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RefuellingVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Noteswhenrefuelling
General Beforerefuelling,observethenotesonthefuelgrade.
Whenrefuelling,insertthefillernozzlefullyinto
thefillerneck.Liftingthefillernozzleduringrefuj
ellingresultsinthefollowing:
'xThesupplyoffuelisstoppedtoosoon.'xFuelvapourrecoveryislesseffective.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzlecutsout forthefirsttime.
Pleasecomplywiththesafetyregulationsdisj
playedatfillingstations.
Forfurtherinformation:
Fuelquality,seepage 360.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Iftherangedropsbelow50km,30miles,the enginemaynolongerbesuppliedwithsuffij
cientfuel.Enginefunctionisnolongerensured.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Refuelin
goodtime.
NOTE
Fuelsarepoisonousandaggressive.Overfilling thefueltankcandamagethefuelsystem.If
fuelcomesintocontactwithpaintwork,itcan
damageit.Thispollutestheenvironment.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Avoidoverj
filling.
Fueltankcap
Opening
1.Toopenthefueltankfillerflap,pushonthe
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2.Turnthefueltankcapanticlockwise.3.Placethefueltankcapintheholderonthe
fueltankfillerflap.
Closing
WARNING
Theretainingstrapofthefueltankcapmaybej
cometrappedandcrushedwhenturningthe
captocloseit.Itwillthennotbepossibleto
closethecapproperly.Fuelorfuelvapourscan
leakout.Thereisariskofinjuryormaterial damage.Makesurethattheretainingstrap
doesnotgettrappedandcrushedwhenclosj
ingthecap.
1.Fitthetankcapandturnclockwiseuntilitis
clearlyheardtoclickintoplace.2.Pressonthefuelfillerflapuntilitengages.
Emergencyrelease
Incertainsituations,itmaybenecessarytounj
lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,forexampleif
thereisanelectricalfault.
HavethefuelfillerflapunlockedbyaService
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WheelsandtyresVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Tyreinflationpressure
General
Atyre'sconditionandinflationpressureinfluence thefollowing:
'xLifetimeofthetyre.'xDrivingsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetynote
WARNING
Atyrewithtoolittleornotyreinflationpressure
canheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Handlingcharacteristics,forexamplesteering
andbraking,willbeimpairedasaresult.There
isariskofaccident.Checkthetyreinflation
pressureregularlyandadjustasnecessary,for
exampletwiceamonthorbeforeanylongjourj
ney.
Tyreinflationpressure
information
Onthedoorpillar
Thetyreinflationpressuresareshownonthe
doorpillarofthedriver'sdoor.
Thetyreinflationpressuredataisvalidforthe
tyresizesandrecommendedtyremakeswhich
havebeenratedbythevehiclemanufactureras suitableforthevehicleconcerned.
Ifthetyre'sspeedcodecannotbefound,then
thetyreinflationpressureforthecorresponding
tyresizeapplies.
Thetyreinflationpressuresstatedfortherej
spectiveloadconditionsapplydependingonthe
vehicle'sactualloadcondition.Example:fora partiallyloadedvehicle,theoptimumtyreinflationpressureistheonestatedforapartiallyloaded
vehicle.
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 havebeensetforthefittedtyres.
Thecurrenttyreinflationpressurevalueisshown
oneachtyre.
Thespecifiedtyreinflationpressurevalueisloj
catedtowardsthebottomoftheControlDisplay.
Checkingthetyreinflation
pressure
General
Tyresheatupwhiledriving.Thetyreinflation
pressureincreaseswiththetemperatureofthe tyre.
Tyreshaveanatural,uniformlossoftyreinflation
pressure.
Inflatingdevicescandisplayapressurethatmay
beupto0.1bartoolow.
Checkingusingtyreinflation
pressureinscriptionsonthedoor
pillar1.Determinethespecifiedtyreinflationpresj
suresforthetyresinstalledonthevehicle.2.Checkthetyreinflationpressureinallfour tyres,usingapressuregauge,forexample.3.Correctthetyreinflationpressureifthecurjrenttyreinflationpressuredeviatesfromthe
specifiedtyreinflationpressure.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetyrevalves.
Thetyreinflationpressureinscriptionsonthe tyreinflationpressuresignonthedoorpillaronly
relatetocoldtyresortyresatthesametemperaj
tureastheambienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetyreinflationpressureswhenthe tyresarecold,i.e.:
'xIfthevehiclehasbeendrivenadistanceofno
morethan2km,1.25miles.'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast 2hoursafterajourney.
Regularlycheckthetyreinflationpressureofthesparewheelintheluggagecompartmentand
correctthepressureifnecessary.
Checkingusingthetyreinflation
pressureinformationontheControl
Display
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.TyrePressureMonitor4.Checkifthecurrenttyreinflationpressures
matchthespecifiedtyrepressurevalue.5.Correctthetyreinflationpressureifthecurj renttyreinflationpressuredeviatesfromthe
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Afteradjustingthetyreinflation
pressure
ForrunflatindicatorRPA:
ReinitialisetherunflatindicatorRPA.
WiththeTyrePressureMonitor:
Thecorrectedtyreinflationpressuresareapplied automatically.Makesurethatthecorrecttyre
settingshavebeenperformed.
Fortyresthatcannotbefoundinthetyreinflaj tionpressureinformationonthecontroldisplay,resettheTyrePressureMonitor.
SpeedcodeDesignationMaximumspeedQupto160km/h,100mphRupto170km/h,106mphSupto180km/h,112mphTupto190km/h,118mphHupto210km/h,131mphFupto240km/h,150mphWupto270km/h,167mphYupto300km/h,186mph(Y)above300km/h/186mph
Tyretread
Summertyres Thetyretreaddepthshouldnotbelessthan3mm,0.12in,otherwisethereisahighriskofaquaplaning.
Wintertyres
Thetyretreaddepthshouldnotbelessthan
4mm,0.16in,itssuitabilityforwinteruseislimij
ted.
Minimumtreaddepth
Wearindicatorsaredistributedaroundthecirj cumferenceofthetyre.Thesehavethelegallyprescribedminimumheightof1.6mm,0.06in.
Thepositionsofthewearindicatorsareidentij
fiedonthetyre'ssidewallbyTWI,TreadWear
Indicator.
Tyredamage
General
Inspecttyresregularlyfordamage,thepresence
offoreignbodiesandwear.
Vehiclebehaviourthatmayindicatetyredamage orotherfaults:
'xUnusualvibrations.'xUnusualtyreorrunningnoises.'xUnusualvehicleresponse,suchasprojnouncedpullingtotheleftorright.
Damagecanbecausedbythefollowingsituaj
tions,forexample:
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Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifthetyresaredamaged,thetyreinflationpresj suremaybereduced,whichinturncould
causeyoutolosecontrolofthevehicle.There
isariskofaccident.Ifyoususpecttyredamage
whileyouaredriving,immediatelyreduce
speedandbringthevehicletoastop.Havethe
wheelsandtyreschecked.Todoso,carefully
drivetoaServicePartnerofthemanufacturer
oranotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspej
cialistworkshop.Ifnecessary,havethevehicle towedortransportedthere.Donotrepairdamj
agedtyres.Havethemreplaced.
WARNING
Tyrescanbecomedamagedbyrunningover
obstacles,forexamplekerbsorroaddamage, athighspeed.Largerwheelshaveasmallertyrecross-section.Thesmallerthetyrecross-
section,thehighertheriskoftyredamage.
Thereisariskofaccidentandmaterialdamj age.Ifpossible,drivearoundobstaclesordrive
overthemslowlyandcarefully.
Ageoftyres
Recommendation
Irrespectiveofthetyretreaddepth,changetyres
after6yearsatthelatest.
Dateofmanufacture Thedateofmanufactureofthetyreisindicated
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WARNING
Incorrectwheelandtyrecombinationsimpair
thevehicle'sdrivingcharacteristicsandinterj ferewiththeproperfunctioningofvarioussysj
tems,suchastheanti-lockbrakesystemABS orDynamicStabilityControlDSC.Thereisa
riskofaccident.Tomaintaingoodvehiclehanj dling,alwaysfittyresofthesamemakeand
treadpatterntoallwheels.Themanufacturerof
thevehiclerecommendsusingwheelsand
tyresthathavebeenratedassuitableforthe
vehicleconcerned.Afteratyrehasbeendamj
aged,refitthesamewheel/tyrecombinationas
theoriginal.
Recommendedmakesoftyre
Certainmakesoftyrearerecommendedbythe
manufacturerofthevehicleforeachtyresize. Thetyrebrandscanbeidentifiedbyastaronthe
sidewallofthetyre.
Newtyres Duetothemanufacturingprocess,newtyresdonotachievetheirfullroadgripimmediately.
Drivemoderatelyforthefirst300km,200miles.
Retreadedtyres
WARNING
Retreadedtyresmayhavedifferenttyrecarj
casses.Theirdurabilitymaybereduceddueto
theiradvancedage.Thereisariskofaccident. Donotuseretreadedtyres.
Thevehiclemanufactureradvisesagainsttheuseofretreadedtyres.
Wintertyres GeneralWintertyresarerecommendedifdrivinginwinterconditions.
Althoughtyresknownasall-seasontyreswithan M+Slabelhavebetterwintercharacteristicsthan summertyres,theydonotnormallymatchthe
performanceofwintertyres.
Maximumspeedofwintertyres Ifthevehicleiscapableofmaximumspeedshigherthanthespeedpermittedforthewintertyres,aninformationlabelstatingthemaximumpermittedspeedforthetyresfittedmustbedisj
playedinthedriver'sfieldofview.Thelabelis availablefromaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
Ifwintertyresarefitted,observeanddonotexj
ceedtherespectivelypermittedmaximum
speed.
Swappingoverfrontandrear
wheels
WARNING
Swappingofwheelsbetweenaxlesonvehicles
withdifferentlysizedtyresorrimsonthefront andrearcausetyredamageanddamagetothevehicle.Thereisariskofaccident.Donotswap
overwheelsbetweenaxlesonvehicleswithdifj
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ferentlysizedtyresorrimsonthefrontand
rear.
Storingtyres
Tyreinflationpressure Donotexceedthemaximumtyreinflationpresj
sureindicatedonthetyre'ssidewall.
Tyrestorage'xStorewheelsandtyresinacool,dryanddark placewhennotinuse.'xProtectthetyresagainstcontaminationfromoil,greaseandsolvents.'xDonotleavetyresinplasticbags.'xRemovedirtfromthewheelsortyres.
Remedyingflattyres
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleonafirmsurfaceandasfar
awayfrommovingtrafficaspossible.'xSwitchonthehazardwarninglights.'xApplytheparkingbraketopreventthevehij
clerollingaway.'xEngagethesteeringwheellockwiththe
wheelsinthestraight-aheadposition.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevej
hicleandguidethemoutofthedangerarea, forexamplebehindthecrashbarrier.'xSetupthewarningtriangleanappropriatedistanceaway.
MobilitySystem
Principle
WiththeMobilitySystem,minortyredamage
canbequicklysealed,toallowyoutodriveon.
Forthispurpose,liquidsealantispumpedinto
thetyreswhichenclosesthedamagefromthe
insidewhenithardens.
General'xPleaseobservethenotesontheapplication
oftheMobilitySystemwhichareonthecomj
pressorandthesealantcontainer.'xApplyingtheMobilitySystemcanbeineffecj
tivefortyredamagelargerthanapproximately 4mm.'xContactaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshopifyouareunabletoput thetyrebackinoperation.'xForeignbodiesthathavepenetratedthetyreshouldremaininsidethetyre.Onlyremove
foreignobjectsiftheyarevisiblyprotruding
fromthetyre.'xRemovethespeedlimitstickerfromthesealj antcontainerandattachtothesteeringwheel.'xUsingsealantscandamagethewheelelecj
tronics.Inthiscase,havetheelectronicsrej placedatthenextopportunity.'xThecompressorcanbeusedtocheckthe
tyreinflationpressure.
Overview
Storage
TheMobilitySystemislocatedintheleftstoragecompartmentoftheboot.
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Sealantcontainer'xSealantcontainer,arrow1.'xFillerhose,arrow2.
Notetheuse-bydateonthesealantcontainer.
Compressor
1Unlockingsealantcontainer2Sealantcontainerholder3Tyreinflationpressureindicator4Reducetyreinflationpressurebutton5On/Offbutton6Compressor7Plug/cableforsocket8Connectinghose
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleonafirmsurfaceandasfar
awayfrommovingtrafficaspossible.'xSwitchonthehazardwarninglights.'xApplytheparkingbraketopreventthevehij
clerollingaway.'xEngagethesteeringwheellockwiththe
wheelsinthestraight-aheadposition.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevej
hicleandguidethemoutofthedangerarea, forexamplebehindthecrashbarrier.'xSetupthewarningtriangleanappropriatedistanceaway.
Fillingwithsealingcompound
Safetynotes
DANGER
Ablockedexhaustpipeorinadequateventilaj
tioncanallowharmfulexhaustfumestoenter thevehicle.Theexhaustfumescontainpolluj
tantswhicharecolourlessandodourless.Inenj closedspaces,exhaustfumescanalsobuildupoutsidethevehicle.Thereisariskofdeath.
Keeptheexhaustpipeclearandensuresuffij
cientventilation.
NOTE
Thecompressorcanoverheatifoperatedfor toolong.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Do
notletthecompressorrunforlongerthan
10minutes.
Filling
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