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'xFortireswithspecialapproval:thesystem
wasunabletocompletethereset.Performa
systemresetagain.
Malfunction:havethesystemchecked.
DeclarationaccordingtoNHTSA/
FMVSS138TirePressure
MonitoringSystem
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided)should
becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflatedto theinflationpressurerecommendedbythevehijclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardortireinjflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehastiresof
adifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedonthevej
hicleplacardortireinflationpressurelabel,you
shoulddeterminethepropertireinflationpresj sureforthosetires.)Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeenequippedwithatirepresjsuremonitoringsystem(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretelltalewhenoneormoreof
yourtiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.Accordj
ingly,whenthelowtirepressuretelltaleillumij nates,youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresas
soonaspossible,andinflatethemtotheproper
pressure.Drivingonasignificantlyunder-inflated
tirecausesthetiretooverheatandcanleadto
tirefailure.Under-inflationalsoreducesfueleffij
ciencyandtiretreadlife,andmayaffectthevehij
cle'shandlingandstoppingability.Pleasenote
thattheTPMSisnotasubstituteforpropertire
maintenance,anditisthedriver'sresponsibility tomaintaincorrecttirepressure,evenifunder-
inflationhasnotreachedtheleveltotriggerilluj
minationoftheTPMSlowtirepressuretelltale.
Yourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwitha
TPMSmalfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthe
systemisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMS
malfunctionindicatoriscombinedwiththelow
tirepressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxij
matelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinuously
illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongasthemalj
functionexists.Whenthemalfunctionindicatoris
illuminated,thesystemmaynotbeabletodej
tectorsignallowtirepressureasintended.
TPMSmalfunctionsmayoccurforavarietyof
reasons,includingtheinstallationofreplacement
oralternatetiresorwheelsonthevehiclethat
preventtheTPMSfromfunctioningproperly.Alj
wayschecktheTPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafter
replacingoneormoretiresorwheelsonyourvej
hicletoensurethatthereplacementoralternate
tiresandwheelsallowtheTPMStocontinueto
functionproperly.
FlatTireMonitorFTM
Concept
Thesystemdetectstireinflationpressureloss
onthebasisofrotationspeeddifferencesbej
tweentheindividualwheelswhiledriving.
Intheeventofatireinflationpressureloss,the
diameterandthereforetherotationalspeedof thecorrespondingwheelchanges.Thedifferj
encewillbedetectedandreportedasaflattire.
Thesystemdoesnotmeasuretheactualinflaj
tionpressureinthetires.
Functionalrequirements Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetforthe
system;otherwise,reliableflaggingofalossof
tireinflationpressureisnotassured:
'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement,aninitializaj
tionwasperformedwiththecorrecttireinflaj
tionpressure.'xAfterthetirepressurewasadjustedtoanew value,aninitializationwasperformed.
Statusdisplay
Thecurrentstatusoftheflattiremonitorcanbe
displayed,forinstancewhethertheRPAisactive.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.FlatTireMonitor
Thestatusisdisplayed.
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Initializationrequired
Aninitializationmustbeperformedinthefollowj
ingsituations:'xAfterthetireinflationpressurehasbeenadj
justed.'xAfteratireorwheelreplacement.
Performinginitialization
Wheninitializing,thesettireinflationpressures
serveasreferencevaluesinordertodetectaflat tire.Initializationisstartedbyconfirmingthetireinflationpressures.
Donotinitializethesystemwhendrivingwith snowchains.
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.FlatTireMonitor4.Switchondrive-readystateanddonotdrive off.5.Starttheinitializationwith:Performreset6.Driveaway.
Theinitializationiscompletedwhiledriving,whichcanbeinterruptedatanytime.
Theinitializationautomaticallycontinueswhen drivingresumes.
Messages Generalinformation
Whenaflattireisindicated,DSCDynamicStaj bilityControlisswitchedon,ifneeded.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Adamagedregulartirewithlowormissingtire inflationpressureimpactshandling,suchas
steeringandbrakingresponse.Run-flattires
canmaintainlimitedstability.Thereisariskof
accident.Donotcontinuedrivingifthevehicle isequippedwithnormaltires.Followtheinforjmationonrun-flattiresandcontinueddriving
withthesetires.
Indicationofaflattire Ayellowwarninglightisilluminatedin
theinstrumentcluster.
Inaddition,asymbolwithaCheckControlmesj
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.SymbolPossiblecauseThereisaflattireoramajorlossin tireinflationpressure.
Measure
1.Reduceyourspeedandstopcautiously.Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneuj
vers.2.Checkwhetherthevehicleisfittedwithnorj
maltiresorrun-flattires.
Run-flattires,refertopage 358,arelabeled
withacircularsymbolcontainingtheletters RSCmarkedonthetire'ssidewall.
Actionsintheeventofaflattire
Normaltires
1.Identifythedamagedtire.
Todothis,checkthetireinflationpressurein allfourtires,forinstanceusingthetirepresjsuregageofaflattirekit.
Ifthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresis
correct,theFlatTireMonitormaynothave
beeninitialized.Inthiscase,initializethesysj tem.
Ifidentificationofflattiredamageisnotposj
sible,pleasecontactadealerssservicecenter
oranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair
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2.Repairtheflattire,e.g.,withaflattirekitorbychangingthewheel.
Run-flattires
Safetyinformation
Warning
Yourvehiclehandlesdifferentlywitharun-flat tirewithnoorlowinflationpressure;forinj
stance,yourlanestabilitywhenbrakingisrejduced,brakingdistancesarelongerandtheself-steeringpropertieswillchange.Thereisariskofaccident.Drivemoderatelyanddonot
exceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h.
Warning
Heavytrailerscanstartswingingwhencontinuj ingtodrivewithaflattire.Theremaybearisk
ofaccidentorriskofdamagetoproperty.Do
notexceedaspeedof35mph/60km/hwhen
drivingwithatrailerandaflattire.Immediately brakeinthecaseofswinging.Applynecessary
steeringcorrectionsascarefullyaspossible.
Maximumspeed
Youmaycontinuedrivingwithadamagedtireat
speedsupto50mph/80km/h.
Continueddrivingwithaflattire
Followthefollowingwhencontinuingtodrive
withadamagedtire:
1.Avoidsuddenbrakingandsteeringmaneuj
vers.2.Donotexceedaspeedof50mph/80km/h.3.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tiresatthenextopportunity.
Ifthetireinflationpressureinallfourtiresis
correct,theFlatTireMonitormaynothave
beeninitialized.Inthiscase,initializethesysj tem.Possibledrivingrangewitha
depressurizedtire
Thedistanceforwhichitmaybepossibleto
drivesafelyvariesdependingonhowthevehicle
isloadedandused,e.g.,speed,roadconditions,
externaltemperature.Thedrivingrangemaybe
lessbutmayalsobemoreifaneconomicaldrivj ingstyleisused.
Ifthevehicleisloadedwithanaverageweight
andusedunderfavorableconditions,thedisj
tanceforwhichitmaybesafetodrivemaybeup to50miles/80km.
Vehiclehandlingwithdamagedtires Vehiclesdrivenwithadamagedtirewillhandle
differently,potentiallyleadingtoconditionssuch asthefollowing:'xGreaterlikelihoodofswervingoffcourse.'xLongerbrakingdistances.'xChangedself-steeringproperties.
Modifyyourdrivingstyle.Avoidabruptsteeringmaneuversordrivingoverobstacles,forinstancecurbsorpotholes.
Finaltirefailure
Vibrationsorloudnoiseswhiledrivingcanindij catethefinalfailureofatire.
Reducespeedandstop;otherwise,piecesofthe
tirecouldcomelooseandcauseanaccident.
Donotcontinuedriving.Contactadealerssservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror repairshop.
Systemlimits Thesystemcouldbedelayedormalfunctioninthefollowingsituations:
'xAnatural,eventireinflationpressurelossinallfourtireswillnotberecognized.Therefore,
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'xWhenthesystemhasnotbeeninitialized.'xWhendrivingonasnowyorslipperyroadsurj
face.'xSportydrivingstyle:spinningtractionwheels, highlateralacceleration(drifting).'xWhendrivingwithsnowchains.
Changingwheels/tires
Generalinformation
Whenusingrun-flattiresoraflattirekit,awheel
doesnotalwaysneedtobechangedimmedij atelywhenthereisalossoftireinflationpressureduetoaflattire.
Ifneeded,thetoolsforchangingwheelsare availableasaccessoriesfromadealerssservice
centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej
pairshop.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Thevehiclejackisonlyprovidedforshort-term liftingofthevehicleforwheelchanges.Evenif
allsafetymeasuresareobserved,thereisarisk oftheraisedvehiclefalling,ifthevehiclejack
tipsover.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangerto
life.Ifthevehicleisraised,donotlieunderthe
vehicleanddonotstarttheengine.
DANGER
Supportssuchaswoodenblocksunderthevej hiclejackreducethecapacityofthevehicle
jacktobearweight.Theyhavethepotentialto
exerttoomuchstrainonthevehiclejack,causj
ingittotipoverandthevehicletofall.Thereis
ariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Donotplace
supportsunderthevehiclejack.
Warning
Thejack,issuedbythevehiclemanufacturer,is providedinordertoperformawheelchangein
theeventofabreakdown.Thejackisnotdej
signedforfrequentuse;forexample,changing
fromsummertowintertires.Usingthejackfrej
quentlymaycauseittobecomejammedor
damaged.Thereisariskofinjuryandriskof
damagetoproperty.Onlyusethejacktoattach
anemergencyorsparewheelintheeventofa
breakdown.
Warning
Onsoft,unevenorslipperyground,forexample snow,ice,tiles,etc.,thevehiclejackcanslip away.Thereisariskofinjury.Ifpossible,changethewheelonaflat,solid,andslip-rej
sistantsurface.
Warning
Thevehiclejackisoptimizedforliftingthevehij cleandforthejackingpointsonthevehicle
only.Thereisariskofinjury.Donotliftany othervehicleorcargousingthevehiclejack.
Warning
Ifthevehiclejackisnotinsertedintothejacking pointprovidedforthispurpose,thevehiclemay bedamagedorthevehiclejackmayslipwhenitisbeingcrankedup.Thereisariskofinjuryor
riskofdamagetoproperty.Whencrankingup
thevehiclejack,ensurethatitisinsertedinthe jackingpointnexttothewheelhousing.
Warning
Avehiclethatisraisedonavehiclejackmayfall offofthejackiflateralforcesareexertedonit.
Thereisariskofinjuryandriskofdamageto
property.Whilethevehicleisraised,donotexj
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ertlateralforcesonthevehicleorpullabruptlyonthevehicle.Haveastuckwheelremovedby adealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Securingthevehicleagainst
rolling
Generalinformation
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendstoaddij tionallysecurethevehicleagainstrollingaway
whenchangingawheel.
Onalevelsurface
Placewheelchocksorothersuitableobjectsin
frontandbehindthewheelthatisdiagonaltothe wheeltobechanged.
Onaslightdownhillgradient
Ifyouneedtochangeawheelonaslightdownj
hillgrade,placechocksandothersuitableobj
jects,forinstancearock,underthewheelsof
boththefrontandrearaxlesagainsttherolling
direction.
Lugboltlock
Concept
Thewheellugboltshaveaspecialcoding.The
lugboltscanonlybereleasedwiththeadapter
whichmatchesthecoding.
Overview Theadapterofthelugboltlockisintheonboard
vehicletoolkitorinastoragecompartmentclose
totheonboardvehicletoolkit.'xLugbolt,arrow1.'xAdapter,arrow2.
Unscrewing
1.Attachtheadaptertothelugbolt.2.Unscrewthelugbolt.3.Removetheadapterafterunscrewingthelug
bolt.
Screwingon
1.Attachtheadaptertothelugbolt.Ifnecesj
sary,turntheadapteruntilitfitsonthelug
bolt.2.Screwonthelugbolt.Thetighteningtorque is140Nm.3.Removetheadapterandstowitafterscrewj
ingonthelugbolt.
Preparingthevehicle
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'xSwitchonthehazardwarningsystem.'xSettheparkingbrake.'xEngageagearormovetheselectorlevertopositionP.'xAssoonaspermittedbythetrafficflow,have
allvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevehicle andensurethattheyremainoutsidetheimj
mediateareainasafeplace,suchasbehinda
guardrail.'xDependingonthevehicleequipment,get
wheelchangetoolsand,ifnecessary,the
emergencywheelfromthevehicle.'xIfnecessary,setupawarningtriangleorportj ablehazardwarninglightatanappropriatedistance.'xSecurethevehicleadditionallyagainstrolling.'xLoosenthelugboltsahalfturn.
Jackingpointsforthevehicle
jack
Thejackingpointsforthevehiclejackareloj catedattheindicatedpositions.
Jackingupthevehicle
Warning
Handsandfingerscanbejammedwhenusing
thevehiclejack.Thereisariskofinjury.Comj
plywiththedescribedhandpositionanddonot changethispositionwhileusingthevehicle
jack.
1.Holdthevehiclejackwithonehand,arrow1, andgraspthevehiclejackcrankorleverwithyourotherhand,arrow2.2.Insertthevehiclejackintotherectangularrejcessofthejackingpointclosesttothewheel
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3.Extendthevehiclejackbyturningthevehicle
jackcrankorleverclockwise.4.Takeyourhandawayfromthevehiclejackas soonasthevehiclejackisunderloadandcontinueturningthevehiclejackcrankorleverwithonehand.5.Makesurethatthevehiclejackfootstandsverticallyandatarightanglebeneaththe
jackingpoint.6.Makesurethatthevehiclejackfootstands verticallyandperpendicularlybeneaththe
jackingpointafterextendingthevehiclejack.7.Crankthevehicleup,untilthevehiclejackis withtheentiresurfaceonthegroundandthe
relevantwheelismaximum1.2inches/3cm aboveground.Mountingawheel
Warning
Unsuitablewheelstuds,suchassingle-section wheelstuds,mayloosenorcomeoff.The wheelmaycomelooseduringdriving.Thereisariskofaccident.Useonlytwo-sectionwheelstudsthathavebeencategorizedassuitable
fortherespectivewheeltypebythemanufacj
turerofthevehicle.
Mountoneemergencywheelonly,asrequired.
1.Unscrewthelugbolts.2.Removethewheel.3.Putthenewwheeloremergencywheelon andscrewinatleasttwolugboltsinacrossjwisepatternuntilhand-tight.
Ifnon-originallight-alloywheelsofthevehicle
manufactureraremounted,theaccompanyj
inglugboltsmayhavetobeusedaswell.4.Hand-tightentheremaininglugboltsand
tightenalllugboltswellinacrosswisepatj tern.5.Turnthevehiclejackcrankcounterclockwise
toretractthevehiclejackandlowerthevehij
cle.6.Removethevehiclejackandstowitsecurely.
Afterthewheelchange
1.Tightenthelugboltscrosswise.Thetightenj
ingtorqueis101lbsft/140Nm.2.Stowthenonworkingwheelinthecargoarea,
ifnecessary.
Thenonworkingwheelcannotbestoredunj
derthecargofloorpanelbecauseofitssize.3.Checktireinflationpressureatthenextopj
portunityandcorrectasneeded.4.ReinitializetheFlatTireMonitor.
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5.Checktomakesurethelugboltsaretight
withacalibratedtorquewrench.6.Havethedamagedtirereplacedatthenearj estdealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Emergencywheel
Concept
Intheeventofaflattire,theemergencywheel
canbeusedinplaceofthewheelwiththedefecj
tivetire.Theemergencywheelisonlyintended
fortemporaryuseuntilthedefectivetire/wheel hasbeenreplaced.
Generalinformation Mountoneemergencywheelonly.
Alsocheckthetireinflationpressureofthe
emergencywheelinthecargoarearegularly,and
correctitasneeded.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Theemergencywheelhasparticulardimenj
sions.Whendrivingwithanemergencywheel,
changeddrivingpropertiesmayoccur,forinj
stancereducedlanestabilitywhenbraking,lonj gerbrakingdistance,andchangedself-steeringpropertiesinthelimitarea.Thereisariskofacj
cident.Drivemoderatelyanddonotexceeda
speedof50mph/80km/h.
Overview
Theemergencywheelandthewheelchange toolsarelocatedinthecargoareaunderthecargofloorpanel.
Removingtheemergencywheel
1.Foldtherearseatbackrestsofthethirdseatrowsdown.2.Foldthecargoareaflooruptotheendposijtion.Makesurethatthecargofloorpanelis
engaged.3.Removethecover,arrow1.Todothis,rej leasethequickreleasefastener,arrows2,on
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4.Slackentheluggagestrapattheclasp,arj
row1,butdonotreleasecompletely.5.Pulltheluggagestrapbacktowardtheloadj
ingedgetrimoverthesparetire.6.Ifnecessary,openthelowertailgate.7.Removetheemergencywheelwithtool
holderfromthestoragewell,arrow2.
Insertingtheemergencywheel
1.Foldupthecargofloorpanel.2.Ifnecessary,openthelowertailgate.3.Placetheemergencywheelwithtoolfixture intothestoragewell.4.Tietheratchetstrap.Makesurethatitiscorjrectlyandfirmlyseated.5.Insertthecoverandtightenthequickreleasefasteners.6.Pushthecargofloorpaneldownward.7.Ifnecessary,foldtherearseatbackrestofthethirdseatrowup.Seite3798heelsandtiresMOBILITY379
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EnginecompartmentVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Overview
1Fillerneckforwasherfluid2Jump-starting,negativebatteryterminal3Jump-starting,positivebatteryterminal4Coolantreservoir,engine5Gasolineengineonly:coolantreservoir,auxilij arycooling6Oilfillerneck7VehicleidentificationnumberSeite380MOBILITYEnginecompartment380
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