Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual page 83

Spare W heel, V ehicle Tools
The spare w heel and ve h icle to o ls are
sto re d be hind th e LH panel in the
c a rg o area.
W heels, Tires
Replace w h e e ls o r tire s w ith th e sam e
de s ig n a tio n , m a n u fa c tu re r and typ e
as s h o w n on th e o rigin al part. See
yo u r a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
de aler fo r fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n .
W arning!
Do not mix d ifferen t tire co n stru c­
tion typ es (i.e. radial, bias, and
bia sb elted ) on your ca r because
handling may be adversely
affected and may result in loss of
control.
See y o u r a u th o riz e d M ER C E D ES -
BEN Z d e a le r fo r in fo rm a tio n on te s te d
and re c o m m e n d e d w h e e ls and tire s
fo r s u m m e r and w in te r o p e ra tio n .
They can also o ffe r m ore ad vice c o n ­
ce rn in g tire serv ic e and pu rcha se.
F ro n t tire s s h o u ld be re p la ce d in sets.
If p o ss ib le , th e spare tire s h o u ld be
used on th e rear w heels. W e re c o m ­
m end th a t you b re a k in n e w tire s fo r
a p p ro x im a te ly 100 km (60 m iles) at
m o d e ra te speed.
It is im p erative th a t th e w h e e l m o u n t­
ing b o lts be re tig h te n e d a fte r a p p ro x.
800 km (500 m iles).
O n new v e h icle s re tig h te n in g is c a r­
ried o u t d u rin g th e 1 st in sp e ctio n .
R e tig h te n in g is also ne cessa ry w h e n ­
eve r w h e e ls are fitte d , e.g. w hen the
spa re w h e e l is used fo r th e firs t tim e
o r w h e n a s e t o f w h e e ls w ith M + S
tire s is in sta lle d.
T ig h te n in g to rq u e : 110 Nm (80 Ib-ft).
For tire s p e c ific a tio n s , re fe r to " T e ch ­
nical D a ta" .
N o te :
The use o f re tre a d tire s is n o t re c o m ­
m en de d. R etread tire s may adversely
a ffe c t th e ha nd lin g c h a ra c te ris tic s
and sa fe ty o f th e vehicle.
R o ta tin g w h e e ls:
The w h e e ls can be ro ta te d a cc o rd in g
to th e d e g re e o f tire w e ar w h ile re ta in ­
ing th e sam e d ire c tio n o f travel.
R o ta ting , how ever, s h o u ld be carried
o u t b e fo re th e c h a ra c te ris tic tire w ear
p a tte rn (s h o u ld e r w e a r on fro n t
w h ee ls and tre a d c e n te r w e ar on rear
w h ee ls) b e c o m e s visib le at a m ileage
of 5 0 0 0 - 1 0 000 km ( 3 0 0 0 -
6000 m iles) as o th e rw is e th e driving
p ro p e rtie s d e te rio ra te .
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