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agetoproperty.Payattentionthattheretaining
strapisnotjammedorcrushedwhenclosing thecap.1.Fitthecapandturnitclockwiseuntilyou
clearlyhearaclick.2.Pressonthefuelfillerflapuntilitengages.
Emergencyunlocking
Itmaybenecessaryincertainsituationstoun#j
lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,forinstancewith anelectricalfault.
Thereleaseislocatedinthecargoarea.
1.Openthecoverontherightsidetrim.2.Pullthegreenknobwiththefuelpumpsym#j bol.Thissilentlyreleasesthefuelfillerflap.3.Toopenthefuelfillerflap,pressontherear
edge,arrow.Thefuelfillerflapopens.4.Carefullyopenthefuelcap.Excesspressure
canbuildupinthefueltankfromgasolineva#j
por.5.Refuelthevehicleasusual.Theexcesspres#j sureinthetankmaymakerefuelingdifficult,
forinstancethefuelpumpnozzlemayshut offfrequently.
Havethevehiclecheckedimmediatelybyadeal#jer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservice
centerorrepairshop.
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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 302,containsalltireinflationpressure
specificationsforthespecifiedtiresizesatthe
ambienttemperature.Thetireinflationpressure
valuesapplytotiresizesapprovedbythemanu#j
facturerofthevehicleforthevehicletype.
Toidentifythecorrecttireinflationpressure,
pleasenotethefollowing:'xTiresizesofyourvehicle.'xMaximumpermitteddrivingspeed.
OntheControlDisplay
Thecurrenttireinflationpressurevaluesandthe
intendedtireinflationpressurevaluesforthe
mountedtirescanbedisplayedontheControl Display.
Toensurethattheyaredisplayedcorrectly,the tiresizesmustbestoredinthesystemandmust havebeensetforthemountedtires.
Thecurrenttireinflationpressurevalueislo#jcatedoneachtire.
Thereferencetireinflationpressurevalueislo#j
catedinthelowerareaoftheControlDisplay.
Checkingthetireinflation
pressure
Generalinformation
Tiresheatupwhiledriving.Thetireinflation
pressureincreaseswiththetiretemperature.
Tireshaveanatural,consistentlossoftireinfla#jtionpressure.
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.
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Tireinflationpressurevaluesup
to100mph/160km/h
X3xDrive30eTiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/60R18104
HXLA/S
245/50R19105
HXLA/S
245/50R19105
WXL
225/60R18104
HXLM+S
245/50R19105
VXLM+S2.4/352.9/42245/45R20103
VXLM+S2.6/383.1/45Front:245/45R
20103WXL2.2/32-Rear:275/40R20
106WXL-2.7/39Front:245/40R
21100YXL2.5/36-Rear:275/35R21
103YXL-3.0/44Front:245/45R
20103VXLM+S2.6/38-Rear:275/40R20
106VXLM+S-2.7/39Tireinflationpressuresatmax.
speedsabove100mph/160km/h
Warning
Inordertodriveatmaximumspeedsinexcess
of100mph/160km/h,pleaseobserve,and,if necessary,adjusttirepressuresforspeedsex#jceeding100mph/160km/hfromtherelevanttableonthefollowingpages.Otherwise,tire
damageandaccidentscouldoccur.
Forspeedsover100mph/160km/handforopti#j
mumdrivingcomfort,notethepressurevaluesin
thetireinflationpressuretableandadjustasnec#j
essary.
Tireinflationpressurevalues
over100mph/160km/h
X3xDrive30e
Withouthigh-speedtuningfeature
TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/60R18104
HXLA/S
245/50R19105
HXLA/S
245/50R19105
WXL
225/60R18104
HXLM+S
245/50R19105
VXLM+S2.8/413.3/48245/45R20103
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TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSIFront:245/45R
20103WXL2.6/38-Rear:275/40R20
106WXL-3.1/45Front:245/40R
21100YXL2.6/38-Rear:275/35R21
103YXL-3.1/45Front:245/45R
20103VXLM+S2.8/41-Rear:275/40R20
106VXLM+S-3.0/44
Withhigh-speedtuningfeature
TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires245/50R19105
WXL2.7/393.2/46225/60R18104
HXLM+S
245/50R19105
VXLM+S2.9/423.4/49Front:245/45R
20103WXL2.7/39-Rear:275/40R
20106WXL-3.2/46Front:245/40R
21100YXL2.7/39-Rear:275/35R
21103YXL-3.2/46Tireidentificationmarks
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.
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
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xxxx:manufacturercodeforthetirebrand
xxx:tiresizeandtiredesign
2120:tireage
TireswithDOTcodesmeettheguidelinesofthe U.S.DepartmentofTransportation.
Tireage Recommendation Regardlessofthetiretread,replacetiresatleast
every6years.
Manufacturedate
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RSCmRun-flattiresRun-flattires,refertopage 310,arelabeledwith
acircularsymbolcontainingthelettersRSC
markedonthesidewall.
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.
Drivingoverroughordamagedroadsurfaces,aswellasdebris,curbsandotherobstaclescancauseseriousdamagetowheels,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
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portedasneeded.Donotrepairdamagedtires,
buthavethemreplaced.
Warning
Tirescanbecomedamagedbydrivingoverob#j
stacles,e.g.,curbsorroaddamage,athigh
speed.Largerwheelshaveasmallertirecross- section.Thesmallerthetirecross-section,thehighertheriskoftiredamage.Thereisadan#jgerofaccidentsandpropertydamage.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#jerancesdespitethesameofficialsizerating.
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.
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NewtiresTiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
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.Ifthe
vehicleisequippedwithanMSportdifferential,
donotfitall-weathertireson19inchrims.
Maximumspeedofwintertires
Ifthemaximumspeedofthevehicleishigher
thanthepermissiblespeedforthewintertires,
thenattachalabelshowingthepermissiblemaxi#j mumspeedinthefieldofview.Thelabelisavail#jablefromadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Withwintertiresmounted,observeanddonot
exceedthepermissiblemaximumspeed.
Changingrunflattires Whenchangingfromrun-flattirestostandardtires,itmustbeensuredthatthevehiclecontainsacompactsparetire("donut")ortiremobilitykit.Furtherinformationisavailablefromadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Rotatingwheelsbetweenaxles
Warning
Rotatingtiresbetweentheaxlesonvehicles
withdifferenttiresizesorrimsizesonthefront andrearaxlescancausedamagetothetiresandthevehicle.Thereisariskofaccident.Donotrotatethetiresbetweentheaxlesonvehi#jcleswithdifferenttiresizesorrimsizesonthe
frontandrearaxles.
Differentwearpatternscanoccuronthefront
andrearaxlesdependingonindividualdriving
conditions.Thetirescanberotatedinpairsbe#j
tweentheaxlestoachieveevenwear.Furtherin#j formationisavailablefromadealer'sservicecen#jteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Afterrotating,checkthetirepressureand
correct,ifneeded.
Storingtires
Tireinflationpressure
Donotexceedthemaximumtireinflationpres#j
sureindicatedonthesidewallofthetire.
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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#jcident.Drivemoderatelyanddonotexceeda
speedof50mph/80km/h.
Warning
Heavytrailerscanstartswingingwhencontinu#j
ingtodrivewithaflattire.Theremaybearisk
ofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Do
notexceedaspeedof35mph/60km/hwhen
drivingwithatrailerandaflattire.Immediately
brakeinthecaseofswinging.Applynecessary
steeringcorrectionsascarefullyaspossible.
Label
Thetiresaremarkedonthetiresidewallwith
Run-flatSystemComponentRSC.
Repairingaflattire
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleasfarawayaspossiblefrom
passingtrafficandonsolidground.'xSwitchonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSecurethevehicleagainstrollingawayby
settingtheparkingbrake.'xTurnthesteeringwheeluntilthefrontwheels areinthestraight-aheadpositionandengage
thesteeringwheellock.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutoftheve#j
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe immediateareainasafeplace,suchasbe#j
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