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Operation
Ty res andwh eels
! For safe tyreasons, Mercedes-Benz re com-
me ndsth at you only use tyres which have been
approved by Merced es-Benz specifi cally for your
ve hicle. These tyres are spec ially adapt edto
su it driving characteris tics ,co mf ort ,wear and
fo rus e wit hthe control sys tems, suchasAB Sor
ESP ®
.If yo u use ot herty res, Mercedes -Benz
ca nnot ac cept any respon sibility for damage
wh ichm ay oc cur. Information abou ttyr es can be
ob tained fro many Merced es-Benz Service
Cent re.
If you us etyres othe rth an thos ew hich have
been tested and recom mended for
Me rcedes-Benz, charac teristics suc has han-
dling, noise emissio ns,fuel co nsumption and
we arcould be adv erse ly aff ected. In addition,
wh en driving with a load, di mensiona lva ria tions
and different tyre deformation charac teristics
co uld ca uset he ty resto ma kecont act with
th eb odywork and axle component s.This could
ca use dam ageto th ety res or the veh icle.
! Retreaded tyres arene ithe rte sted nor rec-
om mended for Mercede s-Be nz,s ince previ ous
damage ca nnot alway sbe de tected on re treaded
ty res .As a result, Mercedes-Benz cannot guar-
an teevehi cle sa fety if retrea de dt yres arefitte d. Mo
difica tion work on the brake system
an d wheels isnot permitted, nor istheu se
of spac erplate sor brake dust shield s.Any
su ch mo difications wi ll invalidate the ve hi-
cl e’ s ge neral operating permit.
Fu rth ernote s:
! Only fit tyr esand wheels of the sa me
type andma ke.
! Only fit tyr esthat aredesig nedfo r the
whe elsto wh ich the yar efitted.
! Atleas tevery 14 days,yo ush ou ld
che ck:
! thetyr es and wheels for da mage
Da mag edwheels ca ncause pres-
su re loss in the tyres andlead to
fu rthe r da mag e. !
thet read depth on all tyr es
No te that if the tread depth is less
tha n3 mm ,gr ip on wet roa dswill be
se rious lyim paired anda tyre may
we aruneven ly. Turn thefron t
wh eels to full lock ifne cessary to
en able yo uto check theinne r edge
of the front tyre smore easily.You
must also alwa yscheck theinsi de
of the tyre tre adon the rea rwhe els.
! Run in new tyres atmod erates peeds
for thefirs t100 km.
! Check the tyre pressure regularly and
adjust itas nece ssary.
! Fit new tyres on the front wh eelsfirst if
tyres of the same size are requi redon
the front andrear wheel s.
! Rep lace the tyr esafter six ye arsat the
latest ,reg ardles so fw ear.This also ap-
plies to the spare wheel*.
! Adju stthe ty re pre ssurewh en theve hi-
cle islade n–see thetyre pre ssure ta-
ble inthef uelfi ller flap. Ty
resand wheels Points to
reme mber G
Risk ofaccide nt On
lyuse wheel s ofthedimen sions st ated in
th eveh icle re gist rati ondocumen ts.The re is
a ri skofdama geto the wheel brak es or sus-
pe nsion comp onents if yo uhave other tyres
fitted and the cleara nce of the wheels is no
longer guarant ee d. 216_
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