Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 19

Tires
Tread w e ar in d ic a to rs (TWI) are
re q u ire d by law. These in d ic a to rs are
lo ca te d in six places on th e tre a d c ir­
c u m fe re n c e and b e co m e visib le at a
d e p th o f a p p ro x. 2 m m ( V
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w h ic h p o in t th e tire is c o n s id e re d
w o rn and s h o u ld be rep la ced.
The tre a d w e a r in d ic a to r a p pe ars as a
s olid band a c ro ss th e tread.
W arning!
Do not allow your tires to w ea r down
to o far. W ith less than 3 mm (V s in)
of tread , th e adhesion p ro p e rties on
a w e t road fall off sharply.
D epending upon th e w e a th e r a n d /o r
road su rface (co n dition s), th e tra c ­
tion varies w idely.
S p e cifie d tire p re s s u re m u s t be m ain­
tain ed . T his a p p lie s p a rtic u la rly if the
tire s are s u b je c te d to high lo ad s (e.g.
high sp e e d s, heavy loads, high
a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re s ).
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Aquaplaning
D e p e n d in g on th e d e p th o f th e w a te r
layer on th e road, a q ua pla ning may
o c c u r, even at lo w sp e e d s and w ith
new tire s. A vo id tra c k g ro o v e s in the
road and a p p ly b ra k e s c a u tio u s ly in
in), at
th e rain.
Tire tra ctio n
The safe sp e e d on a w e t, s n o w c o v ­
ered o r icy road is always lo w e r than
on a d ry road.
Y ou s h o u ld pay p a rticu la r a tte n tio n to
the c o n d itio n o f th e road as soo n as
th e p re va ilin g te m p e ra tu re s fall clo se
to th e fre e z in g po in t.
W arning!
If ice has form ed on th e road, tire
tra ctio n will be sub stan tially
reduced. Under such w e a th e r co n di­
tions, drive, s te e r and brake with
e x tre m e caution.
W e re c o m m e n d M + S rad ia l-ply tire s
fo r th e w in te r sea son fo r all fo u r
w h e e ls to in sure norm al balanced
hand lin g c h a ra c te ris tic s . O n pa cked
sno w , th e y can re d u c e y o u r s to p p in g
d is ta n c e as c o m p a re d w ith s u m m e r
tire s . S to p p in g d ista n ce , how ever, is
still c o n s id e ra b ly g re a te r than when
th e road is w e t o r dry.
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