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Spare wheel and Temporary spare
wheel
Please refer to
at the start of the chapter
on page 196.
Fig. 152 In the luggage compartment: handwheel
for securing the spare wheel or temporary spare
wheel;
Take out temporary spare wheel
– Open the boot lid.
– Fold up or remove the luggage compartment
floor.
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– Fully unscrew the handwheel in the middle of
the spare wheel or temporary spare
wheel
Fig. 152
anticlockwise
→
1
– Take out temporary spare wheel.
Stowing the removed wheel
– Open the boot lid.
– Fold up or remove the luggage compartment
floor.
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– Place the removed wheel into the spare wheel
well with the front of the rim facing down-
wards so that the centre hole in the rim is
positioned exactly above the hole or threaded
pin, then load the replacement wheel into the
spare wheel well.
– Screw the handwheel clockwise onto the
threaded pin until the replaced wheel is firmly
secured.
– Return the vehicle toolkit to the container and
stow the container in the luggage compart-
ment.
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– Close the boot lid.
If the spare wheel tyre differs from the other
tyres on the vehicle
If the spare wheel tyre differs from the other
tyres on the vehicle, the spare wheel must be
used only in the event of a tyre failure and for a
short time
.
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Observe these driving guidelines:
– Do not drive faster than 80 km/h
– Avoid full acceleration, sudden braking and
fast driving through bends in the road!
– Do not use snow chains on the temporary
spare wheel.
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– The tyre pressure must be checked as soon as
possible after fitting the spare wheel or tem-
porary spare wheel.
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WARNING
Incorrect use of the spare wheel or temporary
spare wheel can lead to a loss of control of the
vehicle, serious accidents and fatal injuries!
● Do not use the spare wheel or temporary
spare wheel under any circumstances if it is
damaged or worn down to the tread wear in-
dicators!
● The temporary spare wheel can be recog-
nised by a sticker and the text "80 km/h"This
is the maximum speed at which you are per-
mitted to drive with this tyre.
● Never drive faster than 80 km/h! Do not ac-
celerate quickly, brake suddenly or drive at
high speed through bends.
● Never drive further than 200 km with a tem-
porary spare wheel if it is fitted to the drive
axle.
● Replace the temporary spare wheel with a
normal wheel as soon as possible. The tem-
porary spare wheel is designed for a short
period of use only.
● Always secure the temporary spare wheel
with the wheel bolts supplied from the fac-
tory.
● Never use more than one temporary spare
wheel at a time.
● After fitting the spare wheel or temporary
spare wheel, check the tyre pressure as
quickly as possible.
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● Do not use snow chains on the temporary
spare wheel.
Wheels and tyres
199
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