Mercedes-Benz A-Class Operator's Manual page 276

274 Breakdown assistance 274
In the event of a at tire, the following options are
available depending on your vehicle's equipment:
V V ehicles wit ehicles with MOExt h MOExtended tir ended tires: es: it is possible
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to continue the journey for a short period of
time. Make sure you observe the notes on
MOExtended tires (run- at tires)
( page 274).
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V V ehicles wit ehicles with a TIREFIT kit: h a TIREFIT kit: you can repair the
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tire so that it is possible to continue the jour-
ney for a short period of time. To do this, use
the TIREFIT kit ( page 275).
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V V ehicles wit ehicles with Mer h Mercedes me connect: cedes me connect: you can
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make a call for breakdown assistance via the
overhead control panel in the case of a break-
down ( page 239).
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All v All vehicles: ehicles: change the wheel (
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The emergency spare wheel is only available
in certain countries.
N N o o t t es on MOExt es on MOExtended tir ended tires es (r (run- at
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when driving in
limp-home mode
When driving in emergency mode the handling
characteristics are impaired.
Do not exceed the speci ed maximum
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speed of the MOExtended tires.
Avoid any abrupt steering and driving
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maneuvers as well as driving over obsta-
cles (curbs, pot holes, o -road). This
applies, in particular, to a loaded vehicle.
Stop driving in the emergency mode if
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you notice:
Banging noise
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page 316).
Vehicle vibration
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Smoke which smells like rubber
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Continuous ESP
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Cracks in the tire side walls
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A er driving in emergency mode, have
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the rims checked by a quali ed specialist
un- at tir tires) es)
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With MOExtended tires (run- at tires), you can
continue to drive your vehicle even if there is a
total loss of pressure in one or more tires. How-
ever, the tire a ected must not show any clearly
visible damage.
You can recognize MOExtended tires by the
MOExtended marking which appears on the side
wall of the tire.
V V ehicles wit ehicles with tir
MOExtended tires may only be used in conjunc-
tion with an activated tire pressure loss warning
system.
V V ehicles wit ehicles with tir
MOExtended tires may only be used in conjunc-
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intervention
tion with an activated tire pressure monitoring
system.
If a pressure loss warning message appears in the
driver's display, proceed as follows:
Check the tire for damage.
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workshop with regard to their further
use.
The defective tire must be replaced in
every case.
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