Emergency sparewheel
Notesonthe emergency sparewheel
&
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incorrect wheel and tiredimensions
The wheel or tiresize and thetiretype of the
emergency spare wheel or sparewheel and
thewheel to be replaced maydiffer. Mount‐
ing an emergency spare wheel/sparewheel
mayseverely impair thedriving characteris‐
tics.
To prevent hazardous situations:
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Adaptyour driving styleaccordingly and
drivecarefully.
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Nevermount morethan one emergency
spare wheel or sparewheel that differs
in size.
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Onlyuse an emergency spare wheel or
sparewheel of adifferent size briefly.
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Do notswitchoff ESP
®
.
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>Have theemergency spare wheel or
sparewheel of adifferent size replaced
at thenearestqualified specialistwork‐
shop. The newwheel musthave the
correct dimensions.
Checkthe tirepressureofthe emergency spare
wheel installed. Correct thepressureasneces‐
sary.
The maximum permissible speed withanemer‐
gency spare wheel installed is 50 mph
(80 km/h).
Do notinstall theemergency spare wheel with
snow chains.
Replace theemergency spare wheel aftersix
yearsatthe latest, regardless of wear.
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Vehicles with atirepressuremonitoring
system: If an emergency spare wheel is
installed thetirepressuremonitoring system
cannot function reliably. Forafew minutes
afteranemergency spare wheel is installed,
thesystemmay still displaythe tirepressure
of theremovedwheel. Onlyrestart thesys‐
temagain when theemergency spare wheel
has been replaced withanew wheel.
Be suretoalso observethe following further
related subjects:
R
Notesontirepressure(/page448)
R
Tire and Loading Informationplacard
(/ page454)
R
Tire pressuretable (/ page449)
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