Flat tyre, Preparing the vehicle, Breakdown assistance – Mercedes-Benz 2013 CLA Class User Manual

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Flat tyre

Preparing the vehicle

Your vehicle may be equipped with:

R

MOExtended tyres (tyres with run-flat char-
acteristics) (

Y

page 298)

Vehicle preparation is not necessary on
vehicles with MOExtended tyres.

R

a TIREFIT kit (

Y

page 297)

R

an emergency spare wheel (only for certain
countries)

Information on changing/fitting a wheel
(

Y

page 325).

X

Stop the vehicle as far away as possible
from traffic on solid, non-slippery and level
ground.

X

Switch on the hazard warning lamps.

X

Secure the vehicle against rolling away
(

Y

page 162).

X

If possible, bring the front wheels into the
straight-ahead position.

X

Switch off the engine.

X

Remove the key from the ignition lock.

X

All occupants must get out of the vehicle.
Make sure that they are not endangered as
they do so.

X

Make sure that no one is near the danger
area while a wheel is being changed. Any-
one who is not directly assisting in the
wheel change should, for example, stand
behind the barrier.

X

Get out of the vehicle. Pay attention to traf-
fic conditions when doing so.

X

Close the driver's door.

X

Place the warning triangle a suitable dis-
tance away (

Y

page 296). Observe legal

requirements.

i

Vehicles with MOExtended tyres are not

equipped with a TIREFIT kit at the factory.
It is therefore recommended that you addi-
tionally equip your vehicle with a TIREFIT kit
if you fit tyres that do not feature run-flat
characteristics, e.g. winter tyres. A TIREFIT

kit can be obtained from a qualified spe-
cialist workshop.

MOExtended tyres (tyres with run-flat

characteristics)

General notes

With MOExtended tyres (tyres with run-flat
characteristics), you can continue to drive
your vehicle even if there is a total loss of
pressure in one or more tyres. The affected
tyre must not show any clearly visible dam-
age.
You can recognise MOExtended tyres by the
MOExtended marking which appears on the
tyre wall. You will find this marking next to the
tyre size designation, the load-bearing capa-
city and the speed index.
MOExtended tyres may only be used in con-
junction with an active tyre pressure loss
warning system.
If the pressure loss warning message

appears in the multifunction display:

R

Observe the instructions in the display
messages (

Y

page 248).

R

Check the tyre for damage.

R

If driving on, observe the following notes.

The maximum driving distance is approx-
imately 80 km when the vehicle is partially
laden and approximately 30 km when the
vehicle is fully laden.
In addition to the vehicle load, the driving dis-
tance possible depends upon:

R

speed

R

road condition

R

outside temperature

The driving distance possible in run-flat mode
may be reduced by extreme driving condi-
tions/manoeuvres, or it can be increased
through a moderate style of driving.
The maximum permissible distance which
can be driven in run-flat mode is counted from
the moment the tyre pressure loss warning
appears in the multifunction display.

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Flat tyre

Breakdown assistance

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