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Drivingstyleanalysis
Concept
Thefunctionhelpsdevelopanespeciallyeffij
cientdrivingstyleandtoconservefuel.
Forthispurpose,thedrivingstyleisanalyzed. TheassessmentisdoneinvariouscategoriesandisdisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Thisdisplaywillhelpyouadjustyourdrivingstyle
andsavesomefuel.
GeneralinformationThecurrenttripisassessed.
Toassistwithanefficientdrivingstyle,ECO
PROtipsaredisplayedduringdriving.
Therangeofthevehiclecanbeextendedbyadj
justingyourdrivingstyle.
Thisgaininrangeisdisplayedasabonusrange
intheinstrumentclusterandontheControlDisj play.
Functionalrequirement
ThefunctionisavailableinECOPROdriving
mode.
CallinguptheDrivingstyle
analysis
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Drivinginformation3.Drivingstyleanalysis
DisplayontheControlDisplay
ThedisplayoftheDrivingstyleanalysisshows
theefficiencyoftheDrivingstyle.
Themoreefficientthedrivingstyle,themore
barsaredisplayedincolorandthefastertheboj nusrangeincreases.
Incontrast,areducednumberofbarswillbedisj playedwithaninefficientdrivingstyle.
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MOBILITY
Refueling...................................................................................................294
8heelsandtires...................................................................................... 296
Enginecompartment.............................................................................. 323
0peratingmaterials.................................................................................326 Maintenance.............................................................................................333
Replacingcomponents.......................................................................... 335 Breakdownassistance........................................................................... 338
Care........................................................................................................... 345293
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RefuelingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Followthefollowingwhen refueling
Generalinformation
Followthefuelrecommendation,referto
page 326,priortorefueling.
Whenrefueling,insertthefillernozzlecompletely
intothefillerpipe.Liftingupthefuelpumpnozzle duringrefuelingcauses:
'xPrematureswitchingoff.'xReducedreturnofthefuelvapors.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzleclicks
offthefirsttime.
Makesurethatthefuelcapisclosedproperlyafj terrefueling,otherwisetheemissionswarning
lightmaylightup.
Followsafetyregulationspostedatthegasstaj
tion.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Withadrivingrangeoflessthan 30miles/50kmtheenginemaynolongerhave
sufficientfuel.Enginefunctionsarenotenj
suredanymore.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Refuelpromptly.
NOTICE
Fuelsaretoxicandaggressive.Overfillingofthe fueltankcandamagethefuelsystem.Painted
surfacesmaybedamagedbycontactwithfuel.
Escapingfuelcanharmtheenvironment.There
isariskofdamagetoproperty.Avoidoverfilling.
Fuelcap
Opening
1.Toopenthefuelfillerflap,pressontherear
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2.Turnthefuelcapcounterclockwise.3.Placethefuelcapinthebracketattachedto
thefuelfillerflap.
Closing
Warning
Theretainingstrapofthefuelcapcanbejamj
medandcrushedduringclosing.Thecapcanj notbecorrectlyclosed.Fuelorfuelvaporscan
escape.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamj
agetoproperty.Payattentionthattheretaining
strapisnotjammedorcrushedwhenclosing
thecap.
1.Fitthecapandturnitclockwiseuntilyou
clearlyhearaclick.2.Pressonthefuelfillerflapuntilitengages.
Emergencyunlocking
Itmaybenecessaryincertainsituationstounj
lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,forinstancewith anelectricalfault.
Havefuelfillerflapunlockedbyadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej
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WheelsandtiresVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Tireinflationpressure
Generalinformation Thetirecharacteristicsandtireinflationpressure
influencethefollowing:
'xTheservicelifeofthetires.'xRoadsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Atirewithtoolittleornotireinflationpressure
mayheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Thiswillhaveanegativeimpactonaspectsof handling,suchassteeringandbrakingrej
sponse.Thereisariskofaccident.Regularly
checkthetireinflationpressure,andcorrectit asneeded,forinstancetwiceamonthandbej
forealongtrip.
Tireinflationpressure
specifications
Inthetireinflationpressuretable Thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 298,containsalltireinflationpressure
specificationsforthespecifiedtiresizesatthe
ambienttemperature.Thetireinflationpressure
valuesapplytotiresizesapprovedbythemanuj
facturerofthevehicleforthevehicletype.
Toidentifythecorrecttireinflationpressure,
pleasenotethefollowing:'xTiresizesofyourvehicle.'xMaximumpermitteddrivingspeed.
OntheControlDisplay
Thecurrenttireinflationpressurevaluesandthe
intendedtireinflationpressurevaluesforthe
mountedtirescanbedisplayedontheControl Display.
Toensurethattheyaredisplayedcorrectly,the tiresizesmustbestoredinthesystemandmust havebeenset,refertopage 309,forthe
mountedtires.
Thecurrenttireinflationpressurevalueisloj catedoneachtire.
Thereferencetireinflationpressurevalueisloj
catedinthelowerareaoftheControlDisplay.
Checkingthetireinflation
pressure
Generalinformation
Tiresheatupwhiledriving.Thetireinflation
pressureincreaseswiththetiretemperature.
Tireshaveanatural,consistentlossoftireinflajtionpressure.
Thedisplaysofinflationdevicesmayunder-read byupto0.1bar/2psi.
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Checkingusingtireinflation
pressurespecificationsinthetire
inflationpressuretable
Thetireinflationpressurespecificationsinthe
tireinflationpressuretableonlyrelatetocold
tiresortiresatthesametemperatureastheamj
bienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetireinflationpressurelevelswhen
thetiresarecold,i.e.:'xDrivingrangeofmax.1.25miles/2kmhasnot
beenexceeded.'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast 2hoursafteratrip.1.Determine,refertopage 296,theintended
tireinflationpressurelevelsforthemounted
tires.2.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tires,usingapressuregage,forexample.3.Correctthetireinflationpressureifthecurj
renttireinflationpressurevaluedeviatesfrom thespecifiedvalue.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetirevalves.
Checkingusingthetireinflation
pressurespecificationsonthe
ControlDisplay
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.TirePressureMonitor4.Checkwhetherthecurrenttireinflationpresj
surelevelsdeviatefromtheintendedtire
pressurevalue.5.Correctthetireinflationpressureifthecurj
renttireinflationpressurevaluedeviatesfrom theintendedvalue.
Aftercorrectingthetireinflation
pressure
Withrunflattires:
ReinitializetheFlatTireMonitor.
WithTirePressureMonitorTPM:
Thecorrectedtireinflationpressuresareapplied automatically.Makesurethatthecorrecttiresetj
tingshavebeenmade.
Withtiresthatcannotbefoundinthetirepresj
surevaluesontheControlDisplay,resettheTire
PressureMonitorTPM.
Tireinflationpressuresupto
100mph/160km/h
Forspeedsofupto100mph/160km/handfor
optimumdrivingcomfort,notethepressurevalj uesinthetireinflationpressuretable,refertopage 298,andadjustasnecessary.
Thesepressurevaluescanalsobefoundonthe
tireinflationpressurelabelonthedriver'sdoor
pillar.
Donotexceedaspeedof100mph/160km/h.
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Tireinflationpressurevaluesup
to100mph/160km/h
M850ixDriveTiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires245/40R1998H
M+SXLRSC
245/40R1998V
M+SXLRSC2.4/352.7/39Front:245/40R19
98HM+SXLA/S
RSC2.4/35-Rear:275/35R19
100HM+SXLA/S
RSC-2.6/38Front:245/35R20
95YXLStd/RSC2.7/39-Rear:275/30R20
97YXLStd/RSC-2.8/41Front:245/40R19
98VM+SXLRSC2.4/35-Rear:275/35R19
100VM+SXLRSC-2.6/38
Tireinflationpressuresatmax.
speedsabove100mph/160km/h
Warning
Inordertodriveatmaximumspeedsinexcess
of100mph/160km/h,pleaseobserve,and,if necessary,adjusttirepressuresforspeedsexjceeding100mph/160km/hfromtherelevant
tableonthefollowingpages.Otherwise,tire
damageandaccidentscouldoccur.
Forspeedsover100mph/160km/handforoptij
mumdrivingcomfort,notethepressurevaluesin
thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 298,andadjustasnecessary.
Tireinflationpressurevalues
over100mph/160km/h
M850ixDriveTiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires245/40R1998H
M+SXLRSC2.7/393.1/45245/40R1998V
M+SXLRSC2.9/423.4/49Front:245/40R19
98HM+SXLA/S
RSC2.7/39-Rear:275/35R19
100HM+SXLA/S
RSC-2.9/42Front:245/35R20
95YXLStd/RSC3.0/44-Rear:275/30R20
97YXLStd/RSC-3.2/46Front:245/40R19
98VM+SXLRSC2.9/42-Rear:275/35R19
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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
thecertificationlabelonthedriverdoorB-pillar. 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:DOTxxxxxxx0119
xxxx:manufacturercodeforthetirebrand
xxx:tiresizeandtiredesign
0119: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
ancewhichallpassengercartiresmustmeetunj
dertheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard
No.109.GradesBandArepresenthigherlevels ofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthantheminimumrequiredbylaw.
Warning
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestabj lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedandnot overloaded.Excessivespeed,underinflation,or
excessiveloading,eitherseparatelyorincomj bination,cancauseheatbuildupandpossibletirefailure.
RSCmRun-flattires
Run-flattires,refertopage 303,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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