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 designed 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 permitted.
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-
treme 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 tire .
- After mounting the compact spare tire,
the tire pressure must be checked as
soon as possible. 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 SO mph (80 km/
h). You risk having an accident .
-Avoid full-throttle acceleration, heavy
braking, and fast cornering . 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,
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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 wheel with the flat tire. Installing
the tire chain before mounting the wheel
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 com-
partment.
- Always store all jacking equipment,
tools, and the inflatable spare tire in
the luggage compartment.
- Tighten the knurled retaining screw for
the inflatable spare tire securely .
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 tire failure, pull the
car well away from moving traffic and try 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
vehicle from rolling unintentionally ¢ .&,..
... Shift into 1st gear on vehicles with manual
transmission, or move the selector lever to
the P position
on vehicles with automatic
transmission* .
... If you are towing a trailer : unhitch the trail-
er from your vehicle.
... Take the
jack ¢ page 268 and the spare tire
¢ page 268 out of the luggage compart-
ment.
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