Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, 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 by 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.
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m m ( V
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in), at
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 .
T he tre a d w e a r in d ic a to r ap p e a rs as a
s o lid band a c ro s s th e tread .
W arning!
Do not a llo w your tires to w ea r
down to o far. W ith less than 3 mm
(t/8 in) of tre ad , th e adhesion
p ro p e rties on a w e t road fall off
sharply.
Depending 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 tio n varies w idely.
S p e c ifie d tire p re s s u re m u s t be m ain­
tain ed . T his a p p lie s p a rtic u la rly if the
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 lo ad s, 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 on th e road, aq ua 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 ap p ly b ra k e s c a u tio u s ly in
th e rain.
T ire tra ctio n
The safe sp e e d on a w e t, s n o w c o v ­
e re d o r icy road is always lo w e r than
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 pre vailin g te m p e ra tu re s fall clo se
to th e fre e z in g p o in t.
W e re c o m m e n d M + S rad ia l-ply tire s
fo r th e w in te r s ea son fo r all fo u r
w h e e ls to in s u re norm al ba la nced
ha n d lin g c h a ra c te ris tic s . On p a cked
sno 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 than w hen
th e roa d is w e t o r dry.
W arning!
If ice has form ed on th e road, tire
tra c tio n will be su b stan tially
redu ced . Under such w e a th e r
co nditions, drive, s te e r and brake
w ith e x tre m e caution.
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