2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN run flat

#Closethel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
&
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in them obile phone stowage
compartment
If yo up laceo bject sint he mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,the ym ayheat up
exc essively and evencatc hfire.
#Do no tplace additional objects ,espe‐
cially those mode of me tal, in the
mobilep honestowagec ompartment.
* NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment
Ifyo up laceo bjectsinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,these ma ybedam‐
aged byelectromagnetic fields.
#Do no tplace credit cards, storage
media or other objectss ensitiveto
electromagnetic fields in them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
* NO
TEDama getothem obile phone
stow agec ompartment caused byliquids
If liquids enter them obile phone stowage
compartment ,the compartment ma ybe
damaged.
#Ensur ethat no liquids enter them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
RDependingont hevehicle equipment, the
mobilep hone is connected tothev ehicle's
ex terior antenna via thec harging module.
RThe chargingf unction and wireless connec‐
tio noft he mobile phone tothev ehicle's
ex terior antenna ar eonlya vailable if thei gni‐
tion is switched on.
RSmall mobile phones ma ynotbe able tobe
ch arge dine very position of them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
RLar gemobilep hones whic hdonotrest flat in
th em obile phone stowagec ompartment may
no tbea bletobe charge dorc onnec tedw ith
th ev ehicle's exterior antenna.
RThe mobile phone ma yheat up during the
ch argingp rocess. This depends on thea ppli‐
cation s(apps) cur rentl yrunning.
Th em obilephone can be coole dinthe
mobile phone stowagec ompartment when
th ea ir conditionin gsystemiss witched on.
The cooling output in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment is highes twhen thec on‐
troller in theg love boxisc losed.
RToensur emoree fficient charginga nd con‐
nectio nwitht he vehicle's exterior antenna,
re mo vethep rotectiv ecover from them obile
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Emergency
Re moving the saf etyv est
The saf etyv ests ar elocated in thes afet yv est
compartments in thed rive r's and front
passenger door stowagec ompartments.
#To remo ve:pull ou tsafet yj acketb ag 1 by
loop 2.
#Open saf etyv estb ag 1 and pull out the
saf etyv est.
% Ther earealso saf etyv estc ompart ments in
th er ear door stowagec ompartment sin
whic hsafet yv ests can be stowed.
1Maximum number of washes
2Maximum wash temp erature
3Do no tbleach
4Do no tiro n
5Do no tuse alaundr ydryer
6Do no tdry-clean
7Thi sisac lass2jacket The
requ irements defined bythel egal standard
ar eo nly fulfille difthe saf etyv estist he cor rect
size and is fully closed.
Re place thes afet yv estif:
Rit is damaged or dir tonthereflectiv estrips
cannol onger be remo ved
Rthem aximum number of washes is exceeded
Rthef luorescence of thes afet yv esth as faded
Flat tire
Note sonf lat tires
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoaf lat
tire
Af lat tir eseve rely affects thed riving charac‐
te rist ics as well as thes teering and braking
of thev ehicle.
Ti re sw ithout run-flat characteristics:
#Do no tdrive on wit haflat tire.
#Chang ethe flat tir eimmediatel ywith
th ee mer gency spa rewheel or spare
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wheel. Alternatively,consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
Ti re sw ithrun-flat characteristics:
#Observ ethe information and warning
no tesonM OExtended tires (run-flat
tires).
In thee vent of aflat tire, thef ollowing options
ar ea vailable dependingony ourvehicle's equip‐
ment:
RVe hicles with MOExtendedt ires:it is pos‐
sibletoc ontinuethe journe yfor as hort
period of time. Mak esurey ou obser vethe
no tesonM OExtended tires (run-flat tires)
(
→pag e335).
RVehicles with aTIREFIT kit: youc an repair
th et iresot hat it is possibletoc ontinuethe
journe yfor as hor tperiod of time. Todo this,
use theT IREFI Tkit (
→pag e336).
RVehicles with Mercedes-Benz
mbrace®(US Aonly): youc an mak eacallfor
Ro adside Assis tance via theo verhead control panel in
thec ase of abreakdown
(
→pag e286).
RAll vehicles: chang ethe wheel
(→pag e378).
MOEx tended tires (run-flat tires)
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ndriving
in li mp-hom emode
Whe ndriving in eme rgency mode theh an‐
dling characteristic sareimpaired, e.g .when
cornering ,when acceleratin gstron glya nd
when braking.
#Do no texceed thes pecified maximum
speed.
#Av oid an yabrup tsteering and driving
maneuver saswell as driving over
obs tacle s(curbs, po tholes, off-road).
Thisa pplies ,inparticular ,toal oaded
ve hicle.
#Stop driving in thee mer gency modei f
yo un otice:
Rbangingn oise
Rve hicle vibration
Rsmok ewhichs mells lik erubber
Rcontinuous ESP®inter vention
Rcrac ksin tir eside walls
#Afterd riving in emergency 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.
With MOExtended tires (run-flat tires), youc an
continue todriv eyour vehicle evenift hereisa
tot al loss of pressur einoneor mor etires. How‐
eve r,th et irea ffected mus tnotsho wanyclearly
visible damage.
Yo uc an recognize MOExtende dtires bythe
MOExtended marking whic happear sonthe side
wa ll of thet ire.
Ve hicles with tir epressur emonitoring sys‐
te m: MOExtended tires ma yonly be used in con‐
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junction withan activated 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.
Driving distance possible in limp-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 19miles( 30 km)
RThe driving dis tance possibl einlimp-home
modem ayvary 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, youc an use astand‐
ar dt ireasat emporar ymeasure.
TIREFIT kit storage location
The TIREFIT kit is located under thet runk floor.
1Ti re sealant bottle
2Tire inflation compressor
Using theT IREFIT kit
Requirements
Ha ve thef ollowing tools readil yavailable:
RTire sealant bottle
RSticke rT IREFIT
RTire inflation compressor Yo
uc an use TIREFI Ttires ealanttos eal perfora ‐
tio nd amag eofupto0 .16in(4m m), particularly
th ose in thet irec onta ct surf ace.Youc an use
TIRE FITino utside temp eratures down to-4 °F
(-20 °C).
& WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
tir es ealant.
In thef ollowing situations, thet ires ealant is
unable toprov ide suf ficient breakdown assis‐
ta nce, as it is unabl etosealthet irep roperly:
RTher earecuts or punctures in thet ire
lar gerthan those pr eviousl ymentioned.
RThe wheel rimisd amage d.
RYouh ave driven at averyl ow tirep res‐
sur eoronaf lat tire.
#Do notcontinue driving.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Breakdown assis tance

&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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Changingawheel
Note sons electing, installing and replacing
tires
Mercedes -AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
Yo uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permitte d
wheel/tir ecombinations at an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct dimensions of wheelsa nd tires
If wheelsa nd tires of thew rong size are
ins talled, thew heel brakes or wheel suspen‐
sion components ma ybedamaged.
#Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
th ose that fulfill thes pecification sof
th eo riginal part.
When replacing wheels, mak esuretof itth e
cor rect:
RDesignation
RModel
Whenr eplacing tires, mak esuretoi nstallth e
cor rect:
RDesignation
RManufactu rer
RModel
&
WARNING Risk of injury thro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed 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.
* NO
TEDama getovehicle and tires due to
non-app rove dt iret ypes and sizes
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse wheels, tires
and accessories whichhave been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
These tires ha vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe control sy stems, e.g. ABS or
ESP
®,a nd ar emarke dasf ollows:
RMO = Mercedes-BenzO riginal
RMOE = Mercedes-BenzO riginal Extended
(run-flat tires onl yfor cer tain wheels)
RMO1 = Mercedes-Benz Original (onl ycer‐
ta in AMG tires)
Cer tain characteristics, e.g .handling, vehicle
noise emissions or fuel consum ption, may
ot herwise be adversely af fected. In addition,
whe ndriving wi thaload, tir edimension var‐
iations could caus ethe tires tocome into
contact wi th thebody and axle components.
This could result in damag etothe tires or the
ve hicle.
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Wheels and tires

Observethef ollowing when selecting, ins talling
and replacing tires:
ROnl yuse tires and wheels of thes ame type
(summer tires, winter tires, MOEx tended
tires) and thes ame make.
ROnl yins tal lw heels of thes ame size on one
axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
whee lsizeint heeve nt of aflat tir eino rder
to driv etot he specialis tworks hop.
ROnl yins tall tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
RVe hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: all mounte dwheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet ire
pressur emonitoring sy stem.
RAt temp eratures belo w45°F(7°C), use win‐
te rt ires or all-seaso ntires mar kedM +Sfor
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing thei snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
RFo rM +S tires, only use tires wit hthe same
tread.
RObser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th eM +S tires ins talled.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
RRu ninn ewtires at moderat espeed sfor the
fi rs t60m iles (100km).
RReplace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
RWhen replacing with tires that do no tfea‐
tu re run-flat charac teristics:vehicles with
MOExtended tires ar enotequipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equi pthe vehicle
wit haT IREFIT kit af terr eplacing wit htires
th at do no tfeatur erun- flat characteristics,
e.g .winter tires.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Be sur etoalso observ ethe following fur ther
re lated subjects:
RNo tesont irep ressur e(→page356)
RTire and Loading Info rmatio nplacard
(→pag e361)
RTire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex(→pag e369)
RTire pressur etable (→pag e357)
Note sonr otating wheels
&
WARNING Risk of injury thro ugh dif fer‐
ent wheels izes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions
ma yseve rely impair thed riving characteris‐
tics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged.
#Rotate front and rear wheels only ifth e
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions.
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