Mercedes Benz CLA C117 owners manual page 318

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316 Winter operation Treadwear indicators (TWI) are required byyou additionally equip your vehicle with a law. Six indicators are positioned on the tireTIREFIT kit if you mount tires that do not tread.Theyarevisibleoncethetreaddepthisfeaturerun-flatproperties,e.g.wintertires. approximately á in (1.6 mm). If this is theATIREFIT kit can be obtained from a quali- case, the tire is so worn that it must befied specialist workshop. replaced. Winter operation Selecting, mounting and replacing General notes tires Haveyourvehiclewinterproofedataqualified ROnlymounttiresandwheelsofthesame specialist workshop at the onset of winter. type and make. Observe the notes in the "Changing a wheel" Exception: it is permissible to install a dif- section (Y page 336). ferent type or make in the event of a flat tire. Observe the "MOExtended tires (tires with run-flat characteristics" section Driving with summer tires (Y page 297). R Attemperaturesbelow45‡(+7†),summer Only mount tires of the correct size onto tires loseelasticityandthereforetractionand the wheels. brakingpower.Changethetiresonyourvehi- RAfter mounting new tires, break them in at tires cle to M+S tires. Using summer tires at very moderate speeds for the first 60 miles cold temperatures could cause cracks to (100 km), as they only reach their full per- form, thereby damaging the tires perma- and formance after this distance. nently. Mercedes-Benz cannot accept lsRDonotdrivewithtireswhichhavetoolittle responsibility for this type of damage. tread depth, as this significantly reduces the traction on wet roads (hydroplaning).WARNING G Whee RReplacethetires after six years at the lat- Damagedtires can cause tire inflation pres- est, regardless of wear. sureloss.Asaresult,youcouldlosecontrolof your vehicle. There is a risk of accident. Checkthetires regularly for signs of damage MOExtendedtires(tires with run-flat and replace any damaged tires immediately. properties) With MOExtended tires (tires with run flat characteristics), you can continue to driveM+Stires your vehicle even if there is a total loss of GWARNING pressure in one or more tires. M+Stires with a tire tread depth of less than MOExtendedtires may only be used in con- ãin(4mm)arenotsuitableforuseinwinter junction with an active tire pressure monitor anddonotprovidesufficienttraction.Thereis and only on wheels specifically tested by a risk of an accident. Mercedes-Benz. M+Stireswithatreaddepthoflessthanãin Notes on driving with MOExtended tires with (4 mm) must be replaced immediately. a flat tire (Y page 297). iVehiclesequippedwithMOExtendedtiresAttemperaturesbelow45‡(+7†),usewin- are not equipped with a TIREFIT kit at theter tires or all-season tires. Both types of tire factory. It is therefore recommended thatare identified by the M+S marking.

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