Mercedes-Benz G 2012 Service Booklet page 7

Tire rotation
Your vehicle's tires are a critical component
to overall vehicle performance and vehicle
stability. The useful life of tires will vary
and is proportional to tire type, speed
rating, ambient conditions, tire loading,
tire inflation pressure, road surfaces, and
individual driving style, among other factors.
Therefore, Mercedes-Benz recommends
regular checks for wear and proper inflation
and, if applicable to your vehicle's tire
configuration, tire rotation.
Tire rotations can be performed on
vehicles with the same front and rear tire
dimensions. If your vehicle is equipped
with the same tire dimensions all around,
tires can be rotated by observing a front-
to-rear rotation pattern that will maintain
the intended rotation (spinning) direction
of the tire (on unidirectional tires, an arrow
on the sidewall indicates the intended
rotation or spinning direction of the tire). In
some cases, such as when your vehicle is
configured with staggered size (different tire
sizes, front vs. rear), tire rotations are not
possible.
If your vehicle's tire configuration allows
for tire rotation, tire rotation should be
performed in accordance with the tire
manufacturer's recommended intervals, or
sooner at first signs of irregular (uneven)
tread wear. Tire manufacturer's rotation
recommendations will necessitate a
tire rotation at least once in between
maintenance services and at every
maintenance service based on Mercedes-
Benz maintenance intervals.
Tire rotations should be performed in
accordance with the tire manufacturer's
recommendations. Please refer to the tire
pamphlet in your vehicle literature portfolio.
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Warning!
Please make sure you read the technical documentation, such as the Operator's Manual and
workshop information, before carrying out any maintenance work.
For your convenience, this Service Booklet
contains a tire rotation confirmation
page on which you can record the date
and kilometres when tire rotations were
performed (e page 22).
Severe operating conditions
The maintenance intervals have been
determined so that the vehicle, under
normal operating conditions, should operate
properly between maintenance services.
Severe operating conditions may call for
correspondingly sooner replacement of the
following items:
• INTERIOR FILTERS
(e.g. dust filter, recirculating air filter,
activated charcoal filter or combination
filter) are replaced as called for by the
Mercedes-Benz Maintenance System.
Under severe dust conditions, or with
the Climate Control frequently operating
in the air recirculation mode, the filters
should be replaced correspondingly
sooner and changed more frequently
than as called for by the Mercedes-Benz
Maintenance System.
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