with s p e c ia lize d kn owle d ge a nd c orre -
s p ond ing e q uip m e nt.<
m a nc e w he n in s ta lle d o n yo ur ve hic le ; if
p ro p e rly c a re d fo r, th e y w ill p ro vid e a c om -
b ina tio n o f s a fe ty a nd e xc e lle nt rid e c om -
fort.
The c orre c t w he e l a nd tire c om b ina tio n
a ffe c ts va rio us s ys te m s w hos e fu nc tio n
would o th e rw is e b e im p a ire d , e .g . AB S ,
DS C o r xDrive .
S p e c ia l c h a ra c te ris tic s o f w in te r
tire s
Ha ve th e w he e l a nd tire a s s e m b lie s b a l-
a nc e d e ve ry tim e e ith e r a w he e l o r a tire is
re p la c e d .
BMW re c om m e nd s w inte r tire s fo r u s e in
c old winte r d rivin g c ond itio ns . Alth ough a ll-
s e a s on M+ S tire s p ro vid e b e tte r w inte r
tra c tio n th a n s um m e r tire s , th e y g e ne ra lly
fa il to p ro vid e th e s a m e le ve ls o f c old -
we a th e r p e rfo rm a nc e a s w inte r tire s .
BMW d oe s not re c om m e nd th e us e of
re tre a d e d tire s , a s o th e rw is e d rivin g
s a fe ty m a y b e re d uc e d . P os s ib le va ria tio ns
in th e d e s ign a nd th e a ge – whic h c ould b e
s ub s ta ntia l – o f th e c a rc a s s e s c a n le a d to
unus ua lly ra p id w e a r.<
Wh e n s witc hing to winte r tire s , o b s e rve th e
d e s c rip tio ns a t Tire c ond itio n a nd R e p la c -
ing w he e ls /tire s , re fe r to p a ge 8 9.
Th e rig h t w h e e ls a n d tire s
Ob s e rvin g s p e e d ra tin g s
BMW re c om m e nd s th a t yo u u s e o nly
whe e l a nd tire c om b ina tio ns th a t
Ne ve r e xc e e d the m a xim um s p e e d for
whic h th e w inte r tire s a re ra te d .
BMW h a s te s te d a nd a p p ro ve d fo r yo ur
p a rtic ula r ve hic le . Va ria tio ns in fa c to rs s uc h
a s m a nufa c tu ring to le ra nc e s m e a n th a t
e ve n whe e ls a nd tire s with id e ntic a l offic ia l
s ize ra tin gs c ould a c tu a lly h a ve d iffe re nt
d im e ns ions tha n the a p p ro ve d units – the s e
d iffe re nc e s c ould le a d to b od y c onta c t, a nd
with it th e ris k o f s e ve re a c c id e nts . If n on-
a p p ro ve d w he e ls a nd tire s a re us e d , B MW
c a nnot e va lua te th e ir s uita b ility, a nd th e re -
fore c a nnot b e h e ld lia b le fo r d rivin g
s a fe ty.<
Un p ro fe s s iona l a tte m p ts b y la ym e n to s e r-
vic e tire s c a n le a d to d a m a ge a nd a c c i-
d e nts . Ha ve th is work p e rfo rm e d b y s kille d
p ro fe s s iona ls o nly. Th e te c hnic ia ns a t yo ur
BMW S p orts Ac tivity Ve hic le Ce nte r w ill b e
gla d to a s s is t yo u w ith th e re q uire d p ro fe s -
s iona l kn owle d ge a nd s p e c ia lize d e q uip -
m e nt.<
S to ra g e
S to re w he e ls o r tire s in a c ool, d ry p la c e ,
p ro te c tin g th e m a ga ins t lig ht w he ne ve r
p os s ib le . P ro te c t th e tire s a ga ins t c onta c t
with o il, g re a s e a nd fu e l.
Do n ot e xc e e d th e m a xim um tire in fla tio n
p re s s ure s p e c ifie d o n th e s id e o f th e tire .
To m a inta in g ood h a nd ling a nd ve hic le
re s p ons e , u s e o nly tire s o f a s ingle tre a d
c onfigura tio n fro m a s ingle m a nufa c tu re r.
Afte r a fla t tire , a lwa ys re m e m b e r to h a ve
th e s p e c ifie d w he e l a nd tire c om b ina tio n
re m ounte d o n th e ve hic le a s s oon a s p os -
s ib le .
S n o w c h a in s *
Re c o m m e n d e d tire b ra n d s
Do n ot e xc e e d a ve hic le s p e e d o f
BMW te s ts c e rta in tire b ra nd s fo r e a c h tire
s ize , c la s s ifie s th e m a s ro a d -s a fe a nd
a p p ro ve s th e m . Yo u c a n o b ta in a lis t o f
th e s e fro m yo ur B MW S p orts Ac tivity Ve hi-
c le C e nte r. O b s e rve a ny c ountry- s p e c ific
re gula tio ns , e .g . o n m a kin g a c orre s p ond -
ing e ntry in th e ve hic le d oc um e nts .
3
m ounte d .<
0 m p h/50 km /h w ith s now c ha ins
Only c e rta in s now c ha ins ha ve b e e n te s te d
b y B MW a nd c la s s ifie d a nd a p p ro ve d a s
s a fe . Yo u c a n o b ta in a lis t o f th e s e fro m
yo ur B MW S p orts Ac tivity Ve hic le C e nte r.
BMW re c om m e nd s th e u s e o f a p p ro ve d
na rro w-link s now c ha ins o nly. Th e s e s now
c ha ins a re a p p ro ve d e xc lus ive ly fo r u s e o n
The fa c to ry- m ounte d tire s h a ve b e e n s p e -
c ia lly s e le c te d to p ro vid e o p tim ize d p e rfo r-
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