Mercedes-Benz 190 D 2.2 1985, Руководство пользователя

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W heels, Tires
R eplace w h e e ls o r tire s w ith the
same d e s ig n a tio n , m a n u fa c tu re r
and type as show n on th e o rig in a l
part.
See any a u th o riz e d MERCEDES-
BENZ d e a le r fo r in fo rm a tio n on
tested and re c o m m e n d e d w heels
and tire s fo r su m m e r and w in te r o p ­
e ration. They can also o ffe r m ore
a dvice c o n c e rn in g tire service and
purchase.
F ront tire s s h o u ld be replaced in
sets. If possib le , th e spare tire
s h o u ld be used on th e rear w heels.
We re co m m e n d th a t you bre a k in
new tire s fo r a p p ro x im a te ly
100 km/60 m iles at m o d e ra te speed.
A fte r a w heel change, it is im p e rtive
th a t th e w heel m o u n tin g b o lts
be re tig h te n e d a fte r a pprox.
800 km /500 m iles. On new vehicles
re tig h te n in g is ca rrie d o u t in the
c o u rse o f th e 1st in s p e c tio n . Re­
tig h te n in g is also necessary w hen
new w heels are fitte d at a la te r date,
e.g. w h e n th e spare w heel is used
fo r th e firs t tim e o r w hen a new set
o f w h e e ls w ith M + S tire s is fitte d .
F or tire s p e c ific a tio n s , refer to
“ T e c h n ic a l D a ta ” .
R o ta tin g w heels:
The w h e e ls can be ro ta te d a c c o rd ­
in g to th e degree o f tire w e a r w h ile
re ta in in g th e same sense o f ro ta ­
tio n . R o ta tin g , how ever, s h o u ld be
ca rrie d o u t b e fo re th e c h a ra c te ris tic
tire w ear p a tte rn (s h o u ld e r w ear on
fr o n t w h e e ls and tre a d c e n te r w ear
o n rear w heels) b ecom es v is ib le at a
m ile a g e o f 5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 km /
3 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 m iles as o th e rw is e the
d riv in g p ro p e rtie s d e te rio rate .
S lo w lea kin g a ir (e.g. due to a nail
in th e tire ) may cause dam age to
th e tire such as tread se p a ra tio n .
R eg u la r tire p ressure ch e cks at in ­
tervals o f no m ore than 14 days are
th e re fo re essential. For th e tire
pre ssu re checks, keep in m ind th a t
h o t tire s sh o w h ig h e r p ressure than
c o ld tire s. See tire p ressure ch a rt
on last page.
S h o u ld th e tire p ressure decrease
c o n s ta n tly , ch e c k w h e th e r fo re ig n
o b je c ts have p e n e tra te d th e tire o r if
rim o r valve a llo w th e a ir to leak.
T h o ro u g h ly clean the in n e r side of
th e w h e e ls any tim e you rotate the
w h e e ls o r w ash ve h ic le underside.
D ented o r b e n t rim s cause tire
p ressure loss and dam age to the
tire beads. For th is reason, ch e ck
rim s fo r dam age at re g u la r intervals.
The rim fla n g e s m u st be checked
fo r w ear b e fo re a tire is m ounted.
R em ove bu rrs, if th e re are any.