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When fitting winter tyres note the follow-
ing:
•
For better driving performance, fit win-
ter tyres on all four wheels.
•
Winter tyres are no longer fully effective
when the tread has worn down to a depth
of 4 mm.
•
Their pressure must be 0.2 bars higher
than summer tyres.
The following speed limits are valid for
winter tyres:
Code letter Q max. 160 km/h
Code letter S max. 180 km/h
Code letter T max. 190 km/h
Warning
The h h ighest p p ermissible s s peed f f or
your w w inter t t yres m m ust n n ot b b e
exceeded. T T his c c ould d d amage t t he
wheel a a nd l l ead t t o a a s s erious a a cci-
dent.
For t t his r r eason, i i n s s ome c c ountries,
vehicles w w hich c c an e e xceed t t his s s peed
must h h ave a a n a a ppropriate s s ticker
within t t he d d river's f f ield o o f v v ision. I I n
case o o f n n eed, c c ontact a a T T echnical
Service C C entre.
Please note regulations to this effect in
your country.
•
All-weather tyres can also be used
instead of winter tyres.
IF AND WHEN
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TIPS AND MAINTENANCE
•
If you have a flat tyre the remarks on
using the spare wheel on page 3.58
should be noted.
•
Do not leave winter tyres fitted for an
unnecessary long period because when
the roads are free of snow and ice the
handling with summer tyres is better.
For e e nvironmental r r easons s s um-
mer t t yres s s hould b b e f f itted a a gain
as s s oon a a s p p ossible b b ecause n n or-
mally t t hey a a re q q uieter i i n r r unning, t t yre
wear i i s r r educed a a nd t t he f f uel c c on-
sumption i i s l l ower.
Snow c c hains
Snow c c hains m m ay o o nly b b e f f itted o o n t t he
front w w heels.
The u u se o o f s s now c c hains o o n t t he t t yres
185/55 R R 1 1 4 7 7 8 H H i i s n n ot a a llowed.
Only u u se t t hin l l ink c c hains w w hich d d o
not s s tand c c lear m m ore t t han 1 1 5 m m m
(including t t ensioner).
When using snow chains, wheel trim
plates and trim rings must be taken off. In
this case, to protect the wheel, the bolts
must then be fitted with caps which are
available at Technical Service Centres.
When driving over roads which are free of
snow you must remove the chains. On
such roads they are detrimental to vehicle
handling, damage the tyres and wear out
quickly.
In some countries the maximum permissi-
ble speed with snow chains is 50 km/h.
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