2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA Owners Manual

Step
2 Example
1 Example
2 Example
3 Num
berofpeople in
the vehicle (driverand
occupants) 5 3 1
Distribution
ofthe
occupants Front
:2
Rear: 3 Front
:1
Rear: 2 Front
:1 Weight
ofthe occu-
pants Occupant
1:150 lbs
(68 kg)
Occupant 2:180 lbs
(82 kg)
Occupant 3:160 lbs
(73 kg)
Occupant 4:140 lbs
(63 kg)
Occupant 5:120 lbs
(54 kg) Occupant
1:200 lbs
(91 kg)
Occupant 2:190 lbs
(86 kg)
Occupant 3:150 lbs
(68 kg) Occupant
1:150 lbs
(68 kg) Gross
weight ofall
occupants 750
lbs(340 kg) 540
lbs(245 kg) 150
lbs(68 kg) Step
3 Example
1 Example
2 Example
3 Permissible
load(max-
imum grossvehicle
weight rating from the
Tire andLoading Infor-
mat ionplacard minus
the gross weight ofall
occupants) 1500
lbs(680 kg)00F8
750 lbs(340 kg)=
750 lbs(340 kg) 1500
lbs(680 kg)00F8
540 lbs(245 kg)
=960 lbs(435 kg) 1500
lbs(680 kg)00F8
150 lbs(68 kg)=
1350 lbs(612 kg) Vehicle
identification plate
Even ifyou have calculated thetotal cargo
carefully, youshould stillmake surethatthe
gross vehicle weightratingandthegross axle
weight ratingarenot exceeded. Detailscanbe
found onthe vehicle identification plateonthe
B-pillar onthe driver's sideofthe vehicle
(Y page 317).
Permissible GrossVehicle WeightRating
(GVWR): thegross weight ofthe vehicle, all
passengers, loadandtrailer load/noseweight
(if applicab le)must notexceed thepermissible
gross vehicle weight.
Gross AxleWeight Rating (GAWR): themaxi-
mum permissible weightthatcanbecarried by
one axle (front orrear axle). To
ensure thatyour vehicle doesnotexceed
the maximum permissible values(grossvehi-
cle weight andmaximum grossaxleweight rat-
ing), have yourloaded vehicle (including driver,
occupants, cargo,andfulltrailer loadifappli-
cable) weighed onasuitable vehicleweigh-
bridge. Loading
thevehicl e
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All
abou twheels andtires Unif
orm Tire Qua lityGr ad ing Stand -
ar ds
Over view ofTire Qua lityGr ad ing
St and ards Un
iform TireQuali tyGradi ngStand ards are
U. S. gov ernmen tspec ifications.The irpurp ose
is to pro videdri ver swit huni formrel iable infor-
mat ionontire per forman cedat a.Tir eman u-
fac turers haveto grad etires usin gth ree per-
for man cefac tors: 0043 tread wear grade,0044
tr act ion grad eand 0087tempe rature grad e.
The sereg ulat ionsdo notapply toCanad a.
Nev erthele ss,alltires sold inNor thAm erica
are provided withth eco rrespo nding qualit y
grad ingmar king son theside wall ofthetire.
Quali tygrad escan befoun d,wher eapplic able,
on thetire side wall between tread shoulder
and maximum section widt h.
Ex ampl e:
R Tread wear grad e:20 0
R Tract ion grad e:AA
R Tem peratur egr ad e:A
All pass enger cartires mus tco nform tothe
st atut orysafetyreq uire men tsinaddit ionto
th ese grad es.
i The
actual value sfor tires are vehicle-spe-
cif icand may deviatefrom thevalue sin the
illust ration .
Tr ead wear The
treadwe argrad eis aco mpar ative rating
base don thewear rateof thetire when tested
und ercontrol led cond ition son aspec ifiedU. S.
gov ernmen tco urs e.Fo rex ampl e,atire grad ed
15 0would wearoneand one-half times aswell on
thegov ernmen tco urs eas atire grad ed
10 0.
The relative per forman ceoftires depe nds
upon theact ual cond ition sof their use, how-
eve r,and may depar tsign ificant lyfrom the
no rm due tovar iation sin dri vin ghabit s,ser -
vic eprac tice sand differ encesin road charac -
te ris tics and climat e.
Tr act ion G
WAR
NING
The tract ion grad eassi gned tothis tire is
base don straig ht-ah ead brak ingtract ion
te sts, and does notinc lude acceler ation,
co rneri ng,hydr oplan ing,or peak tract ion
ch arac teris tics .
! Av
oid whee lspin.This canlead todamag e
to thedri ve train .
The tract ion grad es–from high esttolowes t–
are AA,A, Band C.Tho segrad esrep resentth e
ti re' sabilit yto stop onwet pave mentas meas -
ured undercontrol led cond ition son spec ified
gov ernmen tte st sur facesofasph altand con-
cr et e. Atire mar kedC may havepoor tract ion
per forman ce.
The safespee don awet ,sn ow cover edoricy
road isalways lowerthan on dry road surfa-
ce s.
You should pay spec ialattention toroad con-
dit ion swhen tempe ratures arearou ndfreez ing
poin t.
Mer cedes- Benz rec omm ends amin imum tread
dept hof 00CF in(4 mm) onallfour wintertires .
Obs erveth elegal lyreq uire dmin imum tire
tr ead dept h(Y page 306). Win tertires can
red uce thebrak ingdist anceon snow- cover ed
sur facesincompar isonwithsum mer tires .The
brak ingdist anceis still muc hfur ther than on
sur facesthat are noticy orcover edwithsn ow.
Tak eappr opriatecar ewhen drivin g.
Fur ther inform ation onwin tertires (M+ Stires )
(Y page 307).
Tem peratur e G
WAR
NING
The tempe rature grad efor this tire isest ab-
lish edfor atire that ispro perlyinf lat ed and
no tove rloaded. Exce ssi ve spee d,und erinfla- 320
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abou twheels andtire sWh eels andtire s

tio
n,or exce ssive load ing ,ei the rse pa ratel y
or incomb ination,can causeexce ssive heat
bu ild-u pand possi ble tire failur e.
The temp eraturegra desar eA (th ehighe st),B,
and C,rep resenti ngthe tire'sres istance tothe
ge nera tionof heat and itsability todissi pate
he at wh en tested undercontro lled cond itions
on asp eci fiedind oorla bo ratory testwh eel.
Sus tained high temp eraturecan causethe
ma teri alof the tire todegenera teand reduce
tire life, and exce ssive temp eraturecan lead to
su dd en tire failur e. The gradeCcorr espo nds
to alevel ofperfo rma nce which allpa sse nge r
car tiresmu stmee tund erthe FederalMoto r
Veh icleSaf ety Stand ardNo. 109. Grad es B
and Arep resent highe rle vel sof perfo rma nce
on the labo ratory testwh eeltha nthe minim um
req uired bylaw. Tire
labelin g
Ov erv iew 0043
UniformTire Qu ality Grad ing Stand ards
(Y page 324 )
0044 Dep artment ofTra nsp orta tion,Tire Ide ntif i-
cati onNumbe r(Y page 323)
0087 Maxim um load rating (Ypage 323 )
0085 Maxim um tire pressu res (Ypage 311 )
0083 Manuf actu rer
0084 Tire ma teri al(Y page 324 )
006B Tire size designa tion,load -be aring capacity
and spee dra ting (Ypage 321 ) 006C
Loadind ex(Y page 323 )
006D Tire nam e
Th ema rkings descri bedab ove areon the tire
in ad ditio nto the tire nam e(sales designa tion)
and themanuf actu rer'snam e.
i Ti
re data isveh icle-s pecificand mayde vi-
ate fromthe data inthe exampl e.
Tire size des ignati on,lo ad-b earin g
ca pac ityand speedratin g G
WA
RNING
Excee ding the stated tire load -be aring capa-
city and theappro ved maxim um spee d
cou ldlead totire dama georthe tire burst-
ing .Th ere isaris kof acc ident.
Th ere fore,onl yus etire typesand sizes
ap pro ved foryour veh iclemod el.Ob serve
the tire load rating andspee dra ting
req uired foryour veh icle. 0043
Tire width
0044 Nom inalas pe ct ratio in%
0087 Tire cod e
0085 Rim diam ete r
0083 Loadbe aring index
0084 Spe edrating
Ge neral: dependi ng on the manuf actu rer's
sta nda rds,the size impri nted inthe tire wall
ma ynot conta inany letters orma yconta in
one letter thatpre ced esthe size descri ption.
If the reisno letter preced ingthe size descri p-
tio n(a ssho wnabove ):the searepa sse nge r
veh icletire sacc ording toEur opeanma nuf ac-
tur ing standa rds.
If "P "pre ced esthe size descri ption: theseare
pa sse nge rveh icletire sacc ording toU.S. man-
uf actu ringsta nda rds. Al
labo utwhee lsan dtire s
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If
"LT" precedes thesize descriptio n:these are
light truck tiresaccording toU.S. manufactur-
ing standards.
If "T" precedes thesize descriptio n:compact
emergency wheelswith high tirepressu rethat
are only desig nedfortemporary useinan
emergency.
Tire width: tirewidth0043 shows thenominal
tire widthinmill imeters.
Aspec tratio: aspectratio 0044isthe size ratio
betwee nthe tire height andtirewidthand is
shown inpercent. Theaspe ctratio iscalcul a-
ted bydivid ingthe tire widthby the tire height.
Tire code :tire code 0087specifie sthe tire type.
"R" represents radialtires; "D"represents
dia gonal tires;"B"represents diagonal radial
tires.
Optional ly,tires withamaximum speedofover
149 mph (240 km/h )may have "ZR"in the
size descriptio n,dependi ngon the manufac-
turer (e.g.245/40 ZR18) .
Rim diameter: rimdiameter 0085isthe diame-
ter ofthe bead seat,notthediameter ofthe
rim flange. Therimdiameter isspecifie din
inches (in).
Load-be aringindex: load-bearing index0083is
a numerical codethatspecifie sthe maximum
load -bearing capacityof atire.
Do not overloa dthe tires byexceeding the
specifie dload limit.The maximum permissible
load canbefound onthe vehicle 'sTire and
Loadi ngInformation placard onthe B-pilla ron
the driver's side(Ypage 317).
Example:
Load-be aringindex 91indicates amaximum
load of1,356 lb(615 kg)that thetires can
bear. Forfurther information onthe maximum
tire load inkilogra msand lbs,see
(Y page 323).
For further information onthe load beari ng
index, see"Loa dindex" (Ypage 323).
Speed rating: speedrating0084specifie sthe
appro vedmaximum speedofthe tire.
i Tire
data isvehicle -specific andmay devi-
ate from thedata inthe example .
Rega rdless ofthe speed rating, always observe
the speed limits.Drive careful lyand adapt
you rdriving styletothe traffic conditions. Summer
tires Index Speed
rating Q up
to100 mph (160 km/h) R up
to106 mph (170 km/h) S up
to112 mph (180 km/h) T up
to118 mph (190 km/h) H up
to130 mph (210 km/h) V up
to149 mph (240 km/h) W up
to168 mph (270 km/h) Y up
to186 mph (300 km/h) ZR...Y up
to186 mph (300 km/h) ZR...(..Y) over
186mph (300 km/h ) ZR over
149mph (240 km/h ) R
Optional ly,tires withamaximum speedof
over 149mph (240 km/h) mayhave "ZR"in
the size descriptio n,dependi ngon the man-
ufacturer (e.g.245/40 ZR18).
The service specifica tionismade upofload -
beari ngindex 0083and speed rating0084.
R Ifthe size descriptio nof you rtire include s
"ZR "and there arenoservice specifica tions,
ask thetire manufacture rin order tofind
out themaximum speed.
If aservice specifica tionisavai lable,the
maximum speedislimi ted according tothe
speed ratinginthe service specifica tion.
Example: 245/40ZR1897Y.Inthis exam-
ple, "97Y"isthe service specifica tion.The
letter "Y"represents thespeed rating. The
maximum speedofthe tire islimi ted to
186 mph (300 km/h).
R The size descriptio nfor alltires withmaxi-
mum speed sof over 186mph (300 km/h)
must include "ZR"and theservice specifica -
tion must begiven inparentheses .Example:
275/40 ZR18 (99 Y).Speed rating"(Y)"
indicates thatthemaximum speedofthe
tire isover 186mph (300 km/h). Askthe
tire manufacture rabou tthe maximum
speed . 322
Al
labout wheelsand tiresWheel sand tires

All-wea
ther tires and wint ertires Inde
x Sp
eed ratin g Q
M+S 1 up
to100mph (160km /h) T
M+S 1 up
to118mph (190km /h) H
M+S 1 up
to130mph (210km /h) V
M+S 1 up
to149mph (240km /h) i
Not
alltires wit hth eM+S markingpro vide
th edriv ingcharac teris tic sof wint ertires. In
addit iontotheM+S marking,wint ertires
also have the004D snowfl ake symb olon the
tir ewall. Tireswit hth is mar kingfulf illthe
req uirem ents of theRubber Manufacturers
As soc iation (RMA )and theRubber Assoc ia-
tio nof Canad a(RAC) regardin gth etir etrac-
tio non snow. They have been especially
dev elope dfor driv ingonsnow.
An elec tron icspee dlimit erpre ven tsyour vehi-
cle from excee dingaspee dof 13 0mph
(21 0km /h).
The spee drat ing oftires moun tedat thefac -
to ry may behigh erthan themax imum speed
th at theelec tron icspee dlimit erper mits.
Mak esure that your tires have thereq uired
spee drat ing ,e.g .when buyingne wtires. The
req uired speedrat ing foryour vehicle can be
foun din the"Tire s"sec tion(Y page 330).
Fur ther inform ationabout readingtiredat a
can beobt aine dfrom any qualif iedspec ialist
work shop.
Load index In
addit iontotheload- bearingindex,load
ind ex0043 may beimpr inted afterthelet ters th
at iden tifyspee drat ing onthesidew allof
th etir e. Spe edrating (Ypage 321).
R Ifno spec ificatio nis give n:no text (as inthe
ex ample above),rep resents ast and ard load
(SL )tir e
R XL orExtra Load :rep resents arein forced
tir e
R Ligh tLoad :rep resents alight loadtire
R C, D, E:rep resents aload rangethat
depen dson themax imum loadthat thetir e
can carryat acer tain pressur e
i Tire
datais veh icle-spec ificand may devi-
ate from thedat ain theex ample .
Ma xim um load ratin g Max
imum tireload 0043isthemax imum permis -
sible weigh tfor whic hth etir eis appr oved.
Do notove rload thetir es by excee dingth e
spec ifiedload limit.The maximum permis sible
load canbefoun don theveh icle'sTire and
Load ingInfor mat ionplac ardontheB- pillar on
th edriv er'sside (Ypage 317).
i The
actual values fortires are vehicle-spe-
cif icand may deviate from thevalues inthe
illust ration .
DOT, TireIdent ification Numb er(TIN ) US
tirereg ulati onsst ipulat eth at eve rytire
man ufactureror ret read ermust imprintaTIN
in or on thesidew allofeach tirepro duce d.
1 Or M+S 004D forwint ertires. All
abou twheels andtires
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The
TINisaunique identific ationnumber. The
TIN enables thetire manufact urersorretread-
ers toinform purchasers ofrecalls andother
safety-relevan tmatter s.Itmakes itpossible
for the purchaser toeasily identify theaffect ed
tires.
The TINismade upofmanufact ureridentific a-
tion code 0044,tire size 0087,tire type code 0085
and manufact uringdate0083.
DOT (Departm entofTra nsport ation): tire
symbol 0043marks thatthetire complies with
the requirement sof the U.S. Departm entof
Transport ation.
Manufa ctureridentification code:manufac-
turer identific ationcode0044provides detailson
the tire manufact urer.Newtireshave acode
with twosymbols. Retreaded tireshave acode
with foursymbols.
For further informationabout retreaded tires,
see (Ypage 330).
Tire size: identifier 0087describes thetire size.
Tire typecode: tiretype code 0085can beused
by the manufact urerasacode todescribe
specific characteristics ofthe tire.
Date ofmanu factur e:date ofmanufact ure
0083 provides informationabout theage ofa
tire. Thefirst andsecond positions represent
the week ofmanufact ure,start ingwith "01"
for the first calendar week.Positions threeand
four represent theyear ofmanufact ure.For
example, atire that ismarked with"3208",
was manufact uredinweek 32in2008 .
i Tire
data isvehicle-spec ificand may devi-
ate from thedata inthe example. Tire
chara cteristics This
inform ationdescribes thetype oftire cord
and thenumber oflayers insidewall 0043and
under tiretread 0044.
i Tire
data isvehicle-spec ificand may devi-
ate from thedata inthe example.
Definition ofterm sfor tires andload-
ing Tire
plycomposition andmaterial used
Descr ibesthenumber ofplies orthe number
of layers ofrubber-coat edfabric inthe tire
tread andsidewall .These aremade ofsteel,
nylon, polyester andother materials.
Bar
Metric unitfortire pressure. 14.5038pounds
per square inch(psi) and100 kilopascals (kPa)
are the equivalent of1bar.
DOT (Departm entofTransport ation)
DOT- marked tiresfulfill therequirement sof
the USDepartm entofTransport ation.
Norm aloccupant weight
The number ofoccupant sfor which thevehicle
is designed multiplied by68 kilograms
(150 lbs).
Uniform TireQuality Grading Stand ards
A uniform standard tograde thequality oftires
with regards totread quality, tiretract ionand
temperat urecharact eristics. Thequality grad-
ing assessment ismade bythe manufact urer
following specification sfrom theU.S. govern-
ment .The ratings aremolded intothesidewall
of the tire. 324
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Rec
omme ndedtire press ures
The reco mmend edtire pressu reappliesto the
tire smou nted atthe facto ry.
The Tireand Loading Inform ation placa rdcon-
tai ns the reco mmend edtire pressu res forcold
tire son aful lyloa ded vehicleand forthe maxi -
mum permis siblevehi clespe ed.
The tirepressu retab lecontai nsthe reco m-
mend edpre ssu res forcoldtire sfor various
ope ratingcondi tions,i.e .di fferi ngloadand
spe edcondi tions.
In cre ase dveh icle we ight due toopti onal
equi pment
The comb inedweigh tof allstand ardand
opti onalequ ipment availab lefor the vehi cle,
reg ard less ofwhe ther itis actu ally insta lled on
the vehi cleornot.
Rim
Thi sis the partof the whe elon whi chthe tire
is mou nted.
GAW R(Gro ssAxleWei ght Ratin g)
The GAW Ris the maxi mum grossaxl ewe igh t
rati ng. The actu alloa don anaxlemus tneve r
excee dthe gros saxl ewe igh trati ng. The gros s
axl ewe igh trati ngcan befou ndonthe vehi cle
id entif ication plate onthe B-pi llar on the driv-
er's side.
Spe edrating
The speedrati ngispa rtof the tire identif ica-
tion. Itspe cifiesthe speedrang efor whi chthe
tire isap pro ved .
GVW (GrossVehi cle Wei ght)
The gros svehi cleweigh tincl udes the weigh t
of the vehi cleincluding fuel,tool s,the spare
whe el,acce ssoriesinsta lled, occu pants, lug-
ga ge and thedrawbarnose weigh t,ifap plica -
bl e. The gros svehi cleweigh tmus tnot excee d
the gros svehi cleweigh trati ngGVW Ras spe ci-
fie don the vehi cleidentif ication plate onthe
B-pi llar on the driver' ssid e.
GVWR (GrossVehi cle Wei ght Ratin g)
The GVW Ris the maxi mum permis siblegros s
we igh tof aful lyloa ded vehicle(the weigh tof
the vehi cleincluding allacce ssories,occu -
pa nts, fuel,lu gga geand thedrawbarnose -
we igh t,ifap plica ble). The gros svehi cleweigh t
rati ngisspe cified on the vehi cleidentif ication
pl ate onthe B-pi llar on the driver' ssid e. Maxi
mum loaded vehicle we ight
The maxi mum weigh tis the sum of:
R the curb weigh tof the vehi cle
R the weigh tof the acce ssories
R the loadlimit
R the weigh tof the facto ryinsta lled opti onal
equ ipment
Ki lopasc al(kP a)
Metri cuni tfor tire pressu re.6.9 kPa corre -
spo nds to1psi .Another unitfor tire pressu re
is ba r.100 kilopa scals(kPa )are the equivalent
of 1ba r.
Lo ad index
In addition tothe load-be aring index, the load
ind exmay also be imp rinte don the sidewallof
the tire.Thi sspe cifiesthe load-be aring cap a-
city more precise ly.
Curb weight
The weigh tof avehi clewith stand ardequip-
ment including the maxi mum capacityof fue l,
oil and coolant. Italso incl udes the air-condi -
tioni ngsystem andoptionalequ ipment ifthes e
are insta lled inthe vehi cle,bu tdoe snot
incl udepa sse ngers orlugga ge.
Maxi mum load rating
The maxi mum tireloadis the maxi mum per-
mis siblewe igh tin kilogra msorlbsfor whi cha
tire isap pro ved .
Maxi mum permis sibl etire press ure
Ma ximu mper mis sibletire pressu refor one
tire .
Maxi mum load on onetire
Ma ximu mloa don one tire.Thi sis cal cul ate d
by divid ing the maxi mum axleloa dof one axle
by two.
PSI (pounds persquare inch)
A stand ardunitof mea sure for tire pressu re.
As pec tratio
Re lations hipbetw eentireheight and tirewidth
in per cent.
Tire press ure
Thi sis pre ssu reinsi dethe tire applying anout-
wa rdforce toeach squ are inch ofthe tire's
su rfa ce. The tirepressu reisspe cified in Al
labo utwh eelsand tires
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pounds
persquare inch(psi), inkilopascal
(kPa) orinbar. Thetirepressure shouldonly
be corr ectedwhen thetires arecold.
Cold tirepr essure
The tires arecold:
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen parked withthetires
out ofdirect sunlight foratleast three hours
and
R ifthe vehicle hasnotbeen driven further
than 1mile (1.6km)
Tr ead
The part ofthe tire that comes intocon tact
with theroad.
Bead The tirebead ensures thatthetire sits
securely onthe wheel. Thereareseveral steel
wires inthe bead topreven tthe tire from com-
ing loose fromthewheel rim.
Sidewall The part ofthe tire between thetread andthe
bead.
Weight ofoptiona lextr as
The combin edweight ofthose option alext ras
that weigh morethanthereplaced standard
parts andmore than2.3kg(5lbs). These
option alext ras, such ashigh-per formance
brakes, levelcontrol, aroof rack orahigh-per -
form ance battery,are not included inthe curb
weight andtheweight ofthe access ories.
TIN (Tire Identificat ionNum ber)
This isaunique identifierwhich canbeused
by atire manufact urertoident ifytires, for
example foraproduct recall,andthus ident ify
the purchasers .The TINismade upofthe
manufact urer'sidentitycode, tiresize, tire
type code andthemanufac turingdate.
Load bearing index
The load bearing index(alsoloadindex )is a
code thatcontains themaximum loadbearing
capacit yof atire.
Tr action
Tract ionisthe result offric tion between the
tires andtheroad surface. Tr
eadwear indicators
Narrow bars(tread wearbars) thataredistrib-
uted overthetire tread. Ifthe tire tread islevel
with thebars, thewear limitof00CD in(1.6 mm)
has been reached.
Occupant distribut ion
The distribut ionofocc upants inavehicle at
their designat edseatin gposition s.
Tota lload limit
Nomin alload andluggage loadplus68kg
(150 lbs)multiplied bythe number ofseats in
the vehicle. Changing
awheel Flat
tire
The "Breakdown assistance"sect ion
(Y page 288)con tains information andnotes
on how todeal with aflat tire. Informat ionon
driving withMOEx tended tires inthe event ofa
flat tire can befound under "MOEx tended tires
(tires withrun-flatcharact eristics"
(Y page 289). Rota
tingthewheels G
WARN
ING
Rotatin gthe fron tand rear wheels ifthe
wheels ortires have differen tdimension s
may severely impairthedriving charact eris-
tics .The servic ebrake orwheel suspension
compon entsmay alsobedamaged. Thereis
a risk ofan acciden t.
Rotate frontand rear wheels onlyifthe
wheels andtires areofthe same dimen-
sions.
! On
vehicles equipped withatire pressure
monit or,elect ronic compon entsare located
in the wheel.
Tire-m ountin gtools should notbeused near
the valve. Thiscould damage theelect ronic
compon ents.
Only have tireschang edataqualified spe-
cialist worksh op.
Observe theinstruct ions andsafety notesin
the "Changing awheel" section(Ypage 326). 326
Changing
awheelWheels andtires