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2.Turnthefueltankcapanticlockwise.3.Placethefueltankcapintheholderonthe
fuelfillerflap.
Closing
WARNING
Theretainingstrapofthefueltankcapmaybej
cometrappedandcrushedwhenturningthe
captocloseit.Itwillthennotbepossibleto
closethecapproperly.Fuelorfuelvapourscan
leakout.Thereisadangerofinjuryordamage toproperty.Makesurethattheretainingstrap
doesnotgettrappedandcrushedwhenclosj
ingthecap.
1.Fitthetankcapandturnclockwiseuntilitis
clearlyheardtoclickintoplace.2.Closethefuelfillerflap.
Unlockingthefuelfillerflap
manually
Incertainsituations,itmaybenecessarytounj
lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,forexampleif thereisanelectricalfault.
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WheelsandtyresVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountoftheopj
tionalequipmentselectedorthecountryspecifij
cation.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Tyreinflationpressure
General
Atyre'sconditionandinflationpressureinfluence thefollowing:
'xLifetimeofthetyre.'xDrivingsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetynote
WARNING
Atyrewithtoolittleornotyreinflationpressure
canheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Drivingproperties,forexamplesteeringand
braking,willbeimpairedasaresult.Thereisa
dangerofaccidents.Checkthetyreinflation
pressureregularlyandadjustasnecessary,for
exampletwiceamonthorbeforeanylongjourj
ney.
Tyreinflationpressure
information
Onthedoorpillar
Thetyreinflationpressuresareshownonthe
doorpillarofthedriver'sdoor.
Thetyreinflationpressuredataappliestothe
tyresizesandrecommendedtyremakeswhich
havebeenclassifiedbythevehiclemanufacturer
assuitablefortherespectivevehicletype.
Ifthetyre'sspeedcodecannotbefound,then
thetyreinflationpressureforthecorresponding
tyresizeapplies.
Thetyreinflationpressuresstatedfortherej spectiveloadconditionswillapply,inaccordance
withthevehicle'sactualloadcondition.Example:
forapartiallyloadedvehicle,theoptimumtyreinj flationpressureistheonestatedforapartially
loadedvehicle.
Whenthevehicleispartiallyloaded,thelowest
possiblefuelconsumptioncanbeachievedwith
theECOtyreinflationpressure.
Moreinformationregardingwheelsandtyrescan
beobtainedfromaServicePartnerofthemanuj
factureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora specialistworkshop.
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ForAustralia/NewZealand
WARNING
Theinflationpressuresonthetyrelabelareapj
plicableonlyfortyresexplicitlymentionedon
thelabel.Inflationpressuresfortyresthatmay
becoveredbythelabelmbysize,speedcatej goryandloadrating/loadindexmbutnotexplicjitlymentionedonthelabelmaybedifferent.
Pleaseobtainadequateinflationpressuresin
accordancewiththetyremanufacturer'sspecij
ficationsfromyourtyredealer.
OntheControlDisplay
Thecurrenttyreinflationpressurevaluesandthe
specifiedtyreinflationpressurevaluesforthe mountedtyrescanbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
Toensurethattheyaredisplayedcorrectly,the tyresizesmustbestoredinthesystemandmust havebeenset,seepage 323,forthemounted
tyres.
Thecurrenttyreinflationpressurevalueisshown
oneachtyre.
Thespecifiedtyreinflationpressurevalueisloj
catedtowardsthebottomoftheControlDisplay.
Checkingthetyreinflation
pressure
General
Tyresheatupwhiledriving.Thetyreinflation
pressureincreaseswiththetemperatureofthe tyre.
Tyreshaveanatural,uniformlossoftyreinflation
pressure.
Inflatingdevicescandisplayapressurethatmay
beupto0.1bartoolow.
Checkingusingtyreinflation
pressureinscriptionsonthedoor
pillar
Thetyreinflationpressureinscriptionsonthetyreinflationpressuresignonthedoorpillaronly
relatetocoldtyresortyresatthesametemperaj
tureastheambienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetyreinflationpressureswhenthe tyresarecold,i.e.:'xAdrivingdistanceofmax.2km,1.25miles
hasnotbeenexceeded.'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast 2hoursafterajourney.1.Determinethespecifiedtyreinflationpresj
suresforthetyreswhenfittedtothevehicle,
seepage 312.2.Checkthetyreinflationpressureinallfour
tyres,usingapressuregauge,forexample.3.Correctthetyreinflationpressureifthecurjrenttyreinflationpressurevaluedeviates
fromthespecifiedvalue.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetyrevalves.
Checkingusingthetyreinflation
pressureinscriptionsontheControl
Display
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.TyrePressureMonitor4.Checkifthecurrenttyreinflationpressures
matchthespecifiedtyrepressurevalue.5.Correctthetyreinflationpressureifthecurj renttyreinflationpressurevaluedeviates
fromthespecifiedvalue.
Afteradjustingthetyreinflation
pressure
ForrunflatindicatorRPA:
Reinitialiserunflatindicator.
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ForTyrePressureMonitorTPM:
Fortyresthatcannotbefoundinthetyreinflaj tionpressureinscriptionsontheControlDisplay,
resettheTyrePressureMonitorTPM.
Speedcode Qupto160km/h/100mph
Rupto170km/h/106mph
Supto180km/h/112mph
Tupto190km/h/118mph
Hupto210km/h/131mph
Vupto240km/h/150mph
Wupto270km/h/167mph
Yupto300km/h/186mph
Tyretread
Summertyres Thetyretreaddepthshouldnotbelessthan3mm,0.12in,otherwisethereisahighriskof
aquaplaning.
Wintertyres
Thetyretreaddepthshouldnotbelessthan
4mm,0.16in,otherwisethevehicle'ssuitability
forwinteruseisrestricted.
Minimumtreaddepth
Weardisplaysaredistributedacrossthetyrecirj cumferenceandhavethelegallyprescribedminj
imumheightof1.6mm,approximately0.06in.
Thepositionsoftheweardisplaysareidentified
onthetyre'ssidewallbyTWI,TreadWearIndij
cator.
Tyredamage
General
Inspecttyresregularlyfordamage,thepresence offoreignbodiesandwear.
Vehiclebehaviourthatmayindicatetyredamage orotherfaults:
'xUnusualvibrations.'xUnusualtyreorrunningnoises.'xUnusualvehicleresponse,suchasprojnouncedpullingtotheleftorright.
Damagecanbecausedbythefollowingsituaj
tions,forexample:
'xDrivingoverkerbs.'xRoaddamage.'xTyreinflationpressureinsufficient.'xVehicleoverloading.'xIncorrecttyrestorage.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifthetyresaredamaged,thetyreinflationpresj suremaybereduced,whichinturncould
causeyoutolosecontrolofthevehicle.There
isadangerofaccidents.Ifyoususpecttyre
damagewhileyouaredriving,immediatelyrej
ducespeedandbringthevehicletoastop.
Havethewheelsandtyreschecked.Todoso,
carefullydrivetoaServicePartnerofthemanuj
factureroranotherqualifiedServicePartneror
aspecialistworkshop.Ifnecessary,havethe
vehicletowedortransportedthere.Donotrej
pairdamagedtyres,buthavethemreplacedinj
stead.
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WARNING
Tyrescanbecomedamagedbyrunningover obstacles,forexamplekerbsorroaddamage,athighspeed.Largerwheelshaveasmallertyrecross-section.Thesmallerthetyrecross-
section,thehighertheriskoftyredamage.
Thereisadangerofaccidentsanddamageto property.Ifpossible,drivearoundobstaclesor
driveoverthemslowlyandcarefully.
Ageoftyres
Recommendation
Irrespectiveofthetyretreaddepth,changetyres
after6yearsatthelatest.
Dateofmanufacture
Thedateofmanufactureofthetyreisindicated
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Recommendedmakesoftyre
Certainmakesoftyrearerecommendedbythe
manufacturerofthevehicleforeachtyresize. Thetyrebrandscanbeidentifiedbyastaronthe
sidewallofthetyre.
Newtyres Duetothemanufacturingprocess,newtyresdonotprovidemaximumgripimmediately.
Drivemoderatelyforthefirst300km,200miles.
Retreadedtyres
WARNING
Retreadedtyresmayhavedifferenttyrecarj
casses.Theirdurabilitymaybereducedwith increasingage.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Donotuseretreadedtyres.
Themanufacturerofyourvehicleadvisesagainst
theuseofretreadedtyres.
Wintertyres GeneralWintertyresarerecommendedifdrivinginwinterconditions.
Althoughso-calledall-seasontyreswithanM+S labelhavebetterwintercharacteristicsthansumj mertyres,theydonotnormallymatchtheperj
formanceofwintertyres.
Maximumspeedofwintertyres
Ifthevehicleiscapableofmaximumspeedshigherthanthespeedpermittedforthewintertyres,displayanindicatinglabelstatingthemaxij
mumpermittedspeedinthedriver'sfieldofview. TheindicatinglabelisavailablefromaService
Partnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Ifwintertyresarefitted,observeanddonotexj
ceedtherespectivelypermittedmaximum
speed.
Replacingrun-flattyres
Foryourownsafety,onlyuserun-flattyres.
Thereisnosparewheelavailableintheeventof
abreakdown.Additionalinformationisavailable fromaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranjotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Swappingoverfrontandrear
wheels
Swappingthefrontwheelswiththerearwheels orviceversaisnotpermittedonvehicleswith differenttyreorrimdimensionsonthefrontandrearaxles.
Storingtyres
Tyreinflationpressure Donotexceedthemaximumtyreinflationpresjsureindicatedonthetyre'ssidewall.
Tyrestorage Storewheelsandtyresinacool,dryanddarkplacewhennotinuse.
Protectthetyresagainstcontaminationfromoil, greaseandsolvents.
Donotleavetyresinplasticbags.
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Run-flattyres
Principle
Intheeventofacompletelossoftyreinflation
pressure,run-flattyresenableyoutocontinue driving,withcertainrestrictions.
General Thewheelsarefittedwithtyreswhichareself-
supportingtoalimiteddegree.Theymayalso
havespecialrims.
Thereinforcedsidewallmeansthatthetyre
keepsthevehiclemobiletoadegreeeveniftyre
inflationpressurehasbeenlost.
Observethenotesoncontinuingtodrivewitha
flattyre.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Arun-flattyrewhichhaslowtyreinflationpresj sureornotyreinflationpressureatallwill
changethevehicle'shandlingcharacteristics, forexampletheremaybereduceddirectional
stabilitywhenbraking,longerbrakingdistances
anddifferentself-steeringcharacteristics.
Thereisadangerofaccidents.Drivewithcare
anddonotexceedaspeedof80km/h,
50mph.
Label
Thetyresareidentifiedonthetyre'ssidewallby
RSCRunflatSystemComponent.
Remedyingflattyres
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleonafirmsurfaceandasfar
awayfrommovingtrafficaspossible.'xSwitchonthehazardwarninglights.'xApplytheparkingbraketopreventthevehij
clerollingaway.'xEngagethesteeringwheellockwiththe
wheelsinthestraight-aheadposition.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevej
hicleandguidethemoutofthedangerarea, forexamplebehindthecrashbarrier.'xSetupthewarningtriangleanappropriatedistanceaway.
MobilitySystem
Principle
WiththeMobilitySystem,minortyredamage
canbequicklysealed,toallowyoutodriveon.
Forthispurpose,liquidsealantispumpedinto
thetyreswhichenclosesthedamagefromthe
insidewhenithardens.
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General'xPleaseobservethenotesontheapplication
oftheMobilitySystemwhichareonthecomj
pressorandthesealantcontainer.'xApplyingtheMobilitySystemcanbeineffecj
tivefortyredamagelargerthanapproximately 4mm.'xContactaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshopifyouareunabletoput thetyrebackinoperation.'xIfpossible,foreignmatterthathaspenetrated
thetyreshouldremaininsidethetyre.Only
removeforeignobjectsiftheyarevisiblyproj
trudingfromthetyre.'xRemovethespeedlimitstickerfromthesealj antcontainerandattachtothesteeringwheel.'xUsingsealantscandamagetheTPMwheelelectronics.Inthiscase,havetheelectronics
replacedatthenextopportunity.'xThecompressorcanbeusedtocheckthe
tyreinflationpressure.
Overview
Storage
TheMobilitySystemislocatedintheleftstoragecompartmentoftheboot.
Sealantcontainer'xSealantcontainer,arrow1.'xFillerhose,arrow2.
Notetheuse-bydateonthesealantcontainer.
Compressor
1Unlockingsealantcontainer2Sealantcontainerholder3Tyreinflationpressureindicator4Reducetyreinflationpressurebutton5On/Offbutton6Compressor7Plug/cableforsocket8Connectinghose
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleonafirmsurfaceandasfar
awayfrommovingtrafficaspossible.'xSwitchonthehazardwarninglights.'xApplytheparkingbraketopreventthevehij
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'xEngagethesteeringwheellockwiththe
wheelsinthestraight-aheadposition.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevej
hicleandguidethemoutofthedangerarea, forexamplebehindthecrashbarrier.'xSetupthewarningtriangleanappropriatedistanceaway.
Fillingwithsealingcompound
Safetynotes
DANGER
Ablockedexhaustpipeorinadequateventilaj
tioncanallowharmfulexhaustfumestoenter thevehicle.Theexhaustfumescontainpolluj
tantswhicharecolourlessandodourless.Inenj closedspaces,theexhaustfumescanalsobuildupoutsidethevehicle.Thereisadanger
offatalinjury.Keeptheexhaustpipeclearand
ensuresufficientventilation.
NOTE
Thecompressorcanoverheatifoperatedfor toolong.Thereisadangerofdamagetopropj
erty.Donotletthecompressorrunforlonger than10minutes.
Filling
1.Shakethesealantcontainer.2.Pullfillerhosecompletelyfromthecoverof
thesealantcontainer.Donotkinkthehose.3.Pushthesealantcontainerintothebracket onthecompressorhousing,untilitaudiblyengages.4.Screwthefillerhoseofthesealantcontainer
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5.Inserttheplugintothesocketinthevehicleinteriorwhilethecompressorisswitchedoff.6.Switchonthecompressorwithstandbystateswitchedonortheenginerunning.
Letthecompressorrunforapproximately10mijnutestofillthesealingcompoundandachievea
tyreinflationpressureofapproximately2.0bar.
Thetyreinflationpressuremayrisetoapproxij
mately5barduringthefillingprocessofthe sealingcompound.Donotswitchoffthecomj
pressorduringthisstep.
Checkingandadjustingthetyre
inflationpressure
Checking
1.Switchoffcompressor.2.Readoffthetyreinflationpressureasshown
onthetyrepressureindicator.
Tobeabletocontinuethejourney,atyreinflaj
tionpressureofatleast2barmustbereached.
Removingandstoringthesealant
container1.Unscrewthefillerhoseofthesealantconj
tainerfromthetyrevalve.2.Presstheredunlockingdevice.3.Removethesealantcontainerfromthecomj pressor.4.Packandstorethesealantcontainertoavoidsoilingtheboot.
Minimumtyreinflationpressureis
notreached
1.Unplugtheconnectorfromthesocketinthe vehicleinterior.2.Driveforwardsandbackwardsby10m,apjproximately400inches,todistributethesealj
antinthetyre.3.Screwtheconnectinghoseofthecompresj sordirectlyontothetyrevalve.4.Inserttheplugintothesocketinthevehicleinterior.5.Switchonthecompressorwithstandbystateswitchedonortheenginerunning.Seite320MOBILITYWheelsandtyres320
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