Emergency spare wheel
Notes on the emergency spare wheel
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WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incorrect wheel and tire dimensions
The wheel or tire sizes and the tire 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 install 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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.
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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.
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The emergency spare wheel is secured in the
emergency spare wheel bag in the trunk.
Observe the following notes on installing an emer-
gency spare wheel:
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The maximum permissible speed with an
emergency spare wheel installed is 50 mph
(80 km/h).
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Do not install 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 tire pressure of the emergency
spare wheel installed. Correct the pressure as
necessary.
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The specied tire pressure is stated on the
label of the emergency spare wheel.
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Vehicles with a tire pressure monitoring sys-
tem: if an emergency spare wheel is installed,
the tire pressure monitoring system cannot
function reliably. For a few minutes aer an
emergency spare wheel is installed, the sys-
tem may still display the tire 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 tire pressure (/ page 372)
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Tire and Loading Information placard
(/ page 377)
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Tire pressure table (/ page 373)
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Notes on installing tires (/ page 388)
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installing an emergency spare wheel
(/ page 392)
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