XClean thewheel and wheel hub contact sur-
faces.
XSlid ethe wheel to bemounte dontot he align-
men tbolt and push iton.
XTighte nthe wheel boltsuntilthey are finger-
tight.
XUnscrew th ealignmen tbolt.
XTighte nthe last wheel boltuntil it is finger-
tight.
Lowering th evehicle
GWAR NING
The wheelsc ouldwork looseift hewheel nuts
and boltsare no ttightened to th especifie d
tightening torque. Thereisar iskofa cciden t.
Hav ethe tightening torque immediately
checked at aqualified specialist workshop
after awheel ischanged.
XTurn th ecrank of th ejackc ounter-clock wise
unt ilth ev ehicle is once again standing firmly
on th eground.
XPlacet hejacktoo neside.
XTighte nthe wheel boltsevenly inac rosswise
pattern inthes equenc eindicated (: toA). The specifie
dtightening torque is 96lb-ft
(1 30 Nm) .
XTurn th ejackb ack to its initial position.
XStow th ejac ka nd th erestoft hevehicle tools
in thet runk again.
XMercedes-AM Gvehicles and vehicles
with AMG equipment: insert thecover into
th eo uter sill.
XCheckt hetirep ressureoft henewly mounted
wheel and adjust it if necessary.
Observ ethe recommended tir epressure
(
Ypage 319).
When you are driving withthe collapsible spare
wheel mounte d,thet irep ressurel oss warning
system or th etirep ressurem onitorcanno tfunc-
tio nr eliably. Only restartthe tirep ressurel oss
warning system or tir epressurem onitorwhen
th ed efective wheel has been replace dwitha
ne ww heel.
Vehicles with atirep ressure control sys-
tem: all installed wheelsm ust be equippedwith
functioning sensors.
Wheel-tire combination
You can ask for informatio nregardin gpermitted
wheel-tire co mbinations at an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
!For safety reasons, Mercedes-Ben zrecom-
men dsthat you only use tires and wheels
whic hhave been approvedbyM ercedes-Benz
specifically for your vehicle.
Theset ires have been specially adapted for
use witht hecontrol systems ,suchasA BSor
ESP
®,a nd are marke dasfollows:
RMO= Mercedes-Ben zOriginal
RMOE = Mercedes-Ben zOriginal Extended
(tires featurin grun-flat characteristics)
RMO1 = Mercedes-Ben zOriginal (only cer-
tain AM Gtires)
Mercedes-Ben zOriginal Extende dtires may
only be used on wheelst hath ave been spe-
cificall yapprove dbyMercedes-Benz.
Only use tires, wheelsora ccessoriestested
and approve dbyMercedes-Benz. Certain
characteristics, e.g .handling, vehicle noise
emissionsorf uel consumption,m ay other-
wise be adverselyaffected. In addition,w hen
driv ingwithal oad, tir edimension variations
could caus ethe tires to come int ocontac t
340Wheel-tirec ombination
Wheels and tires
with thebodyworka nd axle components. This
could result in damage to th etires or th evehi-
cle.
Mercedes-Ben zacceptsnol iabilityfor dam-
age resulting fromt heuse of tires, wheels or
accessories other than those tested and
approved.
Information on tires, wheels and approved
combinations can be obtained froma ny quali-
fied specialist workshop.
!Retreaded tires are neither tested nor rec-
ommended by Mercedes-Benz, since previ-
ous damage cannot always be detected on
retreaded tires. As aresult ,Mercedes-Benz
cannot guarantee vehicle safetyifr etreaded
tires are mounted .Donot mountu sed tires if
you have no information about their previous
usage.
The recommended pressures for various oper-
atin gconditions can be found:
Ron th eTire and LoadingI nformation placard
on th eB-pillar on th edriver's side
Rin th etirep ressure table in th efuel filler flap
Observe th enotes on recommended tir epres-
sures under various operatin gconditions
(
Ypage 319).
Check tir epressures regularly, and only when
th et ires are cold .Comply with th emaintenance
recommendation softhetirem anufacturer in
th ev ehicle documentw allet.
Notes on th evehicle equipment –always equip
th ev ehicle with:
Rwith tires of th esame sizeonag iven axle (left
and right)
Rth es ame type of tires at agiven tim e(summer
tires, winter tires, MOExtended tires)
Exception: it is permissible to install adiffer-
ent type or makeint heeventofaf lat tire.
Observe t
h e"MOExtended tires (tires with
run-flat characteristics" sectio n(Ypage 301).
Vehicles equipped with MOExtended tires are
not equipped with aTIREFIT kit at th efactory. It
is therefore recommended that you additionally
equip your vehicle with aTIREFIT kit if you mount
tires that do not feature run-flat properties, e.g.
winter tires. ATIREFI Tkit may be obtained from
aq ualified specialist workshop.
Wheel-tire combination341
Wheels and tires
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