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TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSIFront:245/40R
21100YXL2.6/38-Rear:275/35R
21103YXL-2.9/42Front:245/45R
20103VXLM
+S2.6/38-Rear:275/40R
20106VXLM
+S-2.8/41Emergency
wheel:
T135/80R18
104MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
Withhigh-speedtuningfeature
TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires245/50R19
105WXL
245/50R19
105VXLM+S2.7/393.4/49245/45R20
103VXLM+S2.9/423.4/49Front:245/45R
20103YXL2.5/36-Rear:275/40R
20106YXL-2.8/41Front:245/45R
20103WXL2.9/42-Rear:275/40R
20106WXL-3.3/48TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSIFront:245/40R
21100YXL2.8/41-Rear:275/35R
21103YXL-3.1/45Front:245/45R
20103VXLM
+S2.9/42-Rear:275/40R
20106VXLM
+S-3.1/45Emergency
wheel:
T135/80R18
104MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
Tireidentificationmarks
Tiresize
245/45R1896Y
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.
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SpeedletterDesignationMaximumspeedQupto100mph/160km/hR:upto106mph/170km/hSupto112mph/180km/hTupto118mph/190km/hHupto131mph/210km/hVupto150mph/240km/hWupto167mph/270km/hYupto186mph/300km/h
TireIdentificationNumberDOT-Code:DOTxxxxxxx2120
xxxx:manufacturercodeforthetirebrand
xxx:tiresizeandtiredesign
2120:tireage
TireswithDOTcodesmeettheguidelinesofthe
U.S.DepartmentofTransportation.
Tireage Recommendation
Regardlessofthetiretread,replacetiresatleast every6years.
Manufacturedate Youcanfindthemanufacturedateofthetireonthetire'ssidewall.
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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.
RSCmRun-flattires
Run-flattires,refertopage 296,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
circumferenceandhavethelegallyrequiredmin#j imumheightof0.063inches/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:
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'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#j
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop
aboutthecorrectwheel/tirecombinationand wheelrimversionsforthevehicle.
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
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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
usuallydonotprovidethesamelevelofperform#j anceaswintertires.
Safetyinformation
Warning
IfthevehicleisequippedwithanMSportdif#j
ferentialandall-weathertireson19inchrims,
thiscanalterhandling,forinstancethevehicle
mayswerveoffcourse.Theremaybeariskof accidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.IfthevehicleisequippedwithanMSportdifferential,
donotfitall-weathertireson19inchrims.
Maximumspeedofwintertires
Ifthemaximumspeedofthevehicleishigher
thanthepermissiblespeedforthewintertires,
thenattachalabelshowingthepermissiblemaxi#j
mumspeedinthefieldofview.Thelabelisavail#j
ablefromadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Withwintertiresmounted,observeanddonot
exceedthepermissiblemaximumspeed.
Changingrunflattires Whenchangingfromrun-flattirestostandardtires,itmustbeensuredthatthevehiclecontainsacompactsparetire("donut")ortiremobilitykit.Furtherinformationisavailablefromadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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Rotatingwheelsbetweenaxles
Warning
Rotatingtiresbetweentheaxlesonvehicles
withdifferenttiresizesorrimsizesonthefront
andrearaxlescancausedamagetothetires
andthevehicle.Thereisariskofaccident.Do notrotatethetiresbetweentheaxlesonvehi#j
cleswithdifferenttiresizesorrimsizesonthe
frontandrearaxles.
Differentwearpatternscanoccuronthefront
andrearaxlesdependingonindividualdriving
conditions.Thetirescanberotatedinpairsbe#j
tweentheaxlestoachieveevenwear.Furtherin#j
formationisavailablefromadealer'sservicecen#j
teroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair
shop.Afterrotating,checkthetirepressureand
correct,ifneeded.
Storingtires
Tireinflationpressure Donotexceedthemaximumtireinflationpres#j
sureindicatedonthesidewallofthetire.
Storage
'xStorewheelsandtiresinacool,dryanddark
place.'xAlwaysprotecttiresagainstallcontactwith
oil,grease,andsolvents.'xDonotleavetiresinplasticbags.'xRemovedirtfromwheelsortires.
Run-flattires
Concept
Run-flattirespermitcontinueddrivingunderre#j
strictedconditionsevenintheeventofacom#j
pletelossoftireinflationpressure.
Generalinformation
Thewheelsconsistoftiresthatareself-support#j
ing,toalimiteddegree,andpossiblyspecial
rims.
Thesupportofthesidewallallowsthetiretore#j
maindrivabletoarestricteddegreeintheevent
ofatireinflationpressureloss.
Followtheinstructionsforcontinueddrivingwith
aflattire.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thevehiclehandlesdifferentlywhenarun-flat
tirehasinsufficientornotirepressure;forin#j stance,reducedlanestabilitywhenbraking,
brakingdistancesarelongerandtheself-steer#j
ingpropertieswillchange.Thereisariskofac#j cident.Drivemoderatelyanddonotexceeda
speedof50mph/80km/h.
Warning
Heavytrailerscanstartswingingwhencontinu#j
ingtodrivewithaflattire.Theremaybearisk
ofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Do
notexceedaspeedof35mph/60km/hwhen
drivingwithatrailerandaflattire.Immediately
brakeinthecaseofswinging.Applynecessary
steeringcorrectionsascarefullyaspossible.
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Label
Thetiresaremarkedonthetiresidewallwith
RSCRun-flatSystemComponent.
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.Onlyremoveforeignobjects
iftheyarevisiblyprotrudingfromthetire.'xPullthespeedlimitstickeroffthesealant
containerandapplyittothesteeringwheel.'xTheuseofasealantcandamagetheTPM wheelelectronics.Inthiscase,havetheelec#j
tronicscheckedandreplacedatthenextop#j portunity.'xThecompressorcanbeusedtocheckthe
tireinflationpressure.
Overview
Storage
TheMobilitySystemislocatedinthecompart#j
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.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutoftheve#j
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe immediateareainasafeplace,suchasbe#j
hindaguardrail.'xIfnecessary,setupawarningtriangleatan
appropriatedistance.
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
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2.Pullfillinghosecompletelyoutofthecoverofthesealantcontainer.Donotkinkthehose.3.Slidethesealantcontainerintotheholderon
thecompressorhousing,ensuringthatiten#j
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.Unscrewthefillinghoseofthesealantcon#j tainerfromthetirevalve.2.Presstheredunlockingdevice.3.Removethesealantcontainerfromthecom#jpressor.4.Wrapandstorethesealantcontainerinsuita#j
blematerialtoavoiddirtyingthecargoarea.
Minimumtireinflationpressureis
notreached
1.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocket insidethevehicle.2.Drive33ft/10mforwardandbacktodistrib#jutethesealantinthetire.3.Screwtheconnectionhoseofthecompres#j
sordirectlyontothetirevalvestem.4.Inserttheconnectorintothepowersocketin#j
sidethevehicle.5.Withstandbystateswitchedonortheengine running,switchonthecompressor.
Ifatireinflationpressureofatleast2barcan#j
notbereached,contactyourdealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Ifatireinflationpressureofatleast2baris
reached,seeMinimumtireinflationpressure
isreached.6.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecom#j pressorfromthetirevalve.7.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketinsidethevehicle.8.StowtheMobilitySysteminthevehicle.
Minimumtireinflationpressureis
reached
1.Unscrewtheconnectionhoseofthecom#j pressorfromthetirevalve.2.Pulltheconnectoroutofthepowersocketinsidethevehicle.3.StowtheMobilitySysteminthevehicle.4.Immediatelydriveapprox.5miles/10kmtoensurethatthesealantisevenlydistributedin
thetire.
Donotexceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h. Ifpossible,donotdriveatspeedslessthan 12mph/20km/h.
Adjustment
1.Stopatasuitablelocation.2.Screwtheconnectionhoseofthecompres#j
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