On vehicle
swith the AIRMATIC package, you
must drive at raised vehicle level if snow
chains have been fitted (Y page 188).
Do not exceed the maximum permissible
speed of 50 km/h.
i You may wish to deactivate
ESP ®
(Y page 63) when pulling away with
snow chains fitted. This way you can allow
the wheels to spin in acontrolled manner,
achievin ganincrease ddriving force (cut-
tin ga ction). Tyre pressure
Tyre pressure specifications
You wil lfind atable of tyre pressures for var-
ious operating conditions on the inside of
your vehicle's fuel filler flap.
Operation with emergency spare wheel:
the applicable value for the emergency spare
wheel is stated on the spare wheel and in the
technical data section.
Operation with atrailer: the applicable
value for the rear tyres is the maximum tyre
pressure value stated on the table insid ethe
fuel filler flap.
The tabl einsid ethe fuel filler fla pmay state
tyre pressures for different load conditions.
Thes eare define dinthe tabl easdifferent
number sofpassengers and amounts of lug-
gage. The actual number of seats may vary –
for more information, please refer to the vehi-
cle's registration documents.
If no other data is stated, the tyre pressures
specified on the fuel filler flap appl yfor all
tyres approved for this vehicle. If
at yre size precede satyre pressure, the tyre
pressure information following is only valid
for that tyre size. G
WARNING
Tyre pressure that is eithe rtoo high or too low
has anegativ eeffect on the vehicle's driving
safety ,which coul dlead you to cause an acci-
dent. Therefore, you should regularly check
the pressur eofall the tyres, particularly prior
to long trips, and correct the pressure as nec-
essary.
To test tyre pressure, use asuitabl epressure
gaug e. Th eouter appearance of atyre does
not permit any reliabl econclusion about the
tyr ep ressure. On vehicles fitted wit hthe elec-
tronic tyr epressure monitor, th etyre pres-
sure can be checked using the on-board com-
puter. G
WARNING
Do not fit anything else to the tyre valve other
than the standard valve cap. In particular, ret-
rofitted tyre pressure monitors which are
screwed on to the valve may overload it and
cause it to fail. Due to their design, the valve
is kept open continuousl y, whichmay lead to
air loss. Tyr
epressure
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