Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop.
R Onlyins talltir es ofthecor rect size ontoth e
wheels.
R Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C), usewin‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir emar kedM+S forall
whee ls.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol inaddition totheM+S marking prov ide
th ebes tpossible grip inwintr yro ad con di‐
tio ns. R
ForM+S tires, only usetires wit hth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires installed.
If th is isbelo wtheve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbe indic ated byan appr opriate
label inthedr iver's field ofvision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) .
R Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfe a‐
tur eru n-flat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires areno teq uipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip th eve hicle
wit haTIREFIT kitafte rre placing withtir es
th at do notfe atur eru n-f latch aract eristic s,
e.g .wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
tac ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page45 1) R
Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page45 8)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e465)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page452 )
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page47 9) No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthefront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. 47
2
Wheels andtires
The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon theshoulder of
th etir e
R Rear wheels wearmor eat thecent erofthe
tir e
Do notdr ive wi th tires that have toolittle tread
dep th.Thi ssig nifica ntlyre duces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing).
On vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tat eth ewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3,000 to6,000 miles(5 ,000 to10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained .
Ob serveth eins truction sand safetyno teson
"Cha nging awheel" whendoing so
(/ page47 4). No
teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace.
R Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit Apar
tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhi chtire-c hangeto ols
ar ere qu ired and appr ovedfo rper form ing a
wheel chang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ure qu ire th efo llo wing tools, forins tance, to
ch ang eawheel:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt The
tire-c hang eto ol kit islocat edintool bag 1
in thecar gocom partmen t. To
ol bag cont ains:
R Jack
R Gloves
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
R Folding choc k
R Ratche tfo rjac k Whee
lsand tires 47
3
#
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem (/ page456).
Ex cep tion: thene wwheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel.
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page45 1) Emer
gency spar ewheel No
teson the emer gency spar ewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tiredimensi ons
The wheelor tiresize andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydif fer. Mount‐
ing anemer gency sparewheel/ sparewheel
ma yse verely im pair thedr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
To preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Nevermount moreth an oneemer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size briefly. #
Donotsw itchof fESP ®
. #
>Ha vetheemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size replaced
at thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Thenewwheel mustha ve the
cor rect dimensi ons. Obs
erve thefo llo wing noteson remo ving an
emerg encysparewhee l:
R Beforestow ing theemer gency sparewheel,
mak esur eth er eis no air leftin thetir e.
If neces sary,allo wtheair toescape.
R Torelease airfrom thetir e: remo vethe
va lve cap ofthetir e.
R Press down theme talinse rtin theva lve
using apoint edobje ct,e.g. apen. R
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve.
R Stow thedef lated emer gency sparewheel in
th eemer gency sparewheel baginthecar go
com partmen t(/ page480).
% Ve
hicl eswith adjus tablecar gocomp art‐
ment floo r:alwa ys stow thedef lated emer‐
ge ncy sparewheel inthelowe rposi tion on
th eadjus table cargocom partmen tfloor .
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson installing an
emer gency sparewheel:
R Install theemer gency sparewheel whenitis
def lated (/ page47 7).
R Inflate theemer gency sparewheel afte r
ins talling it(/ page480) .
The maxim umpermissib lespeed withan emer ‐
ge ncy sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/ h).
Do noteq uip theemer gency sparewheel with
sn ow chains .
Re place theemer gency sparewheel afte rsix
ye arsat thelat est,re ga rdless ofwe ar. Whee
lsand tires 47
9
Seat
belt..................................................... 35
Fa stening ............................................... 38
Pr otect ion ....................................... .......3 5
Seat beltadjustment
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............39
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Se at beltwa rning
see Seat belts
Seat belts ................ ...................................3 9
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating seat belt
ad jus tment ............................................ 39
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011> 424
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 7
Re leasing ...............................................3 9
Sea tbel tad jus tment (function) ............. 39
Wa rning lam p.................................. ...... 39
Seat cover(C are) ............ .........................424
Seat heating
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............101
Seat ventilat ion
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............101
Second telephone
Conn ecting .......................................... 361 Selecting
age ar
see Changing gears
Select ingthesound profile
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...409
Select orleve r
see DIRECT SELECTleve r
Self-t est
Au tomatic front pass engerfront air‐
bag shut off..... ....................................... 44
Sensor s(Car e)......................................... 423
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Ser vice interva ldisp lay
see ASSYST PLUS
Ser vice station search
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001100110011> 334
Se tting aspe ed
see Cruise contr ol
Se tting thedatefo rm at ....... ................... 308
Se tting thedis tance unit........................ 313
Se tting thema pscale
see Map Shif
tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 167
Shor tmessag es
see Messag es
Side airbag .................................................3 9
Side impact protection ............................ 216
Side windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 80
Ch ild sa fety lock inthere ar
passe nger com partment .......................6 4
Closin g.................................................. 80
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 82
Co nve nience closing featur e.................8 2
Con venie nce openi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....81
Opening .................................................8 0
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 81
Pr oblem .................................................8 2
Size designation (tires) ........................... 465
Sliding sunroof.......................................... 84
Au tomatic functions .............................. 86
Clo sing .................................................. 84
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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