has been designed specifically for your type of
vehicle.
It must not be swapped with a com-
pact spare t ire from another type of veh icle .
Snow chains
For techn ica l reasons, the use of snow chains
on the compact spare tire is
not permitt ed.
If you do have to dr ive with snow cha ins and a
front tire fails, mou nt the spare whee l wit h
tire ins t ead of a rea r t ire. Install the snow
chains on the rear t ire 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 mo re 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 possib le 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 spa re 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 .
-Avo id full-throttle acce lerat ion, heavy
braking, and fast corner ing . You risk hav-
ing an accident.
- Never drive us ing more t han one spare
wheel and tire . You risk having an acci-
de nt.
- Norma l summer or winte r 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 no t permitted.
If it is necess a ry to dr ive wit h t ire cha ins,
the spare whee l must be moun t ed on t he
front axle in the event of a flat in a rear
t ire. The newly ava ilable front wheel
must then be installed in place of the
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rea r whee l with the flat tire. Installing
the t ire cha in before mounting the whee l
and tire is recommended.
- Loose items in the passenger compart-
ment can cause serious personal injury
during hard brak ing or in a n accident.
Never store the inflatable spa re tire or
jack and tools in the passenge r compart-
ment.
Changing a wheel
Before changing a wheel
Observe t he following precautions for your
own and your passenger 's safety when chang -
ing a wheel .
.,. After you expe rience a t ire fail ure, pull t he
car we ll away from mov ing traffic and try t o
reac h
level ground before you stop ¢ .&, .
.,. All passengers should
leave the car and
move to a safe location (for instance, behind
the guardra il) ¢ .&, .
.,. Engage t he
parking brake to prevent your
veh icle from rolling unintentionally ¢ .&, .
.,. Shift into
1st gear on veh icles with man ual
transm iss ion, or move th e selector lever to
the P pos ition
on vehi cles with automa t ic
t ransm iss io n.
.,. If you are towing a tra iler : unhi tc h the t rail-
er from your vehicle .
.,. Take the
jack r=:>page 252 and the spare tire
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ment.
A WARNING
You o r you r passengers could be injured
while changing a wheel if you do not fo l-
low these saf ety precaut ions :
- If you have a fla t t ire, move a safe dis-
tance off t he road . Turn off the engine,
tur n the eme rgency flashers on and use
ot her warni ng d evices to alert other mo-
t oris ts .
- Make sure tha t passenge rs wait in a safe
place away from t he vehicle and well
-
away from the road and t raffic. .,.
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