X
Attach hook= tothe cargo
comp artment' sup pers eal ?.
X To close: detach hook=from thecargo
compart ment'supper seal?.
X Fasten hook=tothe brack eton the
underside ofthe trun kfloor.
X Fold thetrunk floor down.
X Press thetrunk floor down ;untilit
eng ages. Roof
carrier
Imp ortant safety notes G
WARN
ING Only
usecarriers when thebasic carrierbars
have been complete lymoun ted.Theleftand
right roofrails areonly stabilized bymean sof
the basic carrierbars moun ted.
Follow themanuf acturer' sinsta llati on
ins truc tions. Othe rwise, animp roperly
atta chedcar riero rits load cou ldbe come
de tach edfromt hevehicle.
Do not exceed themaximum roofload of
220 lb(100 kg).
Take intoconsideration thatwhen theroof is
loaded, thehandling characterist icsare
different fromthose whenoperating the
vehicle without theroof loaded.
! Mercedes-Ben zrecomm endsthatyou
only useroof carriers thathave been tested
and approved forMercedes- Benzvehicles. This
helps topreven tdamage tothe
veh icle.
Posi tionthe load onthe roof carrier insuch
a way that thevehicle willnotsustain
damage evenwhen itis in motion.
Depending onthe vehicle equipment,
ensure thatwhen theroof carrier is
installed youcan:
R raise thesliding sunroof fully
R open thepanorama roofwith power tilt/
sliding panelfully
R open thetailgate fully
Attaching theroof carrier X
Secure theroof carrier toroof rails :.
X Observe themanufacturer's installation
instruct ions. Features
Cup
holders
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING In
order tohelp prevent spillingliquidson
vehicle occupants and/orvehicleequipment,
only usecont ainers thatfitinto thecup
holder. Uselidsonopen containers anddo
not fillcont ainers toah eight where the
con tents,especially hotliquids, couldspill
during braking ,vehicle maneuvers, orinan
acciden t.Liquids spilledonvehicle occupant s
may cause serious personal injury.Liquids Featur
es
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Maximum
loadrating
The maximu mload rating inkilograms or
pounds isthe maximum weightforwhich a
tire isapproved. Maximu
mperm issible tirepressur e
Maximum permissible tirepressure forone
tire. Maximu
mload onone tire
Maximum loadonone tire. This iscalculated
by dividing themaximum axleload ofone axle
by two. PSI
(pounds persquar einch)
As tand arduni tofm easure fortire pressure. Aspect
ratio
Relationship betweentireheight andtire
width inpercen t. Tir
epr essure
This ispressure insidethetire applying an
outward forceto each square inchofthe tire's
surface. Thetirepressure isspecified in
pounds persquare inch(psi), inkilopascal
(kPa) orinbar. Thetirepressure shouldonly
be corr ectedwhen thetires arecold. Tir
epr essure ofcold tires
The tires arecold:
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen parked without
direct sunlight onthe tires foratleast three
hours and
R ifthe vehicle hasnotbeen driven morethan
1 mile (1.6km). Tr
ead
The part ofthe tire that comes intocon tact
with theroad. Bead
The tirebead ensures thatthetire sits
securely onthe wheel. Thereareseveral steel
wires inthe bead topreven tthe tire from
comin gloose fromthewheel rim. Sidewall
The part ofthe tire between thetread andthe
bead. Weight
ofoptional extras
The combin edweight ofthose option alext ras
that weigh morethanthereplaced standard
part andmore than2.3kilograms (5lbs).
These optionalext ras, such ashigh-
perform ancebrakes, levelcontrol, aroof rack
or ahigh-perf ormancebatter y,are not
included inthe curb weight andaccesso ry
weight. TIN
(Tire Identificat ionNum ber)
This isaunique identifierwhich canbeused
by atire manufact urertoident ifytires, for
example foraproduct recall,andthus ident ify
the purchasers. TheTINismade upofthe
manufact urer'sidentitycode, tiresize, tire
type code andthemanufact uringdate. Load
bearing index
The load bearing index(alsoloadindex) isa
code thatcontains themaximum loadbearing
capacity ofatire. Definition
ofter ms fortires and loading
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