MAYBACH 57 - Winter Driving; For Winter Tires

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Operation
Winter driving
 Winter driving
Before the onset of winter, have your ve-
hicle winterized at an authorized
Maybach Studio. This service includes:
 Check of anticorrosion and antifreeze
concentration.
 Addition of cleaning concentrate to
the water of the windshield and
headlamp cleaning system. Add MB
Concentrate "S" to a pre-mixed wind-
shield washer solvent/antifreeze
which is formulated for temperatures
below freezing point (
 page 468).
 Battery test. Battery capacity drops
with decreasing ambient tempera-
ture. A well-charged battery helps to
make sure the engine can be started
even at low ambient temperatures.
 Tire change. We recommend for use
on Maybach vehicles M+S radial-ply
tires with a minimum tread depth of
approximately
1
⁄
6
in (4 mm) on all
four wheels for the winter season.
Refer to "Rims and tires" in the Tech-
nical data section (
 page 459) for a
listing of winter tires approved by us
for use on Maybach vehicles.
If you install winter tires, have an autho-
rized Maybach Studio limit the speed of
your vehicle to the speed rating of the
winter tires installed.
When the speed limitation is activated,
the segments up to the set speed limita-
tion are illuminated, for example,
130 mph (210 km/h) as in the illustration
below.
Vehicle speed limitation for winter tires in
speedometer
Always observe the speed rating of the
winter tires installed on your vehicle. If
the maximum speed for which your tires
are rated is below the speed rating of
your vehicle, you must place a notice to
this effect where it will be seen by the
driver. Such notices are available from
your tire dealer or from any authorized
Maybach Studio.
Tire speed rating for winter tires
Warning! G
Even when permitted by law, never oper-
ate a vehicle at speeds greater than the
maximum speed rating of the tires.
Exceeding the maximum speed for which
tires are rated can lead to sudden tire fail-
ure, causing loss of vehicle control and pos-
sibly resulting in an accident and/or
personal injury and possible death, for you
and for others.