2012 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN Owners Manual

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MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN 2012  Owners Manual Make sure that your tires have the required
speed rating for your vehicle as specified in
the "Tires" section ( Y page 515), e.g. if you
buy new tires.
Further information about reading tire d

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MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN 2012  Owners Manual Tire characteristics
iTire data is vehicle-specific and may
deviate from the data in the example.
This information describes the tire cord and
the number of layers in sidewall  : and under
the tread

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MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN 2012  Owners Manual GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating)
The GAWR is the maximum permissible axle
load. The actual load on an axle must never
exceed the gross axle weight rating. The
gross axle weight rating can be found on t

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MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN 2012  Owners Manual Aspect ratio
Relationship between tire height and tire
width in percent.
Tire pressure
This is pressure inside the tire applying an
outward force to each square inch of the tire's
surface. The tir

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MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN 2012  Owners Manual Changing a wheel
Flat tire
The "Breakdown assistance" section
( Y  page  475) contains information and notes
on how to deal with a flat tire. It also provides
instructions on changing a wheel

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MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN 2012  Owners Manual Mercedes-Benz specifically for your
vehicle.
These tires have been specially adapted for
use with the control systems, such as ABS
or ESP ®
, and are marked as follows:
R MO = Mercedes-Benz Original

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MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN 2012  Owners Manual iNot all wheel and tire combinations are
available ex factory for all countries.Wheel and tire combinations517Wheels and tiresZ

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MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN 2012  Owners Manual TiresSummer tiresAlloy wheelsV1V2V3V4BA255/45 R18 99 Y
MOExtended 288.5 J x 18 H2
Wheel offset: 1.69 in (43 mm)##——FA
 
RA255/45 R18 99 Y
MOExtended 28
275/45 R18 103 Y
MOExtended 28, 298.5 J x 18