234 Vehicle care
Temporary Full-Size Spare Tire
Use of the temporary Full-Size Spare
Tire could affect driveability. Have the
defective tire renewed or repaired as
soon as possible.
Only mount one temporary Full-Size
Spare Tire. Do not drive faster than
50 mph. Take curves slowly. Do not
use for a long period of time.
Tire chains 3 224.
Directional tires
Fit directional tires such that they roll
in the direction of travel. The rolling
direction is indicated by a symbol
(e.g. an arrow) on the sidewall.
The following applies to tires fitted op‐
posing the rolling direction:
■ Driveability may be affected. Have
the defective tire renewed or re‐
paired as soon as possible.
■ Do not drive faster than 50 mph.
■ Drive particularly carefully on wet
and snow-covered road surfaces.
Jump starting
Do not start with quick charger.
A vehicle with a discharged battery
can be started using jump leads and
the battery of another vehicle.
9 Warning
Be extremely careful when jump
starting. Any deviation from the fol‐
lowing instructions can lead to in‐
juries or damage caused by bat‐
tery explosion or damage to the
electrical systems of both vehi‐
cles.
9 Warning
Avoid contact with eyes, skin, fab‐
rics and painted surfaces. The
fluid contains sulphuric acid which
can cause injuries and damage in
the event of direct contact.
■ Never expose the battery to naked
flames or sparks.
■ A discharged battery can already
freeze at a temperature of 32° F.
Defrost the frozen battery before
connecting jump leads.
■ Wear eye protection and protective
clothing when handling a battery.
■ Use a booster battery with the
same voltage (12 Volts). Its ca‐
pacity (Ah) must not be much less
than that of the discharged battery.
■ Use jump leads with insulated ter‐
minals and a cross section of at
least 0.6 inch
2
.
■ Do not disconnect the discharged
battery from the vehicle.
■ Switch off all unnecessary electrical
consumers.
■ Do not lean over the battery during
jump starting.
■ Do not allow the terminals of one
lead to touch those of the other
lead.
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