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* NOTE Damage to components of the vehi-
cle body or chassis due to fitted snow
chains
If you fit snow chains to the front wheels of
4MATIC vehicles, you may damage compo-
nents of the vehicle body or chassis.
Only fit snow chains to the rear wheels
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of 4MATIC vehicles.
* NOTE Damage to wheel trims through fit-
ted snow chains
If you fit snow chains on aluminium wheels
you could damage the wheel trims.
Remove the wheel trims from the alumi-
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nium wheels before fitting snow chains.
Observe the following notes when using snow
chains:
Snow chains are only permissible for certain
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wheel/tyre combinations. You can obtain
information about this from a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
For safety reasons, only use snow chains that
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have been specifically approved for your vehi-
cle by Mercedes-Benz, or snow chains with
the same quality standard.
Comply with the installation instructions of the
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snow chain manufacturer.
If snow chains are fitted, the maximum per-
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missible speed is 50 km/h.
Vehicles with Active Parking Assist: do not use
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Active Parking Assist when snow chains are
fitted.
Vehicles with AIRMATIC: if snow chains are fit-
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ted, only drive at raised vehicle level
(
page 396).
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Vehicles with rear axle steering: if snow chains
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are fitted, only drive with snow chain mode
active (
page 699).
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You can permanently limit the maximum
speed for driving with winter tyres
(
page 354).
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You can deactivate ESP
to pull away
(
page 343). This allows the wheels to spin,
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achieving an increased driving force.
F297 0017 02
Wheels and tyres 699
Activating or deactivating snow chain mode
Multimedia system:
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5
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Activate or deactivate
Snow chain
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When the function is active, the vehicle behaves
as if snow chains were installed. For example, the
maximum steering movement of the rear wheels
is limited and the turning circle is thus increased.
Additionally, parts of the driving and driving safety
systems are not available when snow chain mode
is active.
Tyre pressure
Notes on tyre pressure
& WARNING Risk of accident due to insuffi-
cient or excessive tyre pressure
Underinflated or overinflated tyres pose in par-
ticular the following risks:
The tyres can burst.
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mode.
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