2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER load capacity

Otherwise,
thev alues of thev ehicle's diagnostic
sy stem will be dis torted. Some of these values
ar ep rescribed bylawa nd mus tbecorrect at all
times.
The factor yequipst he vehicle wit hawooden or
plastic cargo compartmentf loor;this is an inte‐
gral par tofthevehicle stru cture. If youh avet he
carg ocompa rtment floor remo ved, thev ehicle
body ma ybedamaged. Load securing will then
be impaired and them aximum loading capacity
of thet ie-down points will no longer be guaran‐
te ed. Therefore, do no thave thec argo compart‐
ment floor remo ved.
Note sont he partition
Wi thout apartition ,vehicles that ar eappr ove das
commercial vehicles (N1 ,N2) do no tfulfill
ISO 27956, whi chdescribes thee quipment for
properly securing aload in deliver yvehicles. If
th ev ehicle is used totranspo rtgoods, retrofitting
th ep artition is stronglyrecommended ,asprop‐
erly secu ring thel oad in vehicles without aparti‐
tion will alw aysbeac omplexoperation. Operating Instructions
These Operating Instructions describe all models
and all standar dand special equipmen tavailable
fo ry our vehicle at thet ime these Operating
Instruction swent topress. Countr y-specific dif‐
fe re nces ar epossible .Notet hat your vehicle may
no tbee quipped wit hall functions described. This
is also thec ase fors ystems and functions rele‐
va nt tosaf ety. Therefore, thee quipment on your
ve hicle ma ydiffe rf romt hat in thed escriptions
and illustrations.
The original pur chase agreement documen tation
fo ry our vehicle contains alistofa llth es ystems
in your vehicle.
Should youh ave anyq uestions concerning equip‐
ment and operation, consult an authorized
Mercedes -Benz Center.
The Operator's Manual and Maintenanc eBooklet
ar ei mp ortant documents and shoul dbestore din
th ev ehicle.
Note onvehicles whic hareequipped bybody
manu factu rers
Alw ayso bser vetheb ody manufacturer's Operat‐
ing Instructions. Youc oul do therwise failto rec‐
ognize dangers. Servic
eand vehicl eoperation Wa
rranty The Limi
tedW arrant yf or your vehicle is in
accordance wit hthe warrant yterms and condi‐
tions in theS ervice and Warrant yInforma tion
booklet.
Yo ur authorize dMercedes-Ben zCenter will
re place and repair all factor y-ins talled parts in
acco rdanc ewitht he term soft hefollowing war‐
ra nty term sa nd conditions:
R NewV ehicle Limited Warranty
R Exhaus tSystemW arranty
R Emissio nSystems Warranty
R California, Connecticut ,Maine, Massachu‐
setts, Ne wYork, Pe nnsy lvania ,Rhod eIsland
and Verm ont Emission Control Sy stem War‐
ra nty
R StateW arrant yE nforcement La ws("Lemon
La ws ")
Re placement parts and accessories ar ecovered
by theM ercedes-Benz Partsa nd Accessories
Wa rranties.
Thes eareavailable at an yauthorize dMercedes-
Ben zCenter.
% Should
youl ose your Servic eand Warranty
In fo rm atio nbooklet, ha vean authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter ar rang ef or areplace‐
ment .The ne wService and Warrant yInfor‐
mation bookle twillbep ostedtoy ou. Ve
hicl eoperation outside theU SAor Canada When
youa retra veling abroad wit hyour vehicle,
obser vethef ollowing points:
R service points or replacement parts ma ynot
be available immediatel y.
R unleaded fuel forv ehicles wit hacatalytic
con verter ma ynotbe available. Leade dfuel
can cause damag etothe catalytic con verter.
R thef uel ma yhave aconsiderabl ylower
octane number .Unsuitable fuel can cause
engine damage.
Cer tain Mercedes-Benz models ar eavailable in
Europe thro ugh theE uropean Deliver yProgram.
Fo rm orei nformation, please consult an author‐
ized Mercedes-Benz Center ,orwrite to one of the
fo llowing addresses:
In theU SA: 20
General no tes

#
Movethes teering wheel tothed esired posi‐
tion. #
Pull le ver1up as farasitw illg o.
The steering wheel is loc ked. St
ow agea reas Note
sonl oading guidelines &
DANG ER Risk of poisonin gfrome xhau st
ga ses
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses, suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
re ar-en ddoor is open when thee ngine is run‐
ning ,especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening ther ear-end door. #
Neverd rive wit hthe rear-en ddoor
open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
object sinthevehicle
When objects ar eunsecured or inadequately
secured, they can slip, tip overorbet hrown
about, striking vehicle occupants.
This also appliest o:
R Luggag eorl oads
R Seats whic hhave been remo veda nd are
being transpor tedint hevehicle in an
ex ceptiona lcase
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking maneuver sorabrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about. #
Befor etrave ling, secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or load topreve ntthem slipping or
tipping over. #
When aseat is remo ved, keep it prefera‐
bly outside thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If yo udon otadequatel ystowo bjectsint he
ve hicle interior ,the yc ould sli porbet ossed
around and thereb ystrik evehicle occupants.
In addition, cup holders, open stowage
spaces and mobile phon ebrack etsc annot al
wa ys restra in theo bject stheyc ontai nint he
eve nt of an accident.
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or asudde nchange
in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about in these or
similar situations. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat objects do not
project from stowages paces, parcel
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthec argo compartment. &
WARNING Risk of bu rning from thet ail‐
pipe or tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wi th these
car parts, youc oul db urny ourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful when in
th ev icinit yoft hetailpipe and tailpipe
trims and supervise children very
closely whe ninthis area. #
Befor eanycon tact, allo wthe car parts
to cool down. If
yo ua reusin gar oofrack ,p lease no tethem axi‐
mum roof load and them aximum load capacity of
th er oof rack.
Yo uw illfind information abou tthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" chap tera nd informa‐
tion abou troof rack sint he "Car rier sy stems"
section .
Camera-based driving sy stems and thes ensor
functions of thei nside rearvie wmirro rm aybe
impaire difyou ar etranspo rting aload on the
ro of and it pr otru des mor ethan 16in (40 cm)
ove rthe edg eoftheroof. Therefore, mak esure
th at thel oad does no toverhang bymor ethan
16 in (40 cm).
The handlin gcharacteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on thel oad distribution. Therefore,
please obser vethef ollowing no tesw hen loading:
R when transporting aload, ne vere xceed the
permissible gross mass or theg ross axle
we ight rating fort he vehicle (including occu‐ 72
Seats and stowage

The maximum permissible
towing capacity for
traile rswithout aseparat ebrakin gsystemis
1, 653 lbs (750 kg).
R Perm issible rear axle load of thet ow ing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible gross mass of thet ow ing vehicle
R Perm issible gross mass of thet railer
R Perm issible gross towing mass
R Maximum permissible speed of thet railer
The releva nt pe rmitted values, whic hmustn otbe
exc eeded, can be found in thef ollowing places:
R Inyour vehicle documents
R Onthei dentification plat eofthe trailer hitch
R Onthet railer's identification plate
R Onthev ehicle identification plate
If th er ea rediscrepancies between thev alues, the
lo we stone shall appl y.
Befor edriving off, ensu rethef ollowing:
R The tir epressur eont herear axle of thet ow‐
ing vehicle has been se tfor them aximum
load.
R The headlamps ha vebeen se tcorrectly.
Va lues appr ovedbyt he manufacturer can be
fo und on thei dentification plates and in thes ec‐
tion fort he towing vehicle (/ page205).
Yo ur vehicle will act dif fere ntl yw ithat railer rela‐
tiv etow ithout atrailer:
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be heav‐
ier.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be
re stricted in its acceleration and climbing
ability.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will ha vean
inc reased brakin gdista nce.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be more
susceptible tocrosswind gu sts.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will require
mor esensitiv esteering.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will ha ve a
lar gerturning radius.
This ma yimp air thev ehicle's driving characteris‐
tics.
When drivin gwithav ehicle/trailer combination,
alw aysa dap tyour speed tothec urrent road and
we ather conditions. Driv ecarefull y.Ke ep asuffi‐
cient saf edista nce. Co
mp ly wi th th emaximum speed of 49 mph
(80 km/h) or 62 mph(100k m/h), eveninc oun‐
trie sinw hich highe rspeed sareperm itted for
ve hicle/trailer combinations.
Comply wit hthe legally prescribed maximum
speed forv ehicle/trailer combination sinforce in
th ec ount ry,s tate or Canadian pr ovinc einq ues‐
tion. Befor edriving, consult thet railer's vehicle
documents tosee them aximum permissible
speed fory our trailer.
At tach onl yana pprove dtrailer hitc htoyourvehi‐
cle. Use onl yaball nec kthat has been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle. Further information about availa‐
bilit yand ins tallation of thet railer electrical sys‐
te misa vailable from an yqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
The trailer hitc hisone of them ostimp ortant
ve hicle parts forr oad saf ety. Compl ywitht he
instructions on operating, maintaining and servic‐
ing in them anufacturer's operating instructions.
% Yo
ur vehicle's bumper sarenots uitable for
ins talling de tach able trailer towh itch es.
Do no tattac hanyrented traile rtow hitches or
an yo ther de tach able trailer towh itch es tothe
bumpers.
% When using
atrailer ,remember that
PA RKTRONI Cisavailable onl ytoalimited
ex tent, if at all.
% The ball hea
dheight will chang edepending
on thev ehicle's load. In this case, use a
trailer wit haheight-adjus table dr awbar.
Driving no tes
The maximum permissible speed forv ehicle/
trailer combination sdepends on thet ype of
trailer .Befor edriving, consult thet railer's vehicle
documents tosee them aximum permissible
speed fory our trailer.
Yo ur vehicle will act dif fere ntly wi thatrailer rela‐
tiv etow ithout atrailer ,and will consume more
fuel. In thec ase of along and steep descent, you
mus tselect shif trange 3,2or 1in good time.
% This also applies if
thec ruise cont rolis
switched on.
Yo uw illthereb ymakeu se of thee ngine' sbraking
ef fect and will no thave tobrak easo ften tocon‐
trol thes peed. This will take some of thes train
of ft he brak esystema nd pr event theb rake sf rom
ove rheating and wearing tooq uickl y.Ifyo un eed
additional braking, depress theb rake pedal inter‐
mittently rath er than continuousl y. Driving and pa
rking 15 3

Note
sonl oading guidelines &
DANG ER Risk of poisonin gfrome xhau st
ga ses
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses, suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
re ar-en ddoor is open when thee ngine is run‐
ning ,especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening ther ear-end door. #
Neverd rive wit hthe rear-en ddoor
open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
object sinthevehicle
When objects ar eunsecured or inadequately
secured, they can slip, tip overorbet hrown
about, striking vehicle occupants.
This also appliest o:
R Luggag eorl oads
R Seats whic hhave been remo veda nd are
being transpor tedint hevehicle in an
ex ceptiona lcase
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking maneuver sorabrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about. #
Befor etrave ling, secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or load topreve ntthem slipping or
tipping over. #
When aseat is remo ved, keep it prefera‐
bly outside thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If yo udon otadequatel ystowo bjectsint he
ve hicle interior ,the yc ould sli porbet ossed
around and thereb ystrik evehicle occupants.
In addition, cup holders, open stowage
spaces and mobile phon ebrack etsc annot
al wa ys restra in theo bject stheyc ontai nint he
eve nt of an accident.
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or asudde nchange
in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about in these or
similar situations. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat objects do not
project from stowages paces, parcel
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthec argo compartment. &
WARNING Risk of bu rning from thet ail‐
pipe or tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wi th these
car parts, youc oul db urny ourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful when in
th ev icinit yoft hetailpipe and tailpipe
trims and supervise children very
closely whe ninthis area. #
Befor eanycon tact, allo wthe car parts
to cool down. If
yo ua reusin gar oofrack ,p lease no tethem axi‐
mum roof load and them aximum load capacity of
th er oof rack.
Yo uw illfind information abou tthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" chap tera nd informa‐
tion abou troof rack sint he "Car rier sy stems"
section .
Camera-based driving sy stems and thes ensor
functions of thei nside rearvie wmirro rm aybe
impaire difyou ar etranspo rting aload on the
ro of and it pr otru des mor ethan 16in (40 cm)
ove rthe edg eoftheroof. Therefore, mak esure
th at thel oad does no toverhang bymor ethan
16 in (40 cm).
The handlin gcharacteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on thel oad distribution. Therefore,
please obser vethef ollowing no tesw hen loading:
R when transporting aload, ne vere xceed the
permissible gross mass or theg ross axle
we ight rating fort he vehicle (including occu‐
pants). The values ar especified on thev ehi‐
cle identification plat eonthe B-pillar.
R thel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R if possible, alw ayst ranspor tthe load in the
cargo compa rtment. 16 6
Transporting

R
fastenthel oad tothet ie-down eyes and
spread thel oad as evenlyasp ossible.
R uset ie-down eyesand fast ening components
whic haresuitable fort he weight and size of
th el oad. Load distribution
* NO
TERisk of damag etothefloor co ver‐
ing Excessiv
epoint loading on thec argo com‐
partmen tfloor or on thel oad area can nega‐
tivel yaffect thed riving characteristic sand
could damag ethe floor co vering. #
Vehicles with rear-wheel drive: dis‐
tribu tethel oad uniformly .When doing
so, ensur ethat theo verall cen terof
gr av ity of thel oad is alw aysasl owand
close tothec enter as possible and
between thea xles near ther ear axle. #
Vehicles with all-wheel drive: distrib‐
ut et he load uniforml y.When doing so,
ensur ethat theo verall cen terofg ravity
of thel oad is alw aysasl owand close to
th ec enter as possible and between the
axles. Excessiv
epointloadin gont he cargo compart‐
ment floor or on thel oad area can negatively
af fect thed riving characteristic sand could dam‐
ag et he floor co vering.
On Cargo Vana nd Passenger Van:
R alwa ys transpo rtthel oad in thec argo com‐
partment.
R alwaysf astent he load tother ear benc hseat
backrests.
R movelarge and heavy loads as fart ow ards
th ef ront of thev ehicle as possible against
th er ear benc hseat. Stow loads flush wit hthe
re ar ben chseat.
R alwaysa dditionally secur ethe load wit hsuita‐
ble load securing aids or tie downs.
R thel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R transpor tloads behind seats that ar enot
occupied.
R ifth er ear benc hseat is no toccupied, insert
th es eat belts crosswise int othe buckle of the
opposit eseat belt. Securing loads
Note
sonl oad securing &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoi ncorrect use of thel ashing stra ps
If yo ua ttac hthe lashing stra pi ncor rectly
whe nsecu ring loads, thef ollowing ma yoccur
in thee vent of abrup tchanges in direction,
braking maneuver or an accident:
R The tie-down eyes ma ybecome de tach ed
or thel ashing stra pm aytear if thep er‐
missible load is exceeded.
R The load cann otbe restra ined.
This ma ycause thel oad toslip, tip overorbe
fl ung about ,striking vehicle occupants. #
Alwayst ension thel ashing stra ps in the
proper manner and onl ybetwe en the
described tie-down eyes. #
Alwaysu se lashing stra ps designed spe‐
cificall yfor thel oads. %
Obser
vethei nformation relatin gtot he maxi‐
mum loading capacity of thei ndividual cargo
tie-down point. If youc ombin evarious cargo
tie-down points tosecur eaload, alw ayst ake
th em aximum loading capacity of thew eak‐
es tc argo tie-down poin tint oa ccount .During
maximum full- stop braking, forc es ma yact
whic hcan multipl ythe weight of thel oad.
Alw aysu se se veralc argo tie-down point sto
distribut eand spread thel oad. Spread the
load evenly between thec argo tie-down
points or tie-down eyes.
Alw ayso bser vetheo perating instruction sorthe
lashing stra pm anufacturer's instruction sfor the
operation of thel ashing stra p.
Obser vethei nformation relatin gtot he maximum
loading capacity of thec argo tie-down points
(/ page245).
As thed rive r,yo ua re re sponsible fore nsuring the
fo llowing:
R The load is secured agains tslipping, tipping,
ro lling or falling off.
Ta ke usual traf ficc onditions as well as swerv‐
ing or full brak eapplication and bad roads
int oa ccount.
R The applicable requ irements and guidelines
re latin gtol oad-securing practices ar emet.
If th is is no tthe case, this ma yconstitut ea
punishable of fense, depending on local legis‐ Tr
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Hydraulic jack
Information on
theh ydraulic jack The
hydraulic jac kislocated in side compartment
1 abo vethec o-driver door step.
The jac khasam aximum weight of 16.5 lbs
(7.5 kg)d epending on thev ehicle's equipment.
Yo uw illfind them aximum load capacity of the
jac kstatedont he adhesiv elabel attached tothe
jac k.Ifth er eisam alfunction, please contact a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Jac km aintenance:
R Cleana nd grease all moving parts af teru se.
R Extend and retract thep isto ns ful lyeve rysix
months. Re
moving the pum pleve rrod an dthe jack Re
quirements:
R The co-driver door is open. #
Toopen: press down and unclip fasteners 1
on thec over. #
Remo vethec ove r. #
Pull out theh older comple tely and place it on
th es tep. #
Remo vejack 2and unclip thep um plever
ro d.
% It is
recommended towe arglove sfor this
wo rk. #
Toclose: pressthec over firm ly in tothed oor
sill so that fast eners 1engage. Breakdown assis
tance 201

#
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 epressures forc old
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 e231).
R The information about tir epressur eont he
tir ep ressur etable .
Ad ditional related subjects:
R Determ inin gthe maximum load
(/ page211).
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e204). De
term ining them aximum load The
following steps ha vebeen de veloped as
re qu ired of all manufacturer sunder Title 49,
Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part57 5in
accordance wit hthe "National Traf fica nd Mo tor
Ve hicle Saf etyA ct of 1966." #
Step1:loca tethes tatement, "The combined
we ight of occupant sand cargo should ne ver
exc eed XXX kgor XXX lbs." on theT irea nd
Loading In form atio nplacar dofy ourvehicle. #
Step2:de term ine thec ombined weight of
th ed rive ra nd passenger sthat will be tra vel‐
ing in your vehicle. #
Step3:subtract thec ombined weight of the
driver and passenger sfromX XXkgor
XXX lbs. #
Step4:th eresulting figur eequals thep er‐
missible amount of cargo and luggag eload
capacity .For example, if the" XXX" amount
equals 1,400 lbs and ther ew ill be five 150lb
passenger sinyourvehicle, thea mount of
av ailable cargo and luggag eload capacity is
65 0lbs (1,40 0–750 (5 x150) =650 lbs). #
Step5:de term ine thec ombined weight of
luggag eand cargo being loaded on thev ehi‐
cle. Fors afet yr easons, this we ight mus tnot
exc eed thec argo and luggag eload capacity
calculated in step 4.
Even if youh avec alculated thet otal load care‐
full y,yo us houl dstillm akes uret hat them axi‐
mum permissible gross weight and them aximum
gross axle weight rating of your vehicle ar enot
exc eeded. Information fort his can be found on
th ev ehicle identification plate. #
Weigh thel aden vehicle, including driver ,pas‐
senger sand load, on asuitable vehicle weigh‐
bridge.
The measured values mus tnotexc eed the
maximu mpermitted values lis tedont hevehi‐
cle identification plate.
Ad ditional related subjects:
R Sample calculation ford eterminin gthe maxi‐
mum load (/ page212 )
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard
(/ page210)
R Tire pressur etable
R Vehicle identification plate Wheels and tires
211

Ti
re labeling Overvie
woftirel abeling 1
Uniform Ti reQuality Grading Standards
(/ page213 )
2 DOT(Depa rtment of Transpor tation), (TIN)
Ti re Identification Number (/ page214 )
3 Maximum tirel oa d( /pa ge214)
4 Maximum tirep ressur e(/ page 215)
5 Manufac turer
6 Characteristics of thet ire( /pag e215 )
7 Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e215 )
8 Tire name
% The da
tashown in thei llustration is sample
data. Information on tir
equality grades Ac
cording tother equirements of theU .S.
Depa rtment of Transpor tation's "Uni form Tire
Quality Grading Standards" tir emanufacturers
mus tgrade their tires using thef ollowing three
per form anc efactors: 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 Wheels and tires
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