2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS load capacity

Ti re labeling
Overvie woft ir el abeling
1
Uni fo rm Ti re Quality Grading St andard
( →
pag e3 66 )
2
DO T, Ti re Identification Nu mber
( →
pag e3 67 )
3
Maximu mt ir el oa d( →
pag e3 68)
4
Maximu mt ir ep re ssu re ( →
pag e3 69) 5
Manufacturer6
Characteristics of th et ir e( →
pag e3 69)7
Ti re size designation, load-bea ri ng capacity,
speed ra ting and load ind ex ( →
pag e3 69)8
Ti re name

Preceding letter 1 :R
Wi th out :p assenger ve hicle tires according to
Europea nm an ufactu ri ng st andards.R
"P": passenger ve hicle tires according to US
manufacturing st andards.R
"LT": light truc kt ires accordin gtoUSm anu‐
fa cturing st andards.R
"T": compact emer ge ncy spa re wheels with
high tir ep re ssur et hat ar eo nly designe df or
te mp orar yu se in an emer ge ncy.
Aspec tr atio 3 :
Ra tio betwee nt ir eh eight and tir ew id th in per‐
cent (ti re height divided by tir ew id th ).
Tir ec od e 4 (ti re type):R
"R "r adial tireR
"D": bias ply tire R
"B": bias belted tires R
"ZR": ra dial tir ew it ham aximum speed abo ve
14 9m ph (240 km/h) (optional) Rim diame te r 5 :
The diam et er of th eb ead seat (no tt he diame te r
of th er im fl ange). The ri md iame te riss pecified
in inches (in).
Load-bearing index 6 :
Numerical code th at specifies th em aximum
load-bearing capacity of at ir e( e.g. "91" cor re ‐
sponds to 13 56 lbs (6 15 kg )).
The load-bearing capacity of th et ir em us tbea t
leas th alf th ep ermissible axle load of yo ur ve hi‐
cle. Do no to ve rl oad th et ires by exc eeding th e
specified load limit.
See also: R
Maximum permissible load on th eT ir ea nd
Loading In fo rm atio np lacar d( →
pag e3 61 )R
Maximum tir el oad ( →
pag e3 68 )R
Load ind ex
Speed ra ting 7 :
Specifie st he appr ov ed maximum speed of th e
tire.

Un ifor mT ir eQ uality Grading St andards: a
unifor ms ta ndar dtog ra de th eq ualit yoft ires
wit hr egar dtot re ad qu alit y, tir et ra ction and
te mp eratur ec haracteristics. The qu alit yg ra ding
assessment is made by th em anufacturer fo llow‐
ing specifications from th eU .S. go ve rn ment. The
qu alit yg ra de of at ir eisi mp ri nted on th es ide
wa ll of th et ire.
Re commende dt ir ep re ssu re : th er ecommen‐
ded tir ep re ssur eist he tir ep re ssur es pecified
fo rt he tires mounted to th ev ehicle at th ef ac‐
to ry .
The tir ea nd information ta ble con ta ins th er ec‐
ommended tir ep re ssures fo rc old tires, th em ax‐
imum permissible load and th em aximum per‐
missible ve hicle speed.
The tir ep re ssur et able con ta ins th er ecommen‐
ded tir ep re ssures fo rc old tires under va ri ous
operating conditions, i.e. loading and/or speed
of th ev ehicle.
Increased ve hicl ew eight due to optional
equipment: th ec ombined we ight of all st andard
and optional equipment av ailable fo rt he ve hicle, re ga rd less of whe th er it is actually ins ta lled on
th ev ehicle or not.
Rim: th ep ar toft he wheel on whic ht he tir ei s
ins ta lled.
GA WR (Gross Axl eW eight Ra ting): th eG AW R
is th em aximum permissible axle load. The
actual load on an axle mus tn ev er exc eed th e
gros sa xle we ight ra ting .T he gross axl ew eight
ra ting can be fo und on th ev ehicle identification
plat eont he B‑pillar on th ed ri ve r's side.
Speed ra ti n
g: th es peed ra ting is pa rt of th et ire
identification .Its pecifies th es peed ra ng ef or
whic hat ir eisa ppr ove d.
GV W( Gross Ve hicl eW eight): th eg ro ss ve hicle
we ight comprises th ew eight of th ev ehicle
including fuel, to ols, th es par ew heel, accesso‐
ri es ins ta lled, occupants, luggag ea nd th et ra iler
dr aw bar nose we ight ,ifa pplicable. The gros s
ve hicle we ight mus tn ot exc eed th eg ro ss ve hicle
we ight ra ting GV WR as specified on th ev ehicle
identification plat eont he B‑pillar on th ed ri ve r's
side.
GV WR (Gross Ve hicl eW eight Ra ting): th e
GV WR is th em aximum permitted gross we ight of th ef ully laden ve hicle (weight of th ev ehicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and th et ra iler dr aw bar nose we ight if appli‐
cable). The gros sv ehicle we ight ra ting is speci‐
fi ed on th ev ehicle identification plat eont he
B‑pi llar on th ed ri ve r's side.
Maximum we ight of th el aden ve hicle: th e
maximu mw eight is th es um of th ec urb we ight
of th ev ehicle, th ew eight of th ea ccessories, th e
maximu ml oa da nd th ew eight of optional equip‐
ment ins ta lled at th ef actor y.
Kilopasca l( kP a): metr ic unit fo rt ir ep re ssu re .
6.9 kP ac or re sponds to 1p si .A no th er unit fo r
tir ep re ssur eisb ar .1 00 kilopasca l( kPa) equals
1b ar.
Load index: in addition to th el oad-bearing
index, th el oad inde xm ay also be imprinted on
th es ide wa ll of th et ire. This specifies th el oad-
bearing capacit y
of th et ir em or ep re cisel y.
Cur bw eight: th ew eight of av ehicle wit hs ta nd‐
ar de qu ipment includin gt he maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes th ea ir
conditionin gs ys te ma nd optional equipment if37 2
Wheels and tires

th ese ar ei ns ta lled on th ev ehicle, but does not
include passenger sorl uggage.
Maximum tir el oad: th em aximum tir el oad is
th em aximum permissible we ight in kilog ra ms or
lbs fo rw hi ch at ir eisa ppr ove d.
Maximum permissible tir ep re ssure: maxi‐
mum permissible tir ep re ssur ef or one tire.
Maximum load on one tire: maxim um loa do n
one tire. This is calculated by dividing th em axi‐
mum axle load of one axle by two.
PSI (pounds per squar ei nch) : st andar du nit of
measuremen tf or tir ep re ssu re .
Aspect ra tio: ra tio betwee nt ire height and tire
widt hinp er cent.
Tir ep re ss ure: pressur ei nside th et ir ea pplying
an outwar df orce to eve ry squar ei nc hoft he tire.
The tir ep re ssur eiss pecified in pounds per
squar ei nc h( psi), in kilopascals (kPa) or in bar.
The tir ep re ssur es hould onl ybec or re cted when
th et ires ar ec old.
Cold tir ep re ssure: th et ires ar ec old when th e
ve hicle has been par ke df or at leas t3h ou rs without direct sunlight on th et ires or th ev ehicle
has been driven fo rl ess th an 1m ile (1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur fa ce: th ep ar toft he tir et hat
comes int oc on ta ct wi th th er oad.
Ti re bead: th ep urpose of th et ir eb ead is to
ensur et hat th et ir es its securel yont he wheel
ri m. Ther ea re se ve ra lw ir ec ores in th et ir eb ead
to pr eve nt th et ir ef ro mc hanging lengt hont he
whee lr im.
Sid e w al l: th ep ar toft he tir eb et we en th et re ad
and th et ir eb ead.
We ight of optiona le qu ipment: th ec ombined
we ight of th eo pt ional equipment we ighin gm ore
th an th er eplaced st andar dp arts and mor et han
5l bs (2. 3k g) .T his optional equipment, suc ha s
high-per fo rm anc eb ra ke s, le ve lc ontrol sy st em, a
ro of luggag er ac korh igh-per fo rm anc eb at te ri es,
is no ti ncluded in th ec urb we ight and th ew eight
of th ea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eI dentification Nu mber): au ni qu e
identification number whic hc an be used by a
tir em an ufactu re rtoi dentify tires, fo re xa mp le,
in ap ro duc tr ecall, and th us identif yt he pur‐
ch asers. The TIN is made up of th em anufactur‐ er's identit yc ode, tir es ize, tir et ype code and
th em anufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: th el oad-bearing inde xisa
code th at con ta ins th em aximum load-bearing
capacity of at ire.
Tr action: traction is th eg ri pr esulting from fric‐
tion between th et ires and th er oad sur fa ce.
We ar indicator: nar row bar s( tread we ar bars)
th at ar ed istributed ove rt he tir ec on ta ct su rf ace.
If th et ir et re ad is le ve lw it ht he bars, th ew ear
limit of 1/1 6in( 1. 6m m) has been re ached.
Distribution of ve hicl eo cc upants: distribution
of ve hicle occupants ov er designated seat posi‐
tion sinav ehicle.
Maximum permissible pa yl oad we ight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag el oad plus 15 0lb( 68 kg )
mu ltip lie dbyt he number of seats in th ev ehicle.Wheels and tires 37 3

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.

K
KEYLESS- GO
Lockin gt he ve hicle ................................ 62
Problem ................................................ .6 3
Un lockin gs et ti ng .................................. 58
Un lockin gt he ve hicle ........................... .6 2
Kic kd ow n ................................................ .1 46
Using ................................................... 14 6
Knee air bag .............................................. .3 8
L
Labelin g( tires)
see Ti re labeling
Laden ........................................................ 10 2
St ow ag es pac eu nde rt he trunk fl oor ... 10 3
Ti e-down eye s. ..................................... 10 2
Lam p( Instrument Display)
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps
Lamps
see Interior lighting
Lane Ke eping Assist
see Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assist Language
No te s. .................................................. 24 3
Setting ................................................. 24 3
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) ch ild seat
attachment
Ins ta lling ................................................ 51
No te s. .................................................... 49
Le ve lc ontrol sy st em
see AI RB OD YC ONTROL
Light switch
Overvie w. ............................................. 11 4
Lighting .................................................... .1 18
Lighting
see Lights
Lights ................................................ 11 4, 11 8
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis t. .................. .1 17
Ad justing th ei nstrument lighting ........ 207
Au to matic driving lights ....................... 11 5
Combination swit ch ............................. 11 5
Corne ri ng light functio n. ...................... 11 6
Haza rd wa rn ing light s. .......................... 11 6
High-bea mf lasher . ............................... 11 5
Hi
gh-bea mh eadla mp s. ....................... .1 15
Light switc h. ....................................... .1 14 Lo wb eam ............................................ 11 4
Pa rk ing light s. ...................................... 11 4
Re ar fo gl ight ....................................... .1 15
Re sponsibility fo rl ighting sy st ems ...... .1 14
Setting th es ur ro und lighting ................ 11 8
St anding light s. .................................... 11 4
Tu rn signals .......................................... 11 5
Limited Wa rr anty
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Liv eT ra ff ic Information
Displaying subscription information .... 265
Displaying th et ra ff ic map .................. .2 65
Displ ay ing traf fi ci ncidents .................. 266
Extending as ub scription ..................... 265
Issuing hazar da le rt s. .......................... 267
Load inde x( ti re s) .................................... 369
Load-bearing capacity (tires) ................. 369
Loading
Definition s. ......................................... .3 71
No te s. .................................................... 97
Ro of ra ck ............................................. 10 4
Loading guidelines .................................... 97
Loading information table .......... ... ......... 361 Index 47 5

Using Near Field Communication
(NFC) ................................................... 27 6
Vo ice command s( Vo ice Cont ro lS ys ‐
te m) ..................................................... 222
Wi re less ch argin g( mobile phone) ........ 11 2
Te lephone number
Dialin g( on-boar dc omputer) ................ 21 2
Te lephon yo perating modes
Blue toot h ®
Te lephon y. ........................ .2 74
Te mp erature ............................................ .1 27
Te mp eratur eg ra de .................................. 366
Te xt messages ......................................... 281
calling am essag es ender .................... 282
Changing fo lder s. ................................ 28 3
Co mp osing .......................................... 282
Configu ri ng th ed ispla ye dt ex tm es‐
sa ge s. .................................................. 281
Deleting ............................................... 283
Drafts .................................................. 283
No te s. .................................................. 281
Options ................................................ 283
Outbo x. ............................................... 283
Re ad-aloud function ............................ 282
Re adin g. ...................... ........................ 28 2 R e plying
.............................................. 282
Sending .............................................. .2 82
Vo ice command s( Vo ice Cont ro lS ys ‐
te m) ..................................................... 226
Through-loading fe ature
see Seat
Ti e-d ow ne ye s .......................................... 10 2
Time
Manual time settin g. ............................ 239
Settin gs ummer time ........................... 238
Settin gt he time and dat ea utomati‐
call y. .................................................... 238
Setting th et ime zon e. ......................... 238
Setting th et ime/dat ef ormat .............. 239
TIN (Tir eI dentification Nu mber) ........... .3 67
Ti re and Loading Information placard ... 361
Ti re ch aracteristics ................................. 369
Ti re inflation compressor
see TIREFIT kit
Ti re information table ............................ .3 61
Ti re labeling ............................................ .3 66
Cha ra cteristics .................................... 369 DO T, Ti re Identification Nu mber (TIN)
............................................................ .3 67
Load inde x. .......................................... 369
Load-bearing capacity ........................ .3 69
Maximum tir el oa d. ........................... .. 368
Ma xi mum tir ep re ssu re ....................... 368
Overvie w. ............................................ 366
Spee dr ating ....................................... .3 69
Te mp eratur eg ra de .............................. 366
Ti re Quality Grading ............................. 366
Ti re size designation ........................... .3 69
Tr action gr ade .................................... .3 66
Tr ead we ar grade ................................ .3 66
Ti re load (maximum) .............................. .3 68
Ti re pressure ........................................... 358
Checking (manually) ............................ 358
Checking (tir ep re ssur em oni to ri ng
sy st em) ............................................... 360
Maximum ............................................ 368
No te s. ................................................. 356
Re st artin gt he tir ep re ssur em onitor‐
ing sy st em .......................................... .3 61
Ti re pressur em onitoring sy st em
(function) ............................................. 359
Ti re pressur et able .............................. 357 Index 487

TIREFIT kit .......................................... .3 36
Ti re pressur em oni to ri ng sy st em
Checkin gt he tir ep re ssures ............... .3 60
Che ck ing th et ir et emperatur e. ........... 360
Fu nctio n. ............................................. 359
Re st artin g. .......................................... .3 61
Te ch nica ld at a. ..................................... 361
Tir ep re ss ur et able .................................. 357
Tir eQ uality Grading ................................ 366
Tir et em pe ra tu re
Checkin g( tir ep re ssur em onitoring
sy st em) ............................................... 360
Ti re pressur em onitoring sy st em
(function) ............................................. 359
Ti re tread ................................................. 354
Tire-chang et ool kit
Overvie w. ............................................ 37 7
TIREFI Tk it ................................................ 336
St orag el ocation ................................. .3 36
Using ................................................... 336
Ti re s
Changin gh ub caps .............................. 37 8
Character is tic s. .................................. .3 69 Checkin g. ............................................ 35 4
Checkin gt he tir ep re ssur e( man‐
ually) ................................................... 358
Checking th et ir ep re ssur e( tir ep re s‐
sur em onitoring sy st em) ... ..... ............. .3 60
Def
initions .......................................... .3 71
DO T, Ti re Identification Nu mber (TIN)
............................................................ .3 67
Fla tt ir e. ............................................... 334
Ins ta lling .............................................. 381
Load inde x. .......................................... 36 9
Load-bea ri ng capacity ......................... 369
Maximu mt ir el oa d. ............................. 368
Maximu mt ir ep re ssur e. ...................... 368
MOExtended tires ................................ 335
Noise ................................................... 354
No te soni ns ta lling .............................. .3 74
Overvie woft ir el abeling ..................... .3 66
Re moving ............................................. 381
Re placing .................................... .3 74 ,3 78
Re st artin gt he tir ep re ssur em onitor‐
ing sy st em .......................................... .3 61
Selectio n. ............................................. 37 4
Sno wc hains ........................................ 355
Speed ra ting ........................................ 369
St oring ................................................ .3 77 Te mp eratur eg ra de .............................. 366
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacar d. .3 61
Ti re pressur e( No te s) ........................... 356
Ti re pressur em onitoring sy st em
(function) ............................................. 359
Ti re pressur et able ........ ... ................... 357
Ti re Qu ality Grading ............................. 366
Ti re size designation ........................... .3 69
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .3 36
Tr action gr ade .................................... .3 66
Tr ead we ar grade ................................ .3 66
Un usual han dlin gc haracteristics ........ 354
To ol
see Ve hicle to ol kit
To pT et her .................................................. 52
To tal di st ance .......................................... 208
Displ ay ing ............................................ 208
To uc hC ontrol
On-board computer ............................. 204
Operating ............................................ 230
Setting th es ensitivity .......................... 230
To uchpad
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 31488
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