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The following does not apply if the new wheel
is an emergency spare wheel.
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Vehicles with a tyre pressure monitoring sys-
tem: restart the tyre pressure monitoring sys-
tem (/ page 543).
Emergency spare wheel
Notes on the emergency spare wheel
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WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incorrect wheel and tyre dimensions
The wheel or tyre size and the tyre type of the
emergency spare wheel or spare wheel and
the wheel to be replaced may dier. The emer-
gency spare wheel or spare wheel can signi-
cantly impair driving characteristics of the
vehicle.
To prevent hazardous situations:
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Drive carefully.
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Never t more than one emergency
spare wheel or spare wheel that diers
in size.
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Only use an emergency spare wheel or
spare wheel briey.
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Do not deactivate ESP
®
.
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Have the emergency spare wheel or
spare wheel of a dierent size replaced
at the nearest qualied specialist work-
shop. The new wheel must have the cor-
rect dimensions.
Observe the following notes on tting an emer-
gency spare wheel:
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The maximum permissible speed with an
emergency spare wheel tted is 80 km/h.
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Do not t the emergency spare wheel with
snow chains.
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Replace the emergency spare wheel aer six
years at the latest, regardless of wear.
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Use the wheel bolts that are included with the
emergency spare wheel.
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Check the tyre pressure of the emergency
spare wheel tted. Correct the pressure as
necessary.
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The specied tyre pressure is stated on the
label of the emergency spare wheel.
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Vehicles with a tyre pressure monitoring sys-
tem: if an emergency spare wheel is tted, the
tyre pressure monitoring system cannot func-
tion reliably. For a few minutes aer an emer-
gency spare wheel is tted, the system may
still display the tyre pressure of the removed
wheel. Only restart the system again when the
emergency spare wheel has been replaced
with a new wheel.
Be sure to also observe the following further rela-
ted subjects:
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Notes on tyre pressure (/ page 540)
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Tyre pressure table (/ page 541)
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Notes on tting tyres (/ page 544)
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Fitting an emergency spare wheel
(/ page 548)
Wheels and tyres
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