2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

Onl yu se tires, wheels or accessories te st ed
and appr ove dbyM ercedes-Benz.
u NO TE Risk to driving saf et yf ro mr et re a‐
de dt ires
Re treade dt ires ar en ei th er te st ed nor re com‐
mended by Mercedes-Benz, since pr ev ious
damag ec anno ta lw ay sbed et ected on
re treade dt ires.
Fo rt his re ason drivin gs af et yc anno tbeg uar ‐
anteed.

Obser ve th ef ollowing when selecting, ins ta lling
and re placing tires:R
Onl yu se tires and wheels of th es ame type
(summer tires, winter tires, MOEx te nded
tires) and th es ame make.R
Onl yi ns tal lw heels of th es ame size on one
axle (lef ta nd ri ght).
It is onl yp ermissible to ins ta ll ad if fe re nt
whee ls iz eint he eve nt of af lat tir eino rd er
to driv etot he specialis tw or ks hop.R
Onl yi ns ta ll tires of th ec or re ct size ont ot he
wheels. R
Ve hicles with at ir ep re ssur em onitoring
sy st em: all moun te dw heels mus tbee qu ip‐
ped wit hf unctioning sensor sf or th et ire
pressur em onitoring sy st em.R
At te mp eratures belo w45° F(7° C), use win‐
te rt ires or all-seaso nt ires mar ke dM +S fo r
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing th e M snowflak es ym‐
bol in addition to th eM +S marking pr ov ide
th eb es tp ossible grip in wintr yr oad condi‐
tions. R
Fo rM +S tires, only use tires wit ht he same
tread. R
Obser ve th em aximum permissible speed fo r
th eM +S tires ins ta lled.
If th is is belo wt he ve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbei ndicated in an appropriat el abel
in th ed ri ve r's fi eld of vision.R
Ru ninn ew tires at moderat es peed sf or th e
fi rs t60m iles (1 0 0k m).R
Re place th et ires af te rs ix ye ar satt he latest,
re ga rd less of we ar.R
When re placing with tires that do no tf ea‐
tu re ru n-flat ch arac t
eristics: ve hicles with
MOExtended tires ar en ot equipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at th ef actor y. Equi pt he ve hicle
wit haT IREFIT kit af te rr eplacing wit ht ires
th at do no tf eatur er un- fl at ch aracteristics,
e.g .w inter tires.
Fo rm or ei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tw or ks hop.
Be sur etoa lso obse rv et he fo llowing fur th er
re lated subjects: R
No te sont ir ep re ssur e( →
pag e3 56) R
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacard
( →
pag e3 61 ) R
Ti re size designation, load-bea ri ng capacity,
speed ra ting and load ind ex ( →
pag e3 69)R
Ti re pressur et able ( →
pag e3 57 )
Note sonr ot ating wheels
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry th ro ugh dif fe r‐
ent whee ls izes
Inter ch anging th ef ro nt and re ar wheels if th e
wheels or tires ha ve dif fe re nt dimensions
ma ys eve re ly impair th ed ri ving ch aracteris‐
tics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent sm ay also be damaged.

The we ar pat te rn sont he front and re ar wheels
dif fe r: R
Fr ont wheels we ar mor eont he shoulder of
th et ireR
Re ar wheels we ar mor eint he center of th e
tire
On ve hicles th at ha ve th es ame size front and
re ar wheels ,r ot at et he wheels according to th e
inter va ls in th et ir em anufacturer's wa rr anty
book in yo ur ve hicle documents. If th is is not
av ailable, ro ta te th et ires ev ery
3,000 to 6,000 mile s( 5,000 to 10 ,000 km),
dependin gont he we ar .E ns ur et hat th ed irection
of ro ta tio ni sm ai ntained.
It is impe ra tiv etoo bser ve th ei nstruction sa nd
saf et yn ot es on "Wheel ch ange" when doin gs o.
Note sons to ri ng wheelsR
Af te rr emoving wheels, st or et hem in ac ool,
dr ya nd preferably dar kp lace.R
Pr ot ect th et ires from con ta ct wi th oil, grease
or fuel. Overvie woft he tire-chang et ool kit
Apar tf ro mc er ta in countr y- specific va ri ations,
th ev ehicles ar en ot equipped wit hat ire-change
to ol kit. Fo rm or ei nformation on whi ch tire-
ch anging to ol kit ar er equired and appr ove df or
per fo rm ing aw heel ch ang eony our ve hicle, con‐
sult aq ualified specialis tw or ks hop.
Re qu ired tire-chang et ool kit ma yi nclude, fo r
ex ample: R
Jack R
Whee lc hock R
Wheel wrench R
Centering pin
The tire-chang et ool kit is located under th e
trunk fl oor. 1
Jack 2
Glo ve s
3
Wheel wrench
4
Centering pin
5
Fo lding wheel ch ock
6
Ra tche tf or jack Wheels and tires 37 7

Setting up th ef olding wheel ch ock
Prepa ri ng th ev ehicle fo raw heel ch ange
Re qu irementsR
The requ ired tire-chang et ool kit is av ailable.
If yo ur ve hicle is no te qu ipped wit ht he tire-
ch ang et ool kit, consult aq ualified spec ialis t
wo rk shop to fi nd ou ta bout suitable to ols. R
The ve hicle is no tonas lope.R
The ve hicle is on solid, non-slipper ya nd le ve l
ground .

Aluminum hu bc ap

q
WA RNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut th re ads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt th re ads can caus et he wheel bolts/
wheel nuts to come loose.
As ar esult, yo uc ou ld lose aw heel while dr iv‐
ing.