2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC flat tire

Tire
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Po ssible cause s/consequ encesa nd 0050 0050
So luti ons 0077
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The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)is
li t.
The tirepressu remoni torhasd etecte dalosso fpressu reinat leas to ne ofthe
tire s.
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Ti re pre ssu res thatare too lowp oset he followi ng hazar ds:
R the ym ayburst, especially as the load and vehicles peed incr ease
R the ym aywearexce ssivel ya nd/or unevenl y,wh ich maygreatl yimp airt ire
tra ctio n.
R the drivin gc haracteri stics, aswellas stee ringa nd bra king ,maybe gre atly
imp aired
The reisar isko fana ccident.
X Stop thevehiclew ithou tmaking any sudd en stee ringo rbraking maneu vers.
Pa ya ttentio ntot he trafficc ond itions asyoud oso.
X Secu rethe vehiclea gainst rol ling away (Y page 134 ).
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laym essage sint he mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay .
X Ch eck thetiresand,ifn ece ssary,f ollowt he instructio nsfor aflatt ire
(Y page 253 ).
X Ch eck thetire pressu re(Y page 275 ).
X Ifnece ssary,c orr ect the tire pressu re. 0077
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The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)
fla she sfor appro xim atelyone minute and thenrem ains lit.
The tirepressu remoni torisfaulty.
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The system ispo ssi blyu nablet or eco gnizeorreg ister lowt ire pre ssu re.
The reisar isko fana ccident.
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laym essage sint he mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay .
X Visitaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh opimm ediatel y. In
dic ator andwarninglamps
217On -bo ard compu terand displa ys Z

so,
cont actyour local waste disposa lcom-
pany. Vehicle
toolkit
General notes The
vehicle toolkitcan befound inthe trunk
or inthe stowage wellunder thetrunk floor.
Apart fromcertain country-specific variations,
the vehicles arenot equip pedwith atire-
change toolkit.Some toolsforchanging a
wheel arespecific tothe vehicle. Formore
information onwhich toolsarerequired toper-
form awheel change onyour vehicle, consulta
qual ified speciali stworkshop.
Necessary tire-changing toolscaninclude, for
example:
R jack
R wheel chock
R lug wrench
R ratchet wrench
R alignment bolt
Vehicle swithaTIREFIT kit 0043
Tire seala ntfiller bottle
0044 Fuse alloca tionchart
0087 Tire inflation compressor
0085 Towing eye
X Lift the trunk floorup.
X Use theTIREFIT kit(Ypage 255).
i Example:
equipment andcountry-specific
variations possible. Vehicle
swithacollapsible spare
wheel The
collapsi blespare wheel canbefound in
the stowage wellunder thetrunk floor
(Y page 228). 0043
Folding wheelchock
0044 Fuse allocation chart
0087 Jack
0085 Sheet forfaulty wheel
0083 Alignment bolt
0084 Lug wrench
006B Towing eye
006C Valve extract or
006D Tire inflation compressor
X Remove thecollapsi blespare wheel
(Y page 295). Flat
tire Prepar
ingthe vehicl e
Your vehicle maybeequip pedwith:
R tires withrun-flat characteristics
(MOExt endedtires)(Ypage 254)
Vehicle preparation isnot necessary on
vehicles withMOExt ended tires.
R an emergency sparewheel (Ypage 294)
Vehicles withtheMercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem: inthe event ofaflat tire,
you can cont actthe Mercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem customer center.
Vehicles equippedwith MOExt ended tiresare
not equip pedwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory.
It is therefore recommended thatyouaddition-
ally equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou
mount tiresthatdonot feature run-flat charac- Flat
tire
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teri
stics, e.g.winter tires.AT IREFIT kitmaybe
ob tained fromaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op.
Info rma tiono nchangi ng and mou nting wheels
(Y page 289 ).
X Stop thevehicleo nsolid ,n on-s lipp ery and
le vel ground ,asf ar aw ay aspossi blef rom
tra ffic.
X Swi tch onthe hazar dw arning lamps .
X Secu rethe vehiclea gainst rol ling away
(Y page 134 ).
X Ifpo ssi ble, bri ng the frontwh eelsinto the
stra ight-a head positio n.
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Veh icle sw itho ut KEYLES S-G O:rem ove
the Sma rtKeyfromt heigniti onlock.
X Veh icle sw ithK EYLESS -GO: open the driv-
er' sd oor.
The vehiclee lectro nics aren ow inpo sitio n
005A.T hisi st he same asthe Sma rtKeyhaving
be en rem oved.
X Veh icle sw ithK EYLESS -GO: rem ove the
Star t/Stop button fromt heigniti onlock
(Y page 118 ).
X Ma kesure tha tthe passe nge rsaren ot
end angeredastheyd oso.Ma kesure tha t
no one isnea rthe dange rareaw hile a
wh eelisb eing cha nge d.Anyo newhoisn ot
di rectl yassisting inthe wheelcha nge
sho uld, for exa mpl e,sta nd behind the bar-
rie r.
X Ge toutofthe vehicle. Pa ya ttentio ntot raf-
fic cond itions when doing so.
X Close thedriver 'sdo or. MOE
xtende dtires(tires with run-f lat
prope rties)
Ge neral notes Wi
th MOExte ndedtires(tires with runf lat
cha racteri stics) ,you can conti nuetodrive your
veh iclee veni fthe re isat ota llos so fpressu re
in one ormor etires.The affecte dtire mustnot
sho wanyclearly vis ible da ma ge.
Yo uc an reco gnizean MOExte ndedtire bythe
MOExte ndedm arking which appe arso nthe
si de wa llof the tire.You willfin dt hism arking
next tothe tire size designa tion,the load -be ar-
ing capacityand thespee di nd ex
(Y page 284 ). MOExte
ndedtiresm ayonl ybeu sedi nc on-
junc tionw itha na ctive tire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing syste mo rwitha na ctive tire pressu remon-
ito r.
If ap res sure loss wa rning mes sage
appe arsinthe multi function displa y:
R ob serve the instructio nsinthe disp laym es-
sa ge s(Ypa ge202 )
R che ckthe tire fordama ge
R ifdri vin go n,ob serve the followi ng note s
The drivin gd ista nce possi blei nr un-flat mod e
is ap pro xim ately50 miles( 80 kilome ters)
wh en the vehiclei sp artia llyl ad en and appro x-
im ate ly19 miles( 30 kilome ters)whent he
veh iclei sf ully lade n.
In additio nt ot he veh iclel oa d, the drivin gd is-
tance possi bled epends upon:
R Veh icles peed
R Ro ad cond ition
R Ou tside temp erature
The drivin gd ista nce possi blei nr un-flat mod e
ma ybereduce dbyextre medrivin gc ond itions
or ma neu vers,or itcan beincr easedt hro ugha
mod eratesty leof dri vin g.
The drivin gd ista nce possi blei nr un-flat mod e
is cou nted fromt hemom entthetire pressu re
lo ss wa rning appe arsi nt he mu ltifu nctio ndis-
pl ay .
Yo um ustn ot exce edam axim um design
sp ee do f50m ph(80 km/h ).
Wh enrep lacing oneorallt ire s,plea se observe
the followi ng speci ficati ons foryour veh icle's
tire s:
R Size
R Type and
R Th e" MO Exte nded"ma rking
If at ire hasg onef lata nd cann otbe rep laced
wi th an MOExte ndedtire,as tanda rdtire may
be used asatemp orarymea sure. Makesure
tha tyou uset he pro pers izea nd type(summ er
or winter tire).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtiresa re
not equipp ed with aT IREFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore recomm endedtha tyou additio n-
al ly eq uipy ourv ehiclew ithaT IREFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire sthatd on otfea turerun-flat cha rac-
teri stics, e.g.winter tires.AT IREFIT kitcan be
ob tained fromaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op,
for exa mpl e. 25
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at tireBreak downassistanc e

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When youdriveine me rge ncym ode,the
han dlingcharac teris tics are impa ired.e.g.
when cornerin g,when acceler ating stron gly
and when braking.Ther eisar isko fana cci-
den t.
Do note xcee dt he max imum specified
spee d.Avoid any abrup tsteer ing and driving
man euve rsas well asdriv ingoverobstac les
(cur bs,pot hole s,off -road). Thisapplie s,in
part icular,toaloade dvehicle.
St op driv ingineme rgencym odeify ou
no tice :
R ban gingn oise
R veh iclev ibration
R smo kewhic hsme llsliker ubb er
R co ntinuo usESP®
int erv ention
R crack sint he tire side walls
Af terd riving ineme rgencym ode,have the
rim schecked byaq ualif iedspec ialist work-
sho pwithr egard totheir further use. The
def ective tire must berep lace dine very
cas e. TIR
EFIT kit
Imp ortant safety notes TIRE
FITi sat ires ealan t.
You canuseTIRE FITt os eal pun ctures ofup to
0. 16 in(4 mm ),part icularly those inthet ire
tr ead. YoucanuseTIRE FITa toutside tempe ra-
tur es down to00F84‡( 00F820 †). G
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In thef ollowin gsituati onsinp articul ar,the
ti re sealan tisu nab leto pro vide sufficien t
bre akd own assistanc easitc anno tseal the
ti re pro perly:
R there arecutsorpunctures inthet ire
larg erthan those men tion ed pre viously.
R thew hee lrim isdamag ed.
R you havedriven atver ylow tire pre ssur es
or on aflat tire. Ther
eisar isko fana cciden t.
Do notd rivet he veh icle. Con tactaq ualified
spec ialist workshop. G
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The tire sealan tish armf uland caus esirrita-
ti on .Itm ust notc om eintoc ontac twithy our
sk in, eyes orclo thing orbe swallo wed.Do
no tinh ale TIRE FITf um es. Kee ptires ealan t
away from childr en.Ther eisar isko finjury.
If you come intoc ontac twitht he tire seal-
ant ,observ ethe followin g:
R Rins eoffthet ires ealan tfromy our skin
imm ediat elywithw ater.
R Ifth et ires ealan tcom esintoc ontac twith
your eyes, immediat elyrinse them thor-
ough lywit hc lean wat er.
R Iftire sealan tiss wallo wed, immediat ely
rin se your mout houtthoro ughly anddrink
plen tyof wat er.Do notind uce vom iting ,
and seek medicalattention imm ediat ely.
R Im med iately chang eoutofclo thing whic h
has come intoc ontac twitht ires ealan t.
R Ifan aller gicreac tion occur s,seek medi-
cal attention imm ediat ely.
! Do
noto per ate thet irei nflat ion compr es-
sor forlonger than eigh tminute satat ime
wit hout abreak. Itmay other wise overheat.
The tire inflat ion compr essorcan beoper -
ate dagain once ithas cooled down .
Comp lywit hthe man ufacturer’s safetyi ns truc-
ti on so nthe stick eron thet irei nflat ion com-
pre sso r. Flat
tire
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Using
theTIREFIT kit X
Do not remov eanyforeign objectswhich
have penet rated thetire, e.g.screws or
nails.
X Remove thetire sealant bottle,the accom -
panying TIREFITstic ker and thetire inflat ion
compr essorfromthestowage wellunder-
neat hthe trun kfloor (Ypage 253).
X Aff ixpart 0043ofthe TIREF ITstic ker tothe
inst rumen tclust erwithin thedriver' sfield of
vision .
X Aff ixpart 0044ofthe TIREF ITstic ker near the
valve onthe wheel withthedefect ivetire. X
Remove fillerhose 0084and plug 0087from the
bott omsect ionofthe tire inflat ioncompr es-
sor housing.
X Slide theyellow fillerhose connectorinto
the mount ingonyellow cap0083oftire seal-
ant bott le0043 until theplug engages.
X With thesealing ringsinfron t,slide yellow
cap 0083oftire sealant bottle0043 intot he
mount ingoftire inflat ioncompr essor0044.
The capmust engage inboth hooks . X
Remove thecap from valve 006Bonthe faulty
tire.
X Sc rew filler hose 006Contothe valve.
X Ins ert plug 0087intot he cigaret telighter
sock et(Y page 230)orintoa1 2Vp ower
sock etinyour vehicle (Ypage 230).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047
(Y page 118)inthe ignit ionlock .
X Press onand offswitc h0085 onthe tire infla-
tion compr essortoON.
The tireinflat ioncompr essorisswitc hedon.
The tireisinflat ed.
First ,tire sealant ispumped intot he tire.
The pressure maybriefly risetoapprox-
imately 500kPa(5.0 bar/7 3psi).
Do not switch offthe tirei nflat ioncom-
pr essor during this phase.
X Let the tire inflat ioncompr essorrunfora
maximum often minut es.The tireshould
then have attained apressure ofat least
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi).
If at ire pressure of200 kPa(2.0 bar/2 9psi)is
achieved afteramaximum often minut es,see
(Y page 257).
If at ire pressure of200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)is
not achieved afteramaximum often minut es,
see (Ypage 257).
If tire sealant hasescaped, cleanitoff affec ted
areas asquickly aspossible. Itis prefer ableto
use clean water.
If your clothes aresoiled withtiresealant ,
have them cleaned withperch loroet hylene ata
dry cleaner assoon aspossible. 256
Flat
tireBr eakd ownassist ance

Tire
pres sure notreac hed If
at ire pre ssu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)
ha sb eena chieved after ten minutes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerh osef romt hevalve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
Note thattire sea lant ma yescap ew heny ou
uns crew thefillerh ose.
X Ver yslowly drive forwa rds orrev ers e
ap pro xim ately30 ft(10 m).
X Pu mp upthe tire again.
After amaxim um often minutes,the tire
pre ssu remu stbe atleas t2 00 kPa (2.0 bar/
29 psi). G
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If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rthe spe cified time ,the tire istoo badly
da mag ed.The tiresealant cannot repairt he
tire inthis insta nce. Dama gedtiresand a
tire pressu rethat istoo low can signifi cantl y
imp airt he vehi cle'sbra king anddriving
cha racte ristics. Thereisar isko facci dent.
Do not continu edriving .Contact aqualifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
Tire press urereac hed G
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At ire tempo rarilys ealedw itht ire sea lant
imp airs the vehi cle'sdri ving characte ristics
and isnot suita blef or driving athig her
spe eds.The re isar isko fana ccident.
Ada ptyour driving styleacco rdingly and
dri ve care fully.D on otexcee dthe maxi mum
per mis siblespe edfor atire sea ledw itht ire
sea lant.
The maxi mum permis siblespe edfor atire
sea ledw itht ire sea lant is50 mph (80km/h ).
The upper partof the TIREFIT sticke rmustb e
affi xed tothe instru ment cluster inthe driver' s
fie ldof vis ion.
! Re
sid ue from thetire sealant may come
ou to fthe fillerh osea fteruse.T hisc ould
cau sestai ns.
The refo re,place thefillerh osei nt he plasti c
ba gw hich contai nedtheTIREFIT kit. H
En
viro nmen talnote
Have theused tire sealant bottl edispo sed
of pro fess iona lly, e.g. ataq ualifi ed spe cial-
ist worksho p.
If tire pressu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)
ha sb eena chieved afteram aximum period of
ten minu tes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor.
X Unscre wthe fillerh osef rom thevalve ofthe
fau ltytire .
X Stow thetire sealant bottl eand the tire
infl ation comp ressor.
X Pul laway immedi ately.
X Stop afterdriving forappro xima telyten
minu tesand check thetire pressu rewith
the tire inflation comp ressor.
The tirepressu remus tnow beatleast
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). G
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If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rdriving forashortper iod,the tire istoo
ba dlyd am aged. The tiresealant cannot
rep airt he tire inthis insta nce. Dama ged
tire sand atire pre ssu rethat istoo low can
sig nifi cantl yimp airt he vehi cle'sbra king and
dri ving characte ristics. Thereisar isko f
acci dent.
Do not continu edriving .Contact aqualifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
i In
case ssucha sthe one mentio ned
ab ove, contact anauthori zedMerce des-
Benz Center. Orcall1-800-FOR -MERCedes
(i nt he USA) or1-800-387-0100 (inC anad a).
X Co rrect thetire pressu reifit is stil latlea st
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi).See theTirea nd
Loa ding Inform ation placa rdon the driver' s
sid eB -pillaro rthe tire pressu retab lein the
fue lfille rf lapf or val ues.
X To inc reas ethe tire press ure:switch on
the tire inflation comp ressor. Fl
at tire
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X
To reduc ethe tire pres sure :de pre sspre s-
su re release button 0043next topre ssu re
ga ge 0044.
X Whe nthe tire pressu reiscorr ect, unscrew
the fillerh osef rom thevalve ofthe sealed
tire .
X Screw thevalve cap onto thetire valve of
the sealedt ire. X
To rem ove thetire sealant bottle from the
tire inflation comp ressor ,press toge ther the
lo cking tabsonthe yellow cap .
X Pu llthe tire sealant bottle outo fthe tire
infl ation comp ressor .
The fillerh oser em ains atta chedtothe tire
sea lant bottle .
X Driv etot he nea restqualifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh opand have the tire changed there.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle and thefiller
hos ereplaced assoo naspossibl ea ta
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle replaced every
fou ryears at aq ualifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. Battery
(vehi cle) Impo
rtant safetynotes
Spe cialtool sand exp ertknow ledge are
req uired when working onthe battery ,e.g.
rem ovaland installatio n.Yo us houldt her efore
ha ve allw orki nvo lving the battery carriedo ut
at aq ualifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. G
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Wor kcarrie do utinco rrectly onthe battery
can lead ,for exa mpl e,to as hortcirc uita nd
thu sdam aget he veh iclee lectro nics .This
can lead tofunc tionr estricti onsapplying to
sa fety -releva ntsystem s,e.g .the lighti ng
sy stem ,the ABS (anti-l ock braking system )
or the ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro gram).
The opera ting safety ofyour veh iclem aybe
res tricte d.
Yo uc ouldlose contro lofthe veh icle, for
exa mpl e:
R wh en bra king
R in the eventofabrupt stee ring maneu vers
and /or when the vehicle's spe edisnot
ad apted tothe roadcond itions
The reisar isko fana ccident.
In the eventofas hortcirc uito ra simil ar
inci dent, conta ctaq ualifi ed spe cialist wo rk-
sho pimm ediatel y.Do not drive any further .
Yo us houldh avea llwo rkinvo lving the bat-
tery carriedo utataq ualifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh op.
For further informa tiona bout ABS andESP®
,
see (Ypage 57)and (Ypage 60). G
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Ele ctros taticbuild -u pc an lead tothe crea -
tio no fspa rks, which cou ldignite thehighl y
exp losive gases ofab attery .The re isar isk
of an exp losion.
Befo rehandl ing the battery ,tou ch the vehi-
cle body torem ove anyexisting electro static
bu ild-u p.
The highl yflamma bleg asmixtu reform swhen
cha rging the battery aswellas when jump -
sta rting . 25
8 Battery
(vehi cle)Breakdo wnassis tan ce

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ortant safety notes G
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If you installw hee lsand tires withincorr ect
dime nsion s,thes ervic eb rak eorwhee lsus-
pen sion compo nentsm aybe damag ed.
Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
Alw ays replace whee lsand tires witho nes
th at comply withthe spec ificationso fthe
ori gin alpart .
When replaci ngwhee ls,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Mode l
When replaci ngtires ,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Man ufacturer
R Mode l G
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Af lat tire will severelyaff ectthe driv ing
ch arac teris tics as well asthes teer ing and
brak ingofthev ehicle. Ther eisar isko fan
acc iden t.
Tir es wit hout run-flat charac teris tics :
R Do notd riveo nw ithaf lattire.
R Chan gethef lat tire imm ediat elywitha n
eme rgencys par ew hee lors par ew hee l.
Alt ern ativel y,co nsult aqualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop.
Tir es wit hrun-flat charac teris tics :
R Obs ervethe inform ation and warn ing
no teso nM OExten ded tires (run -flat tires ).
Ac cesso ries that are nota ppr ove dfor your
veh icleb yM erce des- Benzorare notb ein g
used correc tlyc an impa irth eo per ating safety.
Bef ore purc hasingand usingnon-ap prove d
acc essories, visitaq ualif iedspec ialist work-
sho pand ask about :
R suit abilit y
R legal stipulat ions
R fac tory rec omm endat ions
Fur ther inform ation reg ardi ngwhee lsand tires
can befoun dunder "Whee l/tire combin ations"
(Y page 293). You
canaskforinform ation reg ardi ngper mit-
te dw hee l/tire combin ationsa tana uth orized
Mer cedes- BenzCenter.
In for mat ionontire pre ssur ecan be foun d:
R on theT irea nd Load ingInfor mat ionplac ard
on theB -pillar onthed river' ss ide
(Y page 280)
R in thet irep ressur etablein thef uel filler flap
(Y page 133)
R in the" Tirep ressur e"sec tion Op
era tion Infor
mation ondrivin g
Chec kthe tire pre ssur ewhen thev ehiclei s
heav ilyladen andadjust prio rtoat rip.
While driving,pay attention tovibr ations,
no ises andunus ualhan dlingcharac teris tics ,
e. g. pullin gtoo neside .This may indicat ethat
th ew hee lsor tires are damag ed.Ifyou sus-
pec ttha tat irei sd efec tive, reduce your speed
imm ediat ely.Stop thev ehiclea ssoona spos-
sible tocheckt he whee lsand tires fordam-
age. Hidden tire damag ecouldalso becaus ing
th eu nus ual han dlingcharac teris tics .Ify ou
fin dn osign sofdamag e,hav ethe tires and
whee lsch ecke da taq ualifiedspec ialist work-
sho p.
When parkingyour vehicle, mak esuret hatthe
ti res donotg et def orm edbythec urbo rother
obs tacles. Ifth ey can notb ea voided, drive
ove robstac les suc hascurbs slow lyand atan
obt use angle.Other wise, youmay damag ethe
whee lsor tires . Reg
ularcheck ingofwheels andtires G
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Dam aged tires can caus etirei nflat ion pres-
sur eloss .Asar esult ,you could lose control
of your vehicle. Ther eisar isko facciden t.
Chec kthe tires regularly forsign sofdam-
age and replace anydamag edtires imm edi-
ate ly. 268
Op
era tionWh eels andtire s