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There are some restrictions on the use of the
compact spare tire. The compact spare tire
has been des igned specifically for your type of
vehicle. It must not be swapped with a com-
pact spare tire from another type of vehicle.
Snow chains
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains
on the compact spare tire is not permitted .
If you do have to dr ive with snow cha ins and a
front tire fails, mount the spare wheel with
tire instead of a rear tire. Install the snow
chains on the rear tire and use it to rep lace
the defective front tire.
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WARNING
- Never use the spare tire if it is damaged
or if it is worn down to the tread wear in-
dicators.
- If the spare tire is more than 6 years old,
use it only in an emergency and with ex-
t reme caution and careful driving.
- The spare tire is intended only for tem-
porary and short-term use. It should be
replaced as soon as possib le with the
normal wheel and t ire.
- After mounting the compact spare tire,
the tire pressu re must be checked as
soon as poss ible. The tire pressure of the
compac t spare tire must be 4 .2 bar; oth-
erwise, you risk having an accident.
- Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/
h). You risk having an acc ident.
- Avoid full-throttle acce le rat ion, heavy
braking, and fast corner ing . You risk hav-
ing an acc iden t.
- Never dr ive us ing more than one spare
wheel and tire. You risk having an acci-
dent.
- Norma l summer or winte r ti res m ust not
be mounted on the compact spare whee l
rim.
- For t e chnical reasons, the use of ti re
chains on the spare tire is not permi t ted .
If it is necessary to drive with tire chains,
the spare whee l must be mounted o n the
front axle in the event of a f lat in a rear
tire. The new ly available front wheel
must then be installed in place of the
rear whee l with the flat tire. Installing
the t ire cha in before mounting the whee l
and tire is recommended .
- Loose items in the passenger compart-
ment can cause serious personal injury
during hard brak ing or in an accident.
Never store the spa re tire or jack and
too ls in the passenger compa rtment.
Changing
a wheel
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your
own and your passenger's safety when chang-
ing a wheel .
"' After you expe rience a tire failure, pull the
car we ll away from moving traffic and try to
reach level ground before you stop ¢
,& .
"' All passengers should leave the car and
move to a safe location (for instance, behind
the guardrail)¢
&, .
"' Engage the parking brake to prevent your
veh icle from rolling unintentionally ¢ &, .
"' Shift into 1st gea r on vehicles w ith manual
transmiss io n, or move the select o r lever to
the P pos itio n on vehicles wit h automatic
transmission .
"'I f you are towing a trailer : unhitch the trai l-
er from your vehicle .
"' Take the jack ¢ page 243 and the spare tire
¢ page 243 out of the luggage compart-
ment.
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WARNING
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You o r you r passengers could be injured
while changing a wheel if you do not fo l-
low t hese safety precaut io ns:
- If you have a flat tire, move a safe d is-
tance off the road. Tu rn off the engine,
tur n the eme rgency flashers on and use
ot her warning d evices to a lert other mo-
torists .
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