2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN wheel

&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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Perm itted towing me thods
Ve hicl eequipment/to wing
me thod
Bo th axlesont hegroundFront axle raisedRe ar axle raised
Ve hicles wit hmanual transmission Yes, maximum 31miles( 50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) Ye
s, maximum 31miles( 50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) Ye
s, maximum 31miles( 50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h)
Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s, maximum 31miles( 50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes, if thes teering wheel is fixe di n
th ec enter position wit hasteering
wheel loc k.
4MATIC vehicles Yes, maximum 31miles( 50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
No
Towing wit haraiseda xle:towing should be
per form ed byatow ing compan y.
Towing thev ehicle wit hbotha xlesont he
gr ound
#Obser vethen otes on thep ermitted towing
me thods (→pag e345) (→pag e346).
#Mak esuret hat theb atter yisc onnected and
ch arge d.
When theb atter yisd ischar ged:
Rthee ngine cannot bestar ted.
Rth ee lectric parking brak ecannot bereleased
or applied.
Rve hicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmission canno tbeshiftedt o
position iorj.
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&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.
Rthee nergy supply or theo n-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signif‐
icantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normall yrequired.
#Use atow bar.
#Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay.
* NO
TEDama gedue toexcessiv etracti ve
po we r
Ifyo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epowe r
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged.
#Pull away slowl yand smoo thly.
Loading the vehicl efor transport
#Obser vethen otes on towing away
(→pag e346).
#Connec tthe towb arto thet ow ing eyet o
load thev ehicle.
#Vehicles with automatic transmission:
Shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
The au tomatic transmission ma ybelocked
in position jinthee vent of damage tothe
electrical sy stem. Toshif ttoi,p rovide the
on-boar delectrical sy stem wit hpowe r
(
→pag e342).
#Load thev ehicle ont othe transpor ter.
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
Shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
j.
#Use thee lectric parking brak etosecurethe
ve hicle and pr event it from rolling away.
#Onl ysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
Ve hicles with AD SPLUS(Ad aptiv eDamping
Sy stem PLUS)
&
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles wit hAdaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on thev ehicle
being transpor tedc an cause thev ehicle/
trailer combinatio ntostart to swing.
As aresult, when transporting vehicles with
th eA daptiv eDampingS ystemP LUS,the
ve hicle/trailer combination ma ystart to skid.
Consequentl y,yo uc ould lose cont rolofy our
ve hicle.
#When transporting, ensur ethat:
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RThevehicle has been loaded onto
th et ranspor terc orrectly
RThe vehicle is secured at all four
wheelsw iths uitable tensioning
st ra ps
RThe maximum permissible speed of
35 mph(60 km/h) is no texceeded
whe ntransporting
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle from secur‐
ing it incor rectly
#Af terl oading, thev ehicle mus tbe
secured at all four wheels. Otherwise,
th ev ehicle could be damaged.
#Am inimum dis tance of 8in( 20 cm) up
and 4in( 10cm) down must bekept to
th et ranspor tplatform.
#Secur ethe vehicle on all four wheelsa fter
loading. 4MATIC
vehicles/ve hicles with automatic
transmission
#Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning
#Do no tposition thev ehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle.
To wing eyes torage location
Towing eye1 is attached tothee dgeoft he
trunk under thet runk floor.
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9

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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