574 IndexTires 365, 536
Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (Advanced TPMS)*,
(Canada only) 381
Air pressure 394
Care and maintenance 366
Chains 400
Cleaning 367
Collapsible tire
(ML 63 AMG only) 474
Collapsible tire, Spare wheel 538
Combination low tire pressure/TPMS
malfunction telltale, USA only 27
Direction of rotation, Spinning 368
Driving instructions 329
Hydroplaning 330
Important guidelines 365
Important notes, Tire inflation
pressure 375
Inflation pressure 355, 374, 375
Information placard 369
Inspection 366
Load rating 385, 386, 396
Loading Information 369Loading terminology 394
Loading the vehicle 368
Low tire pressure telltale 424
Low tire pressure telltale, Canada
only 27
Maximum load 397
Messages in the
multifunction display 424
Minispare wheel (except ML 63
AMG) 473
Ply composition and material
used 397
Problems under-/overinflation 384
Retreads 365
Rims and tires 536
Rotating 368
Run Flat Indicator (Canada only) 377
Service life 366
Sizes 385
Snow chains 400
Spare wheel 498
Spare wheel, Collapsible tire 538
Speed rating 331, 387, 397
Storing 367Temperature 375, 393
Terminology 394
TIN 389, 396
Tire Identification Number see TIN
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS), (USA only) 379
TPMS malfunction telltale 424
Traction 330, 393, 397
Tread 397
Tread depth 367, 399
Treadwear indicators 397
Vehicle maximum load on 397
Wear pattern 398
Winter tires 399
Tongue Weight Rating see TWR
Tools 469
Top tether
Children in the vehicle 92
Towing
Trailer 192, 342, 345
Towing eye bolt 520
575 Index
Towing the vehicle 520, 521
Tow-starting 515, 518
Traction 393, 397
4-ETS, Driving safety systems 96,
102
Trailer
Attaching 344
Checking weights 344
Electrical connections 343
Hitch* 342
Loading 343
Towing 342, 345
Weights and ratings 343
Transfer case 199
Transmission position indicator 147
Transmission see Automatic transmission
Traveling abroad 348
Tread 397
Tread depth 367, 399
Treadwear indicators 397
Trip computer 180Trip odometer, resetting 146
Turn signal lamps
Cleaning lenses 408
Messages in the
multifunction display 463
Replacing bulbs 483
Turn signals 60
Additional in mirrors 483
Bulbs 483, 491
Cleaning lenses 408
Indicator lamps 27
Turning off the engine 67
TWR (Tongue Weight Rating) 397
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards 397
Units, Settings
Speedometer 168
Temperature 168
Unlocking the vehicle see Key
Uphill driving
Cruise control 247
Upholstery
Cleaning and care of 412
Useful features 294V
Vacuum line routing diagram label 531
Vehicle
Battery 507
Break-in period 324
Care 404
Control system, Settings menu 164
Dimensions 541
Locking/unlocking 38, 65, 108
Locking/unlocking in an
emergency 475
Modifications and alterations,
Operating safety 17
Proper use of 17
Towing 518
Washing 404
Weights 542
Vehicle and trailer weights and
ratings 343
Vehicle care 404
