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
