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Practical tips
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No other type of tyr
e (normal summer or
winter tyre) may be fitted on the compact
temporary spare wheel rim.
●
If you are driving using the spare wheel,
the ACC system could automatically
switch off during the journey. Switch off the
system when starting off.
Getting the spare wheel out of ve-
hicles with BEATS Audio 10 speak
-
ers (with
subwoofer
)*
Fig. 318 In the boot: remove the subwoofer.
To remove the spare wheel, you must first re-
mo
v
e the
subwoofer.
–
Vehicles without boot variable floor: remove
the floor panel (carpet) of the subwoofer
by pulling the carpet in the direction of the
backrest and then pull upwards to remove
it.
–
Vehicles with boot variable floor: lift and se-
cure the floor storage compartment as ex-
plained in
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page 173,
›››
page 174
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Disconnect the cable for the subwoofer
speaker
›››
Fig. 318
1
.
–
Turn the securing wheel anti-clockwise
2
.
–
Remove the sub
w
oof
er speaker and the
spare wheel.
–
When re-mounting the spare tyre, place the
subwoofer on the base of the wheel rim
with care. When doing so, the tip of the
“FRONT” arrow on the subwoofer should
point forward.
–
Reconnect the speaker cable and firmly ro-
tate the securing wheel clockwise so that
the subwoofer system and wheel are firmly
in place.
Winter service
Winter tyres
–
Winter tyres must be fitted on all four
wheels.
–
Only use wint
er tyres that are approved for
your vehicle.
–
Please note that the maximum permissible
speed for winter tyres may be lower than
for summer tyres.
–
Also note that winter tyres are no longer ef-
fective when the
tread is worn down.
–
After fitting the wheels you must always
check the tyre pressures. When doing so,
take into account the correct tyre pressures
listed on the rear of the front left door frame
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page 333.
In winter road conditions winter tyres will con-
siderably improve vehicle handling. The de-
sign of summer tyres (width, rubber com-
pound, tread pattern) gives less grip on ice
and snow. This applies particularly to vehicles
equipped with wide section tyres or with
high speed tyres (code letters H, V or Y on
the sidewall).
Only use winter tyres of the correct type ap-
proved for your vehicle. The sizes of these
340
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