Snow chains will improve the vehicle's handling on snow-covered roads.
Snow chains can be used on the front wheels only.
Check that the snow chains are correctly seated after driving for a few yards. Note the fitting instructions provided by the manufacturer.
Keep your speed below 50 km/h.
Snow chains will improve braking ability as well as traction in winter conditions.
For technical reasons snow chains may only be used on tyres with certain wheel rim/tyre combinations.
| Rim size |
Rim offset |
Tyre size |
|---|---|---|
| 7.0Jx17 |
25 mm |
235/55 |
| 8.0Jx19 |
26 mm |
235/45 |
Only use snow chains with fine-pitch links. The links must not protrude more than 10.5 mm from the tyres (including tensioner).
Remove the chains when roads are free of snow. Otherwise they will impair handling, damage the tyres and wear out very quickly.
Four-wheel drive: Where snow chains are compulsory on certain roads, this normally also applies to cars with four-wheel drive. Snow chains may only be fitted to the front wheels (also on vehicles with four-wheel drive).
Caution!
If the adaptive air suspension* is defective you must NOT drive with snow chains as the vehicle is extremely low on the road. Driving with snow chains could cause severe damage to the wheel housings and other parts of the vehicle.