Mercedes-Benz A Series Owner's Manual page 185

Operation
Winter driving
in the driver's field of vision. This can be
obtained at a qualified specialist workshop,
e.g. from a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Under these circumstances, you should also
restrict the maximum speed of the vehicle
using permanent Speedtronic*
imum permissible speed for the winter tyres
( page 120).
Y
Once you have fitted the winter tyres:
Check the tyre pressures (
X
Y
G Risk of accident
If you fit the spare wheel* when driving with
winter tyres, bear in mind that driving sta-
bility will be impaired owing to unstable
cornering characteristics caused by the dif-
ferent tyres. You should therefore adapt
your driving style and drive carefully.
Have the spare wheel* replaced at the
nearest qualified specialist workshop
which has the necessary specialist knowl-
edge and tools to carry out the work
required. Mercedes-Benz recommends
that you use a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre for this purpose. In particular, work
relevant to safety or on safety-related sys-
25 Only available for certain countries.
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tems must be carried out at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Snow chains
25
to the max-
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you only use snow chains which
have been specially approved for your vehicle
by Mercedes-Benz, or are of a corresponding
standard of quality.
page 178).
!
Information about the use of snow chain-
compatible AMG winter tyres is applicable
for AMG tyres. Use of snow chains is only
permissible with these tyres.
If you intend to fit snow chains, please bear
the following points in mind:
snow chains cannot be fitted to all wheel/
R
tyre combinations.
snow chains must not be fitted to emer-
R
gency spare wheels, e.g. on a "Minispare"
emergency spare wheel.
Fit snow chains only in pairs and only to the
R
front wheels. Comply with the manufactur-
er's installation instructions.
!
Vehicles with 17" tyres
You may only fit snow chains as a pulling-
away aid. Only use fine-link snow chains.
When snow chains are fitted, you may only
drive straight ahead. The snow chains could
otherwise come into contact with the body-
work when you turn the front wheels.
When snow chains are fitted, you cannot use
Active Park Assist* ( page 123).
Y
Do not exceed the maximum permissible
speed of 50 km/h.
Winter driving
G Risk of accident
Do not shift down for additional engine
braking on a slippery road surface. This
could cause the drive wheels to lose their
grip and the vehicle could skid.
You should drive particularly carefully on slip-
pery road surfaces. Avoid sudden accelera-
tion, steering and braking manoeuvres.
If the vehicle threatens to skid or cannot be
stopped when moving at low speed:
* optional