Breakdown assistance223
Using the systemSafetyDriving TipsGeneral MaintenanceBreakdown assistanceTechnical Data
The repair with the tyre repair kit is not at all intended to replace a permanent repair on the tyre, this repair only serves to reach the next workshop. The repair can be undertaken on th e vehicle immediately. Please read the attached instructions carefully before the repair.
The tyre repair kit is locate d in the luggage compartment.
Spare wheel*
The spare wheel is stowed in the spare wheel well in the
luggage compartment belo w the floor covering.
The spare wheel lies in a well under the luggage compartment floor and is fixed in place along with the vehicle tool kit box using special screws ⇒fig. 155.
One should check the inflation pressure in the spare wheel (at best when gener- ally checking the tyre air pressures - see sign on the fuel filler flap ⇒page 195) to ensure that the spare wheel is always ready to use.
Unidirectional tyres*
If you have such tyres on your vehi cle, please refer to the notes below:
•The spare wheel provided with a car fitted with unidirectional tyres has different dimensions. The wheel is provided with a warning sticker.
•After fitting on the wheel, the warning sticker must not be concealed (e.g. by the wheel trim).
•Do not drive with this spare wheel at more than 80 km/h - risk of accident. Avoid accelerating at full throttle, sharp braking and fast cornering.
•The inflation pressure for this spare wheel is identical to the inflation pres- sure of the standard tyres.
•Use this spare wheel only to reach the nearest specialist garage as it is not intended for co ntinuous use.
Changing a wheel
Preliminary work
The following steps should be carried out before actually changing the
wheel.
– If it is necessary to change a wheel, park the vehicle as far away as
possible from the traffic flow. The place you choose should be
level .
– Have all the occupants get out. While changing a wheel, the occu-
pants of the vehicle should not stand on the road (e.g. behind a
crash barrier).
– Apply the handbrake firmly.
Fig. 155 Luggage compartment: Spare wheel
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Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Towing eye
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Towing protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
towing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Tow-starting and towing vehicle
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Turn signal light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Turn signal system for ve hicles towing a trailer
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Tyre inflation pressure
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tyres
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
U
Underbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Unidirectional tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Vehicle data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
W
W ashing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
with a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Wax treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Wheel
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
slackening and tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Wheel bolts lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213, 225
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Windows
de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Windscreen Wiper and Washer System
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Windshield wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Wiper blades
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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