Tire
type code: tiretypecod e? can be
us ed bythe manuf actu rerasacod eto
de scri bespe cificcharacteristics ofthe tire.
Date ofmanuf acture:date ofmanufacture
A provides information abouttheage ofa
tire. Thefirst andsecond positions represent
the week ofmanufacture, startingwith "01"
for the first calendar week.Positions three
and four represent theyear ofmanufacture.
For example, atire that ismarked with
"3208", wasmanufactured inweek 32in
2008. Tire
character istics i
Tire
data isvehicle-specific andmay
deviate fromthedata inthe example.
This information describesthetire cord and
the number oflay ers insidewa ll: and under
the tread ;. Defini
tionofterm sfor tires and
loading Tire
plycomposition andmaterial
used
Describes thenumber ofplies orthe number
of lay ers ofrubber-coated fabricinthe tire
tread andsidewa ll.These aremade ofsteel,
nylon, polyester andother materials. Bar
Metric unitfortire pressure. Thereare
14.5 038pounds persquare inch(psi) to
1b ar; there are100k ilopasc als(kPa) to
1 bar. DOT
(Depar tment ofTransp ortation)
DO Tmark edtires fulfill therequire mentsof
the Unit edStates Depar tment of
Tran sport ation. Nor
maloccupa ntweight
The numb erofocc upant sthe vehic leis
design edtoseat ,mult iplied by68 kilog rams
(15 0lbs). Uniform
TireQualit yGra ding
Sta ndar ds
Au nifo rmstanda rdtogra dethe quality of
tire swi th reg ards totrea dqu ality ,tire trac tion
and temp eraturecha racteri stics. Rating sar e
de term inedby tire manuf actu rersus ing U.S.
gov ernm enttesti ngpro ced ures. The rating s
ar emol dedinto theside wa llof the tire. Rec
omme ndedtire pres sure
The reco mme ndedtire pressu reappliesto
the tiresmou nted atthe factory .
The Tire and Loading Info rma tionp lacard
con tain sthe recomm endedtir epress uresfor
cold tires on afully loaded vehicleand forthe
maxim umperm issible vehiclespeed.
The tirepress uretable contain sthe
rec omm endedtir epress uresforcold tires
under various operatingcon ditio ns,i.e.
diff erin gload andspeed conditio ns. Definition
ofter ms fortires and loading
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Dir
ect ion ofrotation
Tir es wit haspe cifie ddir ection ofrotation
hav eaddit ionalben efits, e.g. ifth ere isaris k
of hydr oplaning .Y ou will only gain these
benefits ifthe correc tdirection ofrotat ionis
maintained.
An arrow onthe sidewal lof the tire indicates
its correc tdirection ofrotat ion.
You may mount aspare wheel/emergenc y
spare wheel against thedirection ofrotat ion.
Observe thetime restriction onuse aswell as
the speed limitspecified onthe spare wheel/
emergenc yspare wheel. Storing
wheels
Stor ewheels thatarenot being usedinacool,
dry and preferably darkplace. Protectthe
tires from oil,grease, gasoline anddiesel. Cleanin
gthe wheel s G
WARNING Do
not use power washers withcircular-jet
nozz les(dirt grinders) toclean yourvehicle, in
particular thetires. Youcould otherwise
damage thetires andcause anaccident. Wheel
andtirecombinations Please
bearthefollow inginmind
! For safety reasons, Mercedes-Ben z
recommen dsthat youonly useTires and
wheels whichhavebeen approved by
Mercedes-Ben zspecific allyforyour
vehicle. These
tireshave been specially adaptedfor
use with thecontrolsystems ,such asABS
or ESP®
,and aremark edasfollows:
R MO =Mercedes- BenzOriginal
R MOE =Mercedes- BenzOrigi nal Extended
(tires featuringrun-flat characteristics)
R MO1 =Mercedes- BenzOriginal (only
certain AMGtires)
Mercede s-BenzOriginalExtended tires
may onlybeuse don whee lsthat have been
speci ficallyapp roved byMercede s-Benz.
Only usetires, wheelsor accesso ries
tested andapproved byMercede s-Benz.
Certa inchara cteristics, e.g.handl ing,
vehicl enoise emissionsorfuel
consumptio n,may otherwi sebe adve rsely
affected. Inadd ition, when drivingwith a
loa d,tire dime nsion variations couldcaus e
the tires tocome intocontact withthe
body work andaxle components. Thiscould
resu ltin dama getothe tires orthe vehicl e.
Mercede s-Benzaccepts noliabil ity for
dama geresu lting from theuse oftires,
whee lsor accesso riesother thanthose
tested andapproved.
Further informati onabo uttires, wheelsand
app roved combina tionscanbeobtai ned
from anyauthorized Mercede s-Benz
Center. i
The
Tire andLoad Information placard
with therecommende dtire pressu resis
attached tothe B-pill aron the drive r'sside .
Further informati onabo utdrivi ngathigh
spee dsordrivi ngwith vehicl eloa dsthat are
lig hter than themaximu mvehicle loadcan
be found inthe tire pressure tableonthe
inside ofthe fuel filler flap.Check tire
pressures regularly,andonly when thetires
are cold. Comply withthemaint enanc e
recom mendat ionsofthe tire manufact urer
in the vehicle documen twallet .
For further inform ationon ther ecomm ended
tire inflation pressure andontire pressures
for specific drivingconditions (Ypage 353). Wheel
andtirecombinations
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