Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 81

W hee ls, T ire s
R eplace w h e e ls o r tire s w ith th e sam e
d e sig natio n, m a n u fa c tu re r and type
as sho w n on the o rigin al part. See
y o u r a u th o rize d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
d e aler fo r fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n .
W arning!
Do not mix different tire co n stru c­
tion types (i.e. radial, bias, and bias-
b elted ) on your car b ecau se hand­
ling m ay be adversely affe cte d and
m ay result in loss of control.
See y o u r a u th o rize d M E R C ED ES -
BENZ de aler fo r in fo rm a tio n on te s te d
and re co 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 o re ad vice c o n ­
ce rn in g tire service 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 ssib le, th e spare tire s h o u ld be
used on th e rear w h e e ls. W e re c o m ­
m end th a t y ou b re a k in ne w tire s fo r
ap p ro x im a te ly km (60 m iles) at
1 0 0
m o d e ra te speed.
It is im p e ra tive 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 ap pro x.
800 km (500 m iles).
On new v e h ic le s re tig h te n in g is c a r­
ried o u t d u rin g th e s t in s p e c tio n .
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R e tig h te n in g is also n e c e s s a ry w h e n ­
ever w h e e ls are fitte d , e.g. w h en the
spare w h ee l is use d fo r th e firs t tim e
o r w hen 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 c h ­
nical D a ta ".
R o ta tin g w h e e ls :
The w h e e ls can be ro ta te d a c c o rd in g
to th e d e g re e o f tire w e a r w h ile re ta in ­
ing th e sam e d ire c tio n o f travel.
R o ta ting , ho w e ver, s h o u ld be c arried
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 ar on fro n t
w h e e ls and tre a d c e n te r w e a r on rear
w h ee ls) b e c o m e s vis ib 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 d riving
p ro p e rtie s d e te rio ra te .
U n d e rin fla te d tire s due to a s lo w leak
(e.g. due to a nail in th e tire ) may
cau se dam age such as tre a d s ep ara­
tio n , b u lg in g , etc. R egular tire p re s ­
sure c h e c k s (in c lu d in g th e spare tire)
at in te rva ls o f no m ore than 14 days
are th e re fo re esse ntia l. Keep in m ind
th a t w a rm tire s have a h ig h e r p re s ­
su re tha n c o ld tire s . (See tire p re s ­
su re c h a rt on fu e l fille r d o o r and the
last page.) If a tire c o n s ta n tly lo ses
air, it s h o u ld be in s p e c te d fo r da m ­
age.
Use o n ly ge nu ine M ER C E D E S -B E N Z
w h ee l b o lts (id e n tifie d by M erce de s
star).
T h o ro u g h ly clean th e inner sid e o f the
w h e e ls any tim e you ro ta te th e w heels
o r w a sh veh icle u n de rside .
D e nted o r b e n t rim s cause tire p re s ­
su re lo s s and dam age to the tire
beads. F or th is reason, c h e c k rim s fo r
dam age at re g u la r intervals.
The rim fla n g e s m u s t be c h e c k e d fo r
w e ar b e fo re a tire is m ou nted .
Rem ove b u rrs , if th e re are any.