Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren R199 owners manual page 291

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Operation Winter driving Before the onset of winter, have your Winter tires* Warning! G vehicle winterized at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. This service !A wheel change should only be carried out includes: at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Other-Winter tires with a tread depth of less than 1 Check of anticorrosion and antifreeze wise there is a danger of damaging the vehicle by /6 in (4 mm) must be replaced. They are no jacking it up incorrectly. longer suitable for winter operation. concentration. Always use winter tires at temperatures Addition of cleaning concentrate to the below 45°F (7°C) and whenever wintry Always observe the speed rating of the water of the windshield and headlamp road conditions prevail. Not all M+S rated winter tires installed on your vehicle. If the cleaning system. Add MB Concentrate tires provide special winter performance. maximum speed for which your tires are “MBSummerfit” to a premixed wind- Make sure the tires you use show the rated is below the speed rating of your shield washer solvent/antifreeze mountain/snowflake.marking on the vehicle, you must place a notice to this which is formulated for below freezing tire sidewall. These tires meet specific effect where it will be seen by the driver. temperatures ( page 397). snow traction performance requirements Such notices are available from your tire Battery test. Battery capacity drops of the Rubber Manufacturers Association dealer or from any authorized with decreasing ambient temperature. (RMA) and the Rubber Association of Can-Mercedes-Benz Center. A well charged battery helps to make ada (RAC) and have been designed specif- sure that the engine can be started, ically for use in snow conditions. Use of even at low ambient temperatures. winter tires is the only way to achieve the Tire change. Mercedes-Benz recom- maximum effectiveness of the ABS and ® mends M+S rated radial-ply tires with a ESP in winter operation. minimum tread depth of approximately For safe handling, make sure that all 1/ in (4 mm) on all four wheels for the mounted winter tires are of the same make 6 and have the same tread design. winter season. 290

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