Wheels › All-season or winter tires 209
Conditions of use
WARNING
Risk of accident!
Do not use worn tires.
If all-season or winter tires are used that have a low-
er speed category than the actual maximum speed
of the vehicle, then proceed as follows.
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Tire manufacturing date
The date of manufacture is indicated on the tyre
sidewall.
Set the speed limit in the Infotainment according
to the category of the fitted tires.
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For example, DOT ... 10 19 means that the tire was
manufactured in the 10th week of 2019.
In the driver's field of view, affix a warning label
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with the maximum value of the speed category in-
tended for the tyres fitted (applies only to certain
countries).
WARNING
Risk of accident!
Do not use tires that are older than 6 years.
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Settings
Troubleshooting
The speed limit setting for tyres is set in the Infotain-
ment in the following menu item.
Help with a flat tire
Spare wheel and emergency spare
wheel » page 210.
Changing the wheel and raising the vehi-
cle » page 210.
Breakdown set » page 212.
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Or:
Change in tire pressure
Snow chains
Usage
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Stop the vehicle.
Check the tires and tire pressures.
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The snow chains improve driving in wintry road con-
ditions.
Show tires with changed pressure
In the following menu, select the menu item for dis-
playing the tyre condition.
WARNING
Risk of accident as well as tyre damage!
Do not use chains on routes that are free from
snow and ice.
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Or:
What you should be mindful of
Before fitting the snow chains, remove the full
wheel trims.
Only mount the snow chains on the front wheels.
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All-season or winter tires
Usage
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All-season or winter tyres improve handling in winter
weather conditions. They are characterised by ‘M+S’
Technical specifications
and a mountaintop and snowflake symbol
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Permitted rim / tire combinations for the installation
of the snow chains.
What you should be mindful of
Rim size
Wheel size
215/65 R17
6.5Jx17 ET38
For the best possible handling, use tyres on all four
wheels with a minimum tread depth of 4 mm.
Only use snow chains with links and locks no larger
than 13 mm.
Change winter tyres to summer tyres at the appro-
priate time. Summer tyres have better driving and
braking characteristics on snow- and ice-free roads
and at temperatures above 7 °C.
SEAL tyres
Usage
The SEAL tyres have increased resistance to air leak-
age when punctured.
