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176 Self-help, Vehicle Care

If you use winter tyres 3, the spare wheel

may still be fitted with a summer tyre. I f you

use the spare wheel the vehicle’s handling

may be altered. Obtain a replacement for

the faulty tyre as soon as possible, and

have the wheel balanced and fitted to the

vehicle.

The spare wheel may be fitted with a

smaller tyre and a smaller rim than the

other wheels on the vehicle: using the spare

wheel may alter the handling of the vehicle.

Replace a defective tyre as soon as

possible, balance the wheel and have it

mounted on the vehicle.

Notes on temporary spare wheel 3

z Using a temporary spa re wheel may

change the driving behaviour of the

vehicle, particularly if using winter

ty res 3. Replace defective tyre as quic kly

as possible, balance whee l and fit to

vehicle.

z Fit only one temporary spare wheel.

z Do not d riv e faster than 50 mph

(80 km/h).

z Ta ke c urv es slo wly.

z Do not use for a lengthy period.

z Replace tem porary spare wheel with full

specification wheel without delay.

z Tyre chains are not permitted on the

temporary spare wheel. If tyre chains are

necessary after a front wheel puncture,

fit the temporary spare wheel to the rear

and a rear wheel to the front. Check tyre

pressure and adjust if necessary –

see page 220.

z Follow temporary spare wheel

instructions on pages 164, 179 and 220.

Notes on directional tyres 3

Tyre with a prescribed rotating direction

can only achieve their maximum

performance if they are fitted in the

prescribed rotating direction. If a tyre or

spare wheel is fitted that is rotating in the

wrong direction due to a puncture, the

following must be noted:

z Th e han dling of the ve hicle may be

different. Replace defective tyres as soon

as possible, have wheel balanced and

fitted to the vehicle.

z Do not drive faster than 50 mph

(80 km/h).

z Drive particularly carefully on wet and

snow-covered road surfaces.

z For more information on tyres with

a p rescribed rotating direction –

see page 163.

Changing wheels

There may be a tyre repair kit instead of a

spare wheel – see page 179.

To ensure your safety, make the following

preparations and observe the following

information when changing wheels:

z Park the vehicle on a level, firm and non-

skid surface .

z Switch on hazard warning lig hts, apply

ha nd brake, for manual transmiss ion or

Easytronic 3 - engage 1st or reverse

gear, for automatic transmission 3 -

selector lever in P.

z Correctly set up the warning triangle 3.

Warning triangle – see page 174.

z Remove spare wheel – see page 175.

z Before raising the vehicle, set the front

wheels to the straight-ahead position.

z Never change more than one wheel

at once.

z Block wheel that is diagonally opposite

to wheel being cha nged by placing

wedges or the like in front of and behind

the wheel.

z Use the jack 3 only to change w heels.

z If the ground on which the vehicle is

standing is soft, a solid board (max. 1 cm

thick) should be placed under the jack 3.

Using a thicker board could damage the

jack 3 and the v ehicle.

z No people or a nima ls m ay be in the

vehicle when it is jacked-up.

z Never cra wl under a jacked-up vehicle.

z Do not start or run the engine while the

vehicle is on the jack.

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