Wheels and Tyres Guide - General Information

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• Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry
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• 1 Instructions on using the guide
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• 1.1 Overview
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• 1.2 General information
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• 1.3 Notes
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• 1.4 Explanations regarding world regions
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• 1.5 Definition of tyre package
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• 1.6 Procedure for determining the required tyre package
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• 1.7 Vehicle registration certificate part 1
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• 2 Legislative and technical conditions
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• 2.1 Legislative conditions
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• 2.2 Technical conditions
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• 2.3 Load-carrying capacity depending on vehicle speed, winter tyres
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• 2.4 Vehicle registration documents since 1.10.2005
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• 2.5 COC document (EEC Certificate of Conformity)
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• 2.6 EU general type approval number, sales type and sales or trade designation
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• 3 Wheel change
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• 3.1 Fitting instructions
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• 3.2 Protecting wheel centring seat against corrosion
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• 3.3 Fitting wheels
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• 3.4 Position of anti-theft wheel bolts for steel wheels
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• 4 Fitting tyre
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• 4.1 Pressing tyre off wheel rim
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• 4.2 Removing tyre sealant
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• 4.3 Removing tyre from wheel
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• 4.4 Ensuring proper assembly temperature for tyres
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• 4.5 Mounting tyre
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• 4.6 Matching wheel rims and tyres
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• 4.7 Checking radial and lateral runout of wheels and tyres
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• 4.8 Matching wheels and tyres
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• 4.9 Balancing wheel
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• 4.10 Tyre sealant disposal
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• 5 Tyre pressure monitoring system
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• 5.1 System description - tyre pressure monitoring system
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• 5.2 Overview of fitting locations - tyre pressure monitor system
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• 5.3 Assembly overview - tyre pressure sensor
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• 5.4 Removing and installing tyre pressure sensor G222 / G223 / G224 / G225
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• 5.5 Removing and installing tyre pressure monitor control unit J502
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• 6 Wheel bolts
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• 6.1 Wheel bolts, versions
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• 6.2 Wheel bolts, anti-theft wheel bolt
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• 6.3 Wheel bolts, adapter sets for anti-theft wheel bolts
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• 7 Information on tyres
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• 7.1 Identification markings on the tyre sidewall
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• 7.2 Tyre dimension
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• 7.3 Load rating code/load index (LI)
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• 7.4 Speed rating code
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• 7.5 EU tyre label
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• 7.6 Structure of a radial belted tyre
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• 7.7 Run-flat tyre, SST (Self Supporting Tyre)
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• 7.8 Tyre storage
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• 7.9 Reinforced and Extra Load (XL) tyres
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• 7.10 Winter tyres
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• 7.11 Winter tyres with speed symbol V
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• 7.12 Rolling resistance optimised tyres
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• 7.13 Tyre ageing
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• 7.14 Tyres with flange protection
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• 7.15 Tyre sizes for vehicles with four-wheel drive
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• 7.16 Increase in temperature due to insufficient tyre pressure
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• 8 Tyre sealant
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• 8.1 Models with breakdown set
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• 8.2 Storage life
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• 8.3 Waste disposal
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• 9 Information on wheel rims
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• 9.1 Structure of wheel rim
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• 9.2 Identification
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• 9.3 Composite wheels
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• 9.4 Care and maintenance of alloy wheel rims
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• 9.5 Restoring alloy wheels
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• 9.6 Removing and installing hub cover for alloy wheels with open threaded connection
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• 9.7 Renewing trim elements
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• 9.8 Removing and installing valve
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• 10 Handling problems
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• 10.1 Rolling noise
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• 10.2 Vehicle pulls to one side
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• 10.3 Vibration
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• 10.4 Eliminating flat spots caused by storage or handling
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• 11 Evaluating tyres
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• 11.1 Flat spots caused by storage or handling
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• 11.2 Undulations
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• 11.3 Saw-tooth wear
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• 11.4 Flat spots caused by hard braking
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• 11.5 Swellings in the tyre sidewall
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• 11.6 Cuts
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• 11.7 Damage caused by foreign bodies
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• 11.8 Stripped profile
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• 11.9 Tyre damage due to insufficient tyre pressure
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• 11.10 Checking tyres
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• 11.11 Damage caused when fitting
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• 12 Tyre wear
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• 12.1 Factors influencing the service life of tyres
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• 12.2 Saw-tooth wear
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• 12.3 Wear behaviour of high-speed tyres
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• 12.4 Measuring tread depth
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• 12.5 One-sided wear
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• 12.6 Outer shoulder wear
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• 12.7 Diagonal washout
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• 12.8 Wear in middle of tyre
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• 12.9 Permissible deviation in tread depth
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• 13 Exploded view of components
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• 13.1 Assembly overview - wheel
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• 14 Snow chains
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• 14.1 Assembly and use of snow chains
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• 15 Regular and temporary spare wheels, recommended temporary spare tyres
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• 15.1 Spare wheel with yellow sticker
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• 15.2 Temporary spare wheels and recommended temporary spare tyres
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