Users Manual Part 5
Table Of Contents
- Wheels and tyres
- Notes on noise or unusual handling characteristics
- Notes on regularly inspecting wheels and tyres
- Notes on snow chains
- Activating or deactivating snow chain mode
- Tyre pressure
- Wheel change
- Notes on selecting, fitting and replacing tyres
- Notes on interchanging wheels
- Notes on storing wheels
- Overview of the tyre-change tool kit
- Preparing the vehicle for a wheel change
- Removing and fitting hub caps
- Raising the vehicle when changing a wheel
- Removing a wheel
- Fitting a new wheel
- Lowering the vehicle after a wheel change
- Emergency spare wheel
- Technical data
- Display messages and warning/indicator lamps
- Index
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Do not make any modifications to the brake
system, the wheels or the tyres.
The use of shims or brake dust shields is not
permitted and may invalidate the vehicle's
general operating permit.
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Vehicles with a tyre pressure monitoring
system: all fitted wheels must be equipped
with functioning sensors for the tyre pres‐
sure monitoring system.
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At temperatures below 7 °C, use winter tyres
or all-season tyres marked M+S for all
wheels.
Winter tyres bearing the i snowflake
symbol in addition to the M+S marking pro‐
vide the best possible grip in wintry road
conditions.
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For M+S tyres, only use tyres with the same
tread.
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Observe the maximum permissible speed for
the M+S tyres fitted.
If the tyre's maximum speed is below that of
the vehicle, this must be indicated by an
appropriate label in the driver's field of
vision.
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Run in new tyres at moderate speeds for the
first 100 km.
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Replace the tyres after six years at the latest,
regardless of wear.
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When replacing with tyres that do not
feature run-flat characteristics: vehicles
with MOExtended tyres are not equipped
with a TIREFIT kit at the factory. Equip the
vehicle with a TIREFIT kit after replacing with
tyres that do not feature run-flat characteris‐
tics, e.g. winter tyres.
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You can permanently limit the maximum
vehicle speed for driving with winter tyres
(/ page 219).
For more information on wheels and tyres, con‐
tact a qualified specialist workshop.
Be sure to also observe the following further
related subjects:
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Notes on tyre pressure (/ page 492)
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Tyre pressure table (/ page 493)
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Notes on the emergency spare wheel
(/ page 505)
Notes on interchanging wheels
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WARNING Risk of injury through differ‐
ent wheel sizes
Interchanging the front and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres have different dimensions
may severely impair the driving characteris‐
tics.
The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo‐
nents may also be damaged.
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Rotate front and rear wheels only if the
wheels and tyres are of the same
dimensions.
Interchanging the front and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres have different dimensions can
render the general operating permit invalid.
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Wheels and tyres