Mercedes-Benz S-Class Maybach Owner's Manual page 393

390 Wheels and tyres
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* N N O O TE TE Damage to components of the vehi-
cle body or chassis due to tted snow
chains
If you t snow chains to the front wheels of
4MATIC vehicles, you may damage compo-
nents of the vehicle body or chassis.
Only t snow chains to the rear wheels
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of 4MATIC vehicles.
Observe the following notes when using snow
chains:
Snow chains are only permissible for certain
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wheel/tyre combinations. You can obtain
information about this from a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
For safety reasons, only use snow chains that
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have been speci cally approved for your vehi-
cle by Mercedes-Benz, or snow chains with
the same quality standard.
Comply with the installation instructions of the
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snow chain manufacturer.
If snow chains are tted, the maximum per-
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missible speed is 50 km/h.
V V ehicles wit ehicles with A h Activ ctive P e Par arking Assist king Assist: : do not use
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Active Parking Assist when snow chains are
tted.
V V ehicles wit ehicles with lev h level contr el control: ol: if snow chains are
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tted, only drive at raised vehicle level
( page 266).
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V V ehicles wit ehicles with r h rear axle st ear axle steer eering:
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are tted, only drive with snow chain mode
active ( page 390).
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You can deactivate ESP ® to pull away
( page 232). This allows the wheels to spin,
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achieving an increased driving force.
A A ctiv ctivating or deactiv ating or deactivating sno ating snow c w chain mode
Multimedia system:
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Activate or deactivate Snow chain
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When the function is active, the vehicle behaves
as if snow chains were mounted. For example, the
maximum steering movement of the rear wheels
is limited.
Additionally, parts of the driving and driving safety
systems are not available when snow chain mode
is active.
T T yr yre pr e pressure essure
N N o o t t es on tyr es on tyre pr
ing: if snow chains
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due to insu -
cient or excessive tyre pressure
Underin ated or overin ated tyres pose in par-
ticular the following risks:
The tyres can burst.
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The tyres can wear excessively and/or
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hain mode unevenly.
The driving characteristics as well as the
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steering and braking characteristics may
be greatly impaired.
mode.
Comply with the recommended tyre
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pressure and check the tyre pressure of
all tyres, including the spare wheel, regu-
larly:
e pressure essure