Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988, Owner'S Manual

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W h e e ls , T ire s
R eplace w h e e ls o r tire s w ith th e sam e
d e s ig n a tio n , m a n u fa c tu re r and type
as sh o w n on th e o rig in a l pa rt. See
y o u r a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
d e a le r fo r fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n .
W arning!
Do not mix differen t tire co n s tru c ­
tion typ es (i.e. radial, bias, and bias-
b elted ) on your car b eca u se hand­
ling m ay be adversely affe c te d and
m ay result in loss of control.
See y o u r a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -
BE N Z de aler fo r in fo rm a tio n on te s te d
and re c o m m e n d e d w h e e ls and tire s
fo r s u m m e r and w in te r o p e ra tio n .
T hey can also o ffe r m o re ad vice c o n ­
ce rn in g tire s e rv ic e and pu rcha se.
F ro n t tire s s h o u ld be re p la c e d in sets.
If p o s s ib le , th e spa re tire s h o u ld be
use d on th e rea r w h e e ls . W e re c o m ­
m en d th a t y ou b re a k in n e w tire s fo r
a p p ro x im a te ly
1 0 0
km (60 m iles) at
m o d e ra te s pe ed .
It is im p e ra tiv e th a t th e w h e e l m o u n t­
ing b o lts b e re tig h te n e d a fte r a p p ro x.
800 km (500 m iles).
On ne w v e h ic le s re tig h te n in g is c a r­
ried o u t d u rin g th e
1
s t in s p e c tio n .
R e tig h te n in g is also n e c e s s a ry w h e n ­
eve r w h e e ls are fitte d , e.g. w h e n the
spa re w h e e l is u s e d fo r th e firs t tim e
o r w h en a s e t o f w h e e ls w ith M + S
tire s is in sta lle d .
T ig h te n in g to rq u e : 110 Nm (80 Ib -ft).
For tire s p e c ific a tio n s , re fe r to “ T e c h ­
nical D a ta ".
R o ta tin g w h e e ls :
The w h e e ls can be ro ta te d a c c o rd in g
to th e d e g re e o f tire w e a r w h ile re ta in ­
ing th e sam e d ire c tio n o f travel.
R o ta tin g , h o w e v e r, s h o u ld be c a rrie d
o u t b e fo re th e c h a ra c te ris tic tire w e ar
p a tte rn (s h o u ld e r w e a r on fro n t
w h e e ls and tre a d c e n te r w e a r on rear
w h e e ls) b e c o m e s v is ib le at a m ileage
o f 5 0 0 0 - 1 0 000 km ( 3 0 0 0 -
6000 m iles) as o th e rw is e th e d riv in g
p ro p e rtie s d e te rio ra te .
U n d e rin fla te d tire s d u e to a s lo w leak
(e.g. d u e to a nail in th e tire ) may
ca u se da m age s u c h as tre a d s e p a ra ­
tio n , b u lg in g , etc. R e gu lar tire p re s ­
s ure c h e c k s (in c lu d in g th e spa re tire)
at in te rv a ls o f no m ore tha n 14 days
are th e re fo re es s e n tia l. K eep in m ind
th a t w a rm tire s have a h ig h e r p re s ­
s u re th a n c o ld tire s . (See tire p re s ­
s u re c h a rt on fu e l fille r d o o r and th e
la st page.) If a tire c o n s ta n tly lo s e s
air, it s h o u ld be in s p e c te d fo r d a m ­
age.
Use o n ly ge n u in e M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
w h e e l b o lts (id e n tifie d by M e rc e d e s
star).
T h o ro u g h ly clean th e in ne r s id e o f th e
w h e e ls any tim e y ou ro ta te th e w h ee ls
o r w a s h v e h ic le u n d e rs id e .
D e n te d o r b e n t rim s cau se tire p re s ­
s u re lo s s and da m age to th e tire
b e ad s. F or th is reason, c h e c k rim s fo r
da m age at re g u la r intervals.
The rim fla n g e s m u s t be c h e c k e d fo r
w e a r b e fo re a tire is m o u n te d .
R em ove b u rrs , if th e re are any.