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centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Ifatireinflationpressureofatleast2baris
reached,seeMinimumtireinflationpressure
isreached.6.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecomj pressorfromthetirevalve.7.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketinsidethevehicle.8.StowtheMobilitySysteminthevehicle.
Minimumtireinflationpressureis
reached
1.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecomj pressorfromthetirevalve.2.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketinsidethevehicle.3.StowtheMobilitySysteminthevehicle.4.Immediatelydriveapprox.5miles/10kmtoensurethatthesealantisevenlydistributedin
thetire.
Donotexceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h. Ifpossible,donotdriveatspeedslessthan 12mph/20km/h.
Adjustment
1.Stopatasuitablelocation.2.Screwtheconnectionhoseofthecompresj
sordirectlyontothetirevalvestem.3.Inserttheconnectorintothepowersocketinj
sidethevehicle.4.Correctthetireinflationpressuretoatleast
2.0bar.'xIncreasetireinflationpressure:with
standbystateswitchedonortheengine running,switchonthecompressor.'xReducetireinflationpressure:pressthe
buttononthecompressor.5.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecomj pressorfromthetirevalve.6.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketinsidethevehicle.7.StowtheMobilitySysteminthevehicle.
Continuingthetrip
Donotexceedthemaximumpermissiblespeedof50mph/80km/h.
Reinitializetherun-flattires,refertopage 327.
ResettheTirePressureMonitorTPM,referto
page 323.
Replacethenonworkingtireandthesealantconj taineroftheMobilitySystempromptly.
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Snowchains
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Withthemountingofsnowchainsonunsuitaj bletires,thesnowchainscancomeintoconj
tactwithvehicleparts.Thereisariskofaccij
dentsorriskofdamagetoproperty.Only
mountsnowchainsontiresthataredesignated
bytheirmanufacturerassuitablefortheuseof
snowchains.
WARNING
Insufficientlytightsnowchainsmaydamage tiresandvehiclecomponents.Thereisariskof
accidentsorriskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethatthesnowchainsarealwayssuffij
cientlytight.Re-tightenasneededaccordingto
thesnowchainmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Fine-linksnowchains
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommendsuseoffine-linksnowchains.Certaintypesof
fine-linksnowchainshavebeentestedbythe manufacturerofthevehicleandrecommendedasroad-safeandsuitable.
Informationregardingsuitablesnowchainsis
availablefromadealerssservicecenteroranj otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Use
Useonlyinpairsontherearwheels,equipped
withthetiresofthefollowingsize:
'x245/50R18.'x245/45R19.
Followthesnowchainmanufacturer'sinstrucj tions.
Donotinitializetherun-flattiresaftermounting
snowchains,asdoingsomayresultinincorrect readings.
DonotresettheTirePressureMonitorTPMafj termountingsnowchains,asdoingsomayrej sultinincorrectreadings.
Whendrivingwithsnowchains,brieflyactivate
DynamicTractionControlDTCtooptimizethe
forwardmomentum.
Maximumspeedwithsnow
chains
Donotexceedaspeedof30mph/50km/hwhen
usingsnowchains.
Rearaxlesteeringduring
operationwithsnowchains
Generalinformation
Inordertoguaranteefreerunningofthewheels
whenoperatingwithsnowchains,rearaxle
steeringoftheintegralactivesteeringmustbe
switchedoffwhensnowchainsaremounted.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Whenrearaxlesteeringisswitchedonand
snowchainsaremounted,therecanbecontact
betweensnowchainsandthechassis.Thereis
ariskofaccidentsorriskofdamagetopropj
erty.Withmountedsnowchains,switchoffthe rearaxlesteering.
Switchingoffrearaxlesteering
Therearaxlesteeringisswitchedoffbyspecifyj
ingthatsnowchainsareinstalled.
ViaiDrive:
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3.Tirechains4.Tirechainsinstalled
Startingwiththepermissiblemaximumspeed
withsnowchainsof30mph/50km/htherear axlesteeringwillbeswitchedonagainautomatij
cally.
TirePressureMonitorTPM
Concept
Thesystemmonitorstireinflationpressureinthe
fourmountedtires.Thesystemwarnsyouif thereisalossofpressureinoneormoretires.
GeneralinformationSensorsinthetirevalvesmeasurethetireinflaj
tionpressureandtiretemperature.
Whenoperatingthesystem,alsonotetheaddij
tionalinformationfoundintheTireinflationpresj
sure,refertopage 308,chapter.
Functionalrequirements Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetforthe
system;otherwise,reliableflaggingofalossof
tireinflationpressureisnotassured:
'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement,aresetwas performedwiththecorrecttireinflationpresj
sure.'xAfterthetireinflationpressurewasadjusted
toanewvalue,aresetwasperformed.'xWheelswithTPMwheelelectronics.
Statusdisplay
Currentstatus
ThesystemstatuscanbedisplayedontheConj trolDisplay,e.g.,whetherornotthesystemisacj
tive.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.TirePressureMonitor
Thecurrentstatusisdisplayed.
Currenttireinflationpressure Thecurrenttireinflationpressureisdisplayedfor
eachtire.
Thecurrenttireinflationpressuresmaychange duringdrivingoperationordependingontheexjternaltemperature.
Currenttiretemperature Dependingonthemodel,thecurrenttiretemj
peraturesaredisplayed.
Thecurrenttiretemperaturesmaychangewhile
drivingorduetotheexternaltemperature.
Tireconditions
Generalinformation Tireandsystemstatusareindicatedbythecolor
ofthewheelsandaSMStextmessageonthe ControlDisplay.
Allwheelsgreen
Thesystemisactiveandbaseswarningsonthe
tireinflationpressuresstoredduringthelastrej
set.
Onetofouryellowwheels Aflattireormajordropinthetireinflationpresj
surehasoccurredintheindicatedtires.
GraywheelsItmaynotbepossibletoidentifytireinflationpressurelosses.
Possiblecauses:
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Performingareset
ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.TirePressureMonitor4.Switchondrive-readystateanddonotdrive off.5.Resettireinflationpressure:Performreset.6.Driveaway.
Thewheelsaredisplayedingrayandthefollowj
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Measure1.Reducethevehiclespeed.Donotexceedaspeedof80mph/130km/h.2.Atthenextopportunity,forinstanceatagasstation,checkthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresandcorrectifnecessary.3.Resetthesystem.
Ifthereisasignificantlossoftire
inflationpressure
Message Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedin
theinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,asymbolwiththeaffectedtireapj
pearsinaCheckControlmessageontheConj
trolDisplay.
SymbolPossiblecauseThereisaflattireoramajorlossin tireinflationpressure.
Noresetwasperformedforthesysj
tem.Thesystemissuesawarning
basedonthetireinflationpressures
storedduringthelastreset.
Measure
1.Reduceyourspeedandstopcautiously. Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneuj
vers.2.Checkwhetherthevehicleisfittedwithnorj
maltiresorrun-flattires.
Run-flattires,refertopage 317,arelabeled
withacircularsymbolcontainingtheletters RSCmarkedonthetire'ssidewall.
Actionsintheeventofaflattire
Normaltires
1.Identifythedamagedtire.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tires,forinstanceusingthetirepressuregage
ofaflattirekit.
Ifthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresis
correct,theTirePressureMonitormaynot
havebeenreset.Inthiscase,performtherej
set.
Iftiredamagecannotbefound,contacta
dealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.2.Repairtheflattire,e.g.,withaflattirekitorby changingthewheel.
Useofsealant,forinstancefromtheflattirekit,maydamagetheTPMwheelelectronics.Have
theelectronicsreplacedatthenextopportunity.
Run-flattires Safetyinformation
WARNING
Yourvehiclehandlesdifferentlywitharun-flat
withnoorlowinflationpressure;forinstance, yourlanestabilitywhenbrakingisreduced,brakingdistancesarelongerandtheself-steerjingpropertieswillchange.Thereisariskofan
accident.Drivemoderatelyanddonotexceeda speedof50mph/80km/h.
Maximumspeed
Youmaycontinuedrivingwithadamagedtireat
speedsupto50mph/80km/h.
Continueddrivingwithaflattire
Followthefollowingwhencontinuingtodrive
withadamagedtire:
1.Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneuj
vers.2.Donotexceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h.3.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
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Ifthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresis
correct,theTirePressureMonitormaynot
havebeenreset.Inthiscase,performtherej
set.
Possibledrivingrangewitha
depressurizedtire
Thedistanceforwhichitmaybepossibleto
drivesafelyvariesdependingonhowthevehicle
isloadedandused,e.g.,speed,roadconditions,
externaltemperature.Thedrivingrangemaybe
lessbutmayalsobemoreifaneconomicaldrivj ingstyleisused.
Ifthevehicleisloadedwithanaverageweight
andusedunderfavorableconditions,thedisj
tanceforwhichitmaybesafetodrivemaybeup to50miles/80km.
Vehiclehandlingwithdamagedtires Vehiclesdrivenwithadamagedtirewillhandle
differently,potentiallyleadingtoconditionssuch asthefollowing:
'xGreaterlikelihoodofswervingoffcourse.'xLongerbrakingdistances.'xChangedself-steeringproperties.
Modifyyourdrivingstyle.Avoidabruptsteeringmaneuversordrivingoverobstacles,forinstancecurbsorpotholes.
Finaltirefailure
Vibrationsorloudnoiseswhiledrivingcanindij catethefinalfailureofatire.
Reducespeedandstop;otherwise,piecesofthe
tirecouldcomelooseandcauseanaccident.
Donotcontinuedriving.Contactadealerssservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror repairshop.
Systemlimits
Temperature
Thetireinflationpressuredependsonthetire's
temperature.
Drivingorexposuretothesunwillincreasethe
tire'stemperature,thusincreasingthetireinflaj
tionpressure.
Thetireinflationpressureisreducedwhenthe tiretemperaturefallsagain.
Thesecircumstancesmaycauseawarning
whentemperaturesfallverysharply.
Suddentirepressureloss
Thesystemcannotindicatesuddenserioustire damagecausedbyexternalcircumstances.
Failuretoperformareset
Thesystemdoesnotfunctionproperlyifareset hasnotbeencarriedout,forinstanceaflattireis
reportedthoughtireinflationpressuresarecorj
rect.
Malfunction
Message Theyellowwarninglightflashesandisthenilluminatedcontinuously.ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.Itmaynot
bepossibletoidentifytirepressurelosses.
Measure'xAwheelwithoutTPMwheelelectronics,such
asanemergencywheel,ismounted:have
thewheelschecked,ifneeded.'xMalfunction:havethesystemchecked.'xInterferencecausedbysystemsordevices
withthesameradiofrequency:afterleaving theareaoftheinterference,thesystemautoj
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DeclarationaccordingtoNHTSA/
FMVSS138TirePressure
MonitoringSystem
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided)should
becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflatedto theinflationpressurerecommendedbythevehijclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardortireinjflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehastiresof
adifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedonthevej
hicleplacardortireinflationpressurelabel,you
shoulddeterminethepropertireinflationpresj sureforthosetires.)Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeenequippedwithatirepresjsuremonitoringsystem(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretelltalewhenoneormoreof
yourtiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.Accordj
ingly,whenthelowtirepressuretelltaleillumij nates,youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresas
soonaspossible,andinflatethemtotheproper
pressure.Drivingonasignificantlyunder-inflated
tirecausesthetiretooverheatandcanleadto
tirefailure.Under-inflationalsoreducesfueleffij
ciencyandtiretreadlife,andmayaffectthevehij
cle'shandlingandstoppingability.Pleasenote
thattheTPMSisnotasubstituteforpropertire
maintenance,anditisthedriver'sresponsibility tomaintaincorrecttirepressure,evenifunder-
inflationhasnotreachedtheleveltotriggerilluj
minationoftheTPMSlowtirepressuretelltale.
Yourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwitha
TPMSmalfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthe
systemisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMS
malfunctionindicatoriscombinedwiththelow
tirepressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxij
matelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinuously
illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongasthemalj
functionexists.Whenthemalfunctionindicatoris
illuminated,thesystemmaynotbeabletodej
tectorsignallowtirepressureasintended.
TPMSmalfunctionsmayoccurforavarietyof
reasons,includingtheinstallationofreplacement
oralternatetiresorwheelsonthevehiclethat
preventtheTPMSfromfunctioningproperly.Alj
wayschecktheTPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafterreplacingoneormoretiresorwheelsonyourvej
hicletoensurethatthereplacementoralternate
tiresandwheelsallowtheTPMStocontinueto
functionproperly.
FTMFlatTireMonitor
Concept
Thesystemdetectstireinflationpressureloss
onthebasisofrotationspeeddifferencesbej
tweentheindividualwheelswhiledriving.
Intheeventofatireinflationpressureloss,the
diameterandthereforetherotationalspeedof
thecorrespondingwheelchanges.Thedifferj
encewillbedetectedandreportedasaflattire.
Thesystemdoesnotmeasuretheactualinflaj
tionpressureinthetires.
Functionalrequirements Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetforthe
system;otherwise,reliableflaggingofalossof
tireinflationpressureisnotassured:
'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement,aninitializaj
tionwasperformedwiththecorrecttireinflaj
tionpressure.'xAfterthetireinflationpressurewasadjusted
toanewvalue,aninitializationwasperj
formed.
Statusdisplay
Thecurrentstatusoftheflattiremonitorcanbe
displayed,forinstancewhethertheRPAisactive.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.FlatTireMonitor
Thestatusisdisplayed.
Initializationrequired
Aninitializationmustbeperformedinthefollowj
ingsituations:
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'xAfterthetireinflationpressurehasbeenadj
justed.'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement.
Performinginitialization
Wheninitializing,thesettireinflationpressures
serveasreferencevaluesinordertodetectaflat tire.Initializationisstartedbyconfirmingthetireinflationpressures.
Donotinitializethesystemwhendrivingwith snowchains.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.FlatTireMonitor4.Switchondrive-readystateanddonotdrive off.5.Starttheinitializationwith:Performreset6.Driveaway.
Theinitializationiscompletedwhiledriving,whichcanbeinterruptedatanytime.
Theinitializationautomaticallycontinueswhen drivingresumes.
Messages Generalinformation
Whenaflattireisindicated,DSCDynamicStaj bilityControlisswitchedon,ifneeded.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Adamagedregulartirewithlowormissingtire inflationpressureimpactshandling,suchas
steeringandbrakingresponse.Run-flattires
canmaintainlimitedstability.Thereisariskof anaccident.Donotcontinuedrivingifthevehij
cleisequippedwithnormaltires.Followtheinj
formationonrun-flattiresandcontinueddriving
withthesetires.
Indicationofaflattire Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedin
theinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,asymbolwithaCheckControlmesj
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.SymbolPossiblecauseThereisaflattireoramajorlossin tireinflationpressure.
Measure
1.Reduceyourspeedandstopcautiously.Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneuj
vers.2.Checkwhetherthevehicleisfittedwithnorj
maltiresorrun-flattires.
Run-flattires,refertopage 317,arelabeled
withacircularsymbolcontainingtheletters RSCmarkedonthetire'ssidewall.
Actionsintheeventofaflattire
Normaltires
1.Identifythedamagedtire.
Todothis,checkthetireinflationpressurein allfourtires,forinstanceusingthetirepresjsuregageofaflattirekit.
Ifthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresis
correct,theFlatTireMonitormaynothave
beeninitialized.Inthiscase,initializethesysj tem.
Ifidentificationofflattiredamageisnotposj
sible,pleasecontactadealerssservicecenter
oranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair
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Run-flattires
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Yourvehiclehandlesdifferentlywitharun-flat withnoorlowinflationpressure;forinstance, yourlanestabilitywhenbrakingisreduced,brakingdistancesarelongerandtheself-steerjingpropertieswillchange.Thereisariskofan
accident.Drivemoderatelyanddonotexceeda speedof50mph/80km/h.
Maximumspeed
Youmaycontinuedrivingwithadamagedtireat
speedsupto50mph/80km/h.
Continueddrivingwithaflattire
Followthefollowingwhencontinuingtodrive
withadamagedtire:
1.Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneuj
vers.2.Donotexceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h.3.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tiresatthenextopportunity.
Ifthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresis
correct,theFlatTireMonitormaynothave
beeninitialized.Inthiscase,initializethesysj tem.
Possibledrivingrangewitha
depressurizedtire
Thedistanceforwhichitmaybepossibleto
drivesafelyvariesdependingonhowthevehicle
isloadedandused,e.g.,speed,roadconditions,
externaltemperature.Thedrivingrangemaybe
lessbutmayalsobemoreifaneconomicaldrivj ingstyleisused.
Ifthevehicleisloadedwithanaverageweight
andusedunderfavorableconditions,thedisj
tanceforwhichitmaybesafetodrivemaybeup to50miles/80km.
Vehiclehandlingwithdamagedtires
Vehiclesdrivenwithadamagedtirewillhandle differently,potentiallyleadingtoconditionssuchasthefollowing:'xGreaterlikelihoodofswervingoffcourse.'xLongerbrakingdistances.'xChangedself-steeringproperties.
Modifyyourdrivingstyle.Avoidabruptsteeringmaneuversordrivingoverobstacles,forinstancecurbsorpotholes.
Finaltirefailure
Vibrationsorloudnoiseswhiledrivingcanindij catethefinalfailureofatire.
Reducespeedandstop;otherwise,piecesofthe
tirecouldcomelooseandcauseanaccident.
Donotcontinuedriving.Contactadealerssservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror repairshop.
Systemlimits Thesystemcouldbedelayedormalfunctioninthefollowingsituations:
'xAnatural,eventireinflationpressurelossinallfourtireswillnotberecognized.Therefore,
checkthetireinflationpressureregularly.'xSuddenserioustiredamagecausedbyexterj nalcircumstancescannotberecognizedinadvance.'xWhenthesystemhasnotbeeninitialized.'xWhendrivingonasnowyorslipperyroadsurj
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Changingwheels/tires
Generalinformation
Whenusingrun-flattiresoraflattirekit,awheel
doesnotalwaysneedtobechangedimmedij atelywhenthereisalossoftireinflationpressureduetoaflattire.
Ifneeded,thetoolsforchangingwheelsare availableasaccessoriesfromadealerssservice
centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej
pairshop.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Thevehiclejackisonlyprovidedforshort-term liftingofthevehicleforwheelchanges.Evenif
allsafetymeasuresareobserved,thereisarisk oftheraisedvehiclefalling,ifthevehiclejack
tipsover.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangerto
life.Ifthevehicleisraised,donotlieunderthe
vehicleanddonotstarttheengine.
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.
WARNING
Ifthevehiclejackisnotinsertedintothejacking pointprovidedforthispurpose,thevehiclemay bedamagedorthevehiclejackmayslipwhenitisbeingcrankedup.Thereisariskofinjuryor
riskofdamagetoproperty.Whencrankingup
thevehiclejack,ensurethatitisinsertedinthe jackingpointnexttothewheelhousing.
WARNING
Avehiclethatisraisedonavehiclejackmayfall offofthejackiflateralforcesareexertedonit.
Thereisariskofinjuryandriskofdamageto
property.Whilethevehicleisraised,donotexj ertlateralforcesonthevehicleorpullabruptly
onthevehicle.Haveastuckwheelremovedby
adealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
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