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
375Wheels and tires Z
as
ares ult ofagin g,soot andfuel depos its.It
is the refore stron gly recomm endedthat you
carr yout regular oilchan gesusing an
approv edeng ineoilwith theappropr iateSAE
class ification . Refr
igera ntoftheair -cond itioning
syst em
The air-c ondit ioningsyst emisfilled with
R134 aref riger antand aspec ialPAG
lubrican t.
! Neve ruse refriger antR12 (CFC) or
min eral lubrican ts.O the rwise, youcou ld
da ma gethe air-co nditioning syste m. Brake
fluid G
WA
RNI NG Ove
raperiod oftime, thebrake fluidabsorbs
moist urefrom theair;this lowers itsboiling
point .
If the boiling pointofthe brake fluidistoo low,
vapor pocketsmay form inthe brake system
when thebrakes areapplied hard(e.g.when
driving downhill). Thiswould impair braking
effic iency.
You should havethebrake fluidrenewed at
regular intervals. Thebrake fluidchang e
int ervals canbefound inthe Serv iceBook let.
Only usebrake fluidapproved byMercedes -
Ben z.Inf ormat ionabout approved brake
fluids canbeobtained fromanyauthoriz edMercedes
-Benz Center oron the Internet at
htt p:// bevo.m ercedes- benz.com . Coolant
Impor tantsafet ynotes The
coolant isamixt ureofwater and
antif reeze/ corrosion inhibito r.Itperfor ms
the following tasks:
R corr osion protection
R antif reeze protection
R raising theboiling point
The engin ecooling systemisfilled atthe
fact orywith coolant thatcontains an
antif reeze/ corrosion inhibito rthat ensures
protect iondown toapproximately -35‡
(-37 †).
! Only addcoolant thathasbeen premixed
with thedesired antifreez eprotect ion.
Otherwise, theengine couldbedamaged.
Further information oncoolants andon
filling canbefound inthe Mercedes-Ben z
Specifications forService Products, MB
Approval 310.1,e.g. onthe Internet at
http: //bevo.m ercedes-benz .com.You can
also consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enz
Center.
! Always useasuitable coolantmixture,
even incount rieswhere hightemperat ures
prevail.
Otherwise, theengine cooling systemisnot
sufficient lyprotec tedfrom corrosion and
overheating.
If the coolant hasantifr eezeprotec tiondown
to -35 ‡(-37 †),theboiling pointofthe
coolant underoperating conditionsis
approximately 266‡(130 †).
Your vehicle hasarange ofaluminum
compon ents.Aluminum componentsinthe
engine makeitnecessary touse antifr eeze/
corrosion inhibitorcoolantthathasbeen
specifically formulatedtoprotec tthe
alumi numparts. Usingotherantifreez e/ Service
products andcapacities
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