esp MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2020 MY20 with 7” screen

R
Use sno wchains only when ther oad sur face
is comple tely sno w-covered. Re mo vethe
sno wchains as soon as possiblew henyou
come toaroad that is no tsnow-covered.
R Local regulations ma yrestrict theu se of
sno wchains. Obser vethea pplicable regula‐
tions befor einstal ling sno wchains.
R Activat eall-whee ldrive before driving of fwith
sno wchains (/ page125, 124, 125).
R If sn ow ch ains ar einstalled, them aximum
permissible speed is 30 mph(50 km/h).
R Vehicles with Parking Assis t:do no tuse
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC if sno wchains
ar ei nstalled.
% Youc an deactivat eESP®
to pull away
( / pag e148). This all ows thewheels to
spin, achieving an increased driving forc e. Ti
re pressure Note
sont irep ressure &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient or excessiv etirep ressure
Underinfla tedoro verinfla tedt ires pose the
fo llowing risks:
R The tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load
and vehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywear excessively and/or
une venly ,w hich ma ygreatly impair tire
traction.
R The driving characteristics, as well as
st eering and braking, ma ybegreatly
impaired. #
Compl ywitht he recommended tire
pressur eand checkt he tir epressur eof
all tires including thes par ew heel regu‐
larly:
R at leas tonce amonth
R when thel oad changes
R befor eembarkin gonalongerjourney
R if operating conditions change, e.g .off-
ro ad driving #
Adjus tthe tir epressur easn ecessar y. Driving wi
thtirep ressur ethat is tooh igh or too
lo wh asthef ollowing consequences:
R Shor tent he service lif eofthe tires.
R Cause increased tir edamage.
R Adversely af fect handling characteristic sand
th us drivin gsafet y, e.g. due tohydroplaning. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
insuf ficient tir epressure
Ti re sw ithp ressur ethat is tool ow can over‐
heat and bur stas aresult.
In addition ,the ya lso suf ferf rome xcessive
and/or ir regular wear,w hic hc an significantly
impair theb raking properties and theh an‐
dling characteristics. #
Avoid excessively lo wtirep ressures in
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo lo wcan cause:
R Tire faults as aresult of overheating
R Impaired handling characteristics
R Irre gular wear
R Increased fuel consum ption &
WARNING Risk of accident from exces‐
siv etirep ressu re
Ti re sw ithe xcessivel yhigh pressur ecan bur st
because they ared amaged mor eeasil yby
highw ayfill, po tholes etc.
In addition, they also suf ferf romi rregular
we ar,w hic hc an significantl yimp air theb rak‐
ing properties and theh andling characteris‐
tics. #
Avoid excessively high tir epressures in
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel. Excessively high tir
epressur ecan result in:
R Increased braking dis tance
R Impaired handling characteristics
R Irre gular wear
R Impaired drivin gcom fort
R Susceptibility todamage &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
re peated drop in tir epressure
If th et irep ressur edrops repeatedly ,the
wheel, valveort irem aybe damaged. 246
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Re
ar axle tir epressures on vehicles with rear wheel driv eand Super Single tires
Max. rear axle load 7055 lbs (3200 kg)Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max.rear axle load
7055 lbs (3200 kg)
285/65R16C 131R Fullyl aden 460 kPa(4.6b ar/6 7psi) Max
.rear axl eload 7716 lbs (3500 kg) Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max.rear axle load
77 16 lbs (3500 kg)
285/65R16C 131R Fullyl aden 520 kPa(5.2b ar/7 5psi) Be sur
etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e246)
R Tire and Loading In form atio nplacard
(/ page253)
R Maximum tir epressur e(/pag e257) Overvie
wofthe tirepressur etable fore me rgency spa rewheels Ti
re s/emer gency spar ewheel Air pressur eIncombination with vehicle
tires
225/7 5R16C1 21/120R (122L) 1)
370k Pa(3.7 bar/5 4psi) 225/7 5R16C1 21/120R (122L)
225/7 5R16C1 21/120R (122L) 1)
690 kP a(6.9 bar/100 psi) 285/65 R16C 131R 1)
Va lid touse foras horttime as an emer gency
spa rewheel on Super Sin glev ehicles forad is‐
ta nce of maximum 100km( 62 miles) and at a
maximu mspee dof55k m/h (34 mph). Ti
re pressur emonitoring sy stem Fu
nction of thet irep ressur emonitor on sin‐
gl et ires &
DANG ER Risk of acciden tdue toincor‐
re ct tir epressure
Eac htire, including thes par e(if pr ovided),
should be checkedm onthl ywhen cold and
inflated tothei nflation pressur erecommen‐
ded bythev ehicle manufacturer on thev ehi‐
cle placar dortirei nflation pressur elabel. (If
yo ur vehicle has tires of adiffe re nt size than
th es ize indicated on thev ehicle placar dor
tir ei nflation pressur elabel, yous houl ddeter‐ mine
thep roper tir einflation pressur efor
th ose tires.)
As an added saf etyf eature, your vehicle has
been equipped wit hatirep ressur emonitor‐
ing sy stem (TPMS) that illuminates alow tire
pressur etelltale when one or mor eofyour
tires is significantl yunde r-inflated. Accord‐
ingly ,whent he lo wtirep ressur etelltale illu‐
minates, yous houl dstopa nd checky our tires
as soon as possible,a nd inflatethem tothe
proper pressure. Driving on asignificantly
under-inflated tir ecauses thet iretoo verheat
and can lead totiref ailure. Under-inf lation
also reduces fuel ef ficiency and tir etread life,
and ma yaffect thev ehicle's handling and
st opping ability .Please no tethat theT PMS is
no tas ubstitut efor proper tir emaintenance,
and it is thed rive r's responsibility tomaintain
cor rect tir epressure, evenifu nder-inflation 250
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has no
treached thel eve ltot rigger illumina‐
tion of theT PMS lo wtirep ressur etelltale.
Yo ur vehicle has also been equipped wit ha
TPMS malfunction indicator toindicat ethat
th es ystem is no toperating properly .The
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
th el ow tirep ressur etelltale. When thes ys‐
te md etects amalfunction, thei ndicator lamp
will flash fora pproxima tely one minut eand
th en remain continuously illumina ted. This
sequence will continue upon subsequent
ve hicle start-ups as lon gasthe malfunction
ex ists.
When them alfunction indicator is illuminated,
th es ystem ma ynotbe able todetect or sig‐
nal lo wtirep ressur easi ntended. TPM Smal‐
functions ma yoccu rfor av ariety of reasons,
includin gthe ins tallation of replacement or
alternat etires or wheels on thev ehicle that
pr ev ent theT PMS from functioning properly.
Alw aysc hec kthe TPMS malfunction telltale
af te rr eplacing one or mor etires or wheels on
yo ur vehicle toensur ethat ther eplacement
or alternat etires and wheels allo wthe TPMS
to continu etofunction properly. The sy
stem checks thet irep ressur eand thet em‐
peratur eofthe tires ins talled on thev ehicle by
means of atirep ressur esensor.
Ne wt irep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tires,
ar ea utomatically taught-in during thef irst jour‐
ne yt heya reused.
The tir epressur eand thet iret emperatur eappear
in them ultifunction displa y(/pag e176).
If th er eisas ubstantia llos soft irep ressure, a
wa rning is issued:
R Viad ispla ymessages (/ page305)
R Viat he 0077 warning lam pinthe instrument
clus ter
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tir epres‐
sur etot herecommended cold tir epressur esuit‐
able fort he operating situation. Se tthe tir epres‐
sur efor cold tires using atirep ressu regauge.
No tethat thec orrect tir epressur efor thec urrent
ope rating situatio nmustfirst be taught-in tothe
tir ep ressur emonitoring sy stem.
In mos tcases, thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw illa utomatically updat ethe ne wreference
va lues af tery ou ha vechanged thet irep ressure.
Yo uc an,h owe ver,also updat ethe refere nce val‐ ues
byrestartin gthe tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem manually (/ page252).
Sy stem limits
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth et irep ressur eiss etincor rectly
R Ifth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused by a
fo re ign object penetrating thet ire, fore xam‐
ple
R Ifth er eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source
R Ifth er eisac hangeoft ires ize Wheel
sand tires 251

Mak
esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e246)
Checking thet irep ressur ewitht he tir epres‐
sur em onitoring sy stem
Requ irements:
R The ignition is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tires
One of thef ollowing displa ysappears:
R The cur rent tir epressur eand tir etempera‐
tur eoft he individual wheels. Instrument Displa
ywithc olor display
R The cur rent tir epressur efor eac hwheel. Instrument Displa
ywithb lack and whit edisplay
R Tire pressure will be displaye dafter driving a
few minutes :the teach-in process of thes ys‐
te misn otyetc ompl ete. The tir epressures
ar ea lready being monitored. #
Compar ethe tir epressur ewitht he recom‐
mende dtirep ressur efor thec urrent ope rat‐
ing condition (/ page 247). Obse rvet he
no tesont iret emperatur e(/pag e246).
% The
values displa yedint he multifunction dis‐
pla ym aydeviat efromt hose of thet irep res‐
sur egaug east heyr efer tosea le vel.At high
altitudes, thet irep ressur evalues indicated
by ap ressur egaug earehigher than those shown
bytheo n-boar dcomputer .Inthis
case, do no treduce thet irep ressure.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e246)
Rest arting thet irep ressur emonitor
Requ irements:
R The recommended tir epressu reis cor rectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating condition on
eac hoft he wheels (/ page246).
R Re
star tt he tir epressur emonitoring sys‐
te mi nthe following situations:
- The tir epressur ehaschanged.
- The wheels or tires ha vebeen changed or
newl yins talled.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Scroll down in them enu.
The Use Current Pressures as New Refer-
ence Values messageappear sinthe multi‐
function displa y. #
Con firm them essag etoinitiat earestart.
The Tire Press. Monito rRestarted message
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
Cur rent wa rning messages ar edeleteda nd
the 0077 yello ww arning lam pgoes out.
Af tery ou ha vedriven foraf ewminutes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thec urrent tir epres‐
su resa rewithin thes pecified range. The cur‐
re nt tir epressures ar ethen accep tedasr ef‐
erence values and monitored. 252
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Mak
esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e246)
Ra dio-equipment appr oval of thet irep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers Countr
yRadio equipment appr oval
number
Canada IC: 4008C- TSSRE4A
Ope ratio niss ubject tothef ollow‐
ing tw oconditions:
(1) this device ma ynotcause
harmful inter fere nce, and
(2) this device mus tacce ptany
inter fere nce received, including
inter fere nce that ma ycause
undesired operation.
Mexic oM odel:TSSRE4A &TSSSG4G6,
IFETEL: RLVHUTS17-0806
US AF CC ID:YGO TSSRE4A
Thi sd evice complie swithP art15
of theF CC Rules. Operation is
subjec ttothefollowing tw ocon‐
ditions: (1) this device ma ynot
cause harmful inter fere nce, and
(2) this device mus tacce ptany
inter fere nce received, including
inter fere nce that ma ycause
undesired operation.
WA RNING: An ychanges or modifi‐
cation no texpressly appr ovedby
th ep arty responsible forc ompli‐
ance could void theu ser's author‐
ity tooperat ethis equipment. Loading the
vehicle Ti
re and Loading Information placard &
WARNING Risk of an accident whe ndriv‐
ing wi than ove rloaded tire
Overloaded tires ma yoverheat and bur stas a
consequence. Overloaded tires can also
impair thes teering and handling characteris‐
tic sa nd lead tobrak efailure. #
Obser vethel oad rating of thet ires. #
The load rating mu stbe at leas thalf the
gros saxle weight rating of thev ehicle.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends youu se
th el oad-bearing index, whic hisgiven in
th ev ehicle documents. #
Nevero verload thet ires by exc eeding
th em aximum load. Onl
yvehicles wit hagross vehicle weight of less
th an 10,000 lbs (4,53 6kg) ha veaT irea nd Load‐
ing In form atio nplacar dont he B-pillar on thed riv‐
er's side. 1
Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard %
The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
The Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacar dshows:
R The maximum number of seats indicates the
maximu mnumber of occupants permitted to
tr ave lint hevehicle.
R The maximum permissible load equals the
gros sweight of all vehicle occupants, thel ug‐
ga ge and cargo.
R The recommended tir epressu resf or cold
tires. The recommended tir epressures apply
to them aximum permissible load and up to
th em aximum permissible speed of thev ehi‐
cle.
Also obser vethef ollowing information:
R The information about permissible weight son
th ev ehicle identification plat e(/pag e274).
R The informatio nabout tir epressu reon the
tir ep ressur etable . Wheels and tires
253

1
Tread weargrade
2 Traction grade
3 Temp eratur egrade
% The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
% This grading is no
tlegall yprescribed forC an‐
ada,b ut specified in mos tcases anyw ay.
Tr ead weargrade
The tread wear grade is acomparativ egrading
based on tread wear grade testsc onducted
under contro lled condition sonaspecified U.S.
Depa rtment of Transpor tatio nt esttrack .F or
ex ample, atireg raded 150w ould wear one and
one-half times as well on theg ove rnment test
trac kasat ireg rade d1 00.
The relativ eperform anc eoft ires depends upon
th ea ctual conditions of their use, ho wever,and
ma ydepar tsignificantl yfromt he nor mdueto
va riations in drivin ghabits, servic epractices and
dif fere nces in road characteristic sand climate
conditions.
Tr actio ngrade &
DANG ER Risk of acciden tdue toinade‐
qu atet raction
The traction grade assigned tothis tir eis
based on stra ight-ahead brakin gtraction
te sts, and does no tinclude either accelera‐
tion, cornering, hydroplaning or peak traction
ch aracteristics. #
Alwaysa dap tyour driving stylea nd
driv eatas peedtosuit thep reva iling
traf fica nd weather conditions. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nfrom
wheelspin #
Avoid wheelspin. The traction grades
–fromh ighes ttolowest –
ar eA A, A, Band C. These grades relat etot he tire's ability
tocome toas tandstill on awetpave‐
ment under controlle dconditions on aspecified
U. S. go vernment test sur face mad efroma sphalt
and concr ete.
Te mp eratur egrade &
WARNING Risk of accident from tire
ove rheating and tir efailure
The temp eratur egrade fort his tir eisestab‐
lished forat iret hat is properly inflated and
no to verloaded. Excessiv espeed, underinfla‐
tion, or excessiv eloading, either separatel yor
in combination, can cause excessiv eheat
build-up and possible tir efailure. #
Obser vether ecommended tir epres‐
sures and regular lych eckt he tir epres‐
sur eofa ll tires including thes pare
wheel. #
Adjus tthe tir epressur easn ecessar y. The
temp eratur egrades ar eA(highes tgrade), B
and C. These relat etoat ire'sresis tance toheat
and its ability torelease heat on aspecified test
wheel in laborator ytests under cont rolled condi‐
tions. Sus tained high temp eratures can cause the
material of thet iretod egenerat eand reduce tire
life. In addition, excessivel yhigh temp eratures
can lead tosudden tir efailure. Grade Crefer sto
ap erform anc ewhicha ll passenger vehicle tires
mus texhibit, accordin gtotheU.S. Depa rtment
of Transpor tation's requ irements. Information on DO
Tand TIN (Tir eIdentifica‐
tion Number) U.
S. tir eregulations indicat ethat everyt irem an‐
ufacturer or retreade rmustimp rint aT IN in or on
th es ide wall of eac htirep roduced. %
The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data. 256
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Load index
8 8:
R "Light load": light load tires
R "C": commercial tires Information on definitions (tires and load‐
ing)
Ti re stru ctu reand characteristics: describes
th en umber of la yers or then umber of rubber-
coated la yers inthet iret read and thet irew all.
These ar emade of steel, nylon, pol yester and
ot her materials.
Bar: metric unit fort irep ressu re.
14 .5038 pounds per squar einc h( psi) and
10 0k ilopascals (kPa) ar ethe equivalent of 1bar.
DO T(Department of Transportation): DOT
mar kedt ires fulfill ther equirements of the
U. S. Depa rtment of Transpor tatio n.
Av erag eweight of vehicl eoccupants: the
number of occupants forw hichthe vehicle is
designed multiplied by150lbs (68 kg).
Un ifor mT ireQ uality Grading Standards: auni‐
fo rm standar dtog rade theq uality of tires with
re ga rdstot read quality ,tiret raction and temp er‐
atur echaracteristics. The quality grading assess‐
men tism adebythem anufacturer in accordance
wit htests pecifications of theU .S. go vernment.
The quality grade of atireisi mprinted on the
side wall of thet ire.
Re commended tir epressu re:ther ecommen‐
ded tir epressur eist he pressur especified fort he
tires ins talled on thev ehicle at thef actor y.
The Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacar dcon‐
ta ins ther ecommended tir epressures forc old
tires, them aximum permissible load and the
maximu mpermissible vehicle speed.
The tir epressur etable con tains ther ecommen‐
ded tir epressures forc old tires under various
operating conditions, i.e. load and/or speed of
th ev ehicle.
Increased vehicl eweight due tooptional
equipment: thec ombined weight of all standard
and optional equipmen tavailable fort he vehicle,
re ga rdless of whe ther it is actuall yins talled on
th ev ehicle or not.
Rim: thep artoft he wheel on whic hthe tir eis
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross AxleW eightRating): GAWR is the
gross axle weight rating .The actual load on an
axl em ustn ever exc eed theG ross Axle Weight Ra
ting .You can find theG ross Axle Weight Rating
on theB -pillar on thed rive r's side.
Speed rating: thes peed rating is pa rtof thet ire
identification .Itspecifies thes peed rang ef or
whic hatireisa pprove d.
GV W( Gross Vehicl eW eight): theG ross Vehicle
We ight includes thew eight of thev ehicle includ‐
ing fuel, tools, thes par ew heel, accessories
ins talled, occupants, luggag eand thet railer
dr aw bar nose weight if applicable. The Gross Vehi‐
cle Weight mus tnever exc eed theG ross Vehicle
We ight Rating (GVWR )specifie donthe B-pillar on
th ed rive r's side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eW eight Rating): the
GV WR is them aximum permitted gross weight of
th ef ully laden vehicle (weight of thev ehicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and thet railer dr awbar nose weight if appli‐
cable). The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is speci‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe B-
pillar on thed rive r's side.
Maximum weight of thel aden vehicle: the
maximu mweight is thes um of thev ehicle's curb
we ight ,weight of thea ccessories, maximum load
and thew eight of thef actor yins talled optional
equipment.
Kilopascal (kPa): metric unitfort irep ressu re.
6.9 kP aarethee quivalent of 1psi. Ano ther unit
fo rt irep ressu reis bar .100 kilopascals (kPa) are
th ee quivalent of 1bar.
Load index: in additiontothel oad-bearing index,
th el oad inde xmayalso be imprinted on thes ide‐
wa ll of thet ire. This specifies thel oad-bearing
capacity mor eprecisel y.
Cur bw eight: thew eight of avehicle wit hstand‐
ar de quipmen tincludin gthe maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes thea ir-
conditioning sy stem and optional equipment if
th ese ar einstalled on thev ehicle, but does not
include passenger sorluggage.
Maximum tir eload: them aximum tir eload is
th em aximum permissible weight in kilog rams or
lbs forw hichat ireisa pprove d.
Maximum permissible tir epressure: maximum
permissible tir epressur efor one tire.
Maximum load on one tire: maximum load on
one tire. This is calculated bydividing them axi‐
mum axle load foro ne axle bytwo.
PSI (pounds per squar einch): standar dunit of
measuremen tfor tir epressu re. Wheels and tires
259

*
NO
TEVehicle and tir edamag ethrough
tir et ype sand sizes that ha venotb een
appr oved Fo
rs afet yr easons, onl yuse tires, wheels and
accesso ries whic hhave been specially
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benzf oryour vehicle.
These tires ha vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe contro lsystems, suc hasABS or
ESP ®
.
Otherwise, cer tain properties ,suc hash an‐
dling characteristics, vehicle noise and con‐
sum ption could be adversel yaffected. Fur‐
th ermore, other tir esize could result in the
tires rubbing agains tthe body and axle com‐
ponents when loaded. This could result in
damag etothe tireort hevehicle. #
Onlyuse tires, wheels and accessories
th at ha vebeen checkeda nd recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benz. *
NO
TEDriving sa fety pu tatriskbyretrea‐
de dt ires Re
treade dtires ar enotcheckedorr ecom‐
mended byMercedes-Benz, as pr evious dam‐
ag eisn otalw aysd etected during ther etre ad
process.
Driving sa fety cannot, therefore, be guaran‐
te ed. #
Do no tuse used tires when their pr evi‐
ous usag eisunknown. *
NO
TEDama getoelectronic component
parts thro ugh theu se of tire-ins talling
to ols Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: ther ea reelectronic component
parts in thew heel. Tire -ins talling tools should
no tbea pplied in thea reaoft hevalve.
Otherwise, thee lectronic componen tparts
could be damaged. #
Alwaysh ave tires changed at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. Ac
cessories that ar enotappr ovedfor your vehi‐
cle byMercedes-Benz, or ar enotbeing used cor‐
re ctly ,can impair ope rating sa fety. Befor
epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accesso ries, visit aqualified specialis tworks hop
and inquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations
Obser vethef ollowing points when selecting,
ins talling and replacing tires:
R Use onl ytires and wheels of thes ame type,
design (winter tires, all-season tire) and
make.
R Onlyins tall wheels of thes ame size and tread
design on one axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
wheel size tothis in thee vent of aflat tir ein
order todriv etot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyins tall tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
R Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet irep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w50°F(10°C), use
winter tires or all-season tires mar kedM +S
fo ra ll wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
R Only use tires wit hthe same tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th ei nstalled tires.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum per‐
missible speed, this mus tbeindicated in an
appropriat elabel in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Break in ne wtires at moderat espeeds fort he
fi rs t60m iles (100 km).
R Replace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% Ve
hicles with twin tires: Wheels and tires
261

#
Tighten thew heel bolts or nuts evenlyint he
sequence indicated (1 to6 ).
Specified tightenin gtorque:
R Steel wheel bolts: 177l b-f t(24 0N m)
R Whee lnuts: 133lb-f t(18 0N m)
R Alloywheel bolts: 133lb-f t(18 0N m) #
Push thep isto nont hehydraulic jac kinagain
and close thep ressur erelease scr ew. #
Vehicles with all-wheel drive: turnthe jack
spindle clockwise as farasitw illg o.
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uc an no winstallth eh ub caps on steel
wheels wit hwheel bolts. The ins tallation pro‐
cedur edepends on whe ther theh ub cap acts
as atrimt hat co vers thew hole wheel, or just
co vers thec enter. #
Wheel with hub cap: positiontheo pening
fo rt he tir evalveint he hub cap overthe tire
va lve. #
Push thee dgeoft he hub cap ont othe wheel
ri mw ithb othh ands until it engages into
place. Mak esuret he hub cap retaining
cat ches engag eonthesteel wheel. #
Wheel with central hub cap: positionthe
re tainin glugs of thec ent ralh ub cap overthe
whee lbolts. #
Hitthem iddle of theh ub cap toengag eiton
th ew heel. #
Secur ethe faulty wheel in thes par ew heel
brac ket. #
Vehicles with Super Single tires: transport
th ef aulty rear wheel on thel oad area. The
re ar wheel is tool arge fort he spar ewheel
brac ket. #
Chec kthe tir epressur eoft he newl yins talled
wheel and adjus titifnecessar y. #
Retighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts tothe
specified tightening torque af tert he vehicle
has been driven 31miles (50 km). #
When using awhee lors parew hee lwitha
ne worn ewly painted whee lrim, ha vethe
wheel bolt sornutsr etightene dafter appr ox‐
ima tely 620 mile s(1,000 km) to3,10 0m iles
(5,000 km).
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hicles with thet irep ressur emonitor
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensors.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e246) Spar
ewheel Note
sont he eme rgency spar ewheel and
spar ewheel Spar
ewheel: wheel and tir edimension saswell
as thet ype of tir ecorrespond totheo ther ins tal‐
led wheels.
Emer gency spar ewheel: wheel and/or tire
dimension saswell asthet ype of tir earediffer‐
ent from thew heel tobe replaced. Alabel wit ha
speed limit can be found on thee mer gency spa re
wheel.
An ins talled emer gency spa rewheel or spare
wheel changes thed riving characteristic sand
bear srisks. &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tir edimensions
Whe nthe emergency spar ewheel or the
spar ewheel is ins talled, driving characteris‐
tic sm aybe se verely affected.
The reis an inc reased risk of an accident.
To prev ent hazardous situations: #
Oncet he spar ewheel or thee mer gency
spa rewheel has been ins talled, check
th et irep ressur eand adjus tifneces‐
sar y. #
The emer gency spa rewheel ma yonly
be used temp oraril yand mus tbe
re placed wit hastandar dwheel as soon
as possible. #
Neverins tall mor ethan one emergency
spar ewheel. #
When operating your vehicle wit hthe
emergency spar ewheel ins talled, adapt 268
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ur drivin gstyle acco rdingly and drive
carefully. #
Do no tswitc hoffESP ®
. #
Sno wchains mus tnotbe ins talled on
th ee mer gency spa rewheel. #
Replace thee mer gency spa rewheel
af te ram aximu mofs ixyears, rega rd‐
less of wear. R
When usin ganemergency spa rewheel
(whic hisd iffe re nt from thew heel tobe
re placed) atop speed of 50 mph(80 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
R The tir epressur eoft he emergency spare
whee lmustbec heckedb efor estartin gaj our‐
ne y(/pag e250).
R Have thee mer gency spa rewheel replaced by
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged spa rewheel wit hSuper Sin glet ires
Ve hicles with Super Single tires
The tir eofthe spar ewheel exposed toabo ve-
ave rage loads af terb eing ins talled on ther ear
axle. If youe xceed them aximum speed or the
maximu mdista nce, or ins tallth es par ew heel
again, thet ireoft he spar ewheel ma ybe
damaged. The tir edamag emaynotbev isible
and no tdetectable.
Ad amaged tir emaycause alossoft irep res‐
sure. Thi scould cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle. #
Onlyusethes par ew heel if it has not
ye tb eeni nstalled on ther ear axle with
th ec urrent tires. #
Ifth es par ew heel had been ins talled on
th er ear axle, ha vethet ireoft he spare
wheel replaced af terc hanging the
wheel again, ir respectiv eofthe dis‐
ta nce. #
Fors afet yr easons, when changing atire
ensur ethat only thet irev alvetype
appr ovedfor thet ires is used. *
NO
TEDama getothet ransmission Ve
hicles with Super Single tires: whenyou
ins tallth es par ew heel on ther ear axle, the
transmission ma ybedamaged bythed iffe r‐
ent rotational speed softhe wheels. #
When thes par ew heel is ins talled on
th er ear axle, obser vethem aximum
speed of 34 mph(55 km/h) and the
maximu mdriving dis tance of 62 miles
(100 km). %
It is possible
,without restrictions, touse the
spar ewheel only on thef ront axle of avehi‐
cle wit hSuper Single tires.
The following should be checkedr egular ly,p artic‐
ularly prior tolong journe ys:
R The secur epositioning of thes par ew heel
R The tir epressur eoft he spar ewheel (adjust
th et irep ressur eifn ecessary) (/ page247)
R Thef astenings of thes par ew heel brac ket
Re place thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.T his also applies tothes pare
wheel.
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yo uh ave installed an emer gency spa re
wheel or spar ewheel, thet irep ressur emoni‐
to rw illn ot function fort his wheel.T he emer‐
ge ncy spa rewheel or spar ewheel is not
equipped wit hasensor form onitoring tire
pressu re. Installing/removing
thes pare wheel Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spar ewheel (Cargo Van/Passenger Van) Bolt co
vers fort he saf etyh ooks (exa mp le: Cargo
Va n) Wheel
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