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legallyrequiredminimumheightof
0.063in/1.6mm.
Thepositionsofthewearindicatorsaremarked onthetiresidewallwithTWI,TreadWearIndica#j
tor.
Tiredamage
Generalinformation Inspectyourtiresregularlyfordamage,foreign
objectslodgedinthetread,andtreadwear.
Drivingoverroughordamagedroadsurfaces,as
wellasdebris,curbsandotherobstaclescan
causeseriousdamagetowheels,tiresandsus#j
pensionparts.Thisismorelikelytooccurwith low-profiletires,whichprovidelesscushioning
betweenthewheelandtheroad.Becarefulto
avoidroadhazardsandreduceyourspeed,es#j
peciallyifyourvehicleisequippedwithlow-pro#j filetires.
Indicationsoftiredamageorothervehiclemal#j
functions:
'xUnusualvibrations.'xUnusualtireorrunningnoises.'xUnusualhandlingsuchasastrongtendency
topulltotheleftorright.
Damagecanbecausedbythefollowingsitua#j
tions,forinstance:
'xDrivingovercurbs.'xRoaddamage.'xTireinflationpressuretoolow.'xVehicleoverloading.'xIncorrecttirestorage.Safetyinformation
Warning
Damagedtirescanlosetireinflationpressure,
whichcanleadtolossofvehiclecontrol.There isariskofaccident.Iftiredamageissuspected
whiledriving,immediatelyreducespeedand
stop.Havewheelsandtireschecked.Forthis
purpose,drivecarefullytothenearestdealer#ss
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecen#j
terorrepairshop.Havevehicletowedortrans#j portedasneeded.Donotrepairdamagedtires,
buthavethemreplaced.
Warning
Tirescanbecomedamagedbydrivingoverob#j
stacles,e.g.,curbsorroaddamage,athigh
speed.Largerwheelshaveasmallertirecross- section.Thesmallerthetirecross-section,the
highertheriskoftiredamage.Thereisadan#j
gerofaccidentsandpropertydamage.Ifpossi#j
ble,avoiddrivingoverobjectsorroadcondi#j
tionsthatmaydamagetires,ordriveoverthem
slowlyandcarefully.
Changingwheelsandtires
Mountingandwheelbalancing
Havemountingandwheelbalancingcarriedoutbyadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Wheelandtirecombination
Generalinformation Youcanaskthedealer'sservicecenteroran#jotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopaboutthecorrectwheel/tirecombinationandwheelrimversionsforthevehicle.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Wheelsandtireswhicharenotsuitableforyour vehiclecandamagepartsofthevehicle,forin#j
stanceduetocontactwiththebodyduetotol#j
erancesdespitethesameofficialsizerating.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Themanufac#j
turerofyourvehiclestronglysuggeststhatyou
usewheelsandtiresthathavebeenrecom#j
mendedbythevehiclemanufacturerforyour
vehicletype.
Warning
Mountedsteelwheelscancausetechnical
problems,forinstanceunexpectedlooseningof
thelugboltsanddamagetothebrakediscs.
Thereisariskofaccident.Donotmountsteel
wheels.
Warning
Incorrectwheel/tirecombinationswillhavea
negativeimpactonthevehicle'shandlingand
onthefunctionofavarietyofsystems,suchas
theABSAntilockBrakingSystemorDSCDy#j
namicStabilityControl.Thereisariskofacci#j
dent.Tomaintaingoodhandlingandvehicle
response,useonlytireswithasingletreadcon#j
figurationfromasinglemanufacturer.The
manufacturerofthevehiclerecommendsthat
youusewheelsandtiresthathavebeenrec#j
ommendedbythevehiclemanufacturerfor
yourvehicletype.Followingtiredamage,have
theoriginalwheel/tirecombinationremounted
onthevehicleassoonaspossible.
Recommendedtirebrands
Foreachtiresize,themanufacturerofthevehi#j clerecommendscertaintirebrands.Thetire
brandscanbeidentifiedbyastaronthetire
sidewall.
Newtires Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-intime.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Retreadedtires
Warning
Retreadedtirescanhavedifferenttirecasing
structures.Withadvancedagetheservicelife
canbelimited.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Themanufacturerofyourvehicledoesnotrec#j
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires.
Themanufacturerofthevehicledoesnotrec#j
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires.
Wintertires Generalinformation Wintertiresarerecommendedforoperatingon
winterroads.
Althoughso-calledall-seasonM+Stiresprovide betterwintertractionthansummertires,they
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usuallydonotprovidethesamelevelofperform#janceaswintertires.
Maximumspeedofwintertires
Ifthemaximumspeedofthevehicleishigher
thanthepermissiblespeedforthewintertires,
thenattachalabelshowingthepermissiblemaxi#j mumspeedinthefieldofview.Thelabelisavail#jablefromadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Withwintertiresmounted,observeanddonot
exceedthepermissiblemaximumspeed.
Rotatingwheelsbetweenaxles
Warning
Rotatingtiresbetweentheaxlesonvehicles withdifferenttiresizesorrimsizesonthefront
andrearaxlescancausedamagetothetires
andthevehicle.Thereisariskofaccident.Do
notrotatethetiresbetweentheaxlesonvehi#j
cleswithdifferenttiresizesorrimsizesonthe
frontandrearaxles.
Storingtires
Tireinflationpressure
Donotexceedthemaximumtireinflationpres#j
sureindicatedonthesidewallofthetire.
Storage
'xStorewheelsandtiresinacool,dryanddark
place.'xAlwaysprotecttiresagainstallcontactwith
oil,grease,andsolvents.'xDonotleavetiresinplasticbags.'xRemovedirtfromwheelsortires.Repairingaflattire
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleasfarawayaspossiblefrom
passingtrafficandonsolidground.'xSwitchonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSecurethevehicleagainstrollingawayby
settingtheparkingbrake.'xTurnthesteeringwheeluntilthefrontwheels areinthestraight-aheadpositionandengage
thesteeringwheellock.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutoftheve#j
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe immediateareainasafeplace,suchasbe#j
hindaguardrail.'xIfnecessary,setupawarningtriangleatan
appropriatedistance.
MobilitySystem
Concept
WiththeMobilitySystem,minortiredamagecan besealedtemporarilytoenablecontinuedtravel.Toaccomplishthis,sealantispumpedintothetires,whichsealsthedamagefromtheinside.
Generalinformation
'xFollowtheinstructionsonusingtheMobility
Systemfoundonthecompressorandsealant container.'xUseoftheMobilitySystemmaybeineffec#j
tiveifthetirepuncturemeasuresapprox.
1/8inches/4mmormore.'xContactadealer'sservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopifthetirecannotbemadedrivable.'xDonotremoveforeignbodiesthathavepe#jnetratedthetire.Removeforeignobjectsonlywhentheyarevisiblyprotrudingfromthetire.Seite3238heelsandtiresMOBILITY323
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'xPullthespeedlimitstickeroffthesealant
containerandapplyittothesteeringwheel.'xTheuseofasealantcandamagethewheel
electronics.Inthiscase,havetheelectronics checkedandreplacedatthenextopportu#j
nity.'xThecompressorcanbeusedtocheckthe
tireinflationpressure.
Overview
Storage
TheMobilitySystemisintheleftstoragecom#j
partmentofthecargoarea.
Sealantcontainer
'xSealantcontainer,arrow1.'xFillinghose,arrow2.
Observeuse-bydateonthesealantcontainer.
Compressor1Sealantcontainerunlocking2Sealantcontainerholder3Tirepressuregage4Reducetireinflationpressurebutton5On/offswitch6Compressor7Connector/cableforsocket8Connectionhose
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleasfarawayaspossiblefrom
passingtrafficandonsolidground.'xSwitchonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSecurethevehicleagainstrollingawayby
settingtheparkingbrake.'xTurnthesteeringwheeluntilthefrontwheels areinthestraight-aheadpositionandengage
thesteeringwheellock.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutoftheve#j
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe immediateareainasafeplace,suchasbe#j
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Fillingthetirewithsealant
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Iftheexhaustpipeisblockedorventilationisin#j
sufficient,harmfulexhaustgasescanenterinto thevehicle.Theexhaustgasescontainpollu#jtantswhicharecolorlessandodorless.Inen#j
closedareas,exhaustgasescanalsoaccumu#j
lateoutsideofthevehicle.Thereisdangerto
life.Keeptheexhaustpipefreeandensuresuf#j
ficientventilation.
NOTICE
Thecompressorcanoverheatduringextended operation.Thereisariskofdamagetoprop#j
erty.Donotrunthecompressorformorethan
10minutes.
Filling
1.Shakethesealantcontainer.2.Pullfillinghosecompletelyoutofthecoverof thesealantcontainer.Donotkinkthehose.3.Slidethesealantcontainerintotheholderon
thecompressorhousing,ensuringthatiten#j
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5.Withthecompressorswitchedoff,insertthe
connectorintothepowersocketinthevehi#j
cleinterior.6.Withstandbystateordrive-readystate
switchedon,switchonthecompressor.
Letthecompressorrunformax.10minutestofill
thetirewithsealantandachieveatireinflation pressureofapprox.2.0bar.
Whilethetireisbeingfilledwithsealant,thetire
inflationpressuremaysporadicallyreachapprox.
5bar.Donotswitchoffthecompressoratthis point.
Checkingandadjustingthetire
inflationpressure
Checking
1.Switchoffthecompressor.2.Readthetireinflationpressureonthetirepressuregage.
Tocontinuethetrip,atireinflationpressureofatleast2barmustbereached.
Removingandstowingthesealant
container1.Unscrewthefillinghoseofthesealantcon#j tainerfromthetirevalve.2.Presstheredunlockingdevice.3.Removethesealantcontainerfromthecom#jpressor.4.Wrapandstorethesealantcontainerinsuita#j
blematerialtoavoiddirtyingthecargoarea.
Minimumtireinflationpressureis
notreached
1.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketin
thevehicleinterior.2.Drive33ft/10mforwardandbacktodistrib#j utethesealantinthetire.3.Screwtheconnectionhoseofthecompres#j
sordirectlyontothetirevalvestem.4.Inserttheconnectorintothepowersocketin thevehicleinterior.5.Withstandbystateordrive-readystate
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Whenthetirepressuredoesnotreachat
least2bar,contactamanufacturerservice
centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Whenatirepressureofatleast2baris
reached,seeMinimumtireinflationpressure
isreached.6.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecom#j pressorfromthetirevalve.7.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketin
thevehicleinterior.8.StowtheMobilitySysteminthevehicle.
Minimumtireinflationpressureis
reached
1.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecom#j pressorfromthetirevalve.2.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketin
thevehicleinterior.3.StowtheMobilitySysteminthevehicle.4.Immediatelydriveapprox.5miles/10kmto ensurethatthesealantisevenlydistributedin
thetire.
Donotexceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h. Ifpossible,donotdriveatspeedslessthan 12mph/20km/h.
Adjustment
1.Stopatasuitablelocation.2.Screwtheconnectionhoseofthecompres#j
sordirectlyontothetirevalvestem.3.Inserttheconnectorintothepowersocketin thevehicleinterior.4.Correctthetireinflationpressuretoatleast
2.0bar:'xIncreasetireinflationpressure:with
standbystateordrive-readystate
switchedon,switchonthecompressor.'xReducetireinflationpressure:pressthe
buttononthecompressor.5.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecom#j pressorfromthetirevalve.6.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketin
thevehicleinterior.7.StowtheMobilitySysteminthevehicle.
Continuingthetrip
Donotexceedthemaximumpermissiblespeedof50mph/80km/h.
ReinitializetheFlatTireMonitor.
ResettheTirePressureMonitoragain.
Replacethenonworkingtireandthesealantcon#j
taineroftheMobilitySystempromptly.
Additionalinformation:
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Snowchains
Safetyinformation
Warning
Withthemountingofsnowchainsonunsuita#j bletires,thesnowchainscancomeintocon#j
tactwithvehicleparts.Theremaybeariskof
accidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Only
mountsnowchainsontiresthataredesignated
bytheirmanufacturerassuitablefortheuseof
snowchains.
Warning
Insufficientlytightsnowchainsmaydamage
tiresandvehiclecomponents.Theremaybea
riskofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.
Makesurethatthesnowchainsarealwayssuf#j ficientlytight.Re-tightenasneededaccording
tothesnowchainmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Fine-linksnowchains
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
theuseoffine-linksnowchains.Certaintypesof
fine-linksnowchainshavebeentestedbythe
manufacturerofthevehicleandrecommended
asroad-safeandsuitable.
Informationregardingsuitablesnowchainsis
availablefromadealer#ssservicecenteroran#j
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Use Useonlyinpairsontherearwheels,equipped
withthetiresofthefollowingsize:
'x265/40R19.
Followthesnowchainmanufacturer'sinstruc#j tions.
DonotinitializetheFlatTireMonitorafter
mountingsnowchains,asdoingsomayresultin incorrectreadings.
DonotresettheTirePressureMonitorafter
mountingsnowchains,asdoingsomayresultin incorrectreadings.
Whendrivingwithsnowchains,brieflyactivate DynamicTractionControlDTCtooptimizethe
drivepower.
Maximumspeedwithsnow
chains
Donotexceedaspeedof30mph/50km/hwhen
usingsnowchains.
Tirepressuremonitor
Concept
Thesystemmonitorstireinflationpressureinthe
fourmountedtires.Thesystemwarnsyouif
thereisalossofpressureinoneormoretires.
Generalinformation Sensorsinthetirevalvesmeasurethetireinfla#j
tionpressureandtiretemperature.
UsingthetiresettingsiniDrive,thesystemcan
automaticallycomparethespecifiedtargetpres#j sureswiththeactualtireinflationpressures.
Iftiresarebeingusedthatarenotspecifiedon thetireinflationpressuredetailsonthevehicle,suchastireswithspecialapproval,thesystem
needstobeactivelyreset.Thesystemwillthen
takeovertheactualtireinflationpressuresasthe targetpressures.
Whenoperatingthesystem,alsonotetheinfor#j
mationfoundintheTireinflationpressurechap#j ter.
Additionalinformation:
Tireinflationpressure,refertopage 316.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Incorrectentriesinthetiresettingscanleadto incorrecttargettireinflationpressurevalues.In
thiscase,itcannotbeguaranteedthatthenoti#j
ficationofalossoftireinflationpressurewillbe reliable.Thereisariskofinjuryandriskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Ensurethatthetiresizesofthe
mountedtiresaredisplayedcorrectlyand
matchthedetailsonthetiresandonthevehi#j cle.
Functionalrequirements
Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetforthe
system;otherwise,reliableflaggingofalossof
tireinflationpressureisnotassured:
'xEverytimeatireorwheelischanged,the
correctdetailsonthemountedtiresmustbe enteredinthetiresettings.'xTheTirePressureMonitordoesnotactivate
untilafterdrivingforafewminutes:'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement.'xAfterareset,fortireswithspecialappro#j val.'xAfterchangingthetiresetting.'xFortireswithspecialapproval:'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement,aresetwasperformedwiththecorrecttireinfla#j
tionpressure.'xAfterthetireinflationpressurewasad#j
justedtoanewvalue,aresetwasper#j formed.'xWheelswithwheelelectronics.
Tiresettings
Generalinformation Thetiresizesofthemountedtirescanbegath#j
eredfromthetireinflationpressuredetailsonthe vehicleordirectlyonthetires.
Thetiredetailsdonotneedtobere-enteredwhenthetireinflationpressureiscorrected.
Forsummerandwintertires,thetiredetailsen#j
teredlastarestored.Afteratireorwheelre#j
placement,thesettingsofthetiresetsusedlast
canbeselected.
Changingsettings1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."TirePressureMonitor"4."Tiresettings"5."Tireselection"6."Manual"7."Tiretype"'x"Summer"'x"Winter/All-year"8.Selectthetiretypethatismountedonthe
rearaxle.
Fortireswithspecialapproval:
"Othertires/raceway"
Observefurtherproceedingintheperforma
resetsection.9.Selectthemaximumroadspeedthatwillbe
usedwiththetires.10."Savetiresettings"
Themeasurementofthecurrenttireinflation
pressureisstarted.Themeasurementprogress
isdisplayed.
Statusdisplay CurrentstatusThesystemstatuscanbedisplayedontheCon#j
trolDisplay,e.g.,whetherornotthesystemisac#j tive.
1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."TirePressureMonitor"
Thecurrentstatusisdisplayed.
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CurrenttireinflationpressureThecurrenttireinflationpressureisdisplayedfor
eachtire.
Thecurrenttireinflationpressuresmaychange duringdrivingoperationordependingontheex#jternaltemperature.
Currenttiretemperature Thecurrenttiretemperaturesaredisplayed.
Thecurrenttiretemperaturesmaychangewhile
drivingorduetotheexternaltemperature.
Tireconditions
Generalinformation Tireandsystemstatusareindicatedbythecolor
ofthewheelsandatextmessageontheControl Display.
Anyexistingmessagesmaynotbedeletedifthe targetpressureisnotreachedafterthetireinfla#j tionpressureiscorrected.
Allwheelsgreen'xThesystemisactiveandbaseswarningson thetargetpressures.'xFortireswithspecialapproval:thesystemisactiveandbaseswarningsonthetireinflation
pressuresstoredduringthelastreset.
Onetofouryellowwheels
Aflattireormajordropinthetireinflationpres#j
surehasoccurredintheindicatedtires.
Graywheels Itmaynotbepossibletoidentifytireinflation
pressurelosses.
Possiblecauses:
'xMalfunction.'xDuringtireinflationpressuremeasurement, afterconfirmationofthetiresettings.'xFortireswithspecialapproval:aresetisper#jformedforthesystem.Fortireswithspecialapproval:
performareset1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."TirePressureMonitor"4.Makesurethatcorrecttiresettingshave beenmade.
Tiresettings,refertopage 329.5.Switchondrive-readystateanddonotdrive
off.6.Resettireinflationpressure:"Performreset".7.Driveaway.
Thewheelsaredisplayedingrayandthefollow#j
ingisdisplayed"Resettingtirepressure#

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