observeuse-bydateonthesealantcontainer.
Compressor1Sealantcontainerunlocking2Sealantcontainerholder3Tirepressuregage4Reducetireinflationpressurebutton5On/offswitch6Compressor7Connector/cableforsocket8Connectionhose
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleasfarawayaspossiblefrom
passingtrafficandonsolidground.
'xSwitchonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSecurethevehicleagainstrollingawayby
settingtheparkingbrake.
'xTurnthesteeringwheeluntilthefrontwheels
areinthestraight-aheadpositionandengage
thesteeringwheellock.
'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutoftheve#j
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe
immediateareainasafeplace,suchasbe#j
hindaguardrail.
'xIfnecessary,setupawarningtriangleatan
appropriatedistance.
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Fillingthetirewithsealant
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Iftheexhaustpipeisblockedorventilationisin#j
sufficient,harmfulexhaustgasescanenterinto
thevehicle.Theexhaustgasescontainpollu#j
tantswhicharecolorlessandodorless.Inen#j
closedareas,exhaustgasescanalsoaccumu#j
lateoutsideofthevehicle.Thereisdangerto
life.Keeptheexhaustpipefreeandensuresuf#j
ficientventilation.
NOTICE
Thecompressorcanoverheatduringextended
operation.Thereisariskofdamagetoprop#j
erty.Donotrunthecompressorformorethan
10minutes.
Filling
1.Shakethesealantcontainer.2.Pullfillinghosecompletelyoutofthecoverof
thesealantcontainer.Donotkinkthehose.
3.Slidethesealantcontainerintotheholderon
thecompressorhousing,ensuringthatiten#j
gagesaudibly.
4.Screwthefillinghoseofthesealantcontainer
ontothetirevalveofthenonworkingwheel.
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5.Withthecompressorswitchedoff,insertthe
plugintothepowersocketinsidethevehicle.
6.Withstandbystateswitchedonortheengine
running,switchonthecompressor.
Letthecompressorrunformax.10minutestofill
thetirewithsealantandachieveatireinflation
pressureofapprox.2.0bar.
Whilethetireisbeingfilledwithsealant,thetire
inflationpressuremaysporadicallyreachapprox.
5bar.Donotswitchoffthecompressoratthis
point.
Checkingandadjustingthetire
inflationpressure
Checking
1.Switchoffthecompressor.2.Readthetireinflationpressureonthetire
pressuregage.
Tocontinuethetrip,atireinflationpressureofat
least2barmustbereached.
Removingandstowingthesealant
container
1.Unscrewthefillinghoseofthesealantcon#j
tainerfromthetirevalve.
2.Presstheredunlockingdevice.3.Removethesealantcontainerfromthecom#j
pressor.
4.Wrapandstorethesealantcontainerinsuita#j
blematerialtoavoiddirtyingthecargoarea.
Minimumtireinflationpressureis
notreached
1.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocket
insidethevehicle.
2.Drive33ft/10mforwardandbacktodistrib#j
utethesealantinthetire.
3.Screwtheconnectionhoseofthecompres#j
sordirectlyontothetirevalvestem.
4.Inserttheconnectorintothepowersocketin#j
sidethevehicle.
5.Withstandbystateswitchedonortheengine
running,switchonthecompressor.
Whenthetirepressuredoesnotreachat
least2bar,contactamanufacturerservice
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centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Whenatirepressureofatleast2baris
reached,seeMinimumtireinflationpressure
isreached.
6.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecom#j
pressorfromthetirevalve.
7.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocket
insidethevehicle.
8.StowtheMobilitySysteminthevehicle.
Minimumtireinflationpressureis
reached
1.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecom#j
pressorfromthetirevalve.
2.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocket
insidethevehicle.
3.StowtheMobilitySysteminthevehicle.4.Immediatelydriveapprox.5miles/10kmto
ensurethatthesealantisevenlydistributedin
thetire.
Donotexceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h.
Ifpossible,donotdriveatspeedslessthan
12mph/20km/h.
Adjustment
1.Stopatasuitablelocation.2.Screwtheconnectionhoseofthecompres#j
sordirectlyontothetirevalvestem.
3.Inserttheconnectorintothepowersocketin#j
sidethevehicle.
4.Correctthetireinflationpressuretoatleast
2.0bar:
'xIncreasetireinflationpressure:with
standbystateswitchedonortheengine
running,switchonthecompressor.
'xReducetireinflationpressure:pressthe
buttononthecompressor.
5.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecom#j
pressorfromthetirevalve.
6.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocket
insidethevehicle.
7.StowtheMobilitySysteminthevehicle.
Continuingthetrip
Donotexceedthemaximumpermissiblespeed
of50mph/80km/h.
ReinitializetheFlatTireMonitor.
ResettheTirePressureMonitoragain.
Replacethenonworkingtireandthesealantcon#j
taineroftheMobilitySystempromptly.
Additionalinformation:
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Snowchains
Safetyinformation
Warning
Withthemountingofsnowchainsonunsuita#j
bletires,thesnowchainscancomeintocon#j
tactwithvehicleparts.Theremaybeariskof
accidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Only
mountsnowchainsontiresthataredesignated
bytheirmanufacturerassuitablefortheuseof
snowchains.
Warning
Insufficientlytightsnowchainsmaydamage
tiresandvehiclecomponents.Theremaybea
riskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.
Makesurethatthesnowchainsarealwayssuf#j
ficientlytight.Re-tightenasneededaccording
tothesnowchainmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Fine-linksnowchains
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
theuseoffine-linksnowchains.Certaintypesof
fine-linksnowchainshavebeentestedbythe
manufacturerofthevehicleandrecommended
asroad-safeandsuitable.
Informationregardingsuitablesnowchainsis
availablefromadealer#ssservicecenteroran#j
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Use
Useonlyinpairsontherearwheels,equipped
withthetiresofthefollowingsize:
'x225/50R17.'x225/45R18.
Followthesnowchainmanufacturer'sinstruc#j
tions.
DonotinitializetheFlatTireMonitorafter
mountingsnowchains,asdoingsomayresultin
incorrectreadings.
DonotresettheTirePressureMonitorafter
mountingsnowchains,asdoingsomayresultin
incorrectreadings.
Whendrivingwithsnowchains,brieflyactivate
DynamicTractionControlDTCtooptimizethe
forwardmomentum.
Maximumspeedwithsnow
chains
Donotexceedaspeedof30mph/50km/hwhen
usingsnowchains.
Tirepressuremonitor
Concept
Thesystemmonitorstireinflationpressureinthe
fourmountedtires.Thesystemwarnsyouif
thereisalossofpressureinoneormoretires.
Generalinformation
Sensorsinthetirevalvesmeasurethetireinfla#j
tionpressureandtiretemperature.
Thesystemdetectsthemountedtiresautomati#j
cally.Thesystemdisplaysthespecifiednominal
pressurevaluesontheControlDisplayandcom#j
paresthesevaluestotheactualtirepressureval#j
ues.
Iftiresarebeingusedthatarenotspecifiedon
thetireinflationpressuredetailsonthevehicle,
suchastireswithspecialapproval,thesystem
needstobeactivelyreset.Thesystemwillthen
takeovertheactualtireinflationpressuresasthe
targetpressures.
Whenoperatingthesystem,alsonotetheinfor#j
mationfoundintheTireinflationpressurechap#j
ter.
Additionalinformation:
Tireinflationpressure,refertopage325.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thedisplayofthetargetpressuresisnota
substituteforthetireinflationpressuredetails
onthevehicle.Incorrectentriesinthetireset#j
tingscanleadtoincorrecttargettireinflation
pressurevalues.Inthiscase,itcannotbeguar#j
anteedthatthenotificationofalossoftireinfla#j
tionpressurewillbereliable.Thereisariskof
injuryandriskofdamagetoproperty.Ensure
thatthetiresizesofthemountedtiresaredis#j
playedcorrectlyandmatchthedetailsonthe
tiresandonthevehicle.
Functionalrequirements
Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetforthe
system;otherwise,reliableflaggingofalossof
tireinflationpressureisnotassured:
'xAftereachtireorwheelchange,thesystem
detectsandupdatesthemountedtiresand
displaysthemafterashorttripontheControl
Display.
Entertheinformationaboutthemounted
tiresinthetiresettingswhenthesystem
doesnotautomaticallydetectthetires.
'xTheTirePressureMonitordoesnotactivate
untilafterdrivingforafewminutes:
'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement.'xAfterareset,fortireswithspecialappro#j
val.
'xAfterchangingthetiresetting.'xFortireswithspecialapproval:'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement,areset
wasperformedwiththecorrecttireinfla#j
tionpressure.
'xAfterthetireinflationpressurewasad#j
justedtoanewvalue,aresetwasper#j
formed.
'xWheelswithwheelelectronics.Tiresettings
Generalinformation
Theinformationaboutthemountedtirescanbe
enteredinthetiresettingsifthesystemdoesnot
automaticallydetectthetires.
Thetiresizesofthemountedtirescanbegath#j
eredfromthetireinflationpressuredetailsonthe
vehicleordirectlyonthetires.
Thetiredetailsdonotneedtobere-entered
whenthetireinflationpressureiscorrected.
Forsummerandwintertires,thetiredetailsen#j
teredlastarestored.Afteratireorwheelre#j
placement,thesettingsofthetiresetsusedlast
canbeselected.
Changingsettings
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."TirePressureMonitor"4."Tiresettings"5."Tireselection"6."Manual"7."Tiretype"'x"Summer"'x"Winter/All-year"8.Selectthetiretypethatismountedonthe
rearaxle:
'xTiresize,e.g.,245/45R1896Y.'xFortireswithspecialapproval:"Other
tires".
Observefurtherproceedingintheper#j
formaresetsection.
9.Selectthemaximumroadspeedthatwillbe
usedwiththetires.
10."Savetiresettings"
Themeasurementofthecurrenttireinflation
pressureisstarted.Themeasurementprogress
isdisplayed.
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Statusdisplay
Currentstatus
ThesystemstatuscanbedisplayedontheCon#j
trolDisplay,e.g.,whetherornotthesystemisac#j
tive.
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."TirePressureMonitor"
Thecurrentstatusisdisplayed.
Currenttireinflationpressure
Thecurrenttireinflationpressureisdisplayedfor
eachtire.
Thecurrenttireinflationpressuresmaychange
duringdrivingoperationordependingontheex#j
ternaltemperature.
Currenttiretemperature
Dependingonthemodel,thecurrenttiretem#j
peraturesaredisplayed.
Thecurrenttiretemperaturesmaychangewhile
drivingorduetotheexternaltemperature.
Targetpressure
Thetargetpressureforthetiresonthefrontand
rearaxlesisdisplayed.
Thespecifiedtargetpressurestaketheinfluence
ofdrivingoperationandexternaltemperatureon
thetiretemperatureintoaccount.Theappropri#j
atetargetpressureisalwaysdisplayed,inde#j
pendentoftheweathersituation,tiretempera#j
turesanddrivingtimes.
Thedisplayedtargetpressuremaychangeand
maydifferfromthetireinflationpressuredetails
onthedoorpillarofthedriver'sdoor.Thetirein#j
flationpressurecanthusbecorrectedtothe
valueofthedisplayedtargetpressures.
Thetargetpressureisimmediatelyadjustedif
thevehicleloadischangedinthetiresettings.
Tireconditions
Generalinformation
Tireandsystemstatusareindicatedbythecolor
ofthewheelsandaSMStextmessageonthe
ControlDisplay.
Anyexistingmessagesmaynotbedeletedifthe
displayedtargetpressureisnotreachedafterthe
tireinflationpressureiscorrected.
Allwheelsgreen
'xThesystemisactiveandbaseswarningson
thedisplayedtargetpressures.
'xFortireswithspecialapproval:thesystemis
activeandbaseswarningsonthetireinflation
pressuresstoredduringthelastreset.
Onetofouryellowwheels
Aflattireormajordropinthetireinflationpres#j
surehasoccurredintheindicatedtires.
Graywheels
Itmaynotbepossibletoidentifytireinflation
pressurelosses.
Possiblecauses:
'xMalfunction.'xDuringtireinflationpressuremeasurement,
afterconfirmationofthetiresettings.
'xFortireswithspecialapproval:aresetisper#j
formedforthesystem.
Fortireswithspecialapproval:
performareset
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."TirePressureMonitor"4.Makesurethatcorrecttiresettingshave
beenmade.
Tiresettings,refertopage339.
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