Mercedes-Benz 350 SDL TURBO 1991 Owner's Manual page 18

Tires
T read w e a r in dica tors (TW I) are
required by law. T hese in dica tors are
located in six place s on the tread cir­
cum fere nce and becom e visible at a
depth of approx. 2 m m (Vie in), at
w hich po in t the tire is con sid ered w orn
and should be replaced.
T he tread w e a r in dica tor appears as a
solid band acro ss th e tread.
W arn in g !
Do not allo w y o u r tires to w ea r
d o w n to o far. W ith less th an 3 m m
(1/s in) of tre ad , th e ad h es io n
p ro p e rties on a w et road are
sh arp ly reduced.
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D e p e n d in g upon th e w ea th e r
a n d /o r road su rfa c e (co n d itio n s),
th e tra ctio n va rie s w id ely.
S pe cifie d tire pre ssure s m ust be
m aintained. T his applies p a rticularly if
the tire s are sub je cte d to high loads
(e.g. high speeds, heavy loads, high
am b ie nt tem pe rature s).
W arn in g !
Do not d rive w ith a fla t tire. A flat
tire affe c ts th e ab ility to s te e r or
b rake th e ve h ic le . You m ay lose
co n tro l o f th e car. C o n tin u ed
d riving w ith a fla t tire o r d riving
at high sp eed w ith a flat tire w ill
ca u s e ex ce ss iv e h eat b uild-u p
an d p o s sib le a fire, or tire b lo w ­
out.
A q u ap la n in g
D epending on the depth of the w a te r
la yer on the road, a q ua pla ning m ay
occur, even at low spe ed s and w ith
new tires. A void tra c k gro o ve s in the
road and ap ply bra kes ca u tio u sly in
the rain.
T ire traction
T he safe speed on a w et, snow
covered or icy road is alw ays low er
than on a dry road.
Y ou should pay p a rticu la r attention to
th e con dition o f the road as soon as
the pre vailin g te m p e ra tu re s fall close
to the freezing point.
W arn in g !
If ice has fo rm ed on th e road, tire
tra ctio n w ill be su b stan tially
redu ced . U n d er su ch w ea th e r
co n d itio n s, d rive, ste er and brake
w ith ex tre m e cautio n.
W e recom m end M + S rad ia l-ply tires
fo r the w in te r season fo r all four
w h e e ls to insure norm al balanced
handling cha racteristics. O n packed
snow , th e y can reduce you r stopping
d ista nce as com p are d w ith sum m e r
tires. S topping dista nce , how ever, is
still con sid erab ly gre a te r than w hen
the road is w e t o r dry.