Wheels, tyres, brakes
4.5 Wheel rims
Onlyusetherimsnotedintheregistrationdocuments.
Shouldyouwishtouseotherrims,pleasenotethefollowing.
The following applies when using other wheel rims:
- Size,
- construction,
- injectiondepthand
- Theloadbearingcapacitymustbesufcientfortheper-
missibletotalaxleweight.
- Theconeofthefasteningscrewmustcorrespondtothe
constructionofthewheelrim.
Adaptationsareonlypermittedifthesehavebeenreleasedby
themanufacturer.
Aluminiumwheelrimsmustbetestedseparatelyforeachtype
ofvehicle.Thescrewsusedonaluminiumrimsmaynotbeused
forsteelrims.Whenusingaluminiumrims,tyresmaynotbe
changedfromthefronttothebackorviceversa.
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4.6 Snow chains
Neverdrivefasterthan50km/h.
Donotusesnowchainsonsnow-freeroads.
Ornamentalhubcapsmustberemovedbeforeputtingon
snowchains.
Snowchainscanonlybemountedtotyresthatarejust
aslargeasthetyresoriginallymountedonyourvehicle.
Snowchainsmayonlybemountedonthefrontdrive
wheels;itisstrictlyforbiddentomountsnowchainson
therearwheels.