Mercedes-Benz Metris Operator's Manual page 205

Inf Infor ormation on M+S tir mation on M+S tires es
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incorrect wheel and tire dimensions
The wheel or tire size and the tire type of the
emergency spare wheel or spare wheel and the
wheel to be replaced may di er.
To prevent hazardous situations:
Adapt your driving style accordingly and
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drive carefully.
Never install more than one emergency
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spare wheel or spare wheel that di ers in
size.
Only use an emergency spare wheel or
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spare wheel of a di erent size brie y.
Have the emergency spare wheel or
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spare wheel of a di erent size replaced
at the nearest quali ed specialist work-
shop. The new wheel must have the cor-
rect dimensions.
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insu cient tire tread
M+S tires with a tread depth of less than ãin
(4 mm) are not suitable for use in winter and
do not provide su cient grip.
M+S tires with a tread depth of less than
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ãin (4 mm) must be replaced immedi-
ately.
At temperatures below 50 °F (10 °C), use winter
tires or all-season tires that are marked with M+S.
Only winter tires bearing the i snow ake sym-
bol in addition to the M+S marking provide the
best possible grip in wintry road conditions.
Only these tires allow driving safety systems such
as ABS and ESP ® to also function optimally in win-
ter. These tires have been developed speci cally
for driving in snow.
Use M+S tires of the same make and tread on all
wheels to maintain safe handling characteristics.
Observe the maximum permissible speed speci ed
for the M+S tires you have installed (
If you install M+S tires that have a lower maximum
permissible speed than the maximum design
speed of the vehicle, a x an appropriate warning
sign in the driver's eld of vision. You can obtain
this at a quali ed specialist workshop.
Once you have installed the M+S tires, take the fol-
lowing measures:
Check the tire pressure (
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Restart the tire pressure monitoring system
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N N o o t t es on sno es on snow c
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rectly installed snow chains
If you have installed snow chains on the front
wheels, they may drag against the vehicle body
or chassis components.
Never install snow chains on the front
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wheels.
Only install snow chains on the rear
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wheels in pairs.
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ble snow chains
Commercially available snow chains can come
loose and damage chassis components or
brake hoses.
Only install snow chains that have been
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approved by Mercedes-Benz for these
tires.
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chains breaking
If you drive too fast with snow chains, they can
break, injure other persons, and damage the
vehicle.
Observe the maximum permissible speed
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for operation with snow chains.
* N N O O TE TE Damage to the wheel trim from
mounted snow chains
If snow chains are mounted to steel wheels,
the wheel trims can be damaged.
Remove the wheel trims of steel wheels
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before mounting snow chains.
page 210).
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Observe the following notes when using snow
chains:
Snow chains are only permissible for certain
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wheel/tire combinations. You can obtain infor-
Wheels and tires 203
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w chains hains
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