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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 isariskofaccident.Iftiredamageissuspected
whiledriving,immediatelyreducespeedand
stop.Havewheelsandtireschecked.Forthis
purpose,drivecarefullytothenearestdealerss
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenj
terorrepairshop.Havevehicletowedortransj portedasneeded.Donotrepairdamagedtires,
buthavethemreplaced.
Warning
Tirescanbecomedamagedbydrivingoverobj
stacles,e.g.,curbsorroaddamage,athigh
speed.Largerwheelshaveasmallertirecross- section.Thesmallerthetirecross-section,the
highertheriskoftiredamage.Thereisadanj
gerofaccidentsandpropertydamage.Ifpossij
ble,avoiddrivingoverobjectsorroadcondij
tionsthatmaydamagetires,ordriveoverthem
slowlyandcarefully.
Changingwheelsandtires
Mounting
Havemountingandwheelbalancingcarriedout
byadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
WheelandtirecombinationGeneralinformation
Youcanaskthedealer'sservicecenteroranj
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.Thereisariskofaccident.Tomainjtaingoodhandlingandvehicleresponse,use
onlytireswithasingletreadconfigurationfrom
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asinglemanufacturer.Themanufacturerofthe
vehiclerecommendsthatyouusewheelsand tiresthathavebeenrecommendedbythevehij
clemanufacturerforyourvehicletype.Followj
ingtiredamage,havetheoriginalwheel/tire
combinationremountedonthevehicleassoon
aspossible.
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.
Themanufacturerofthevehicledoesnotrecj
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires.
Wintertires
Wintertiresarerecommendedforoperatingonwinterroads.
Althoughso-calledall-seasonM+Stiresprovide betterwintertractionthansummertires,they
usuallydonotprovidethesamelevelofperformj anceaswintertires.
Maximumspeedofwintertires Ifthemaximumspeedofthevehicleishigherthanthepermissiblespeedforthewintertires,
thenattachalabelshowingthepermissiblemaxij mumspeedinthefieldofview.Thelabelisavailjablefromadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Withwintertiresmounted,observeanddonot
exceedthepermissiblemaximumspeed.
Changingrunflattires Foryourownsafety,useonlyrunflattires.No
sparetireisavailableinthecaseofaflattire.Furj
therinformationisavailablefromadealer'sservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Rotatingwheelsbetweenaxles
Differentwearpatternscanoccuronthefront
andrearaxlesdependingonindividualdriving
conditions.Thetirescanberotatedinpairsbej
tweentheaxlestoachieveevenwear.Furtherinj formationisavailablefromadealer'sservicecenjteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Afterrotating,checkthetirepressureand
correct,ifneeded.
Swappingthefrontwheelswiththerearwheels
orviceversaisnotpermittedonvehicleswith
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Storingtires
Tireinflationpressure Donotexceedthemaximumtireinflationpresj
sureindicatedonthesidewallofthetire.
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
tirewithnoorlowinflationpressure;forinj stance,yourlanestabilitywhenbrakingisrej
duced,brakingdistancesarelongerandthe
self-steeringpropertieswillchange.Thereisa
riskofaccident.Drivemoderatelyanddonot
exceedaspeedof50mph/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.
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Toaccomplishthis,sealantispumpedintothetires,whichsealsthedamagefromtheinside.
Generalinformation'xFollowtheinstructionsonusingtheMobility
Systemfoundonthecompressorandsealant container.'xUseoftheMobilitySystemmaybeineffecj
tiveifthetirepuncturemeasuresapprox.
1/8inches/4mmormore.'xContactadealer'sservicecenteroranother 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.
ReinitializetheFlatTireMonitor.
ResettheTirePressureMonitorTPM.
Replacethenonworkingtireandthesealantconj
taineroftheMobilitySystematthenextopportuj
nity.
Snowchains
Safetyinformation
Warning
Withthemountingofsnowchainsonunsuitaj
bletires,thesnowchainscancomeintoconj tactwithvehicleparts.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Onlymountsnowchainsontiresthataredesignated
bytheirmanufacturerassuitablefortheuseof
snowchains.
Warning
Insufficientlytightsnowchainsmaydamage
tiresandvehiclecomponents.Theremaybea riskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.
Makesurethatthesnowchainsarealwayssufj ficientlytight.Re-tightenasneededaccording
tothesnowchainmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Fine-linksnowchains
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
theuseoffine-linksnowchains.Certaintypesof
fine-linksnowchainshavebeentestedbythe manufacturerofthevehicleandrecommendedasroad-safeandsuitable.
Informationregardingsuitablesnowchainsis
availablefromadealerssservicecenteroranj otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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Use
Useonlyinpairsontherearwheels,equipped
withthetiresofthefollowingsize:'x225/50R17.'x225/45R18.
Followthesnowchainmanufacturer'sinstrucj tions.
DonotinitializetheFlatTireMonitorafter
mountingsnowchains,asdoingsomayresultin incorrectreadings.
DonotresettheTirePressureMonitorTPMafj termountingsnowchains,asdoingsomayrejsultinincorrectreadings.
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.Donotliftanyothervehicleorcargousingthevehiclejack.
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Warning
Ifthevehiclejackisnotinsertedintothejacking
pointprovidedforthispurpose,thevehiclemay bedamagedorthevehiclejackmayslipwhenitisbeingcrankedup.Thereisariskofinjuryor
riskofdamagetoproperty.Whencrankingup
thevehiclejack,ensurethatitisinsertedinthe
jackingpointnexttothewheelhousing.
Warning
Avehiclethatisraisedonavehiclejackmayfall offofthejackiflateralforcesareexertedonit.
Thereisariskofinjuryandriskofdamageto
property.Whilethevehicleisraised,donotexj ertlateralforcesonthevehicleorpullabruptly
onthevehicle.Haveastuckwheelremovedby
adealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Securingthevehicleagainst
rolling
Generalinformation
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendstoaddij
tionallysecurethevehicleagainstrollingaway
whenchangingawheel.
Onalevelsurface
Placechocksorothersuitableobjects,forexamj plearock,infrontofandbehindthewheelthatis
diagonallyoppositetothewheelthatyouwishto change.
Onaslightdownhillgradient
Ifyouneedtochangeawheelonaslightdownj
hillgrade,placechocksandothersuitableobj
jects,forinstancearock,underthewheelsof
boththefrontandrearaxlesagainsttherolling
direction.
Lugboltlock
Concept
Thewheellugboltshaveaspecialcoding.The lugboltscanonlybereleasedwiththeadapter
whichmatchesthecoding.
Overview Theadapterofthelugboltlockisintheonboard
vehicletoolkitorinastoragecompartmentclose totheonboardvehicletoolkit.
'xLugbolt,arrow1.'xAdapter,arrow2.
Unscrewing
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3.Removetheadapterafterunscrewingthelug
bolt.
Screwingon
1.Attachtheadaptertothelugbolt.Ifnecesj
sary,turntheadapteruntilitfitsonthelug
bolt.2.Screwonthelugbolt.Thetighteningtorque is140Nm.3.Removetheadapterandstowitafterscrewj
ingonthelugbolt.
Preparingthevehicle
'xParkthevehicleonsolidandnon-slipground atasafedistancefromtraffic.'xSwitchonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSettheparkingbrake.'xEngageagearormovetheselectorlevertopositionP.'xAssoonaspermittedbythetrafficflow,have
allvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevehicle andensurethattheyremainoutsidetheimj
mediateareainasafeplace,suchasbehinda
guardrail.'xDependingonthevehicleequipment,get
wheelchangetoolsand,ifnecessary,the
emergencywheelfromthevehicle.'xIfnecessary,setupawarningtriangleorportj ablehazardwarninglightatanappropriatedistance.'xSecurethevehicleadditionallyagainstrolling.'xLoosenthelugboltsahalfturn.Jackingpointsforthevehicle
jack
Thejackingpointsforthevehiclejackareloj catedattheindicatedpositions.
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