Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988, Руководство пользователя

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Tires
Tread w e a r in d ic a to rs (TWI) are
re q u ire d b y law. These in d ic a to rs are
lo c a te d in six place s on th e tre a d c ir ­
c u m fe re n c e and b e c o m e v is ib le at a
d e p th o f a p p ro x . 2 m m ( V
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w h ic h p o in t th e tire is c o n s id e re d
w o rn and s h o u ld be rep la ce d .
The tre a d w e a r in d ic a to r a p p e a rs as a
s o lid band a c ro s s th e tread .
W arning!
Do not allo w your tires to w e a r down
to o far. W ith less than 3 mm (V s in)
of tre ad , th e ad h esio n p ro p e rtie s on
a w e t road fall off sharply.
D epending upon th e w e a th e r a n d /o r
road su rfa ce (co n d itio n s), th e tra c ­
tion varies w idely.
S p e c ifie d tire p re s s u re m u s t be m ain­
ta in e d . T his a p p lie s p a rtic u la rly if th e
tire s are s u b je c te d to high lo a d s (e.g.
high s p e e d s , heavy loads, high
a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re s ).
Aquaplaning
D e p e n d in g on th e d e p th o f th e w a te r
layer o n th e road, a q u a p la n in g m ay
o c c u r, even at lo w s p e e d s and w ith
n e w tire s . A v o id tra c k g ro o v e s in th e
road and a p p ly b ra k e s c a u tio u s ly in
th e rain.
T ire tra c tio n
The safe s p e e d on a w e t, s n o w c o v ­
e re d o r ic y roa d is alw ays lo w e r tha n
on a d ry road.
Y ou s h o u ld pay p a rtic u la r a tte n tio n to
th e c o n d itio n o f th e road as s o o n as
th e p re v a ilin g te m p e ra tu re s fall c lo s e
to th e fre e z in g p o in t.
W arning!
If ice has fo rm ed on th e road, tire
tra c tio n will b e su b stan tially
redu ced . U nder such w e a th e r c o n d i­
tion s, drive, s te e r and brake w ith
e x tre m e cautio n.
W e re c o m m e n d M + S ra d ia l-p ly tire s
fo r th e w in te r s e a s o n fo r all fo u r
w h e e ls to in s u re no rm al ba la nced
ha n d lin g c h a ra c te ris tic s . O n p a c k e d
s n o w , th e y can re d u c e y o u r s to p p in g
d is ta n c e as c o m p a re d w ith s u m m e r
tire s . S to p p in g d is ta n c e , ho w e ver, is
still c o n s id e ra b ly g re a te r tha n w hen
th e roa d is w e t o r dry.
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