Mercedes Benz CLA C117 owners manual page 319

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Tire pressure 317 Onlywintertires bearing the isnowflakeFor safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom- symbol in addition to the M+S marking pro-mendsthatyouonlyusesnowchainsthat videthebestpossiblegripinwintryroadcon-havebeenspeciallyapprovedforyourvehicle ditions. Only these tires will allow drivingbyMercedes-Benz,orareofacorresponding ® safety systems such as ABS and ESP tostandard of quality. function optimally in winter. These tires have If you intend to mount snow chains, please been developed specifically for driving in bear the following points in mind: snow. RSnowchainsmaynotbemountedonall UseM+Stiresofthesamemakeandtreadon wheel/tire combinations. Permissible all wheels to maintain safe handling charac- wheel-tire combinations (Y page 340). teristics. ROnlyusesnowchainswhendrivingon Always observe the maximum permissible roads completely covered by snow. speed specified for the M+S tires you have Removethesnowchainsassoonaspossi- mounted. ble when you come to a road that is not Oncethewinter tires are mounted: snow-covered. RLocalregulations may restrict the use of XCheckthetirepressures (Y page 320). snowchains. Observe the appropriate reg- XRestart the tire pressure monitor ulations if you wish to mount snow chains. (Y page 323). RDonotexceedthemaximumpermissible speed of 30 mph (50 km/h). tires RWhensnowchainsareinstalled,neveruse Snowchains Active Parking Assist (Y page 181). GWARNING and ® iYoumaywishtodeactivateESP If snow chains are mounted on the rear (Y page 68) when pulling away with snow wheels,thesnowchainscouldcauseabrasion chains installed. You can thereby allow the tothevehiclebodyortochassiscomponents. wheelstospininacontrolledmanner,ach- Wheels Thiscouldcausedamagetothevehicleorthe ieving an increased driving force (cutting tires. There is a risk of an accident. action). To avoid hazardous situations: Rnevermountsnowchainsontherear wheels Tire pressure Ronlymountsnowchainsinpairsonthe Tire pressure specifications front wheels. GWARNING !Onsometiresizesthereisnotenough Underinflated or overinflated tires pose the spaceforsnowchains.Toavoiddamageto following risks: thevehicleortires,observethe"Wheeland Rthetires may burst, especially as the load tire combinations"sectionunder"Tiresand and vehicle speed increase. wheels". Rthetires may wear excessively and/or !Vehicleswithsteelwheels:ifyou unevenly, which may greatly impair tire mountsnowchainsonsteelwheels,you traction. maydamagethehubcaps.Removethehub Rthedrivingcharacteristics,aswellassteer- caps from the relevant wheels before ing and braking, may be greatly impaired. mounting the snow chains. There is a risk of an accident. Z

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