2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN LIM

Vehicles with tir epressur emonitoring sys‐
te m: MOExtended tires ma yonly be used in con‐
junctio nwithana ctivated tir epressur emonitor‐
ing sy stem.
If ap ressur eloss warning messag eappear sin
th em ultifunction display:
RChec kthe tir efor damage.
RIf driving on, obser vethef ollowing no tes
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ndriving
in li mp-hom emode
Whe ndriving in li mp-hom emode, theh an‐
dling characteristic sareimpaired. e. g. when
cornering ,when acceleratin gstron glya nd
when braking.
#Do no texceed them aximum permissi‐
ble speed.
#Av oid an yabrup tsteering and driving
maneuver saswell as driving over
obs tacle s(curbs, po tholes, cross-coun‐
try) .Thisa pplies ,inparticular ,toal oa‐
ded vehicle.
#Stop driving in limp-home mode if you
notice:
Rbanging noise
Rve hicle vibration
Rsmok ewhichs mells lik erubber
Rcontinuous ESP®inter vention
Rcrac ksin tir eside walls
#Afterd riving in limp-home mode, ha ve
th er ims checkedbyaq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop wit hregar dtot heir fur ther
use.
#The defectiv etirem ustber eplaced in
eve rycase.
Driving distance possible in li mp-home mode
af te rt he pressur elossw arning
Loa dcondition Driving distance pos‐
sible in limp-homemode
Pa rtiall yladen 50 miles (80 km)
Fu llyl aden 19mile s(30 km)
RThe driving dis tance possibl einlimp-home
mod emayvary dependin gonthe driving
st yle.
RMaximum permissible speed 50 mph
(80 km/h).
If at ireh as gone flat and canno tbereplaced
wit hanM OExtende dtire, astandar dtirem aybe
used as atemporar ymeasure.
Using theT IREFIT kit
Have thef ollowing readil yavailable:
RTire sealant filler bottle
REnclosed TIREFIT sticke r
RTire inflation compressor
Yo uc an use TIREFI Ttires ealanttos eal punctu‐
re sofupto0 .16in(4m m), particularly those in
th et irec onta ct surf ace.Youc an use TIREFI Tin
outside temp eratures down to-4 °F (-20 °C).
Breakdown assist ance295

#Connect positiveterminal 2onyour vehicle
to thep ositiv epole of thed onor battery
using thej umper cable/charging cable.
Alw aysb egin wit hpositiv eclamp 2onyour
ow nv ehicle firs t.
#Du ring thes tarting assistance proce ‐
du re:st ar tt he engine of thed onor vehicle
and runati dles peed.
#Connect then egativ epole of thed onor vehi‐
cle and ground point 3ofyour ow nv ehicle
by usingt he jumper cable/charging cable.
Begin wit hthe donor batter yfirst .
#Du ring starting assist ance:star tt he
engine of your ow nv ehicle.
#During thec hargingp roce ss: star tt he
ch argingp rocess.
#During starting assist ance:lett he engines
ru nf or se veralm inutes.
#During starting assist ance:beforediscon‐
necting thej umper cables, switc honanelec‐
trical consumer on your ow nv ehicle, e.g. the
re ar wind owheater or thel ighting. When
thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging process
is compl ete:
#Fir st,r emo vethej umper cables/charging
cables from ground point 3and then ega‐
tiv ep ole of thed onor batter y,then from pos‐
itiv eterminal 2and thep ositiv epole of the
donor batter y.Begi neacht imew itht he con‐
ta cts on your ow nv ehicle firs t.
#Af terr emoving thej umper cables/charging
cables, close co ver1 of positiv eterminal
2.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information on starting
assis tance at an yqualified specialis tworks hop.
To ws tarting or towing away
Towing away thev ehicle
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends transportin gyour
ve hicle in thec ase of abreakdown, rath er than
to wing it away. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly
#Obser vethei nstruction sand no teso n
to wing away.
Pe rm itted towing me thods
RVe hicles wit htransmission damag emustb e
transpor ted(→pag e306).
RVehicles with automatic transmission:
onl yw ithb otha xlesont he ground.
R4MATIC vehicles: only wit hbotha xleso n
th eg round.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetol imi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
Rthei gnition is switched off.
Rtheb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
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Noise or unusual handling characteristics
Whil edriving ,pay attention tovibrations, noises
and unusual handling characteristics, e.g .pulling
to one side. This ma yindicat ethat thew heels or
tires ar edamaged. If yous uspect that at irei s
defective, reduce your speedi mmediatel y.Stop
th ev ehicle as soon as possible tocheckt he
wheels and tires ford ama ge.H idden tir edam‐
ag ec ould also be causing theu nusual handling
ch aracteristics. If youf ind no sign sofdamage,
ha ve thet ires and wheels checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
Re gular checking of wheels and tires
&
WARNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged tires
Dama gedt ires can cause tir epressur eloss.
As aresult, youc ouldlose cont rolofy our
ve hicle.
#Chec kthe tires regularly fors igns of
dama geand replace an ydamaged tires
immediatel y.
&
WARNING Risk of aquaplaning duet o
insuf ficient tir etread
Insuff icienttiret read will result in reduced
tir eg rip. The tir etread is no longer able to
dissipat ewater.
This meanst hat in heavyrain or slush the
ri sk of hydroplaning is increased, in particu‐
lar if vehicle speed is no tadap tedtos uitthe
conditions.
If th et irep ressur eist oo high or tool ow ,
tires ma yexhibit dif fere nt le vels of wear at
dif fere nt locations on thet irec onta ct sur‐
fa ce.
#Thus, yous hould regularly checkt he
tread dep thand thec ondition of thet ire
conta ct surf ace across thee ntir ew idth
of all tires.
Minimum tread dep thfor:
RSummer tires: âin (3 mm)
RM+S tires: ãin (4 mm)
#Fors afet yr easons, replace thet ires
befor ethe legally prescribed limit for
th em inimum tread dep thisreached.
Car ryout thef ollowing checks on all wheels reg‐
ularly ,atleastonce amonthorasr equired, e. g.
prior toalongj ourney or drivin goff-roa d:
RChec kthe tir epressur e(→page312).
RVisual checkofw heels and tires ford ama ge.
RChec kthe valvec aps.
The valves mus tbeprotected agains tmois‐
tur ea nd dir tbythevalvec aps appr oved
especiall yfor your vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
RVisual checkoft he tread dep thand thet ire
conta ct surf ace across thee ntir ew idth.
The minimum tread dep thfors ummer tires is
â in (3 mm) and forw inter tires ãin
(4 mm).
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Even ifyouh avec alculated thet otal load care‐
full y,yo us hould still mak esuret hat them axi‐
mum permissible gross mass and them aximum
permissible axle load of your vehicle ar enot
exc eeded. De tails can be found on thev ehicle
identification plate.
#Ha ve your loaded vehicle –including driver,
occupants and load –weighed on avehicle
we ighbridge.
The measured values ma ynotexc eed the
maximu mpermissible values stated on the
ve hicle identification plate. Fu
rther related subjects:
RCalculation example ford eterminingt he max‐
imum load (→pag e321)
RTire and Loading Info rmatio nplacard
(→pag e319)
RTire pressur etable (→pag e314)
RVehicle identification plat e(→page342)
Calculation example ford eter mi ning the
ma ximum load
The following table sho wsexamples of ho wto
calculat etotal and load capacities wit hvarying seatin
gconfigurations and dif fere nt numbe rs
and sizes of occupants. The following examples
use amaximum load of 1500 lbs (680 kg).This
is fori llustratio npurposes on ly.Mak esure
yo ua reusingt he actual load limit fory our vehi‐
cle stated on your vehicle's Tire and Loading
Info rmatio nplacar d(
→page319).
Th eh igher thew eight of all theo ccupants, the
smaller them aximum load forl ug gage .
Ste p1
Example 1E xamp le 2
Combine dmaximum weight of occupant sand
cargo (dat afromt heTire and Loading Info rma‐
tio np lacard) 15
00 lbs (680 kg)1 500 lbs (680kg)
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and one-half times aswell on theg ove rnment
course as atireg rade d1 00.
The relativ eperform anc eoft ires depends upon
th ea ctual conditions of their use, ho wever,and
ma ydepar tsignificantl yfromt he nor mdueto
va riations in drivin ghabits, servic epractice sand
dif fere nces in road characteristic sand climate
conditions.
Tr actio ngrade
&
DANG ER Risk of accidentd uetoinade‐
qu atet raction
The traction grade assigned tothis tir eis
based on stra ight-ahead brakin gtraction
te sts, and does no tinclude either accelera‐
tion, cornering, hydroplaning or peak traction
ch aracteristics.
#Alw aysa dap tyour driving stylea nd
driv eatas peedtosuit thep reva iling
traf fica nd weather conditions.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nfrom
wheelspin
#Av oid wheelspin.
The traction grades –fromh ighes ttolowest –
ar eA A, A, Band C. Those grades represent the
tire' sabili tyto stop on wetpave ment as meas‐
ured under controlle dconditions on specified
go vernment test sur faces mad eofasphalt and
concr ete.
Te mp eratur egrade
&
WARNING Risk of accident from tire
ove rheating and tir efailure
The temp eratur egrade fort his tir eisestab‐
lishedf oratiret hat is properly inflated and
no to verloaded. Excessiv espeed, underinfla‐
tion, or excessiv eloading, either separately
or in combination, can cause excessiv eheat
build-up and possible tir efailure.
#Obser vether ecommende dtirep res‐
sure sand regularly checkt he tir epres‐
sur eofa ll tires including thes pare
wheel.
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur easn ecessar y.
Thetemp eratur egrades ar eA(theh ighest), B
and C. The yrepresent thet ire's resis tance tothe
ge neration of hea tand its ability todissipate
heat when tested under controlled conditions on
as pecified indoor laborator ytestw heel. Sus‐
ta ined high temp eratures can cause them aterial
of thet iretod egenerat eand reduce tir elife. Fur‐
th ermore, excessiv etemperatures can lead to
sudden tir efailure. Grade Ccorresponds toa
le ve lofp erform anc ewhicha ll passenger car
tires mus tmeetu nde rthe requ irements of the
US Department of Transpor tation.
DO T,Tire Identification Numbe r(TIN)
US tir eregulations stipulat ethat everytirem an‐
ufactu rerorr etre ader must imprint aTIN in or
on thes ide wall of eac htirep roduced.
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%The dat ashown in thei mag eise xamp le
data.
The TIN is aunique identification number to
identify tires and comprises thef ollowing:
RDO T(Department of Transport ation):tire
symbol mar ks: indicatin gthat thet ire
complies wit hthe requ irements of theU S
Departmen tofTranspor tation.
RManufacturer identi fication code: manu‐
fa cturer identification code ;contains
de tails of thet irem anufacturer .New tires
ha ve ac odew itht wo symbols. Retreade dtire
ha ve ac odew ithf our symbols .Further infor‐
mation on retreade dtires (
→page 331).
RTire size: identifier =describes thet ire
size.
RTi re type code: tiret ypec ode ?can be
used bythem anufacturer as acode to
describe specific characteristic softhe tire.
RManufacturing date: manufacturing dateA
pr ov ides informatio nabout thea geofat ire.
The 1s tand 2nd position srepresent thec al‐
endar week and the3 rdand 4t hpositions
st at et he year of manufactur e(e.g. "3208"
re present sthe 32nd week of 2008).
Information on them aximum tir eload
%
The dat ashown in thei mag eise xamp le
data.
Maximum tir eload 1isthem aximum permissi‐
ble weight forw hich thet ireisa pprove d.
Do no toverload thet ires by ex ceeding thes peci‐
fi ed load limit. The maximum permissible load
can be found on thev ehicle's Tire and Loading
Info rmatio nplacar dont he B-pillar on thed riv‐
er's side (
→pag e319).
Speci fications form aximum tir epress ure
%
The da tashown in thei mag eise xamp le
data.
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Nevere xceed maximum tir epressure 1speci‐
fi ed fort he tire.
Information on tir echaracteristics
%
The dat ashown in thei mag eise xamp le
data.
This information descri besthet ype of tir ecord
and then umber of la yers in side wall1 and
under tir etread 2.
Tire size designation, load-bearing capacity,
speed ratin ga nd load index
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
exc eeding thes tatedt irel oad rating or
th ea ppr ove dspeed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or
th ep ermissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
damage andtothet ires bur sting.
#Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model.
#Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle.
1Preceding letter
2Nominal tir ewidthinm illimeters
3Aspect ratio in %
4Tire code
5Rimd iame ter
6Load-bearing index
7Speed rating
8Loa dind ex
% The dat ashown in thei mag eise xamp le
data.
Info rmatio nabout readingt he tiredatac an be
obtained from an yqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Preceding letter1:RWithout :passenger vehicle tires according to
Europea nmanufactu ring standards.
R"P": passenger vehicle tires according toUS
manufacturing standards.
R"LT": light truc ktires accordingtoUSm anu‐
fa cturing standards.
R"T": compact emer gency spa rewheels with
high tir epressur ethat ar eonly designe dfor
te mp orar yuse in an emer gency.
Aspec tratio 3
:
Ra tio betwee ntireh eight and tir ewidth in per‐
cent (ti reheight divided bytirew idth ).
Tir ec ode4
(ti re type):R"R"r adial tire
R"D": bias ply tire
R"B": bias belted tires
R"ZR": radial tir ewitham aximum speed abo ve
14 9m ph (240 km/h) (optional) Rim diame
ter5
:
The diam eter of theb ead seat (no tthe diame ter
of ther im flange). The rimd iame teriss pecified
in inches (in).
Load-bearing index 6
Numerical codethat specifies them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire( e.g. "91" cor re‐
sponds to1356 lbs (6 15kg)).
The load-bearing capacity of thet irem ustbea t
leas thalf thep ermissible axle load of your vehi‐
cle. Do no toverload thet ires byexc eeding the
specified load limit.
See also:
RMaximum permissible load on theT irea nd
Loading Info rmatio nplacar d(→page319)
RMaximum tir eloa d(→pag e325)
RLoad index
Spee drating 7
:
Specifies thea ppr ove dm aximum speed of the
tire. %
An electroni cspeed limiterpreve nts your
ve hicle from exceeding aspeed of 130m ph
(2 10 km/h).
Make surethat your tires ha vether equired
speed rating .You can obtain information on the
re qu ired speed rating from aMercedes-Benz
servic ecenter.
Summer tires
Inde xS peedrating
Qu pto100mph(160k m/h)
Ru pto106mph(170k m/h)
Su pto112mp h(180k m/h)
Tu pto118mp h(190k m/h)
Hu pto130mph(210k m/h)
Vu pto149mph(240k m/h)
Wu pto168mph(27 0k m/h)
Yu pto186mph(300 km/h )
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