Mercedes-Benz E 2008 Series Owner's Manual page 238

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that you use a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre for this purpose. In particular, work
relevant to safety or on safety-related sys-
tems must be carried out at a qualified
specialist workshop.
Snow chains
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.
! 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. the "Minispare" or
collapsible emergency spare wheel.
Always fit snow chains to both rear wheels,
R
even on vehicles with 4MATIC*. Comply
* optional
Version: 2.9.4
with the manufacturer's installation
instructions.
! If snow chains are fitted to the front
wheels, they may come into contact with
the bodywork and axle components when
the vehicle is in motion and damage the
tyre or the vehicle.
On vehicles with AIRMATIC DC*, you must
only drive at raised vehicle level if snow
chains have been fitted ( page 156).
Y
Do not exceed the maximum permissible
speed of 50 km/h.
i
You may wish to deactivate ESP
pulling away with snow chains fitted
( page 60). This way you can allow the
Y
wheels to spin in a controlled manner, ach-
ieving an increased driving force (cutting
action).
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:
Vehicles with manual transmission: engage
X
®
when
neutral.
Vehicles with automatic transmission*:
X
shift the selector lever to N.
Try to bring the vehicle under control using
X
corrective steering.
Operation
Winter driving
Z
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