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Only use an emergency spare wheel or
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spare wheel briefly.
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Do not deactivate ESP
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Have the emergency spare wheel or
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spare wheel of a different size replaced
at the nearest qualified specialist work-
shop. The new wheel must have the cor-
rect dimensions.
Observe the following notes on installing an emer-
gency spare wheel:
The maximum permissible speed with an
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emergency spare wheel installed is 50 mph
(80 km/h).
Do not install the emergency spare wheel with
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snow chains.
Replace the emergency spare wheel after six
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years at the latest, regardless of wear.
Use the wheel bolts that are included with the
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emergency spare wheel.
Check the tire pressure of the emergency
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spare wheel when it is installed. Correct the
pressure as necessary.
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The specified tire pressure is stated on the
label of the emergency spare wheel.
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Vehicles with a tire pressure monitoring sys-
tem: if an emergency spare wheel is installed,
the tire pressure monitoring system cannot
function reliably. For a few minutes after an
emergency spare wheel is installed, the sys-
tem may still display the tire pressure of the
removed wheel. Only restart the system again
when the emergency spare wheel has been
replaced with a new wheel.
Be sure to also observe the following further rela-
ted subjects:
Notes on tire pressure (
page 331)
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Tire and Loading Information placard
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(
page 336)
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Tire pressure table (
page 333)
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Notes on installing tires (
page 348)
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Installing an emergency spare wheel
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(
page 353)
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