2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE wheel size

381
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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387
Operation
Ty res andwh eels
Th ewh eels canbe inte rcha ng ed every
5, 000 to10
,00 0k mdepending on the de-
gree of tyre wea r,provided th attheveh icle
wh eelsareof thesa me size .Do not re-
verse the direction of tyre rotation.
Th e wea rpatter ns on the front andr ear
wh eels dif fer de pendi ngon th eoperating
condi tion s.Interchange the wh eelsbefore
too de finite awe arpattern ha sfo rm ed
on the tyr es.The front tyres typ ical ly wear
more on the oute rsh ou lder and th ere ar
tyres in the centr e.
Clea nthe contac t surfaces ofthew heel
an d the brake dis cthoroughly every time
aw heelisinter chan ged . Check the tyre
pr essure and reactivate th etyr epressure
monitor *if nece ssary. !
Elec tronic comp onent swill be locat edinthe
wheel if your ve hicle is fitt ed wit haty re pressure
monit or*.
Tyre fitt ing tools should notbe applied in the
ar ea of the va lve, as thisco uld dam agethe elec-
tr onic comp onent s.
Al ways have thety res replaced at a qualified
spe cialist workshop, e. g.a Mercede s-Be nz
Ser vice Centre. Int
erch angi ngthe wheels G
Risk of accide nt Only
interc hang eth efront andrear wheels if
th ey areof the same size .Th eha nd ling char-
ac teri stics of the vehic lema yotherwis ebe
af fe cted andy ou could endange ryo urse lfor
others. G
Risk ofaccide nt Ha
ve the tighten ing torq ueofthew heel
bo lts ch ecked afterevery wheel chang eat a
quali fied spe cial ist work shopwhich has the
necessa ryspe cialist know ledge and tools to
ca rry outth ew orkrequire d.Me rcede s-Be nz
re co mme ndsthat youuseaMerce de s-Be nz
Se rvic eCe ntre for this purpose .In particu-
lar, wor krele vant tosafety or on safety-re-
late d sys tems must be ca rried out at a
qu alified specialist workshop. G
Risk of acc ident The wheels cou
ldwork loose if the wheel
bo ltsa re not tightene dto a tightening
to rq ue of150 Nm.
Fo r saf etyre asons, Merced es-Ben z recom-
me ndsth at you on lyus ewheel bolts ofthe
co rrec tsize, andwhic h hav ebe en ap proved
for Merced es-Ben zveh icle s. 216_R
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488 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
6 Affix the second partof the sticker near
the valve on the whe elwith th ede fec-
ti ve tyre.
6 Driveto the ne ares t wo rkshop and
ha ve the tyr echa nged the re.
6 Have the TI REFITkitr eplac edas so on
as possib le at aqualified spe cial ist
work shop, e. g.aMe rced es-B enz Serv-
ice Cent re.
i Haveth e TIRE FITkitreplaced every four
years at a qual ified specialis two rkshop, e.g. a
Me rced es-Benz Service Centre. Prepa
ring the vehic le
6 Prepare the vehicle asdescribed
(= page 483).
6 Lift up the boot cov er.
6 Rem ove the jack and the vehicle tool
kit and "Minispare" emergency spare
wh eel* orthesp arewh eel*
( = page 401). G
Risk of acc ident Do
not exceed the maximum spee d of
80 km /h.
Th e"max. 80 km /h"st icker must be affixed
with inthe driver’ sfield of vision .
Th ev ehicle ’s ha nd ling cha racter isti csma y
be affe cted. H
Environ mental no te Di
spose of the used TIREFI Tkitprofes sional-
ly ,e.g. at aMe rced es-Benz Service Cen tre. Cha
nging awh eel and fitting the
sp are whe el* G
Risk of accident The wheel
dime nsion san dtyre size of the
sp are wheel* or "Min ispa re" emergen cy
sp are wheel* ma ydiffer fr omthos eof
stan dard wheels.
Th e" Minisp are" emergen cy sparewh eel*
mu ston lybe used asa te mpo rary measure.
Do not excee dthe maxim umspeed of
80 km /h.
Have the"Min ispa re" emergen cyspare
wheel* replac ed with ane wwhee lasso on
as possible at aqualifie dsp ecialist wor k-
shop whichha s th ene cessary spe cial ist
kn ow ledg ean dtools to carry out the work
re qu ired .Me rced es-Benz reco mm ends that
yo uu seaMe rced es-Ben zS ervice Cen tre for
this purpos e. In particul ar,work relevant to
sa fety or on sa fety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be
ca rrie d out ataq ualified sp ec iali stwo rk-
shop.
Never drive the vehi clew ith mo rethan one
st ee lem erge ncy spare wheel fi tted. G
Risk of inju ry The
jack isde signe donly toraise the vehi cle
fo ra short while whe nawheel is chang ed.
If you intendto work underthev ehic le,
pla ce the vehi cleo nstands.
Prepa retheve hicle asdescr ibed
( = page 483).
Make su rethat thejac kis placed onafirm
an dlevel surface. Prov ideas table an dnon-
slip plat form for th ejac kwhen work ing on
an uneve nsurfa ce. 216_
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492 Practical advice
Fl
at tyre
6 Turn the jack back to the ou t-of-us epo-
si tion.
6 Stow th ewhe elwre nch, centrin g pin
an d jack in the ve hicle tool kit in the
boot.
The MOExtend ed run-flat syste mmayonly
be used incomb inat ion with th etyr epres-
sure loss warning syste m.
! The max imum distance yo umay driv ein ru n-
flat mode depends onthelo ad in theve hicle. Itis
approxi mately 50 km if theve hicle is partially
laden and approximat ely 30 km iffully laden.
The max imum distanc et obe driven in run-f lat
mo de begins from themo me ntthety re pressure
loss warning appears in themu lti-f un ction dis-
play.
Yo um ustno tex ce ed a max imum spee d of
80 km /h. i
By using TIRE FIT before startin gthe run-flat
mo de, the ma ximu mdistan cecanbe in creased
co nsiderably .If TIRE FITca nn ot sealthety re due
to the ty pe of damage, you may still continue
dri ving up to the maximum possible distanc ein
run-flat mode.
iIf you chang eone or all of the tyres, ma ke
sure that you only use tyres lab elled "MOE xtend-
ed" in the size specified for the veh icle. G
Risk of acc ident Ha
vethe ti ghtening torq uechecke dimmed i-
at elyafter a wheel isch anged. Thewheels
co uld work lo oseifthey are nottightened to
a to rque of150 Nm . MO
Exte nded run-flat syst em* G
Risk of accident The han
dlingcharact eristics of your vehicle
de teriorate in run-flat mo de, for exam ple:
! when cornering
! when brakin g
! when acce lerati ngrapidly
You mus tthere fore adap tyou rdrivi ngstyle
ac cordi nglyan dav oid su dden chan ges indi-
re ction oracceleration, aswell asdriving
ov er obsta cles (ker bs, pot holes , of f-ro ad).
This is particu larlythe cas ewhen the vehicle
is heav ily la de n.
Th edist ance that canb edr iven in ru n-flat
mode depe ndsto alarg e ext enton the lo ads
exe rted on the vehi cle. Itca n therefore be
much less duet os peed,lo ad ,d rivi ng ma-
noeu vres ,ro ad surface condition, ou tside
tempe rature,et c. or also grea terif you drive
care fully. Run-
flat mode must be ended if:
! youhear bang ingn oises
! the vehi cles tart sto sh ake
! smok e iscreated and ther ei sa sm ellof
ru bber
! ESP®
is interve ningconstantly
! there aretear sin the side walls ofthe
ty re
After driving in run-flat mo de,you mu sthave
th ewh eel checked for damage ataqu alifie d
spe cial ist workshop whichha s th ene ces-
sary spe cial ist know ledge and tools to car ry
out the workrequire d. Thefault ytyremu st
alwa ysbe repla ced.
Me rced es-Benz re comm ends th atyou use a
Me rced es-Benz Service Cen tre fo rthisp ur-
po se.In pa rticular, work relevant to saf ety
or on safety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be car-
ried outat aq ualifi ed spec iali stwo rksh op. 216_R
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