Wheels › Snow chains 205
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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Or:
Inflate a space saver wheel with the maximum pre-
scribed pressure.
Snow chains
Usage
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 snow chains improve driving in wintry road con-
ditions.
An emergency wheel is significantly narrower than
the wheels mounted ex-factory.
WARNING
Risk of accident as well as tyre damage!
Do not use chains on routes that are free from
snow and ice.
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Remove and insert the wheel on vehicles
without a sound system
The spare wheel or emergency wheel is mounted in a
recess under the floor covering or the variable load-
ing floor in the boot.
What you should be mindful of
Before fitting the snow chains, remove the full
wheel trims.
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Remove
Only mount the snow chains on the front wheels.
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Loosen the retaining
belt and take out the
box with the tool kit.
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Technical specifications
Unscrew the lock nut.
Take out the wheel.
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Permitted rim / tire combinations for the installation
of the snow chains.
Rim size
Wheel size
6.5Jx16 ET41
6.5Jx17 ET41
215/60 R16
215/55 R17
Insertion
Only use snow chains with links and locks no larger
than 13 mm.
Insert the wheel into the wheel well with the out-
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side facing downwards.
Pull the fixing band through the opposite holes in
the wheel rim.
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SEAL tyres
Usage
Screw in the locknut until it stops.
Replace the box with the tool kit into the wheel
and secure it with the tape.
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The SEAL tyres have increased resistance to air leak-
age when punctured.
When replacing SEAL tyres with standard tires, the
vehicle must have one of the following pieces of
equipment.
Changing the wheel and raising the
vehicle
Spare or emergency spare wheel with correspond-
ing tool for replacing it.
Breakdown kit.
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What you should be mindful of
Before changing
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Park the vehicle safely and secure it against rolling
away.
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Turn off the engine.
Let all passengers get out. During the wheel
change they should not stand on the road, e.g. be-
hind the crash barriers.
Close all doors, the luggage compartment and en-
gine compartment flaps.
If a trailer is coupled, uncouple it.
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Spare and emergency spare wheel
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Overview
Spare wheel
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The dimensions of a full-featured spare wheel cor-
respond to the dimensions of the wheels installed
on the vehicle.
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