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RefuelingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Followthefollowingwhen refueling
Generalinformation
Followthefuelrecommendationpriortorefuel#j
ing.
Whenrefueling,insertthefillernozzlecompletely intothefillerpipe.Liftingupthefuelpumpnozzleduringrefuelingcauses:
'xPrematureswitchingoff.'xReducedreturnofthefuelvapors.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzleclicks
offthefirsttime.
Makesurethatthefuelcapisclosedproperlyaf#j terrefueling,otherwisetheemissionswarning
lightmaylightup.
Followsafetyregulationspostedatthegassta#j
tion.
Additionalinformation:
Fuelquality,refertopage 341.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Withadrivingrangeoflessthan 30miles/50kmtheenginemaynolongerhave
sufficientfuel.Enginefunctionsarenoten#j
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
Theretainingstrapofthefuelcapcanbejam#j
medandcrushedduringclosing.Thecapcan#j notbecorrectlyclosed.Fuelorfuelvaporscan
escape.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Payattentionthattheretaining
strapisnotjammedorcrushedwhenclosing
thecap.
1.Fitthecapandturnitclockwiseuntilyou
clearlyhearaclick.2.Pressonthefuelfillerflapuntilitengages.
Emergencyunlocking
Itmaybenecessaryincertainsituationstoun#j
lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,forinstancewith anelectricalfault.
Havefuelfillerflapunlockedbyadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorre#j
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WheelsandtiresVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Tireinflationpressure
Generalinformation Thetirecharacteristicsandtireinflationpressure
influencethefollowing:
'xTheservicelifeofthetires.'xRoadsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Atirewithtoolittleornotireinflationpressure
mayheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Thiswillhaveanegativeimpactonaspectsof handling,suchassteeringandbrakingre#j
sponse.Thereisariskofaccident.Regularly
checkthetireinflationpressure,andcorrectit asneeded,forinstancetwiceamonthandbe#j
forealongtrip.
Tireinflationpressure
specifications
Inthetireinflationpressuretable Thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 314,containsalltireinflationpressure
specificationsforthespecifiedtiresizesatthe
ambienttemperature.Thetireinflationpressure
valuesapplytotiresizesapprovedbythemanu#j
facturerofthevehicleforthevehicletype.
Toidentifythecorrecttireinflationpressure,
pleasenotethefollowing:'xTiresizesofyourvehicle.'xMaximumpermitteddrivingspeed.
OntheControlDisplay
Thecurrenttireinflationpressurevaluesforthe
mountedtirescanbedisplayedontheControl Display.
Toensurethattheyaredisplayedcorrectly,the tiresizesmustbestoredinthesystemandmust havebeensetforthemountedtires.
Thecurrenttireinflationpressurevalueislo#jcatedoneachtire.
Checkingthetireinflation
pressure
Generalinformation
Tiresheatupwhiledriving.Thetireinflation pressureincreaseswiththetiretemperature.
Tireshaveanatural,consistentlossoftireinfla#j
tionpressure.
Thedisplaysofinflationdevicesmayunder-read byupto0.1bar/2psi.
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Checkingusingtireinflation
pressurespecificationsinthetire
inflationpressuretable1.Determinetheintendedtireinflationpressure
levelsforthemountedtires.2.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tires,usingapressuregage,forexample.3.Correctthetireinflationpressureiftheactual tireinflationpressuredeviatesfromthein#jtendedtireinflationpressure.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetirevalves.
Thetireinflationpressurespecificationsinthe tireinflationpressuretableonlyrelatetocold
tiresortiresatthesametemperatureastheam#j
bienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetireinflationpressurelevelswhen
thetiresarecold,i.e.:
'xAdrivingdistanceofmax.1.25miles/2km
hasnotbeenexceeded.'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast 2hoursafteratrip.
Checkingusingthetireinflation
pressurespecificationsonthe
ControlDisplay
1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."TirePressureMonitor"4.Checkwhetherthecurrenttireinflationpres#j
surelevelsdeviatefromtheintendedtire
pressurevalue.5.Correctthetireinflationpressureiftheactual tireinflationpressuredeviatesfromthein#jtendedtireinflationpressure.
Aftercorrectingthetireinflation
pressure
Withrunflattires:
ReinitializetheFlatTireMonitor.
WithTirePressureMonitor:
Thecorrectedtireinflationpressuresareapplied
automatically.Makesurethatthecorrecttireset#j
tingshavebeenmade.
Withtiresthatcannotbefoundinthetirepres#j
surevaluesontheControlDisplay,resettheTire PressureMonitorTPM.
Tireinflationpressuresupto
100mph/160km/h
Forspeedsofupto100mph/160km/handfor
optimumdrivingcomfort,notethepressureval#j uesinthetireinflationpressuretableandadjustasnecessary.
Thesepressurevaluescanalsobefoundonthetireinflationpressurelabelonthedriver'sdoor
pillar.
Donotexceedaspeedof100mph/160km/h.
Tireinflationpressurevaluesupto100mph/160km/h
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TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSIFront:275/35
ZR20102YXL2.3/33-Rear:285/35ZR
20104YXL-2.3/33Front:265/40R
19102VXLM
+S2.4/35-Rear:285/40R
19107VXLM
+S-2.4/35
Tireinflationpressuresatmax.
speedsabove100mph/160km/h
Warning
Inordertodriveatmaximumspeedsinexcess
of100mph/160km/h,pleaseobserve,and,if necessary,adjusttirepressuresforspeedsex#j
ceeding100mph/160km/hfromtherelevanttableonthefollowingpages.Otherwise,tire
damageandaccidentscouldoccur.
Forspeedsover100mph/160km/handforopti#j
mumdrivingcomfort,notethepressurevaluesin
thetireinflationpressuretableandadjustasnec#j
essary.
Tireinflationpressurevalues
over100mph/160km/h
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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
andtheGrossAxleWeightRating#mGAWR#mon
thecertificationlabelonthedriverdoorB-pillar. Dividethetireloadby1.1.Itmustbegreater
thanone-halfofthevehicle#ssGrossAxleWeight Rating#mGAWR.Note,frontvs.rearGAWRand
tireloads,respectively.
Speedletter
DesignationMaximumspeedQupto100mph/160km/hRupto106mph/170km/hSupto112mph/180km/hTupto118mph/190km/hHupto131mph/210km/hVupto150mph/240km/hWupto167mph/270km/hYupto186mph/300km/h(Y)above186mph/300km/h
TireIdentificationNumberDOT-Code:DOTxxxxxxx2120
xxxx:manufacturercodeforthetirebrand
xxx:tiresizeandtiredesign
2120:tireage
TireswithDOTcodesmeettheguidelinesofthe
U.S.DepartmentofTransportation.
Tireage Recommendation
Regardlessofthetiretread,replacetiresatleast every6years.
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theactualconditionsoftheiruse,however,andmaydepartsignificantlyfromthenormdueto
variationsindrivinghabits,servicepracticesand
differencesinroadcharacteristicsandclimate.
Traction Thetractiongrades,fromhighesttolowest,areAA,A,B,andC.
Thosegradesrepresentthetire'sabilitytostop
onwetpavementasmeasuredundercontrolled conditionsonspecifiedgovernmenttestsurfa#j
cesofasphaltandconcrete.AtiremarkedCmay havepoortractionperformance.
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireisbased
onstraight-aheadbrakingtractiontests,and
doesnotincludeacceleration,cornering,hydro#j planing,orpeaktractioncharacteristics.
Temperature
ThetemperaturegradesareA,thehighest,B,
andC,representingthetire'sresistancetothe
generationofheatanditsabilitytodissipateheat
whentestedundercontrolledconditionsona specifiedindoorlaboratorytestwheel.Sustained
hightemperaturecancausethematerialofthe
tiretodegenerateandreducetirelife,andexces#j
sivetemperaturecanleadtosuddentirefailure.
ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperform#j
ancewhichallpassengercartiresmustmeetun#j
dertheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard
No.109.GradesBandArepresenthigherlevels ofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthantheminimumrequiredbylaw.
Warning
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestab#j
lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedandnot overloaded.Excessivespeed,underinflation,or
excessiveloading,eitherseparatelyorincom#j bination,cancauseheatbuildupandpossible
tirefailure.
M+S
Winterandall-seasontireswithbettercold
weatherperformancethansummertires.
Tiretread
Summertires Donotdrivewithatiretreadoflessthan
0.12in/3mm,otherwisethereisanincreased
riskofhydroplaning.
Wintertires
Donotdrivewithatiretreadoflessthan
0.16in/4mm,assuchtiresarelesssuitablefor
winteroperation.
Minimumtreaddepth
Wearindicatorsaredistributedaroundthetirecircumference.Thesewearindicatorshavethe
legallyrequiredminimumheightof
0.063in/1.6mm.
Thepositionsofthewearindicatorsaremarked onthetiresidewallwithTWI,TreadWearIndica#j
tor.
Tiredamage
Generalinformation Inspectyourtiresregularlyfordamage,foreign
objectslodgedinthetread,andtreadwear.
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Drivingoverroughordamagedroadsurfaces,aswellasdebris,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.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Wheelsandtireswhicharenotsuitableforyour
vehiclecandamagepartsofthevehicle,forin#j stanceduetocontactwiththebodyduetotol#j
erancesdespitethesameofficialsizerating.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Themanufac#j turerofyourvehiclestronglysuggeststhatyou
usewheelsandtiresthathavebeenrecom#j mendedbythevehiclemanufacturerforyour
vehicletype.
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Warning
Mountedsteelwheelscancausetechnical problems,forinstanceunexpectedlooseningofthelugboltsanddamagetothebrakediscs.
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-in time.
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
usuallydonotprovidethesamelevelofperform#j anceaswintertires.
Maximumspeedofwintertires Ifthemaximumspeedofthevehicleishigher
thanthepermissiblespeedforthewintertires,
thenattachalabelshowingthepermissiblemaxi#j
mumspeedinthefieldofview.Thelabelisavail#j
ablefromadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Withwintertiresmounted,observeanddonot
exceedthepermissiblemaximumspeed.
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