2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE flat tire

X
Make surethattheengine cannot bestarted
via your smartphone (Ypage 124).
X Make surethatthepassengers arenot endan-
gered asthey doso. Make surethatnoone is
near thedanger areawhile awheel isbeing
changed. Anyonewhoisnot directly assisting
in the wheel change should,forexample,
stand behind thebarrier.
X Get outofthe vehicle. Payattent iontotraffic
condition swhen doing so.
X Close thedriver's door. MOExtended
tires(tires withrun-flat
proper ties)
General notes With
MOExt ended tires(tires withrunflatchar-
acteristics ),you can cont inue todrive yourvehi-
cle even ifthere isatotal lossofpressure inone
or more tires.Theaffected tiremust notshow
any clearly visibledamage.
You canrecogniz eaMOExt ended tirebythe
MOExt ended marking whichappears onthe
sidewa llof the tire. Youwillfind thismarking
next tothe tire size designation, theload-bear-
ing capacity andthespeed index(Ypage 305).
MOExt ended tiresmaybeused onlyinconj unc-
tion with anactivated tirepressure losswarning
system (Canada only)ortire pressure monitor
(USA only).
If apressur eloss warning message appears
in the multifu nctiondisplay:
R observe theinstruct ionsinthe display mes-
sages (Ypage 213).
R check thetire fordamage
R ifdriving on,observe thefollowing notes
The driving distance possibleinrun-flat modeis
approximately 50miles (80km) when thevehi-
cle ispartially laden.Whenthevehicle isfully
laden itis approximately 19miles (30km).
In addition tothe vehicle load,thedriving dis-
tance possible depends upon:
R vehicle speed
R road condition
R outside temperature
The driving distance possibleinrun-flat mode
may bereduced byextrem edriving condition s
or maneuvers, oritcan beincreased througha
moderate styleofdriving. The
driving distance possibleinrun-flat modeis
counted fromthemoment thetire pressure loss
warning appears inthe multifunction display.
You must notexceed amaximum speedof
50 mph (80km/h).
When replacing oneorall tires, please observe
the following specifications foryour vehicle's
tires:
R size
R type and
R the "MOExt ended" marking
If atire has gone flatand cannot bereplaced
with aMOExt ended tire,astandard tiremay be
used asatemporary measure.Makesurethat
you usetheproper sizeandtype (summer or
winter tire).
Vehicles equippedwith MOExt ended tiresare
not equipp edwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory. It
is therefore recommen dedthat youadditionally
equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou mount
tires thatdonot feature run-flat properties, e.g.
winter tires.ATIREFIT kitmay beobtained from
a qual ified specialist workshop.
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
When driving inemergency mode,thedriving
characterist icsdeteriorate, e.g.when corner-
ing, accelerating quicklyandwhen braking.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Do not exceed thestated maximum speed.
Avoid abrupt steering anddriving maneuvers,
and driving overobstacles (curbs,potholes,
off-road). Thisappli esinparticular toaladen
vehicle.
Stop driving inemergency modeif:
R you hear banging noises.
R the vehicle startstoshake.
R you seesmoke andsmell rubber.
R ESP ®
is interven ingconst antly.
R there aretears inthe sidewa llsofthe tire.
Aft erdriving inemergency mode,havethe
wheel rimscheck edataqual ified specialist
workshop withregard totheir further use.The
defective tiremust bereplaced inevery case. Flat
tire
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TIRE
FITkit
Impo rtant safety notes TIR
EFIT isatire sealant.
Fo rUS Aon ly:Yo ucan useTIR EFIT tosea lpu nc-
tur es ofup to0.16 in(4 mm ),pa rtic ular ly thos e
in the tire trea d.Yo ucan useTIR EFIT atoutside
temp eratures down to00F84 ‡(00F820 †). G
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In the followi ng situa tions, the tire sealant is
una bleto pro videsu fficie ntbre akd ownas sis-
tance ,as itis una bleto sea lthe tire properly:
R the rearecuts orpu nctur esinthe tire large r
tha nthos ementi onedab ove .
R the wheelrim isda ma ged.
R youha ve driven atver ylo w tire pressu res or
on afla ttire .
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Do not drive the vehicle. Co ntact aqu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh op. G
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The tiresealant isha rmfu land causes irrita -
tio n.Itmu stnot come intoconta ctwith your
ski n,eyes orclo thing orbe swallo we d.Do not
inh ale TIR EFIT fumes .Kee ptire sealant aw ay
fro mchi ldren. Thereisaris kof inju ry.
If yo ucome intoconta ctwith the tire sealant,
ob ser vethe followi ng:
R Rinse offthe tire sealant fro myour ski n
imm ediatel ywi th wa ter.
R Ifthe tire sealant come sinto conta ctwith
yo ur eyes, imm ediatel yrin se the mthor -
ou ghl ywi th cle an water.
R Iftire sealant issw allo we d,imm ediatel y
rin se your mou thoutthor oughl yand drink
pl enty ofwa ter. Donot induce vom iting,
and seekmed icalatte ntionimm ediatel y.
R Imme diate lycha nge outof clo thing which
ha scome intoconta ctwith tire sealant.
R Ifan alle rgi crea ctio noccu rs,see kmed ical
atte ntionimm ediatel y. !
Re
sidu efro mthe tire sealant ma ycome out
of the fillerhos eaf ter use. Thi scou ldcau se
sta ins.
The refore ,pl ace thefillerhos ein the plas tic
ba gwh ich conta inedthe TIREFIT kit. H
En
viron men talnote
Hav ethe used tire sealant bottle disp ose dof
pro fessiona lly, e.g .at aqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
! Do
not opera tethe tire inflation comp ressor
for longe rtha nten minutesat atime withou t
a bre ak. Itma yothe rwise ove rheat.
The tireinflation comp ressor can beopera ted
ag ain once itha scoo led do wn.
Co mpl ywi th the manuf actu rer’ssafety instruc-
tio ns on the sticker onthe tire inflation com-
pre sso r.
Us ingthe TIRE FITkit X
Do not rem oveanyforeign objects which have
pe netra tedthetire,e.g .scre wsornai ls.
X US Aon ly:Re mov ethe tire sealant bo ttle ,the
acc omp anying TIREFIT sticker andthetire
infl ation comp ressor fromthe stow agesp ace
und erthe trunk floor (Y page 274 ).
X Affi xpa rt0043 ofthe TIREFIT sticker tothe
ins trument cluster withi nthe driver 'sfie ldof
vis ion.
X Affi xpa rt0044 ofthe TIREFIT sticker nearthe
va lve onthe wheelwi th the defecti vetire . 27
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at tireBreak downass istanc e

X
Remo vefiller hos e0084 and conn ector0087 from
th ebot tom sec tion ofthetire inflat ion com-
pre sso rhous ing0044.
X Sli de theyellow filler hos eco nn ectorint oth e
moun ting on yellow cap0083oftire sealan tfill er
bot tle 0043 untilth eco nn ectoren gage s.
X Wit hth eseali ngrings infron t,slid eyellow cap
0083 oftire sealan tbot tle 0043 intoth emoun ting
of tire inflat ion compr essor0044.
Yello wcap 0083and bothhoo ksmus ten gage . X
Remo vethecap from valv e006B onthefault y
ti re.
X Sc rew filler hos e006C onto valv e006B.
X Inser tplug 0087intoa12 Vsoc ketin your vehi-
cle .
Obs erveth eno teson soc kets (Y page 247).
X Turn theSm artKey topos ition 0047intheign i-
ti on lock(Y page 123).
X Pre sson and offswit ch0085 onthetire inf lat ion
co mpr essortoON .
The tire inflat ion compr essorisswit ched on.
The tire isinf lat ed.
Fir st,ti re sealan tis pump edintoth etire. The
pre ssur ecan brieflyriseto appr oximat ely
50 0kP a(5 bar/ 73psi) . Do
not swit choff thetire inflation com -
pr essor during this ph ase .
X Let thetire inflat ion compr essorrun fora
max imum oftenmin utes.The tire sho uldthen
hav eatt ain ed apre ssur eof at least 200kP a
(2.0 bar/29 psi).
If apr es su re of20 0kPa (2.0 bar/29 psi)ha s
be en attai ned after fivemi nute s,se e"T ire pre s-
su re rea che d"(Y page 278 ).
If atire pressu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)ha s
not been atta inedaf ter fivemi nute s,see"T ire
pre ssu renot reache d"(Y page 277 ).
If tire sealant hases cap ed,cle an itoff affecte d
ar ea sas quickl yas possi ble. Use plain wa ter if
po ssi ble.
If yo ur clo the sar esoi led wi th tire sealant, have
the mcle ane dwi th perchl oroethylene atadry
cle ane ras soo nas possi ble.
Tire pres sure notreac hed If
atire pressu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)ha s
not been atta inedaf ter ten minute s:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflatio ncomp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerhos efro mthe valve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
Note thattire sealant mayes cap ewh en you
uns crewthe fillerhos e.
X US Aon ly:ver yslow lydri ve forwa rds or
rev ers eap pro xim ately30 ft(10 m).
X Pu mp upthe tire again.
After ama xim um often minute s,the tire pres-
su re mu stbe atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). G
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If the required tire pressu reisnot reache d
af ter the speci fiedtim e,the tire istoo badly
da ma ged. Thetire sealant cann otrep airthe
tire inthi sins tance .Dam aged tire sand atire
pre ssu retha tis too low can signi ficantl y
im pairthe vehicle'sbra king anddrivin gcha r-
acte ristics .Th ere isaris kof acc ident.
Do not conti nuedrivin g.Co ntact aqu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh op. Fl
at tire
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Tire
pres sure reached G
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A tire temp orarilysea led wi th tire sealant
imp airs the drivin gcha racteri stics and isnot
su ita ble for highe rsp ee ds.The reisaris kof
acc ident.
Yo usho uld the refore adaptyo ur drivin gsty le
acc ordinglyand drive car efully. Do not exce ed
the speci fiedma xim um spee dwi th atire that
ha sbe en rep aired using tire sealant.
US Aon ly:The maxim um permi ssiblesp ee dfor
a tire sealed wi th tire sealant is50 mph
(80 km/h ).The upperpa rtof the TIREFIT sticker
mu stbe affixe dto the instrument cluster inthe
dri ver 'sfie ldof vis ion.
If atire pressu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/2 9ps i)ha s
be en atta inedaf ter ten minutes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerhos efro mthe valve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
Note thattire sealant ma yesc apewh en you
uns crew thefillerhos e.
X US Aon ly:Stow thetire sealant bo ttle and the
tire inflation comp ressor .
X Pul law ayimme diately.
X Stop after drivin gfor appro xim atelyten
min utesand checkthe tire pressu rewith the
tire inflation comp ressor .
The tirepressu remu stnow beatleas t
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). G
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If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rdri ving forasho rtper iod,the tire istoo
ba dlyda mag ed.The tiresealant cannot repair
the tire inthis insta nce. Dama gedtiresand a
tire pressu rethat istoo low can signifi cantl y
imp airthe vehi cle'sbra king anddriving char-
acter istics. The reisaris kof acci dent.
Do not continu edri ving .Co ntact aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
i USA
only: Incase ssu ch asthe one men-
tione dab ove, contact anauthori zed
Merce des-Benz Center. Orcall
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(in the USA) or
1-800-38 7-0100(in Ca nad a). X
USA only: Corre ctthe tire pressu reifit is stil l
at leas t130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi) .See theTire
and Load ingInformati onplacard onthe driv-
er's side B-pill aror the tire press uretablein
the fuel filler flapfor values .
X To inc rease thetire pressure :swi tch onthe
tire infla tion compres sor. X
To reduce thetire pressure :dep ress pres-
sure release button 0043next topress ure
gau ge0044.
X When thetire press ureiscorrect, unscrew the
fill er hose fromthevalve ofthe sealed tire.
Note thattiresealant may escap ewhe nyou
unscrew thefiller hose .
X Screw thevalve cap onto thetire valve ofthe
sea led tire. X
To remove thetire sealant bottle fromthetire
infla tion compres sor,press together thelock-
ing tabs onthe yellow cap.
X Pul lthe tire sealant bottle outofthe tire infla -
tion compres sor.
The filler hose remai nsattache dto the tire
sea lant bottle.
X Drive tothe neare stqua lified speci alist work-
shop andhave thetire change dthere. 278
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at tireBreakdow nassi stanc e

The
towing eyeislocated withthevehicle tool
kit under thecargo compart mentfloor
(Y page 274).
Vehicles withtheTIREFIT kit:the towing eyeis
beneath thetire inflation compressor
(Y page 274).
X Press themark oncover 0043inwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Take cover 0043offthe opening.
X Scr ewinthe towing eyeclock wisetothe stop.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Attach cover 0043tothe bumper andpress until
it engages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe stowage well
beneath thecargo compart mentfloorinthe
cargo compart ment(Ypage 274).
X Vehicles withtheTIREFIT kit:put back thetire
inflation compressor (Ypage 274). Towing
thevehicle withthefront axle
raised
Observe theimportant safetynoteswhen tow-
ing your vehicle withthefront axleraised
(Y page 284).
Only vehicles without4MATICcanbetowed
with thefront axleraised.
! Vehicles
with4MATI Cmust notbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised, as
doing sowill damage thetrans mission.
Vehicles with4MATI Cmay either betowed away
with both axles onthe ground orbe loaded up
and trans ported.
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifthe vehi-
cle isbeing towed withthefront axleraised.
Otherwise, ESP®
may intervene anddamage
the brake system.
X On
vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orthe KEY-
LESS-GO startfunction: youmust usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 124).
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation ary.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X When thevehicle isstation ary,depress the
brake pedalandkeep itdepressed. X
Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005D.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Switch offthe automatic locking
(Y page 189).
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 103).
X Turn theSmart Keyinthe ignition locktoposi-
tion 005Aand leave theSmart Keyinthe ignition
lock. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground
It is important thatyouobserve thesafety
instr uctions whentowing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 284).
X On
vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orthe KEY-
LESS-GO startfunction: youmust usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 124).
The automatic transmission automatically shifts
to position 005Dwhen youopen thedriver's or
front -passenger doororwhen youremove the
Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.Inorder to
ensure thattheautomatic transmission staysin
position 005Cwhen towing awaythevehicle, you
must observe thefollowing points:
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation ary.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005C.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 103).
i In
order tosignal achange ofdirection when
towing thevehicle withthehazard warning
lamps switched on,use thecombinat ion
switch asusual. Inthis case, onlytheindicator
lamps forthe direction oftravel flash.After
resett ingthe combinat ionswitch, thehazard
warning lampstartsflashing again. 286
Towing
andtow-sta rtingBr eakdown assistance

Imp
ortant safety notes G
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If whee lsand tires ofthewro ngsizeare used,
th ewhee lbrak esorsusp ension compo nents
may bedamag ed.Ther eis aris kof an acc i-
den t.
Alw ays replace whee lsand tires withth ose
th at fulf illthespec ificationsof theori gin al
part .
When replaci ngwhee ls,mak esur eto use the
co rrec t:
R desi gnati on
R mod el
When replaci ngtires ,mak esur eto use the
co rrec t:
R desi gnati on
R man ufacturer
R mod el G
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A flat tire sev erelyimpa irsthedriv ing,st eer -
ing and brak ingcharac teris tics oftheveh icle.
Ther eis aris kof acc iden t.
Tir es wit hout run-flat charac teris tics :
R do notdriv ewit haflat tire.
R imm ediat elyreplace theflat tire wit hyour
eme rgencyspar ewhee lor spar ewhee l,or
co nsult aqualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Tir es wit hrun -flat charac teris tics :
R pay attention totheinf orm ation and warn -
ing notice son MOE xten ded tires (tire swit h
run -flat charac teris tics ).
Ac cesso ries that are notappr ovedfor your vehi-
cle byMer cedes- Benzor are notbein gused cor-
rec tly can impa irth eoper ating safety.
Bef ore purc hasingand usingno n-appr oved
acc essories, visitaqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho pand inquire about :
R suit abilit y
R legal stipulat ions
R fac tory rec omm endat ions Fur
ther inform ation reg ardi ngwhee lsand tires
can befoun dund er"Whee l/tire combin ations"
(Y page 315).
You canaskforinform ation reg ardi ngper mitted
whee l/tire combin ationsat an auth orized
Mer cedes- BenzCen ter.
In for mat ionontire pre ssur ecan befoun d:
R on theTir eand Load ingInfor mat ionplac ard
on theB- pillar onthedriv er'sside
(Y page 301)
R in thetire pre ssur etab lein thefuel filler flap
(Y page 141)
R und er"Tir epre ssur e"(Y page 293) Op
era tion Infor
mation ondrivin g
Chec kth etire pre ssur ewhen theveh icleis
heav ilyladen andadjust prio rto atrip.
While driving,pay attention tovibr ations,no ises
and unus ualhan dlingch arac teris tics ,e. g. pull-
ing tooneside .This may indicat eth at the
whee lsor tires are damag ed.Ifyou susp ectth at
a tire isdef ective, reduce your speedimm edi-
ate ly.Stop theveh icleas soo nas pos sible to
ch eckth ewhee lsand tires fordamag e.Hid den
ti re damag eco uld also becaus ingtheunus ual
han dlingch arac teris tics .If you findno sign sof
damag e,hav eth etires and whee lsch ecke dat a
qualif iedspec ialist workshop.
When parkingyour vehicle, mak esur eth at the
ti res donotget deform edbythecur bor other
obs tacles. Ifth ey can notbe avoi ded, driveove r
obs tacles suc has cur bsslow lyand atan obt use
ang le.Other wise, youmay damag eth ewhee ls
or tires . Reg
ularcheck ingofwheels andtires G
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Dam aged tires can caus etire inflat ion pres-
sur eloss .As ares ult,you could lose control of
your vehicle. Ther eis aris kof acc iden t.
Chec kth etires regularly forsign sof damag e
and replace anydamag edtires imm ediat ely. 290
Op
era tionWh eels andtire s

Chec
kwheel sand tires for damag eat least once
a mon th.Chec kwheel sand tires afterdriv ing
off -road oron roug hroad s.Dam aged wheel s
can caus ealoss oftirepre ssur e.Pay particular
att entio nto damag esuc has:
R Cuts inthetir es
R Pun ctures inthetir es
R Tear sin thetir es
R Bulg eson tires
R De for mat ionorsev ere corrosio non wheel s
Regular lych eck thetir etread dept hand the
co ndi tionof thetread across thewhole widthof
th etir e(Y page 291). Ifne ces sary, turnth e
fr on twheel sto full lockin ord erto ins pec tth e
inn erside ofthetir esurf ace.
All wheel smust haveavalv ecap topro tect the
valv eagain stdirt and mois ture.Do notmoun t
anyt hingon to thevalv eot her than thest and ard
valv ecap orother valvecaps appro vedby
Mer cedes-Ben zfor your vehicle.Do notuse any
ot her valvecaps orsyst ems ,e.g .tir epre ssur e
mon itorin gsyst ems .
Regular lych eck thepre ssur eof all thetir es par-
tic ularly priorto lon gtrips. Adjus tth etir epre s-
sure asneces sary (Ypage 293).
Obse rveth eno teson theeme rgencyspar e
wheel (Ypage 315).
The servicelife oftires depen ds,amon got her
th ing s,on thefoll owin gfac tors:
R Dr ivin gst yle
R Tire pressur e
R Dis tan cecover ed Not
eson tiretread G
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In suff icienttiretread willreduce tiretract ion.
The tireis no longer able todiss ipatewate r.
This mean sth at on wet road surfaces ,th eris k
of hydr oplan ingincreas es,inpart icular where
spee dis no tadapt edtosuit thedriv ingcon-
dit ion s.Ther eis aris kof acc iden t.
If th etir epre ssur eis toohigh ortoolow, tires
may exhibit differe ntleve lsof wear atdiff er-
en tloc atio nson thetir etread. Thus,you
sho uld regularly check thetread dept hand
th eco ndi tionof thetread across theen tire
widt hof all tires. Min
imum tiretread dept hfor :
R Sum mer tires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm)
For safe tyreas ons,rep lace thetir es bef ore
th elegally prescribe dlimit forthemin imum
tir etread dept his reac hed. Mark
ing0043sho wswher ebar indicat or0044 for
tr ead wear isint egr atedint oth etir etread.
Tre adwear indicat ors (TWI )are required bylaw.
Six indicat ors are posi tionedon thetir etread.
They arevisible once atread dept hof appro x-
imat ely00CD in(1. 6mm) hasbeen reached. Ifth is
is thecas e,thetir eis so worn that itmust be
rep lace d. Select
ing,mou nting and replacin g
tir es G
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Ex cee dingth est ate dtir eload- bearingcapa-
cit yand theappr ovedmax imum speedco uld
lead totiredamag eor thetir eburs ting.Ther e
is aris kof acc iden t.
Ther efore, onlyuse tiretype sand sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle mod el.Obse rveth e
tir eload rating and spee drat ing required for
your vehicle.
R On lymoun ttir es and wheel sof thesame type
and make.
Ex cep tion:itis per mis sible toins tall adiff er-
en ttype ormak ein theeve ntofaflat tire.
Obs erveher eth e"MOE xten ded tires (tires Op
era tion
291Wheels andtires Z

with
run-flat char acterist ics)"sec tion
(Y page 275).
R On lymoun ttir es ofthecor rectsiz eont oth e
wheels.
R Break innew tires atmode ratespeeds forthe
firs t60 miles (100km ).Th ene wtires only
reac hth eir full perf ormanceaft erthis dis-
tan ce.
R Do not drivewith tires which havetoolittle
tr ead dept h,as this sign ificant lyreduc esthe
tr act ion onwet roads (hydro planing).
R Replace thetir es aftersix years atthelates t,
regar dless ofwear.
Obser vethenot eson theemer gencyspare
wheel (Ypage 315). MOExt
ended tires (tir eswith run-f lat
pr oper ties)
With MOExtend edtires (tires with runflatchar -
act erist ics),you can continue todriv eyour vehi-
cle even ifth ere isatot alloss ofpres sure inone
or mor etir es.
MOE xtend edtires may onlybeused incon junc-
tio nwith anact ivat edtirepres sure losswarn ing
syst em(Canada only)ortirepres sure monitor
(US Aonly) andonly onwheels specifically tes-
ted byMerc edes- Benz.
Not eson driv ingwith MOExtend edtires with a
flat tire(Y page 275).
Vehic lesequipped withMOExtend edtires are
not equipped withaTIRE FITkitatthefac tory.It
is theref orerecomm endedthat you addit ionall y
equip yourvehic lewith aTIRE FITkitifyou moun t
tir es that do not feat urerun-flat prope rties, e.g.
wint ertires. ATIRE FITkit may beobt ained from
a qualified specialist workshop. Wint
eroper ation Gener
alnotes
Have yourvehic lewint er-proo fedataqualified
spec ialist workshop attheons etofwint er.
Obser vethenot esinthe"Chang ingawheel"
sec tion(Y page 310). Drivi
ngwith summer tires
At tem perat uresbelow 45‡(+7 †),su mm er
ti re slo se elast icityand theref oretract ion and
brak ingpower .Chan gethetir es on your vehicle
to M+S tires. Usin gsumm ertires atver ycol d
te mper aturescoul dcaus ecr ack sto for m,
th ereb ydamagi ngthetir es perm anently.
Mer cedes-Ben zcan notacc ept respon sibilit yfor
th is type ofdamage . G
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Dam aged tires can caus etir einf lati on pres -
sure loss.As ares ult, you coul dlose control of
your vehicle.Ther eis arisk ofacc iden t.
Chec kth etir es reg ularly forsign sof damage
and replace anydamage dtir es imm ediat ely. M+S
tires G
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M+S tires with atir etread dept hof less than
00CF in(4 mm )are notsuit able foruse inwint er
and donotprov idesuff icienttract ion.Ther eis
a risk ofan acc iden t.
M+S tires with atread dept hof less than 00CF in
(4 mm) must berepl aced immediat ely.
At temper aturesbelow 45‡(+7 †), use winter
tires orall-sea sontires. Bothtypesof tire are
ide ntified bythe M+S marking.
Only winter tiresbearing the004D snowfl ake
symb olinadd ition tothe M+S marking provide
the best possiblegrip inwintry roadconditio ns.
Only these tireswillal low drivi ngsafe tysys tems
such asABS andESP®
to function optimallyin
winter. Thesetires have beendeve lopedspeci f-
ical lyfor drivi nginsnow.
Use M+S tiresofthe same make andtread onall
whe elstomai ntain safehandl ingchara cteris-
tics.
Alwa ysobse rvethe maximu mpermi ssible
spee dspeci fiedforthe M+S tiresyouhave
mounted . 292
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