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Warning
Tirescanbecomedamagedbydrivingoverob#j
stacles,e.g.,curbsorroaddamage,athigh
speed.Largerwheelshaveasmallertirecross- section.Thesmallerthetirecross-section,thehighertheriskoftiredamage.Theremaybea
riskofaccidentandriskofdamagetoproperty.
Ifpossible,avoiddrivingoverobjectsorroad
conditionsthatmaydamagetires,ordriveover
themslowlyandcarefully.
Changingwheelsandtires
Mountingandwheelbalancing
Havemountingandwheelbalancingcarriedout byadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
ApprovedwheelsandtiresGeneralinformation
Thefollowingpropertiesarerecommendedand
approvedbythemanufacturerofthevehiclefor
theapprovedwheelsandtirespervehicletype
andspecialequipment:
'xWheelandtirecombinations.'xRimdesigns.'xTiresizes.'xTirebrands.
Youcanaskamanufacturerservicecenteroran#j
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop abouttheapprovedwheelsandtiresforthevehi#j
cleandthespecialequipment.
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/tirecombinationswillimpairthe vehicle'shandlingcharacteristicsandavariety
ofsystemfunctions,suchastheAntilockBrak#j
ingSystem(ABS)orDynamicStabilityControl.
Thereisariskofaccident.Tomaintaingood
handlingandvehicleresponse,useonlytires
withasingletreadconfigurationfromasingle
manufacturer.Themanufacturerofthevehicle
recommendsthatyouusewheelsandtiresthat
havebeenrecommendedbythevehiclemanu#j
facturerforyourvehicletype.Followingtire
damage,havetheoriginalwheel/tirecombina#j
tionremountedonthevehicleassoonaspos#j
sible.
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Recommendedtirebrands
Foreachtiresize,themanufacturerofthevehi#jclerecommendscertaintirebrands.Thetire
brandscanbeidentifiedbyastaronthetire
sidewall.
Newtires Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetoproduction-re#jlatedcircumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Retreadedtires
Warning
Retreadedtirescanhavedifferenttirecasing structures.Withadvancedagetheservicelife
canbelimited.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Themanufacturerofyourvehicledoesnotrec#j
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires.
Themanufacturerofthevehicledoesnotrec#j
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires.
Wintertires Generalinformation Wintertiresarerecommendedforoperatingon
winterroads.
Althoughso-calledall-seasontireswithM+S identificationprovidebetterwintertractionthan
summertires,theyusuallydonotprovidethe
samelevelofperformanceaswintertires.
Maximumspeedofwintertires
Ifthemaximumspeedofthevehicleishigher
thanthepermissiblespeedforthewintertires,
thenattachalabelshowingthepermissiblemaxi#j mumspeedinthefieldofvision.Thelabelis
availablefromadealer'sservicecenteroran#j otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Withwintertiresmounted,observeanddonot
exceedthepermissiblemaximumspeed.
Changingrunflattires
Whenchangingfromrun-flattirestostandard tires,itmustbeensuredthatthevehiclecontainsacompactsparetire("donut")ortiremobilitykit.Furtherinformationisavailablefromadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Rotatingwheelsbetweenaxles
Warning
Rotatingtiresbetweentheaxlesonvehicles withdifferenttiresizesorrimsizesonthefront andrearaxlescancausedamagetothetires
andthevehicle.Thereisariskofaccident.Do notrotatethetiresbetweentheaxlesonvehi#jcleswithdifferenttiresizesorrimsizesonthe
frontandrearaxles.
Differentwearpatternscanoccuronthefront
andrearaxlesdependingonindividualdriving
conditions.Thetirescanberotatedinpairsbe#j
tweentheaxlestoachieveevenwear.Furtherin#j
formationisavailablefromadealer'sservicecen#j teroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Afterrotating,checkthetirepressureand
correct,ifneeded.
Storingtires
Tirepressure Donotexceedthemaximumtireinflationpres#j
sureindicatedonthetiresidewall.
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Storage'xStorewheelsandtiresinacool,dryanddark
place.'xAlwaysprotecttiresagainstallcontactwith
oil,grease,andsolvents.'xDonotleavetiresinplasticbags.'xRemovedirtfromwheelsortires.
Runflattires
Principle
Run-flattirespermitcontinueddrivingunderre#j
strictedconditionsevenintheeventofacom#j
pletetirepressureloss.
Generalinformation Thewheelsconsistoftiresthatareself-support#j
ing,toalimiteddegree,andpossiblyspecial
rims.
Thereinforcementofthesidewallallowsthetire
toremaindrivabletoarestricteddegreeinthe eventofatirepressureloss.
Followtheinstructionsforcontinueddrivingwith aflattire.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thevehiclehandlesdifferentlywhenarun-flat
tirehasinsufficientornotirepressure;forin#j stance,reducedlanestabilitywhenbraking,
brakingdistancesarelongerandtheself-steer#j ingpropertieswillchange.Thereisariskofac#jcident.Drivemoderatelyanddonotexceeda
speedof50mph/80km/h.
Identification
Thetiresaremarkedonthetiresidewallwith
Run-flatSystemComponentRSC.
Repairingaflattire
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleasfarawayaspossiblefrom
passingtrafficandonsolidground.'xTurnonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSecurethevehicleagainstrollingawayby
settingtheparkingbrake.'xTurnthesteeringwheeluntilthefrontwheels areinthestraight-aheadpositionandengage
thesteeringwheellock.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutoftheve#j
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe hazardousareainasafeplace,suchasbe#jhindaguardrail.'xIfnecessary,setupawarningtriangleatan
appropriatedistance.
Tirerepairset
Principle
Withthetirerepairset,minortiredamagecanbe
sealedtemporarilytoenablecontinueddriving.
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Generalinformation'xToenablecontinueddriving,liquidsealantis
pumpedintothetire,whichhardensand
sealsthedamagefromtheinside.'xFollowtheinstructionsonusingthetirerepair setfoundonthecompressorandsealant
bottle.'xUseofthetirerepairsetmaybeineffectiveif thetirepuncturemeasuresapprox.4mmormore.'xContactadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopifthetirecannotbemadedrivable.'xDonotremoveforeignbodiesthathavepe#jnetratedthetire.Removeforeignobjectsonlywhentheyarevisiblyprotrudingfromthetire.'xPullthespeedlimitstickeroffthesealantbot#j
tleandapplyittothesteeringwheel.'xTheuseofasealingcompoundcandamage thewheelelectronics.Inthiscase,havetheelectronicscheckedandreplacedatthenext
opportunity.'xThecompressorcanbeusedtocheckthe
tireinflationpressure.
Overview
Storage
Storageforthetirerepairsetisprovidedintheleftstoragecompartmentofthetrunk.
Sealantbottle'xSealantbottle,arrow1.'xFillerhose,arrow2.
Observeexpirationdateonthesealantbottle.
Compressor
1Sealantbottleunlocking2Sealantbottleholder3Tirepressuredisplay4Reducetireinflationpressurebutton5On/offswitch6Compressor7Connector/cableforsocket8Connectionhose
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleasfarawayaspossiblefrom
passingtrafficandonsolidground.'xTurnonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSecurethevehicleagainstrollingawayby
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'xTurnthesteeringwheeluntilthefrontwheelsareinthestraight-aheadpositionandengage
thesteeringwheellock.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutoftheve#j
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe hazardousareainasafeplace,suchasbe#jhindaguardrail.'xIfnecessary,setupawarningtriangleatan
appropriatedistance.
Fillingthetirewithsealing
compound
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,amongotherpotentialdamage.Donotrun thecompressorformorethan10minutes.
Filling1.Shakethesealantbottle.2.Pullfillerhosecompletelyoutofthecoverof
thesealantbottle.Donotkinkthehose.3.Slidethesealantbottleintotheholderonthe
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4.Screwthefillerhoseofthesealantbottle
ontothetirevalveofthenonworkingwheel.5.Withthecompressorswitchedoff,insertthe
connectorintothepowersocketinthevehi#j
cleinterior.6.Withstandbystateordrive-readystate
switchedon,switchonthecompressor.
Letthecompressorrunformax.10minutestofill
thetirewithsealingcompoundandachieveatire inflationpressureofapprox.2.0bar.
Whilethetireisbeingfilledwithsealingcom#j
pound,thetireinflationpressuremaysporadi#j
callyreachapprox.5bar.Donotswitchoffthe
compressorinthisphase.
Checkingandadjustingthetire
inflationpressure
Checking1.Switchoffthecompressor.2.Readthetirepressureonthetirepressure
display.
Tocontinuethetrip,atireinflationpressureofat least2barmustbereached.
Removingandstowingthesealant
bottle
1.Unscrewthefillerhoseofthesealantbottle fromthetirevalve.2.Presstheredunlockingdevice.3.Removethesealantbottlefromthecompres#jsor.4.Wrapandstorethesealantbottleinsuitablematerialtoavoidcontaminationofthecargoarea.
Minimumtireinflationpressureis
notreached
1.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketin
thevehicleinterior.2.Drive33ft/10mforwardandbacktodistrib#j utethesealingcompoundinthetire.3.Screwtheconnectionhoseofthecompres#j
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4.Inserttheconnectorintothepowersocketinthevehicleinterior.5.Withstandbyordrivereadinessturnedon,
turnonthecompressorandletitrunfora maximumof10minutes.
Whenthetirepressuredoesnotreachat
least2bar,contactamanufacturerservice
centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Whenatirepressureofatleast2baris
reached,seeMinimumtireinflationpressure
isreached.6.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecom#j pressorfromthetirevalve.7.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketin
thevehicleinterior.8.Stowthetirerepairsetinthevehicle.
Minimumtireinflationpressureis
reached
1.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecom#j pressorfromthetirevalve.2.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketin
thevehicleinterior.3.Stowthetirerepairsetinthevehicle.4.Immediatelydriveapprox.5miles/10kmto ensurethatthesealingcompoundisevenly
distributedinthetire.
Donotexceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h. Ifpossible,donotdriveatspeedslessthan12mph/20km/h.Adjustment1.Stopatasuitablelocation.2.Screwtheconnectionhoseofthecompres#j
sordirectlyontothetirevalvestem.3.Inserttheconnectorintothepowersocketin thevehicleinterior.4.Correctthetireinflationpressuretoatleast
2.0bar:'xIncreasetirepressure:withstandbyor
drivereadinessturnedon,turnonthe compressorandletitrunforamaximum
of10minutes.'xReducetireinflationpressure:pressthe
buttononthecompressor.5.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecom#j pressorfromthetirevalve.6.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketin
thevehicleinterior.7.Stowthetirerepairsetinthevehicle.
Continuingthetrip
Donotexceedthepermissiblemaximumspeedof50mph/80km/h.
ReinitializetheFlatTireMonitor.
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ResettheTirePressureMonitoragain.Replacethefaultytireandthesealantbottleof
thetirerepairsetpromptly.
Additionalinformation:'xRun-flattires,refertopage 335.'xTirepressuremonitor,refertopage 328.
Tirechains
Safetyinformation
Warning
Withthemountingoftirechainsonunsuitable
tires,thetirechainscancomeintocontactwith vehicleparts.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Onlymounttire
chainsontiresthataredesignatedbytheir
manufacturerassuitablefortheuseoftire
chains.
Warning
Insufficientlytighttirechainsmaydamagetires
andvehiclecomponents.Theremaybearisk
ofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethatthetirechainsarealwayssufficiently tight.Re-tightenasneededaccordingtothe
tirechainmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Fine-linktirechains
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommendstheuseoffine-linktirechains.Certaintypesoffine-linktirechainshavebeentestedbythe
manufacturerofthevehicleandrecommended asroad-safeandsuitable.
Informationregardingsuitabletirechainsisavail#j
ablefromadealer#ssservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Use
Useonlyinpairsontherearwheels,equipped
withthetiresofthefollowingsize:'x225/45R18.
Thewheelsizeandrimoffsetarelocatedonthe insideofthewheel.
Followthetirechainmanufacturer'sinstructions.
DonotinitializetheFlatTireMonitorafter
mountingtirechains,asdoingsomayresultin incorrectreadings.
DonotresettheTirePressureMonitorafter mountingtirechains,asdoingsomayresultin
incorrectreadings.
Whendrivingwithtirechains,brieflyactivateDy#j namicTractionControlDTCtooptimizethe
drivepower.
Maximumspeedwithtirechains Donotexceedaspeedof30mph/50km/hwhen
usingtirechains.
Tirepressuremonitor
Principle
TheTirePressureMonitormonitorsthetire pressureandissuesawarningifthetirepressure hasdropped.
Generalinformation Sensorsinthetirevalvesmeasurethetireinfla#j
tionpressureandtiretemperature.
Thesystemdetectsthemountedtiresautomati#j
cally.Thesystemdisplaysthepredefinednomi#j
nalpressurevaluesontheControlDisplayand comparesthesevaluestotheactualtirepressure
values.
Iftiresarebeingusedthatarenotspecifiedon thetireinflationpressuredetailsonthevehicle,
suchastireswithspecialapproval,thesystem
needstobeactivelyreset.Thesystemwillthen
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takeovertheactualtireinflationpressuresasthetargetpressures.
Whenoperatingthesystem,alsonotetheinfor#j
mationfoundintheTireinflationpressurechap#j ter.
Additionalinformation:
Tireinflationpressure,refertopage 312.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thedisplayofthetargetpressuresisnota
substituteforthetireinflationpressuredetails
onthevehicle.Incorrectentriesinthetireset#j
tingscanleadtoincorrecttargettireinflation
pressurevalues.Inthiscase,itcannotbeguar#j
anteedthatthenotificationofatirepressure
losswillbereliable.Thereisariskofinjuryand
riskofdamagetoproperty.Ensurethatthetire
sizesofthemountedtiresaredisplayedcor#j
rectlyandmatchthedetailsonthetiresandon
thevehicle.
Functionalrequirements
Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetforthe
system;otherwise,reliablemessageofatire
pressurelossisnotassured:
'xAftereachtireorwheelchange,thesystem detectsandupdatesthemountedtiresand
displaysthemafterashorttripontheControl Display.
Entertheinformationaboutthemounted
tiresinthetiresettingswhenthesystem doesnotautomaticallydetectthetires.'xTheTirePressureMonitordoesnotactivate
untilafterdrivingforafewminutes:'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement.'xAfterareset,fortireswithspecialappro#j val.'xAfterchangingthetiresetting.'xFortireswithspecialapproval:'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement,aresetwasperformedwiththecorrecttireinfla#j
tionpressure.'xAfterthetireinflationpressurewasad#j
justedtoanewvalue,aresetwasper#j formed.'xWheelswithwheelelectronics.
Tiresettings
Generalinformation Theinformationaboutthemountedtirescanbe
enteredinthetiresettingsifthesystemdoesnot
automaticallydetectthetires.
Thetiresizesofthemountedtirescanbegath#j
eredfromthetireinflationpressuredetailsonthe vehicleordirectlyonthetires.
Thetiredetailsdonotneedtobere-entered whenthetirepressureiscorrected.
Forsummerandwintertires,thetiredetailsen#j
teredlastarestored.Afteratireorwheelre#j
placement,thesettingsofthetiresetsusedlast
canbeselected.
Changingsettings
1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."TirePressureMonitor"4."Tiresettings"5."Tireselection"6."Manual"7."Tiretype"'x"Summer"'x"Winter/All-year"8.Selectthetiretypethatismountedonthe
rearaxle.
Fortireswithspecialapproval:
"Othertires".
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9.Selectthemaximumroadspeedthatwillbe
usedwiththetires.10."Savetiresettings"
Themeasurementofthecurrenttireinflation
pressureisstarted.Themeasurementprogress
isdisplayed.
Statusdisplay CurrentstatusThesystemstatuscanbedisplayedontheCon#j
trolDisplay,e.g.,whetherornotthesystemisac#j tive.
1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."TirePressureMonitor"
Thecurrentstatusisdisplayed.
Currenttirepressure
Thecurrenttirepressureisdisplayedforeach tire.
Thecurrenttireinflationpressuresmaychange duringdrivingordependingontheoutsidetem#j
perature.
Currenttiretemperature Dependingonthemodel,thecurrenttiretem#j
peraturesaredisplayed.
Thecurrenttiretemperaturesmaychangewhile drivingorduetotheoutsidetemperature.
Targetpressure
Thetargetpressureforthetiresonthefrontand
rearaxlesisdisplayed.
Thespecifiedtargetpressurestaketheinfluence
ofdrivingandoutsidetemperatureonthetire
temperatureintoaccount.Theappropriatetarget
pressureisalwaysdisplayed,independentofthe weathersituation,tiretemperaturesandtravel
times.
Thedisplayedtargetpressuremaychangeand
maydifferfromthetireinflationpressuredetails
onthedoorpillarofthedriver'sdoor.Thetirein#j
flationpressurecanthusbecorrectedtothe
valueofthedisplayedtargetpressures.
Thetargetpressureisimmediatelyadjustedif
thevehicleloadstatusischangedinthetireset#j tings.
TireconditionsGeneralinformation
Tireandsystemstatusareindicatedbythecolor
ofthewheelsandatextmessageontheControl Display.
Anyexistingmessagesmaynotbedeletedifthe targetpressureisnotreachedafterthetireinfla#j tionpressureiscorrected.
Allwheelsgreen'xThesystemisactiveandbaseswarningsonthetargetpressures.'xFortireswithspecialapproval:thesystemisactiveandbaseswarningsonthetireinflation
pressuresstoredduringthelastreset.
Onetofouryellowwheels
Aflattireormajortirepressurelosshasoccurred
intheindicatedtires.
Graywheels Itmaynotbepossibletoidentifytirepressurelosses.
Possiblecauses:
'xMalfunction.'xDuringtireinflationpressuremeasurement, afterconfirmationofthetiresettings.'xFortireswithspecialapproval:aresetisper#jformedforthesystem.
Fortireswithspecialapproval:
performareset
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