R
Only/tw heels of thes ame size on one axle
(leT and right).
It is onl ypermissible to/tad i.e rent wheel
siz eint heevent of a0at tyr eino rder todrive
to thes pecialist workshop.
R Do no tmakea nymodi/cations totheb rake
system, thew heels or thet yres.
The use of shims or brak edust shields is not
permitted and ma yinv alida tethev ehicle's
ge neral ope rating permit.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hatyr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: all /t tedw heels mus tbeequippe dwith
functioning sensor sfor thet yrep ressur emon-
itoring system.
R Attemp eratures belo w7°Cuse winter tyres
or all-season tyres mar kedi M+Sfora ll
wheels.
Wi nter tyres pr ovide theb est possible grip in
wintr yroad conditions.
R ForM +S tyres, onl yuse tyres wit hthe same
tread.
R Obse rvet he maximum permissible spee dfor
th eM +S tyres /t ted. If
th et yre's maximum speed is belo wthat of
th ev ehicle, this must be indicated byan
appropriat elabel in thed rive r's /eld of vision.
R Runinn ewtyres at moderat espeeds fort he
/r st 100 km.
R Replace thet yres aTer six yearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
R When r
When r eplacing wit eplacing wit htyr
ht yres t
es t hat do no
hat do no tf
tfeatu re
eatu re
r
r un-0at c
un-0at c har
haract
acter
eris
istics:
tics: vehicles with
MOExtended tyres ar enotequipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equip thev ehicle
wit haT IREFIT kit aTer replacing wit htyres
th at do no tfeatur erun-0a tcharacteristics,
e.g .winter tyres.
% Youc an permanentl ylimit them aximum
speed ford riving wit hwinter tyres
(/ page207).
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tyres, con-
ta ct aq uali/ed specialist workshop.
Be sur etoalso obser vethef ollowing fur ther rela-
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334)
R Tyre pressur etable (/ page335) R
Notesont he emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page346) N
No
ot
tes on int
es on int erc
erchanging wheels
hanging wheels &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ythrough di.e rent
wheel sizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels can
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo-
nents ma yalso be damaged. #
Onlyinter chang ethe front and rear
wheels if thew heels and tyres ha vethe
same dimensions. Inter
changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vedi.erent dimensions can
re nder theg eneral operating permit in valid.
The wear patterns on thef ront and rear wheels
di.er:
R front wheels wear mor eonthe tyreshoulder
R rear wheels wear mor einthe cent reofthe
tyre 340
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