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Troubleshooting
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Help with a flat tire
Spare wheel and emergency spare
wheel » page 129.
Changing the wheel and raising the vehi-
cle » page 130.
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Snow chains
Usage
Breakdown set » page 131.
Change in tire pressure
The snow chains improve driving in wintry road con-
ditions.
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Stop the vehicle.
Check the tires and tire pressures.
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WARNING
Risk of accident as well as tyre damage!
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Do not use chains on routes that are free from
snow and ice.
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Show tires with changed pressure
In the following menu, select the menu item for dis-
playing the tyre condition.
What you should be mindful of
Or:
Before fitting the snow chains, remove the full
wheel trims.
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Only mount the snow chains on the front wheels.
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All-season or winter tires
Usage
Technical specifications
Permitted rim / tire combinations for the installation
of the snow chains.
All-season or winter tyres improve handling in winter
weather conditions. They are characterised by ‘M+S’
and a mountaintop and snowflake symbol
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Rim size
Wheel size
5Jx14 ET35
175/70 R14
What you should be mindful of
Only use snow chains with links and locks no larger
than 9 mm.
For the best possible handling, use tyres on all four
wheels with a minimum tread depth of 4 mm.
Rim size
Wheel size
Change winter tyres to summer tyres at the appro-
priate time. Summer tyres have better driving and
braking characteristics on snow- and ice-free roads
and at temperatures above 7 °C.
6Jx15 ET38
185/60 R15
Only use snow chains with links and locks no larger
than 13 mm.
Spare and emergency spare wheel
Conditions of use
Overview
If all-season or winter tires are used that have a low-
er speed category than the actual maximum speed
of the vehicle, then proceed as follows.
Spare wheel
The dimensions of a full-featured spare wheel cor-
respond to the dimensions of the wheels installed
on the vehicle.
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Set the speed limit in the Infotainment according
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to the category of the fitted tires.
In the driver's field of view, affix a warning label
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A temporary spare wheel is provided with a warn-
ing label on the rim. This wheel is intended to ena-
ble you to reach the nearest specialist garage.
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with the maximum value of the speed category in-
tended for the tyres fitted (applies only to certain
countries).
Inflate a space saver wheel with the maximum pre-
scribed pressure.
Settings
Emergency wheel
A warning label is displayed on the rim of the tempo-
rary spare wheel. This wheel is intended to enable
you to reach the nearest specialist garage.
The speed limit setting for tyres is set in the Infotain-
ment in the following menu item.
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