2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN tires

&WARNING Risk of injury and poisoning
from tir esealant
The tir esealantish armful and causes ir rita ‐
tion. Do no tallow itto come int ocontact
wi th th eskin ,eyesorc loth ing, and do not
swallo wit. Do no tinhale tir esealant fumes.
Ke ep thet ires ealant away from children.
If yo uc om eintoc ontact wit hthe tir esealant,
obser vethef ollowing:
#Rinse of fthe tir esealant from your skin
immediatel yusingw ater.
#If tiresealant gets int oyour eyes, thor‐
oughl yrins eo utthee yesu sing clean
wate r.
#If tiresealant has been swallowe d,
immediatel yrins eo utthem ouththor‐
oughl yand drink plenty of water.Do not
induce vomiting and seek medical
attention immediately.
#Chang eout of an ycloth es conta mina‐
te dw itht ires ealant immediatel y.
#If allergicreactionso ccur,seek medical
attention immediatel y.
*NO
TEOverheating du etothe tir einfla‐
tion compressor running tool ong
#Do no trun thet irei nflation compressor
fo rl onger than tenm inutesw ithout
inter ruption.
Compl ywitht he manufacturer's saf etyn otes on
th es tickeront he tireinflation compressor.
Ha ve thet ires ealant bottle replaced in aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop everyf ivey ears.
#Do no tremo veanyforeign object swhich
ha ve entered thet ire.
#Affixp art1 oftheT IREFI Tstickertot he
instrument clus terw ithin thed rive r's field of
vision.
#Af fixp art2 oftheT IREFI Tstickern ear the
va lveont he wheel wit hthe defectiv etire.
#Pull plug 4withthe cable and hose 5out
of thet irei nflation compressor housing.
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#Pushthep lug of hose 5intof lange 6of
tir es ealantb ottle 1 until thep lug engages.
#Place tir esealant bottle 1head down wards
int or ecess 2ofthet irei nflation compres‐
sor.
#Re mo vethev alvec ap from valve 7 onthe
defectiv etire.
#Scr ew filling hose 8ontovalve 7.
#Inser tplug 4intoa12Vs ocketiny our
ve hicle.
#Switc hont he ignition.
#Press on and of fswitch 3onthet irei nfla‐
tion compressor.
The tir einflation compressor is switched on.
The tir eisinflated. Fir st,t ires ealant is pum‐
ped int othe tire. The pressur emaybrief ly
ri se toappr oximatel y500 kP a(5bar/73psi).
Do no tswitc hoffthet irei nflation compres‐
sor du ring this phase.
#Le tthe tir einflation compressor runf or a
maxim umoftenm inutes.
The tir eshould then ha veattaine datire
pressur eofatl east200 kPa( 2.0b ar/
29 psi).
If tir esealantl eaksout,m akes urey ou clean the
af fected areasasq uicklyasp ossible.Itisp ref‐
erable touse clean water.
If yo ug ettires ealan tony our clo thing, ha veit
cleaned as soon as possible wit hperch loroe thy‐
lene. If, af
tert en minutes, atirep ressur eof
200 kP a(2.0 bar/29 psi) has no tbeen ach‐
ie ve d:
#Switc hoffthet irei nflation compressor.
#Un scr ew thef illing hose from thev alveoft he
defectiv etire.
Please no tethat tir esealantm ayleak out when
unscr ewing thef illing hose.
#Very slowl ydrive thev ehicle forw ards or
re ve rsea ppr oximatel y33ft( 10m).
#Pum pupt he tireagain.
Af teram aximu moften minutes thet ire
pressur emustbeatl east200 kP a(2.0 bar/
29 psi).
& WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
specified tir epressur enotbeing reached
If th es pecified tir epressur eisn otreached
af te rt he specified time, thet ireist oo badly
damaged. The tir esealant cannot repair the
tir eint his ins tance.
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Damaged tires andatirep ressur ethat is too
lo wc an significantl yimp air brakin gand han‐
dling characteristics.
#Do no tcontinue driving.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
If, af tert en minutes, atirep ressur eof
200 kP a(2.0 bar/29 psi) has been achie ved:
&
WARNING Risk of accident from driving
wi th sealed tires
At iret emporarily sealed wit htires ealant
impair sthe handling characteristic sand is
no ts uitable forh ighers peeds.
#Adapty our driving stylea ccording lyand
driv ecarefull y.
#Do notexceed thes pecified maximum
speed wit hatiret hat has been repaired
using tir esealant.
#Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
at ires ealed wit htires ealant5 0mph
(80 km/h).
#Fa sten theu pper section of theT IREFIT
st icke rtot he instrument clus terw her eitw ill
be easi lyseen bythed rive r.
* NO
TEStainin gcaused byleakin gtire
sealant
Af teru se, excess tir esealant ma yleak out
from thef illing hose.
#Therefore, place thef illing hose in the
plastic bag that con tained theT IREFIT
kit.
+ENVIRONMEN TALN OTEEnvironmental
pollution caused byenvironmen tally ir re‐
sponsible disposal
Ti re sealant contains polluta nts.
#Have thet ires ealant bottle disposed of
professionall y,e.g. at an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
#Switc hoffthet irei nflation compressor.
#Un scr ew thef illing hose from thev alveoft he
defectiv etire.
#Storet he tir esealant bottle and thet irei nfla‐
tion compressor.
#Pull away immediatel y.
#Stop af terd riving fora pproxima tely ten
minutes and checkt he tir epressur eusing
th et irei nflation compressor.
The tir epressur emustn ow be at least
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
specified tir epressur enotbeing reached
If th es pecified tir epressur eisn otreached
af te rab rief drive, thet ireist oo badly dam‐
aged. The tir esealant cannot repair thet ire
in this ins tance.
Dama gedt ires and tir epressur ethat is too
lo wc an significantl yimp air theb raking prop‐
erties and theh andling characteristics.
#Do no tcontinue driving.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
In cases suc hasthe one mentioned abo ve,c on‐
ta ct an au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center .Or
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call1-800-FOR-MERCedes (i nthe USA) or
1-800-387-0 100( in Canada).
#Cor rect thet irep ressur eifitiss tillatl east
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).S eetheT irea nd
Loading Info rmatio nplacar dont he driver's
side B‑pillar or thet irep ressur etable in the
fuel filler flap forv alues.
#To increase thet irep ressure: switchon
th et irei nflation compressor.
#To reduce the tir epress ure: press pressure
re lease button 1next tomanome ter2.
#When thet irep ressur eisc orrect, unscr ew
th ef illing hose from thev alveoft he sealed
tire.
#Scr ew thev alvec ap ont othe tir evalveoft he
sealed tire.
#Pull thet ires ealant bottle out of thet ire
inflation compressor.
The filling hose stay sont he tiresealant bot‐
tle.
#Driv etot he neares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop and ha vethet ire, tir esealant bottle and
fi lling hose replaced there.
Bat tery (vehicle)
Note sont he12Vb attery
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duet o
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on theb at‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yont he battery
can, fore xamp le, lead toas hor tcircuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions in saf ety-re l‐
eva nt sy stems, fore xamp lethel ighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lock braking system) or ESP®
(Elect ronic StabilityP rogram). The ope rating
saf etyofy ourvehicle ma yberestricted.
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rwhen braking
Rin thee vent of ab rupt steering maneuvers
and/or when thev ehicle's speed is not
adap tedtot heroad conditions
#In thee vent of ashort circui torasimi‐
la ri ncident, contact aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop immediately.
#Do no tcontinue driving.
#Alw aysh ave workon theb atter ycarried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
RFu rther information on ABS (→pag e158)
RFurther information on ESP®
Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nly use batte ries whic hhaveb een tes‐
te da nd appr oved fory our vehicle byMercedes-
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Breakdown assis tance

Notesonn oise or unusualh andlingcharac‐
te rist ics
While driving ,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(→page356).
RVisual inspection of wheels and tires for
damage.
RChec kthe valvec aps.
The valves mus tbeprotected agains tmois‐
tur ea nd dir tbythevalvec aps appr oved
especially fory our vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
RVisual checkoft he tir etread dep thand the
tir ec ontact surf ace condition across the
entir ewidth.
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The minimum tread depthfors ummer tires is
â in (3 mm) and forw inter tires ãin
(4 mm).
Six mar ks1 showw herethe bar indicators
(ar row )are integrated int othe tir etread. They
ar ev isible onceat read dep thof appr oximately
á in (1.6 mm) has been reached.
Note sons nowc hains
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct mounting of sno wchains
If yo uh ave mounted sno wchains tothef ront
wheels, thes nowc hains ma ydraga gainst
th ev ehicle body or chassis components.
This coul dcaus edamag etothevehicle or
th et ires.
#Ne verm ount sno wchains on thef ront
wheels.
#Onl ym ount sno wchains on ther ear
wheel sinpairs.
*NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from
mounted sno wchains
If sno wchains ar emoun tedtos teel wheels,
th ew heel trims can be damaged.
#Remo vethew heel trims of steel wheels
befor emounting sno wchains.
RSno wchains ar eonly pe rmissible forc ertain
wheel/tir ecombinations .You can obtain information abou
tthis from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
RFo rs afet yr easons, onl yuse snow ch ainsthat
ha ve been specifically appr oved fory our
ve hicle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains
wit hthe same qualitys tandard.
RIf snow ch ains aremoun ted, them aximum
permissible speed is 30 mph(50 km/h).
RVe hicles with Activ eP arking Assis t:Do
no tu se ActiveP arking Assis twhen snow
ch ains ar emoun ted.
RVe hicles with AI RBODYC ONT ROL:Only
driv eatr aised vehicle le velw hen snow
ch ains ar emoun ted.
% Youc an deactivat eESP
®topull away
(→pag e159). This allo wsthew heels to
spin, achieving an increased driving forc e.
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Tire pressure
Note sont irep ressure
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi nsuf‐
fi cient or excessiv etirep ressure
Underinfla tedoro verinfla tedt ires pose the
fo llowing risks:
RThe tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe
load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires ma ywear excessivel yand/or
une venly, whic hmaygreatly impair tire
traction.
RThe drivingc haracteristics, as well as
st eering and braking, ma ybegreatly
impaired.
#Comply wit hthe recommended tire
pressur eand checkt he tir epressur eof
all tires including thes par ew heel regu‐
larly:
Rat leas tonce amonth
Rwhen thel oad changes
Rbefor eembarkin gonalongerjourney
Rif operating conditions change, e.g .off-
ro ad driving
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur easn ecessar y.
Driving wi thtirep ressur ethat is tooh igh or too
lo wc an:
RSho rten thes ervice lif eofthe tires.
RCause increased tir edamage.
RAdverselya ffect driving characteristic sand
th us dr ivingsafet y, e.g. due toaquaplaning.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duet o
insuf ficient tir epressure
Ti re sw ithp ressur ethat is tool ow can over‐
heat and bur stas aresult.
In addition ,the ya lso suf ferf rome xcessive
and/or ir regular wear,w hic hc an significantly
impair theb raking properties and theh an‐
dling characteristics.
#Av oid excessively lo wtirep ressures in
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel.
Tire pressur ewhichist oo lo wcan cause:
RTire defectsasar esult ofoverheating
RImpaired handling characteristics
RIrre gular wear
RIncreased fuel consum ption
&
WARNING Risk of accident from exces‐
siv etirep ressure
Ti re sw ithe xcessivel yhigh pressur ecan
bur stbecause they ared amaged mor eeasily
by highw ayfill, po tholes etc.
In addition, they also suf ferf romi rregular
we ar,w hic hc an significantl yimp air theb rak‐
ing properties and theh andling characteris‐
tics.
#Av oid excessively high tir epressures in
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel.
Excessively high tir epressur ecan result in:
RIncreased braking dis tance
RImpaired handling characteristics
RIrre gular wear
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RImpaireddriving comfort
RSusceptibility todamage
&
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
re peated drop in tir epressure
If th et irep ressur edrops repeatedly ,the
wheel, valveort irem aybe damaged.
Insuf ficient tir epressur ecan cause thet ires
to bur st.
#Inspect thet iref or signs of fore ign
objects.
#Chec kwhether thew heel or valveh as a
leak.
#If yo ua reunab leto rectify thed amage,
conta ctaq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Yo uc an find informatio nontirep ressures for
th ev ehicle's factor y-ins talled tires on thef ollow‐
ing labels:
RTi re and Loading Info rmatio nplacar dont he
B‑pi llarofyour vehicle (→pag e361).
RTire pressur etable on thei nside of thef uel
fi ller flap (→pag e357). Observ
ethe maximum tir epressure
(
→pag e369).
Use asuitable pressur egaug etoc heckthe tire
pressure. The outer appearance of atired oes
no tp ermit an yreliable conclusion about thet ire
pressure.
Ve hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m: Youc an also checkt he tir epressur eusing
th eo n-board computer.
Onl ycorrect tir epressures whe nthe tires are
cold. Conditions forc old tires:
RThe vehicle has been par kedw itht he tires
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh ours.
RThe vehicle has tr aveled less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ar ise in thet iret emperatur eof18°F( 10°C)
increases thet irep ressur ebya pprox.10k Pa
(0. 1b ar/1.5 psi). Take this int oaccount when
ch ecking thet irep ressur eofw armt ires.
The tir epressures recommended fori ncreased
load/speedint he tirepressur etable can af fect
th er ide comfort.
&
WARNING Risk of accident from unsuita‐
blea ccessori es onthet irev alves
If yo um ountunsuitable accessories onto tire
va lves, thet irev alves ma ybeoverloaded and
malfunction, whic hcan cause tir epressure
loss. Tire pressur emonitoring sy stems for
re trofitting will cause thet irev alvetor emain
open .This can als oresult in tir epressure
loss.
#Onl yscrew standar dvalvec aps or valve
cap sspecifically appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benzf oryour vehicle onto
th et irev alve.
Tire pressur etable
The tir epressur etable is on thei nside of the
fuel filler flap.
% The dat ashown in thei mages is example
data.
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