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undercontrolledconditionsonaspecifiedgovj
ernmenttestcourse.E.g.,atiregraded150
wouldwearoneandone-half,1g,timesaswell onthegovernmentcourseasatiregraded100.
Therelativeperformanceoftiresdependsupon
theactualconditionsoftheiruse,however,and maydepartsignificantlyfromthenormdueto
variationsindrivinghabits,servicepracticesand
differencesinroadcharacteristicsandclimate.
Traction Thetractiongrades,fromhighesttolowest,areAA,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
ancewhichallpassengervehicletiresmustmeet
undertheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard No.109.GradesBandArepresenthigherlevelsofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthantheminimumrequiredbylaw.
WARNING
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestabj lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedandnot
overloaded.Excessivespeed,underinflation,or
excessiveloading,eitherseparatelyorincomj
bination,cancauseheatbuildupandpossible
tirefailure.
RSCmRun-flattires
Run-flattires,refertopage 304,arelabeledwith
acircularsymbolcontainingthelettersRSC
markedonthesidewall.
M+S
Winterandall-seasontireswithbettercold
weatherperformancethansummertires.
Tiretread
Summertires
Donotdrivewithatiretreadoflessthan
0.12in/3mm,otherwisethereisanincreased
riskofhydroplaning.
Wintertires Donotdrivewithatiretreadoflessthan
0.16in/4mm,assuchtiresarelesssuitablefor
winteroperation.
Minimumtreaddepth
Wearindicatorsaredistributedaroundthetire's
circumferenceandhavethelegallyrequiredminj imumheightof0.063inches/1.6mm.
Thepositionsofthewearindicatorsaremarked onthetiresidewallwithTWI,TreadWearIndicaj
tor.
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Tiredamage
GeneralinformationInspectyourtiresregularlyfordamage,foreign
objectslodgedinthetread,andtreadwear.
Drivingoverroughordamagedroadsurfaces,aswellasdebris,curbsandotherobstaclescancauseseriousdamagetowheels,tiresandsusj
pensionparts.Thisismorelikelytooccurwith low-profiletires,whichprovidelesscushioning
betweenthewheelandtheroad.Becarefulto
avoidroadhazardsandreduceyourspeed,esj
peciallyifyourvehicleisequippedwithlow-proj filetires.
Indicationsoftiredamageorothervehiclemalj
functions:
'xUnusualvibrations.'xUnusualtireorrunningnoises.'xUnusualhandlingsuchasastrongtendency
topulltotheleftorright.
Damagecanbecausedbythefollowingsituaj
tions,forinstance:
'xDrivingovercurbs.'xRoaddamage.'xTireinflationpressuretoolow.'xVehicleoverloading.'xIncorrecttirestorage.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Damagedtirescanlosetireinflationpressure,
whichcanleadtolossofvehiclecontrol.There isariskofanaccident.Iftiredamageissusj
pectedwhiledriving,immediatelyreducespeed
andstop.Havewheelsandtireschecked.For
thispurpose,drivecarefullytothenearestdealj erssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservice
centerorrepairshop.Havevehicletowedor
transportedasneeded.Donotrepairdamaged
tires,buthavethemreplaced.
WARNING
Tirescanbecomedamagedbydrivingoverobj
stacles,e.g.,curbsorroaddamage,athigh
speed.Largerwheelshaveasmallertirecross- section.Thesmallerthetirecross-section,the
highertheriskoftiredamage.Thereisadanj
gerofaccidentsandpropertydamage.Ifpossij
ble,drivearoundobstacles,ordriveoverthem
slowlyandcarefully.
Changingwheelsandtires
Mountingandwheelbalancing
Havemountingandwheelbalancingcarriedoutbyadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Wheelandtirecombination
Generalinformation Youcanaskthedealerssservicecenteroranjotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopaboutthecorrectwheel/tirecombinationandwheelrimversionsforthevehicle.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Wheelsandtireswhicharenotsuitableforyour
vehiclecandamagepartsofthevehicle,forinj stanceduetocontactwiththebodyduetotolj
erancesdespitethesameofficialsizerating.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Themanufacj turerofyourvehiclestronglysuggeststhatyou
usewheelsandtiresthathavebeenrecomj mendedbythevehiclemanufacturerforyour
vehicletype.
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WARNING
Mountedsteelwheelscancausetechnical problems,forinstanceindependentloosening
ofthelugbolts,damagetothebrakediscs.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Donotmount steelwheels.
WARNING
Incorrectwheel/tirecombinationswillhavea negativeimpactonthevehicle'shandlingand
onthefunctionofavarietyofsystems,suchas
theAnti-lockBrakeSystemorDynamicStabilj ityControl.Thereisariskofanaccident.To
maintaingoodhandlingandvehicleresponse,
useonlytireswithasingletreadconfiguration
fromasinglemanufacturer.Themanufacturer
ofthevehiclerecommendsthatyouuse
wheelsandtiresthathavebeenrecommended
bythevehiclemanufacturerforyourvehicle
type.Followingtiredamage,havetheoriginal
wheel/tirecombinationremountedonthevehij
cleassoonaspossible.
Recommendedtirebrands
Foreachtiresize,themanufacturerofthevehij clerecommendscertaintirebrands.Thetire
brandscanbeidentifiedbyastaronthetire
sidewall.
Newtires Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they
achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-in time.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Retreadedtires
WARNING
Retreadedtirescanhavedifferenttirecasing
structures.Withadvancedagetheservicelife
canbelimited.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Themanufacturerofyourvehicledoesnotrecj
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires.
Themanufacturerofyourvehicledoesnotrecj
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires.
Wintertires Generalinformation Wintertiresarerecommendedforoperatingon
winterroads.
Althoughso-calledall-seasonM+Stiresprovide betterwintertractionthansummertires,they
usuallydonotprovidethesamelevelofperformj anceaswintertires.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
IfthevehicleisequippedwithanMSportdifj
ferentialandall-weathertireson19inchrims,
thiscanalterhandling,forinstancethevehicle
mayswerveoffcourse.Thereisariskofaccij dentsorriskofdamagetoproperty.IfthevehijcleisequippedwithanMSportdifferential,do
notfitall-weathertireson19inchrims.
Maximumspeedofwintertires
Ifthemaximumspeedofthevehicleishigher
thanthepermissiblespeedforthewintertires,
thenattachalabelshowingthepermissiblemaxij
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mumspeedinthefieldofview.Thelabelisavailjablefromadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Withwintertiresmounted,observeanddonot
exceedthepermissiblemaximumspeed.
Changingrunflattires Foryourownsafety,useonlyrunflattires.Nosparetireisavailableinthecaseofaflattire.Furj
therinformationisavailablefromadealerssservj icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Rotatingwheelsbetweenaxles
Differentwearpatternscanoccuronthefront
andrearaxlesdependingonindividualdriving
conditions.Thetirescanberotatedinpairsbej
tweentheaxlestoachieveevenwear.Furtherinj
formationisavailablefromadealerssservicecenj teroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair
shop.Afterrotating,checkthetirepressureand
correct,ifneeded.
Rotatingthetiresisnotpermissibleonvehicles withdifferenttiresizesorrimsizesonthefront
andrearaxles.
Storingtires
Tireinflationpressure Donotexceedthemaximumtireinflationpresj
sureindicatedonthesidewallofthetire.
Storage
Storewheelsandtiresinacool,dryanddark
place.
Alwaysprotecttiresagainstallcontactwithoil,
grease,andsolvents.
Donotleavetiresinplasticbags.
Removedirtfromwheelsortires.Run-flattires
Concept
Run-flattirespermitcontinueddrivingunderrej
strictedconditionsevenintheeventofacomj
pletelossoftireinflationpressure.
Generalinformation Thewheelsconsistoftiresthatareself-supportj
ing,toalimiteddegree,andpossiblyspecial
rims.
Thesupportofthesidewallallowsthetiretorej
maindrivabletoarestricteddegreeintheevent
ofatireinflationpressureloss.
Followtheinstructionsforcontinueddrivingwith
aflattire.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Yourvehiclehandlesdifferentlywitharun-flat withnoorlowinflationpressure;forinstance, yourlanestabilitywhenbrakingisreduced,brakingdistancesarelongerandtheself-steerj
ingpropertieswillchange.Thereisariskofan
accident.Drivemoderatelyanddonotexceeda speedof50mph/80km/h.
WARNING
Heavytrailerscanstartswingingwhencontinuj
ingtodrivewithaflattire.Thereisariskofacj
cidentsorriskofdamagetoproperty.Donot
exceedaspeedof35mph/60km/hwhendrivj
ingwithatrailerandaflattire.Immediately
brakeinthecaseofswinging.Applynecessary
steeringcorrectionsascarefullyaspossible.
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Label
Thetiresaremarkedonthetiresidewallwith
RSCRun-flatSystemComponent.
Repairingaflattire
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleasfarawayaspossiblefrom
passingtrafficandonsolidground.'xSwitchonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSecurethevehicleagainstrollingawayby
settingtheparkingbrake.'xTurnthesteeringwheeluntilthefrontwheels areinthestraight-aheadpositionandengage
thesteeringwheellock.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevej
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe immediateareainasafeplace,suchasbej
hindaguardrail.'xIfnecessary,setupawarningtriangleatan
appropriatedistance.
MobilitySystem
Concept
WiththeMobilitySystem,minortiredamagecan besealedtemporarilytoenablecontinuedtravel.Toaccomplishthis,sealantispumpedintothetires,whichsealsthedamagefromtheinside.
Generalinformation'xFollowtheinstructionsonusingtheMobility
Systemfoundonthecompressorandsealant container.'xUseoftheMobilitySystemmaybeineffecj
tiveifthetirepuncturemeasuresapprox.
1/8inches/4mmormore.'xContactadealerssservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopifthetirecannotbemadedrivable.'xIfpossible,donotremoveforeignbodiesthathavepenetratedthetire.Onlyremoveforeignobjectsiftheyarevisiblyprotrudingfromthe
tire.'xPullthespeedlimitstickeroffthesealant
containerandapplyittothesteeringwheel.'xTheuseofasealantcandamagetheTPM wheelelectronics.Inthiscase,havetheelecj
tronicscheckedandreplacedatthenextopj portunity.'xThecompressorcanbeusedtocheckthe
tireinflationpressure.
Overview
Storage
TheMobilitySystemislocatedinthecompartj
mentunderthecargofloorpanel.
Foldupthecargofloorpanel.
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Sealantcontainer'xSealantcontainer,arrow1.'xFillinghose,arrow2.
Observeuse-bydateonthesealantcontainer.
Compressor
1Sealantcontainerunlocking2Sealantcontainerholder3Tirepressuregage4Reducetireinflationpressurebutton5On/offswitch6Compressor7Connector/cableforsocket8Connectionhose
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleasfarawayaspossiblefrom
passingtrafficandonsolidground.'xSwitchonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSecurethevehicleagainstrollingawayby
settingtheparkingbrake.'xTurnthesteeringwheeluntilthefrontwheels areinthestraight-aheadpositionandengage
thesteeringwheellock.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevej
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe immediateareainasafeplace,suchasbej
hindaguardrail.'xIfnecessary,setupawarningtriangleatan
appropriatedistance.
Fillingthetirewithsealant
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Iftheexhaustpipeisblockedorventilationisinj
sufficient,harmfulexhaustgasescanenterinto thevehicle.Theexhaustgasescontainpollujtantswhicharecolorlessandodorless.Inenj
closedareas,exhaustgasescanalsoaccumuj
lateoutsideofthevehicle.Thereisdangerto
life.Keeptheexhaustpipefreeandensuresufj
ficientventilation.
NOTICE
Thecompressorcanoverheatduringextended operation.Thereisariskofdamagetopropj
erty.Donotrunthecompressorformorethan
10minutes.
Filling
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2.Pullfillinghosecompletelyoutofthecoverofthesealantcontainer.Donotkinkthehose.3.Slidethesealantcontainerintotheholderon
thecompressorhousing,ensuringthatitenj
gagesaudibly.4.Screwthefillinghoseofthesealantcontainer ontothetirevalveofthenonworkingwheel.5.Withthecompressorswitchedoff,insertthe
plugintothepowersocketinsidethevehicle.6.Withstandbystateswitchedonortheengine running,switchonthecompressor.
Letthecompressorrunformax.10minutestofill
thetirewithsealantandachieveatireinflation pressureofapprox.2.0bar.
Whilethetireisbeingfilledwithsealant,thetire
inflationpressuremaysporadicallyreachapprox.
5bar.Donotswitchoffthecompressoratthis point.
Checkingandadjustingthetire
inflationpressure
Checking
1.Switchoffthecompressor.2.Readthetireinflationpressureonthetirepressuregage.
Tocontinuethetrip,atireinflationpressureofatleast2barmustbereached.
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Removingandstowingthesealant
container1.Unscrewthefillinghoseofthesealantconj tainerfromthetirevalve.2.Presstheredunlockingdevice.3.Removethesealantcontainerfromthecomjpressor.4.Wrapandstorethesealantcontainerinsuitaj
blematerialtoavoiddirtyingthecargoarea.
Minimumtireinflationpressureis
notreached
1.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocket insidethevehicle.2.Drive33ft/10mforwardandbacktodistribjutethesealantinthetire.3.Screwtheconnectionhoseofthecompresj
sordirectlyontothetirevalvestem.4.Inserttheconnectorintothepowersocketinj
sidethevehicle.5.Withstandbystateswitchedonortheengine running,switchonthecompressor.
Ifatireinflationpressureofatleast2barcanj
notbereached,contactyourdealerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Ifatireinflationpressureofatleast2baris
reached,seeMinimumtireinflationpressure
isreached.6.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecomj pressorfromthetirevalve.7.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketinsidethevehicle.8.StowtheMobilitySysteminthevehicle.
Minimumtireinflationpressureis
reached
1.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecomj pressorfromthetirevalve.2.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketinsidethevehicle.3.StowtheMobilitySysteminthevehicle.4.Immediatelydriveapprox.5miles/10kmtoensurethatthesealantisevenlydistributedin
thetire.
Donotexceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h. Ifpossible,donotdriveatspeedslessthan 12mph/20km/h.
Adjustment
1.Stopatasuitablelocation.2.Screwtheconnectionhoseofthecompresj
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3.Inserttheconnectorintothepowersocketinj
sidethevehicle.4.Correctthetireinflationpressuretoatleast
2.0bar.'xIncreasetireinflationpressure:with
standbystateswitchedonortheengine running,switchonthecompressor.'xReducetireinflationpressure:pressthe
buttononthecompressor.5.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecomj pressorfromthetirevalve.6.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketinsidethevehicle.7.StowtheMobilitySysteminthevehicle.
Continuingthetrip
Donotexceedthemaximumpermissiblespeedof50mph/80km/h.
Reinitializetherun-flattires,refertopage 317.
ResettheTirePressureMonitorTPM,referto
page 310.
Replacethenonworkingtireandthesealantconj taineroftheMobilitySystempromptly.
Snowchains
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Withthemountingofsnowchainsonunsuitaj bletires,thesnowchainscancomeintoconj
tactwithvehicleparts.Thereisariskofaccij
dentsorriskofdamagetoproperty.Only
mountsnowchainsontiresthataredesignated
bytheirmanufacturerassuitablefortheuseof
snowchains.
WARNING
Insufficientlytightsnowchainsmaydamage tiresandvehiclecomponents.Thereisariskof
accidentsorriskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethatthesnowchainsarealwayssuffij
cientlytight.Re-tightenasneededaccordingto
thesnowchainmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Fine-linksnowchains
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommendsuseoffine-linksnowchains.Certaintypesof
fine-linksnowchainshavebeentestedbythe manufacturerofthevehicleandrecommendedasroad-safeandsuitable.
Informationregardingsuitablesnowchainsis
availablefromadealerssservicecenteroranj otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Use
Useonlyinpairsontherearwheels,equipped
withthetiresofthefollowingsize:
'x225/60R18.'x245/50R19.
Followthesnowchainmanufacturer'sinstrucj tions.
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Donotinitializetherun-flattiresaftermounting
snowchains,asdoingsomayresultinincorrect readings.
DonotresettheTirePressureMonitorTPMafj termountingsnowchains,asdoingsomayrejsultinincorrectreadings.
Whendrivingwithsnowchains,brieflyactivate
DynamicTractionControlDTCtooptimizethe
forwardmomentum.
Maximumspeedwithsnow
chains
Donotexceedaspeedof30mph/50km/hwhen
usingsnowchains.
TirePressureMonitorTPM
Concept
Thesystemmonitorstireinflationpressureinthe
fourmountedtires.Thesystemwarnsyouif thereisalossofpressureinoneormoretires.
GeneralinformationSensorsinthetirevalvesmeasurethetireinflajtionpressureandtiretemperature.
UsingthetiresettingsiniDrive,thesystemcan
automaticallydisplaythespecifiedtargetpresj suresandcomparethemwiththeactualtireinj
flationpressures.
Iftiresarebeingusedthatarenotspecifiedon thetireinflationpressuredetailsonthevehicle,
refertopage 296,suchastireswithspecialapj
proval,thesystemneedstobeactivelyreset. Thesystemwillthentakeovertheactualtireinj
flationpressuresasthetargetpressures.
Whenoperatingthesystem,alsonotetheaddij
tionalinformationfoundintheTireinflationpresj
sure,refertopage 296,chapter.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Thedisplayofthetargetpressuresisnota substituteforthetireinflationpressuredetails
onthevehicle.Incorrectentriesinthetiresetj
tingscanleadtoincorrecttargettireinflation
pressurevalues.Inthiscase,itcannotbeguarj
anteedthatthenotificationofalossoftireinflaj tionpressurewillbereliable.Thereisariskof
injuryandriskofdamagetoproperty.Ensure
thatthetiresizesofthemountedtiresaredisj
playedcorrectlyandmatchthedetailsonthe
tiresandonthevehicle.
Functionalrequirements
Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetforthe
system;otherwise,reliableflaggingofalossof
tireinflationpressureisnotassured:
'xEverytimeatireorwheelischanged,the
correctdetailsonthemountedtiresmustbe enteredinthetiresettings,referto
page 310.'xFortireswithspecialapproval:'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement,areset
wasperformedwiththecorrecttireinflaj
tionpressure.'xAfterthetireinflationpressurewasadj
justedtoanewvalue,aresetwasperj formed.'xWheelswithTPMwheelelectronics.
Tiresettings
Generalinformation Thetiresizesofthemountedtirescanbegathj
eredfromthetireinflationpressuredetailsonthe vehicle,refertopage 296,ordirectlyonthetires.
Thetiredetailsdonotneedtobere-entered whenthetireinflationpressureiscorrected.
Forsummerandwintertires,thetiredetailsenj
teredlastarestored.Afteratireorwheelrej
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