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Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d %
The datasho wnintheillus tration isexam ple
dat a.
The Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar dsho ws
th efo llo wing informatio n:
R Maxim umnumb erofseats 2according to
th emaximum numberofpeople permitt edto
tr av el in theve hicle. R
Maximum permissible load3com prises the
gr os swe ight ofall vehicle occupants, load
and luggage.
R Recomme ndedtirepr ess ure 1forcold
tir es. The recomme ndedtirepr ess ures are
va lid forth emaximum permissible loadand
up tothemaximum permissible vehicle
speed.
Please alsonote:
R Information onper missib lewe ight sand loads
on theve hicle identif ication plate
(/ page33 7).
R Information ontirepr essur ein thetir epr es‐
sur eta ble (/ page309).
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Determ inin gth emaximum permissible load
(/ page31 3)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page30 7). St
eps forDe term ining Correct Load Limit The
follo wing steps have been developed as
re qu ired ofall manuf acturersunder Title 49, Wh
eelsand tires 31
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th
ese areins talled ontheve hicle, butdoes not
include passeng ersor lugg age.
Maximum tireload: themaximum tireload is
th emaximum permissible weight inkilog rams or
lbs forwhi chatir eis appr oved.
Maxim umpermissible tirepr essur e:maxi‐
mum permissible tirepr essur efo rone tire.
Maximum loadonone tire: maximu mloa don
one tire. This iscalcu lated bydividing themaxi‐
mum axleload ofone axle bytwo.
PSI (pounds persquar ein ch ):standar dunit of
meas uremen tfo rtir epr essu re.
Aspe ctratio :ra tio betwee ntire height and tire
wi dthin pe rcent .
Ti re pres sur e:press ureinsi dethetir eappl ying
an outw ardfo rc eto eve rysquar einc hof thetir e.
The tirepr essur eis specif iedinpounds per
sq uar einc h(psi), inkilopascals (kPa)or inbar .
The tirepr essur eshould onlybe cor rected whe n
th etir es arecold.
Cold tirepr essur e:thetir es arecold when the
ve hicle hasbeen parkedfo rat lea st3hou rs wit
hout direct sunli ghtonthetir es ortheve hicle
has been driven forless than 1mile (1.6 km ).
Ti re contact surface: thepar tof thetir eth at
com esintocon tact with thero ad.
Ti re bead: thepur pose ofthetir ebead isto
ensur eth at thetir esits secur elyon thewheel
ri m. Ther ear ese veralwir ecor esinthetir ebead
to preve ntthetir efrom chang inglengthon the
wheel rim.
Side wall:thepar tof thetir ebe tween thetread
and thetir ebead.
We ight ofoptiona leq uipm ent:th ecombin ed
we ight oftheop tion aleq uipment weighin gmor e
th an there placed standar dpar tsand moreth an
5 lbs (2.3kg ).This optional equipment, suchas
high-per form anc ebr ak es, leve lcon trol system, a
ro of lugg agera ck orhigh-per form anc ebat teries,
is no tincluded inthecurb weight andthewe ight
of theaccessor ies.
TIN (Tire Identif ication Numbe r):auni que
ident ificat ion numb erwhic hcan beused bya
tir ema nuf actu rerto ident ifytires, forex am ple,
in apr oduc tre cal l,and thus iden tifyth epur‐
ch aser s.The TINismade upofthemanuf actur‐ er's
identit ycode, tiresize, tiretype code and
th emanuf acturingdate.
Load-bear inginde x:theload-bear inginde xis a
code that con tains themaximum load-bearing
capacity ofatir e.
Tr actio n:traction isthegr ip resulting from fric‐
tion between thetir es and thero ad sur face.
We arindi cator:nar row bars(tr ead wearbar s)
th at aredis tribut edove rth etir econ tact surface.
If th etir etread isleve lwit hth ebar s,thewe ar
limit of1/ 16 in(1.6 mm) hasbeen reac hed.
Dis tribut ionofvehicl eoc cupants: distribu tion
of vehicle occupants over designat edseat posi‐
tion sin ave hicle.
Maximum permissible payload weight :nom i‐
nal load andluggageload plus150lb (68 kg)
multip liedby thenumber ofseats intheve hicle. 32
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Wheels andtires
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loc kin g/op eningth edoor sfrom
th einside ...... ......................................... 71
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Lu bricant additives
see Additiv es
Lu ggage
Sec uring ...... ........................................ 102
Lu mbar support
se eLu mbar support(4-w ay)
Lu mbar support(4 -w ay).....................9 1,93 M
Ma inte nance
Ve hicle ................................................... 24
Maint enanc e
see ASSYSTPL US
Malfunct ion
Re stra int system .............................. ..... 38
Malfu nction messag e
see Displa ymessag e
Maneuv ering assis tance
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............225 Cr
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Dis play ing onlin emap contents ........... 247
Dis play ing weather informat ion ...........2 47
Mo ving .................................................2 46
Selecti ngthemap orient ation .............2 46
Se tting themap scale ..................... ..... 246
Swi tching free wa yin fo rm atio n
on /of f.................................................2 46
Massag epr og ram
Ov ervie w .......................................... ..... 97
Re settin gth ese ttings ............................9 7
Massag epr og rams
Sel ecti ngthefront seats ....................... 97
Massag ese ttings
Re settin g.......................................... ..... 97
Matt efinish (cleaning instructions) ...... 280
Maxim umdesign speed.......................... 150
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Maximum permissib leload
Ca lcul ation exam ple ............................ 314
De term inin g.........................................3 13 Maximum
speeds....................................3 47
Maximum tirepr essur e..... ......................319
MBUX multimedia system ...................... 233
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode ...................................................1 66
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No tes .................................................. 233
Ov ervie w ............................................. 233
Se ttin gro ute-based speedadap ta‐
tio n........... ........................................... 183
St andb ymode function .......................1 65
Mec hanic alkey
Inser ting/r emoving ............................... 69
Un loc kin gth eta ilg ate ...........................7 9
Media Overvie wof thefunc tionsand sym‐
bols ..................................................... 263
Media mode
Connec tingBluetooth®
audio equip‐
men t.................................................... 264
Med icalaids...............................................2 9
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