Tires - Traction Device `Spikes-Spider' is Not Approved
88mercedes01TO: OUR MERCEDES-BENZ PASSENGER CAR DEALERS
DATE: March 1988 REF.NO. MBNA 40/8
SUBJECT: SPIKES-SPIDER TRACTION DEVICE
It has come to our attention that some Mercedes-Benz dealers are purchasing a traction aid device called Spikes-Spider.
The use of the Spikes-Spider traction aid device IS NOT APPROVED FOR USE ON ANY MERCEDES-BENZ VEHICLE.
Special lug bolts, which we have no design or quality control over, are required to attach the eight plastic arms onto a hub which is then secured with a retaining ring.
Additional information received from DBAG shows that the traction improvement on an incline can be insufficient for take-off.