248 What do I do now ?
- Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/
h) . You risk having an accident.
- Avoid full-throttle acce le ration, heavy
braking, and fast corner ing. You risk hav-
ing an accident.
- Never drive us ing more than one spare
wheel and tire. You risk having an acci-
dent .
- Norma l summer or winter tires must not
be mounted on the compact spare whee l
rim.
- For technical reasons, the use of ti re
chains on the spare tire is not permitted.
If it is necessary to drive with tire chains,
the spare whee l must be mounted on the
front axle in the eve nt of a flat in a rear
t ire. The newly ava ilable front wheel
must the n be installed in pla ce of th e
rear wheel wit h the fla t ti re. Inst alling
the ti re chai n befo re mo unt ing the wheel
and tire is recommen ded .
- Loose items in the passenge r comp art -
ment can ca use serio us personal injury
dur ing hard braking or in an accident.
Never sto re the inf latable spare tire or
jack and t ools in the passenger compart-
me nt.
- Norma l summer or winte r tires must not
be mounted on the compact spare wheel
rim .
Removing the subwoofer
Applies to vehicles: with subwoofer
The subwoofer must be removed before the
spare wheel* can be removed.
Fig. 166 Spare wheel well : subwoofe r
Removing the subwoofer
.,. Lift the ca rgo floor i=:> page 247, fig. 164 .
.. Press t he connector t abs (!) i=:> fig. 166 to -
gether .
.. Re move the connector @ and set the re-
moved cab le aside .
.,. Remove the bo lt @ .
.. Carefully remove the subwoofe r.
Installing the subwoofer
.. Carefully place the subwoofer n the rim
we ll. The word "FRONT" on the subwoofer
m ust face forward.
.. Insert the con nector that was removed.
.. Secure t he subwoofer with the bolt .
.. Fold the cargo floo r cover back into place.
Changing a wheel
· Before changing a wheel
Observe t he following prec autions f or your
own and your passenger's safety when chang -
ing a wheel .
.. Afte r you experie nce a ti re fail ure, pull t he
car we ll away from mov ing tr affic and tr y 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 unintenti onally <=>,& .
.. Move selector lever to position P i=:>,& .
.. If you are t owing a t railer, unhitch the t railer
from your ve hicle.
.. Ta ke t he jack ¢
page 247 a nd th e spare tire
¢ page 247 o ut of the luggage compart-
ment .
A WARNING
You o r you r passengers could be injured
while changing a wheel if you do not fo l-
low these safety precaut io ns:
- If you have a flat tire, move a safe dis-
tance off the road. Turn off t he engine,
tur n the eme rgency flashers on and use
other warni ng devices to a lert other mo-
torists.
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