Tires - Approved for Summer and Winter Replacements: Overview

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TO: OUR MERCEDES-BENZ PASSENGER CAR DEALERS

DATE: March 1989 (supersedes MBNA 40/7, Feb, 1988) REF. NO. MBNA 40/9


SUBJECT: A. APPROVED REPLACEMENT SUMMER AND WINTER TIRES - 14" RIMS
B. APPROVED REPLACEMENT SUMMER AND WINTER TIRES AND TIRE PRESSURE - MODEL 100 (EXCEPT .016)


Note: The previous S.I. has been revised and reformatted. The topics are now covered in three separate S.I.'s.

Please discard your copy of S.I. MBNA 40/7, February 1988


This is a final listing of factory approved replacement summer and winter tires. We recommend that only approved tires and snow chains be used on Mercedes-Benz vehicles.


NOTE: Mount tire with identification rib facing outward. The factory has informed us that the maximum permissible speed, worldwide, for winter tires is 100 mph (160 km/h) despite "T" speed rating.

NOTE: Some of the approved replacement tires listed on the following pages ray not appear on U.S.A. or Canadian passenger cars and may not be available in the U.S.A. or Canada.


NOTE:
- The load and speed rating of VR tires must be sufficient for each model.
Individual tire manufacturers can confirm this. The present VR rated tires can now be identified as were the previous standard tires (e.g. 205/65 R 15 94 V).

- Before mounting wheels, always clean the contact surfaces of the rims and axles of dirt and corrosion.


CAUTION! In case of a wheel change (e.g., light alloy rims for steel rims), be certain that the spare lugbolts are visibly kept with the spare wheel, to ensure proper combination of wheel and bolt.

Lugbolts for steel wheels and aluminum wheels are not interchangeable.