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What
do I do no w ?
• Always store the vehicle too l kit, the jack*
and the replaced tire in the luggage com-
partment ¢ page 132 .
• Unhook the cargo floor before closing the
rear lid.
Using th e spare tir e (compac t spar e tir e)
The compact spare tire is only intended for
emergencies until you can reach a repair shop.
Replace it as quickly as possible with a stand-
ard wheel and tire.
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 permitt ed.
If you do have to drive with snow chains 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 replace
the defective front tire.
A
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 possible with the
normal wheel and t ire.
- After mounting the compact spare tire,
the tire pressure must be checked as
soon as poss ible. The tire pressure of the
compact 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 acciden t .
- Avoid full-throttle accelerat ion, heavy
braking, and fast corner ing. You risk hav-
ing an accident.
- Never drive using more than one spare
wheel and tire. You risk having an acci-
dent.
- Normal summer or winter tires must not
be mounted on the compact spare wheel
rim.
- For technical reasons, the use of tire
chains on the spare tire is not permitted.
If it is necessary to drive with tire chains,
the spare wheel must be mounted on the
front axle in the event of a flat in a rear
tire. The newly available front wheel
must then be installed in place of the
rear whee l with t he flat tire. Installing
the tire chain before mounting the whee l
and tire is recommended.
- Loose items in the passenger compart -
ment can cause serious personal injury
during hard braking or in an accident.
Never store the inflatable spare tire or
jack and tools in the passenger compart-
ment.
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 experience a t ire failure, pull the
car well away from moving traffic and t ry to
reach
level
ground before you stop ¢
,& .
• All passengers should
leave th e car
and
move to a safe location (for instance, behind
the guardrail) ¢ ,& .
• Engage the
parking brake
to prevent your
vehicle from rolling unintentionally c> _&.
• Move
selector lever to posit ion
P c>_&.
• If you are towing a trailer, unhitch the trailer
from your vehicle.
• Take the
jack
and the
spare tir e
out of the
luggage compa rtment c> page 271,
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page 271 .
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