Vehicle care
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Wheel covers
Wheel covers and tyres that are
factory approved for the respective
vehicle and comply with all of the
relevant wheel and tyre combination
requirements must be used.
If the wheel covers and tyres used are
not factory approved, the tyres must
not have a rim protection ridge.
Wheel covers must not impair brake
cooling.
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Warning
Use of unsuitable tyres or wheel
covers could lead to sudden
pressure loss and thereby
accidents.
Tyre chains
Tyre chains are only permitted on the
front wheels.
Always use fine mesh chains that add
no more than 10 mm to the tyre tread
and the inboard sides (including chain
lock).
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Warning
Damage may lead to tyre blowout.
Tyre chains are only permitted on tyre
sizes 175/70 R 14, 185/60 R 15,
185/65 R 15
2)
, 185/70 R 14,
195/55 R 16
2)
and 205/50 R16.
Tyre chains are only approved on
tyres of size 185/60 R 15 on vehicles
with a sports chassis. We recommend
that you contact a workshop in order
to find out whether your vehicle is
equipped with a sports chassis.
Tyre chains are not permitted on tyre
sizes 195/60 R 15, 215/45 R 17 and
225/35 R18.
The use of tyre chains is not permitted
on the temporary spare wheel.
Tyre repair kit
Minor damage to the tyre tread can be
repaired with the tyre repair kit.
Do not remove foreign bodies from
the tyres.
Tyre damage exceeding 4 mm or that
is at the tyre's side wall near the rim
cannot be repaired with the tyre repair
kit.
2)
Not permitted when used as winter tyres.
