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Ensure that the wheel bolts or wheel
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nuts are tightened to the prescribed
tightening torque.
If you are not sure, do not move the vehi-
#
cle. Contact a quali ed specialist work-
shop and have the tightening torque
checked immediately.
Check the tyre pressure of the newly tted
#
wheel and adjust it if necessary.
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The following does not apply if the new wheel
is an emergency spare wheel.
V V ehicles wit
ehicles with a tyr
h a tyre pr
e pressur
essure monit
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t t em:
em: restart the tyre pressure monitoring sys-
tem (
page 455).
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Emergency spar
Emerg
ency spare wheel
N N o o t t es on t
es on the emerg
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident caused by
incorrect wheel and tyre dimensions
The wheel or tyre size and the tyre type of the
emergency spare wheel or spare wheel and
the wheel to be replaced may di er. The emer-
gency spare wheel or spare wheel can signi -
cantly impair driving characteristics of the
vehicle.
To prevent hazardous situations:
e monitor oring sy
ing sys- s-
Drive carefully.
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Never t more than one emergency
#
spare wheel or spare wheel that di ers
in size.
Only use an emergency spare wheel or
#
spare wheel brie y.
Do not deactivate ESP
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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-
e wheel
he emergency spar
ency spare wheel
e wheel
®
.
Wheels and tyres 465
shop. The new wheel must have the cor-
rect dimensions.
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The emergency spare wheel is secured in the
emergency spare wheel bag in the boot.
Observe the following notes on tting an emer-
gency spare wheel:
The maximum permissible speed with an
R
emergency spare wheel tted is 80 km/h.
Do not t the emergency spare wheel with
R
snow chains.
Replace the emergency spare wheel a er six
R
years at the latest, regardless of wear.
Use the wheel bolts that are included with the
R
emergency spare wheel.
Speci ed tight
Speci ed
tightening t
ening torq
orque:
ue: 130 Nm
Check the tyre pressure of the emergency
R
spare wheel tted. Correct the pressure as
necessary.
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The speci ed tyre pressure is stated on the
label of the emergency spare wheel.
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