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Tireidentificationmarks
Tiresize245/45R1896Y
245:nominalwidthinmm
45:aspectratioin%
R:radialtirecode
18:rimdiameterininches
96:loadrating,notforZRtires
Y:speedrating,beforetheRonZRtires
Maximumtireload
Maximumtireloadisthemaximumpermissible
weightforwhichthetireisapproved.
Locatethemaximumtireloadonthetiresidewall
andtheGrossAxleWeightRatingmGAWRmon
thecertificationlabelonthedriverssdoorpillar.
Dividethetireloadby1.1.Itmustbegreater
thanone-halfofthevehiclessGrossAxleWeight RatingmGAWR.Note,frontvs.rearGAWRand
tireloads,respectively.
Speedletter
Qupto100mph/160km/h
Rupto106mph/170km/h
Supto112mph/180km/h
Tupto118mph/190km/h
Hupto131mph/210km/h
Vupto150mph/240km/h
Wupto167mph/270km/h
Yupto186mph/300km/h
TireIdentificationNumberDOTcode:DOTxxxxxxx2118
xxxx:manufacturercodeforthetirebrand
xxx:tiresizeandtiredesign
2118:tireage
TireswithDOTcodesmeettheguidelinesofthe U.S.DepartmentofTransportation.
Tireage
Recommendation
Regardlessofthetiretread,replacetiresatleast
every6years.
Manufacturedate Youcanfindthemanufacturedateofthetireonthetire'ssidewall.DesignationManufacturedateDOT

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TractionThetractiongrades,fromhighesttolowest,are
AA,A,B,andC.
Thosegradesrepresentthetire'sabilitytostop
onwetpavementasmeasuredundercontrolled
conditionsonspecifiedgovernmenttestsurfaj
cesofasphaltandconcrete.AtiremarkedCmay havepoortractionperformance.
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireisbased onstraight-aheadbrakingtractiontests,and
doesnotincludeacceleration,cornering,hydroj planing,orpeaktractioncharacteristics.
Temperature
ThetemperaturegradesareA,thehighest,B,
andC,representingthetire'sresistancetothe
generationofheatanditsabilitytodissipateheat
whentestedundercontrolledconditionsona specifiedindoorlaboratorytestwheel.Sustained
hightemperaturecancausethematerialofthe
tiretodegenerateandreducetirelife,andexcesj
sivetemperaturecanleadtosuddentirefailure.
ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperformj
ancewhichallpassengervehicletiresmustmeet
undertheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard
No.109.GradesBandArepresenthigherlevels ofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthantheminimumrequiredbylaw.
WARNING
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestabj lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedandnot overloaded.Excessivespeed,underinflation,or
excessiveloading,eitherseparatelyorincomj bination,cancauseheatbuildupandpossibletirefailure.
RSCmRun-flattires
Run-flattires,refertopage 255,arelabeledwith
acircularsymbolcontainingthelettersRSC markedonthesidewall.
M+S
Winterandall-seasontireswithbettercold weatherperformancethansummertires.
Tiretread
SummertiresDonotdrivewithatiretreadoflessthan
0.12in/3mm,otherwisethereisanincreased
riskofhydroplaning.
Wintertires Donotdrivewithatiretreadoflessthan
0.16in/4mm,assuchtiresarelesssuitablefor winteroperation.
Minimumtreaddepth
Wearindicatorsaredistributedaroundthetire's
circumferenceandhavethelegallyrequiredminj imumheightof0.063inches/1.6mm.
Thepositionsofthewearindicatorsaremarked onthetiresidewallwithTWI,TreadWearIndicaj
tor.
Tiredamage
Generalinformation Inspectyourtiresregularlyfordamage,foreign
objectslodgedinthetread,andtreadwear.
Drivingoverroughordamagedroadsurfaces,as
wellasdebris,curbsandotherobstaclescan
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causeseriousdamagetowheels,tiresandsusj
pensionparts.Thisismorelikelytooccurwith low-profiletires,whichprovidelesscushioning
betweenthewheelandtheroad.Becarefulto
avoidroadhazardsandreduceyourspeed,esj
peciallyifyourvehicleisequippedwithlow-proj filetires.
Indicationsoftiredamageorothervehiclemalj
functions:'xUnusualvibrations.'xUnusualtireorrunningnoises.'xUnusualhandlingsuchasastrongtendency
topulltotheleftorright.
Damagecanbecausedbythefollowingsituaj
tions,forinstance:
'xDrivingovercurbs.'xRoaddamage.'xTireinflationpressuretoolow.'xVehicleoverloading.'xIncorrecttirestorage.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Damagedtirescanlosetireinflationpressure,
whichcanleadtolossofvehiclecontrol.There isariskofanaccident.Iftiredamageissusj
pectedwhiledriving,immediatelyreducespeed
andstop.Havewheelsandtireschecked.For
thispurpose,drivecarefullytothenearestdealj erssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservice
centerorrepairshop.Havevehicletowedor
transportedasneeded.Donotrepairdamaged
tires,buthavethemreplaced.
WARNING
Tirescanbecomedamagedbydrivingoverobj
stacles,e.g.,curbsorroaddamage,athigh
speed.Largerwheelshaveasmallertirecross- section.Thesmallerthetirecross-section,the
highertheriskoftiredamage.Thereisadanj
gerofaccidentsandpropertydamage.Ifpossij
ble,drivearoundobstacles,ordriveoverthem
slowlyandcarefully.
Changingwheelsandtires
Mounting
Havemountingandwheelbalancingcarriedout
byadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
WheelandtirecombinationGeneralinformation
Youcanaskthedealerssservicecenteroranj
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop aboutthecorrectwheel/tirecombinationandwheelrimversionsforthevehicle.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Wheelsandtireswhicharenotsuitableforyour vehiclecandamagepartsofthevehicle,forinj stanceduetocontactwiththebodyduetotoljerancesdespitethesameofficialsizerating.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Themanufacj turerofyourvehiclestronglysuggeststhatyou
usewheelsandtiresthathavebeenrecomj mendedbythevehiclemanufacturerforyour
vehicletype.
WARNING
Incorrectwheel/tirecombinationswillhavea
negativeimpactonthevehicle'shandlingand
onthefunctionofavarietyofsystems,suchas
theAnti-lockBrakeSystemorDynamicStabilj ityControl.Thereisariskofanaccident.Tomaintaingoodhandlingandvehicleresponse,useonlytireswithasingletreadconfiguration
fromasinglemanufacturer.Themanufacturer
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ofthevehiclerecommendsthatyouuse
wheelsandtiresthathavebeenrecommended
bythevehiclemanufacturerforyourvehicle type.Followingtiredamage,havetheoriginal
wheel/tirecombinationremountedonthevehij
cleassoonaspossible.
Recommendedtirebrands
Foreachtiresize,themanufacturerofthevehij clerecommendscertaintirebrands.Thetire
brandscanbeidentifiedbyastaronthetire
sidewall.
Newtires Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-intime.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Retreadedtires
WARNING
Retreadedtirescanhavedifferenttirecasing
structures.Withadvancedagetheservicelife
canbelimited.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Themanufacturerofyourvehicledoesnotrecj
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires.
Themanufacturerofyourvehicledoesnotrecj
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires.
Wintertires
Wintertiresarerecommendedforoperatingonwinterroads.
Althoughso-calledall-seasonM+Stiresprovide betterwintertractionthansummertires,they
usuallydonotprovidethesamelevelofperformj anceaswintertires.
Maximumspeedofwintertires Ifthemaximumspeedofthevehicleishigherthanthepermissiblespeedforthewintertires,
thenattachalabelshowingthepermissiblemaxij mumspeedinthefieldofview.Thelabelisavailjablefromadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Withwintertiresmounted,observeanddonot
exceedthepermissiblemaximumspeed.
Changingrunflattires Foryourownsafety,useonlyrunflattires.No
sparetireisavailableinthecaseofaflattire.Furj
therinformationisavailablefromadealerssservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Rotatingwheelsbetweenaxles
Differentwearpatternscanoccuronthefront
andrearaxlesdependingonindividualdriving
conditions.Thetirescanberotatedinpairsbej
tweentheaxlestoachieveevenwear.Furtherinj formationisavailablefromadealerssservicecenjteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Afterrotating,checkthetirepressureand
correct,ifneeded.
Rotatingthetiresbetweentheaxesisnotperj
missibleonvehicleswithdifferenttiresizesor
rimsizesonthefrontandrearaxles.
Storingtires
Airpressure
Donotexceedthemaximumtireinflationpresj
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Storage
Storewheelsandtiresinacool,dryanddark
place.
Alwaysprotecttiresagainstallcontactwithoil,
grease,andsolvents.
Donotleavetiresinplasticbags.
Removedirtfromwheelsortires.
Run-flattires
Concept
Run-flattirespermitcontinueddrivingunderrej
strictedconditionsevenintheeventofacomj
pletelossoftireinflationpressure.
Generalinformation Thewheelsconsistoftiresthatareself-supportj
ing,toalimiteddegree,andpossiblyspecial rims.
Thesupportofthesidewallallowsthetiretorej maindrivabletoarestricteddegreeintheevent
ofatireinflationpressureloss.
Followtheinstructionsforcontinueddrivingwith
aflattire.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Yourvehiclehandlesdifferentlywitharun-flat
withnoorlowinflationpressure;forinstance,
yourlanestabilitywhenbrakingisreduced,
brakingdistancesarelongerandtheself-steerj
ingpropertieswillchange.Thereisariskofan
accident.Drivemoderatelyanddonotexceeda speedof50mph/80km/h.
Label
Thetiresaremarkedonthetiresidewallwith
RSCRun-flatSystemComponent.
Repairingaflattire
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleasfarawayaspossiblefrom
passingtrafficandonsolidground.'xSwitchonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSecurethevehicleagainstrollingawayby
settingtheparkingbrake.'xTurnthesteeringwheeluntilthefrontwheels areinthestraight-aheadpositionandengage
thesteeringwheellock.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevej
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe immediateareainasafeplace,suchasbej
hindaguardrail.'xIfnecessary,setupawarningtriangleatan
appropriatedistance.
MobilitySystem
Concept
WiththeMobilitySystem,minortiredamagecan besealedtemporarilytoenablecontinuedtravel.Toaccomplishthis,sealantispumpedintothetires,whichsealsthedamagefromtheinside.
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Generalinformation'xFollowtheinstructionsonusingtheMobility
Systemfoundonthecompressorandsealant container.'xUseoftheMobilitySystemmaybeineffecj
tiveifthetirepuncturemeasuresapprox.
1/8inches/4mmormore.'xContactadealerssservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopifthetirecannotbemadedrivable.'xIfpossible,donotremoveforeignbodiesthathavepenetratedthetire.Onlyremoveforeignobjectsiftheyarevisiblyprotrudingfromthe
tire.'xPullthespeedlimitstickeroffthesealant
containerandapplyittothesteeringwheel.'xTheuseofasealantcandamagetheTPM wheelelectronics.Inthiscase,havetheTPMwheelelectronicsreplacedatthenextopporjtunity.'xThecompressorcanbeusedtocheckthe
tireinflationpressure.
Storage
TheMobilitySystemislocatedunderthecargo floorpanel.
Sealantcontainer
'xSealantcontainer,arrow1.'xFillinghose,arrow2.
Observeuse-bydateonthesealantcontainer.
Compressor1On/offswitch2Sealantcontainerholder3Reducetireinflationpressurebutton4Tirepressuregage5Compressor6Connector/cableforsocket7Connectionhosenstowedinthebottomof
thecompressor
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleasfarawayaspossiblefrom
passingtrafficandonsolidground.'xSwitchonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSecurethevehicleagainstrollingawayby
settingtheparkingbrake.'xTurnthesteeringwheeluntilthefrontwheels areinthestraight-aheadpositionandengage
thesteeringwheellock.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevej
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe immediateareainasafeplace,suchasbej
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Fillingthetirewithsealant
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Iftheexhaustpipeisblockedorventilationisinj
sufficient,harmfulexhaustgasescanenterinto thevehicle.Theexhaustgasescontainpollujtantswhicharecolorlessandodorless.Inenj
closedareas,exhaustgasescanalsoaccumuj
lateoutsideofthevehicle.Thereisdangerto
life.Keeptheexhaustpipefreeandensuresufj
ficientventilation.
NOTICE
Thecompressorcanoverheatduringextended operation.Thereisariskofdamagetopropj
erty.Donotrunthecompressorformorethan
10minutes.
Filling
1.Shakethesealantcontainer.2.Taketheconnectionhosecompletelyoutof
thecompressorhousing.Donotkinkthe
hose.3.Attachtheconnectionhosetotheconnector
ofthesealingcontainer,ensuringthatitenj
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/10mforwardandbacktodistribjutethesealantinthetire.5.Inflatethetireagainusingthecompressor.
Ifatireinflationpressureof2barcannotbe reached,contactyourdealerssservicecenter
oranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair shop.
StowingtheMobilitySystem
1.Removetheconnectionhoseofthesealantcontainerfromthetirevalve.2.Pullthecompressorconnectoroutofthe
socketinsidethevehicle.3.Removetheconnectionhosefromthesealj
antcontainer.4.Wrapandstorethesealantcontainerandthe
connectionhoseinsuitablematerialtoavoid
dirtyingthecargoarea.5.StowtheMobilitySystembackinthecargo
area.
Distributingthesealant
Immediatelydriveapprox.5miles/10kmtoenj surethatthesealantisevenlydistributedinthetire.
Donotexceedthepermissiblemaximumspeed of50mph/80km/h.
Ifpossible,donotdriveatspeedslessthan 12mph/20km/h.
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Correctingthetireinflation
pressure1.Stopatasuitablelocation.2.Screwtheconnectionhoseontothetire
valvestem.3.Attachtheconnectionhosedirectlytothe
compressor.4.Inserttheconnectorintothepowersocketinj
sidethevehicle.5.Correctthetireinflationpressureto2.5bar.'xIncreasetireinflationpressure:withtheigj nitionswitchedonortheenginerunning,
switchonthecompressor.'xReducetireinflationpressure:pressthe
buttononthecompressor.Continuingthetrip
Donotexceedthemaximumpermissiblespeedof50mph/80km/h.
Reinitializetherun-flattires.
ResettheTirePressureMonitorTPM.
Replacethenonworkingtireandthesealantconj
taineroftheMobilitySystematthenextopportuj
nity.
Snowchains
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Withthemountingofsnowchainsonunsuitaj
bletires,thesnowchainscancomeintoconj tactwithvehicleparts.Thereisariskofaccijdentsorriskofdamagetoproperty.Onlymountsnowchainsontiresthataredesignated
bytheirmanufacturerassuitablefortheuseof
snowchains.
WARNING
Insufficientlytightsnowchainsmaydamage
tiresandvehiclecomponents.Thereisariskof
accidentsorriskofdamagetoproperty.Make surethatthesnowchainsarealwayssuffijcientlytight.Re-tightenasneededaccordingto
thesnowchainmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Fine-linksnowchains
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends
useoffine-linksnowchains.Certaintypesof
fine-linksnowchainshavebeentestedbythe
manufacturerofthevehicleandrecommended
asroad-safeandsuitable.
Informationregardingsuitablesnowchainsis
availablefromadealerssservicecenteroranj
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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Use
Useonlyinpairsontherearwheels,equipped
withthetiresofthefollowingsize:'x225/50R17.'x225/45R18.
Followthesnowchainmanufacturer'sinstrucj tions.
Donotinitializetherun-flattiresaftermounting
snowchains,asdoingsomayresultinincorrect readings.
DonotresettheTirePressureMonitorTPMafj termountingsnowchains,asdoingsomayrej sultinincorrectreadings.
Whendrivingwithsnowchains,brieflyactivate
DynamicTractionControlDTC,ifneeded.
Maximumspeedwithsnow
chains
Donotexceedaspeedof30mph/50km/hwhen
usingsnowchains.
Changingwheels/tires
Generalinformation
Whenusingrun-flattiresoraflattirekit,awheel doesnotalwaysneedtobechangedimmedij
atelywhenthereisalossoftireinflationpressure
duetoaflattire.
Ifneeded,thetoolsforchangingwheelsare availableasaccessoriesfromadealerssservice
centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej
pairshop.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Thevehiclejackisonlyprovidedforshort-term liftingofthevehicleforwheelchanges.Evenif
allsafetymeasuresareobserved,thereisarisk oftheraisedvehiclefalling,ifthevehiclejacktipsover.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangerto
life.Ifthevehicleisraised,donotlieunderthevehicleanddonotstarttheengine.
DANGER
Supportssuchaswoodenblocksunderthevej
hiclejackreducethecapacityofthevehicle
jacktobearweight.Theyhavethepotentialto
exerttoomuchstrainonthevehiclejack,causj ingittotipoverandthevehicletofall.Thereis
ariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Donotplace
supportsunderthevehiclejack.
WARNING
Thejack,issuedbythevehiclemanufacturer,is
providedinordertoperformawheelchangein
theeventofabreakdown.Thejackisnotdej
signedforfrequentuse;forexample,changing
fromsummertowintertires.Usingthejackfrej
quentlymaycauseittobecomejammedor
damaged.Thereisariskofinjuryandriskof
damagetoproperty.Onlyusethejacktoattach anemergencyorsparewheelintheeventofa
breakdown.
WARNING
Onsoft,unevenorslipperyground,forexample
snow,ice,tiles,etc.,thevehiclejackcanslip
away.Thereisariskofinjury.Ifpossible,
changethewheelonaflat,solid,andslip-rej
sistantsurface.
WARNING
Thevehiclejackisoptimizedforliftingthevehij
cleandforthejackingpointsonthevehicle
only.Thereisariskofinjury.Donotliftany
othervehicleorcargousingthevehiclejack.
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