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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 indicators.
- If the spare tire is more than 6 years old,
use it only in an emergency and with ex-
treme caution and ca refu l dr iving .
- The spare tire is intended only for tempora-
ry and short-term use . It should be replaced
as soon as possible with the normal wheel
and t ire.
- After mounti ng the compact spare t ire, the
tire pressure must be checked as soon as
possible. The tire pressure of t he compac t
spare tire must be 4.2 bar; otherwise, you
risk having an accident.
- Do not drive faster than SO mph (80 km/h).
You risk hav ing an accident.
- Avoid full-throttle accelerat ion, heavy brak-
ing, and fast cornering. You risk having an
acc ident .
- Never dr ive using more than one spare
wheel and tire. You risk having an acciden t .
- 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 pe rm itted. If it is
necessary to drive with tire chains, the spare
wheel m ust be mounted on the front axle in
the event of a flat in a rear tire. The new ly
available front wheel must then be insta lled
in place of the rear wheel with the flat t ire.
Installing the tire chain before mounting
the wheel and t ire is recommended.
- Loose items in the passenger compartment
can cause ser ious personal injury during
hard braking or in an accident. Never store
the inflatable spare t ire or jack and too ls in
the passenger compartment.
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Spare wheel
Applies to: vehicles with spare whee l
The spore wheel is stored in the wheel well un-
derneath the floor panel in the luggage
com-
portment.
Fig. 215
Luggage compartmen t: spare whee l
Taking out th e spare wh eel
.. Lift the cargo floor by the plastic handle
¢ fig. 215.
.. Hook the handle into the luggage compartment
weather strip.
.. Turn the large screw
¢fig. 215
counter-clock-
wise .
.,. Take out the spare tire.
.,. Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack* and
the rep laced tire in the luggage compartment
¢page 135 .
.. Unhook the cargo floo r before clos ing the rear
lid.
A
WARNING
Loose items in the passenger compartment
can cause serious personal injury during hard
braking or in an acc ident.
- Never store the spare wheel or jack and
too ls in the passenger compartment .
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Tips
Check the inflation pressure of the spare tire
periodically to keep the tire ready for use.
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