2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE run flat

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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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

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
Winte
roperatio nWheelsand tires

R
wear excessiv elyand/ orunev enly
R have anadver seeffect onfuel consumpt ion
Over inflatedtires G
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Tires withexcessiv elyhigh pressure canburst
becaus eth ey are damaged moreeasily by
road debris ,pot holes etc.In addit ion,they
also sufferfro mirre gular wear, which can
seve relyimpair thebrak ingprope rties and the
driv ingchar acterist ics.Ther eis arisk ofan
acc iden t.
Av oid tirepres sures that are too high inall the
tir es, including thespare wheel.
Over inflated tires may:
R inc rease thebrak ingdist ance
R adver selyaffecthand ling
R wear excessiv elyand/ orunev enly
R have anadver seeffect onride comfort
R be mor esusc eptible todamage
Max imumtirepr essur es 0043
Example: maximum permissible tirepres -
sure
Nev erexc eed themax imum permissible tire
inf latio npres sure. Always observetherec om-
men dedtirepres sure foryour vehic lewhen
adjus tingth etir epres sure (Ypage 293).
i The
actual values fortires are vehic le-spe-
cif icand may deviat efro mthevalues inthe
illust ration. Checking
thetir epr essur es
Imp ortant safety notes The
tirepres sure monitordoes notwarn youof:
R inc orrect lyset tirepres sure
R sudden lossoftirepres sure, e.g.fro mafor -
eign object that has penetrated thetir e
Obser vethenot eson tirepres sure
(Y page 293).
In for mat iononair pres sure forthetir es on your
vehic lecan befoun d:
R on thevehic le'sTire andLoadin gIn for mat ion
placar don theB- pillar
R in thetir epres sure table inthefuel filler flap
(Y page 141)
R in the"Tire pressure" section
Checking tirepr essur esma nua lly To
det erm ineand setthecor recttir epres sure,
proc eedasfollo ws:
X Remov eth evalve capofthetir eth at isto be
che cked.
X Pres sth etir epres sure gauge securely onto
th evalve .
X Read thetir epres sure andcompare itto the
rec omm endedvalue ontheTire andLoadin g
In for mat ionplacar dor thetir epres sure table
(Y page 293).
X Ifth etir epres sure istoo low, increase thetir e
pres sure totherec omm endedvalue.
X Ifth etir epres sure istoo high, releas eair. To
do so, pres sdown themet alpin inthevalve ,
using thetip ofapen forexam ple.Then check
th etir epres sure again usingthetir epres sure
che cker.
X Sc rew thevalve capontoth evalve .
X Repeat these steps fortheoth ertires. Tir
epr essur eloss warning system
(Cana daonly)
Gener alnotes While
thevehic leisin mot ion, thetir epres sure
loss warn ingsyst emmon itorstheset tirepres -
sure using therot ation alspeed ofthewheels.
This enabl esthesyst emtodet ect sign ificant
pres sure lossinatir e. Ifth espeed ofrot ation of
a wheel changesasaresult ofaloss ofpres sure, 296
Tir
epr essur eWheels andtires

a
cor respon dingwarn ingmes sage willappear in
th emult ifunction display.
You canrecogn izethetir epres sure losswarn ing
by theRun FlatInd icator Active Press Run
FlatInd icator Active Press
'OK ' 'OK
'to to
Res tart Res
tartmes sage inthemult ifunction
display intheSer v. Ser
v.men u.Infor mat iononthe
mes sage display canbefoun din the"Rest arting
th etir epres sure losswarn ing"sec tion
(Y page 297).
Imp ortant safety notes The
tirepres sure warn ingsyst emdoes notwarn
you ofan incorrect lyset tirepres sure.Obse rve
th eno teson therec omm endedtirepres sure
(Y page 293).
The tirepres sure losswarn ingdoes notrepl ace
th enee dto reg ularly check thetir epres sure.An
even lossofpres sure onsev eral tires atthe
same timecan notbe det ectedbythetir epres -
sure losswarn ingsyst em.
The tirepres sure monitoris no table towarn you
of asudden lossofpres sure,e.g .if th etir eis
pen etrat ed byafor eign object .In theeven tof a
sudden lossofpres sure,brin gth eveh icle toa
halt bybrak ingcarefully. Avoid abrupt steeri ng
mov emen ts.
The function ofthetir epres sure losswarn ing
syst emislimit edordelayed if:
R snow chains aremoun tedon your vehicle's
tir es.
R road condition sare wint ry.
R you aredrivingonsan dor grav el.
R you adopt aver yspor tydriv ingstyle (corner-
ing athigh spee dsordriv ingwith high ratesof
acc eler ation).
R you aredrivingwith aheav yload (intheveh i-
cle oron theroo f)
Rest artin gth etir epr essu reloss warn-
ing syst em Rest
artthetir epres sure losswarn ingsyst emif
you have :
R ch ang edthetir epres sure
R ch ang edthewheels ortires
R moun tednew wheels ortires
X Bef ore restarting,mak esure that thetir e
pres suresare setprop erlyonallfour tires for
th eres pec tiveoper atingcon dition s.
The recomm endedtirepres sure canbefoun d
on theTire andLoadi ngInfor mat ionplacar d on
theB- pillar .Add ition ally, atir epres sure
tab leisatt ach edtothefuel fillerflap. Thetire
pres sure losswarn ingsyst emcan onlygive
reliab lewarn ingsif you have setthecor rect
tir epres sure.If an incorrect tirepres sure is
set ,th ese incorrect values willbemon itored.
X Als oobse rveth eno tesin thesec tionon tire
pres sures(Y page 293).
X Mak esure that theSm artKey isin posit ion0048
in theign ition lock(Y page 123).
X Pres s0059 or0065 onthest eeri ngwheel to
selec tth eSer v. Ser
v.men u.
X Pres sth e0063 or0064 buttontoselec t
Tir ePre ssure Tir
ePre ssure.
X Pres sth e0076 button.
The Run FlatInd icator Active Press Run
FlatInd icator Active Press
'OK 'to Restart 'OK
'to Restartmes sage appear sin the
mult ifunction display.
If you wish toconfir mtheres tart:
X Pres sth e0076 button.
The TirePre ssureNow OK? Tir
ePre ssureNow OK?message
appear sin themult ifunction display.
X Pres sth e0063 or0064 buttontoselec tYes Yes
.
X Pres sth e0076 button.
The Run FlatInd icator Restarted Run
FlatInd icator Restarted mes-
sage appear sin themult ifunction display.
Af tera te ach -inperi od,thetir epres sure loss
warn ingsyst emwill mon itorth eset tirepres -
sure sof all four tires.
If you wish tocancel theres tart:
X Pres sth e0038 button.
or X Ifth eTir ePre ssureNow OK? Tir
ePre ssureNow OK?message
appear s,pres sth e0063 or0064 buttonto
selec tCan cel Can
cel.
X Pres sth e0076 button.
The tirepres sure values store dat thelast
res tartwill continue tobe mon itored. Tir
epr essu remon itor(Cana daonly)
Gener alnot es If
atir epres sure monitoris ins tall ed, theveh i-
cle 'swheels havesensorsth at mon itorth etir e
pres suresin all four tires. The tirepres sure mon-
ito rwarn syou ifth epres sure dropsin on eor
mor eof thetir es. The tirepres sure monitoron ly
fun ction sif th ecor respon dingsen sorsare
ins tall ed inall wheels . Tir
epr essur e
297Wh eels andtires Z

PSI
(pounds persquar einch)
A standard unitofmeasure fortire pressure.
Aspect ratio
Relationship betweentireheight andtirewidth
in percent .
Tire pressur e
This ispressure insidethetire apply inganout-
ward force toeach square inchofthe tire's sur-
face. Thetirepressure isspecified inpounds per
square inch(psi), inkilopascal (kPa)orinbar.
The tirepressure shouldonlybecorrect edwhen
the tires arecold.
Cold tirepressur e
The tires arecold:
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen parked withthetires
out ofdirect sunlight foratleast three hours
and
R ifthe vehicle hasnotbeen driven further than
1 mile (1.6km)
Tread
The part ofthe tire that comes intocont actwith
the road.
Bead The tirebead ensures thatthetire sits securely
on the wheel. Thereareseveral steelwires inthe
bead toprevent thetire from coming loosefrom
the wheel rim.
Sidewall The part ofthe tire between thetread andthe
bead.
Weight ofoptional extras
The combined weightofthose optional extras
that weigh morethanthereplaced standard
parts andmore than2.3kg(5lbs). These
optional extras,such ashigh-performanc e
brakes, levelcontrol,aroof rack orahigh-per-
formanc ebattery, arenot included inthe curb
weight andtheweight ofthe accessories.
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
This isaunique identifier whichcanbeused by
a tire manufacturer toidentify tires,forexample
for aproduct recall,andthus identify thepur-
chasers. TheTINismade upofthe manufactur-
er's identity code,tiresize, tiretype code and
the manufacturing date. Load
bearing index
The load bearing index(alsoloadindex) isacode
that contains themaximum loadbearing capa-
city ofatire.
Tra ction
Traction isthe result offrict ionbetween thetires
and theroad surface.
Tread wearindicators
Narrow bars(tread wearbars) thataredistrib-
uted overthetire tread. Ifthe tire tread islevel
with thebars, thewear limitof00CD in(1.6 mm)
has been reached.
Occupant distribution
The distribution ofoccupants inavehicle attheir
designated seatingpositions.
Total loadlimit
Nominal loadandluggage loadplus68kg
(15 0lbs )multiplied bythe number ofseats in
the vehicle. Changing
awheel Flat
tire
The "Breakdown assistance"section
(Y page 274)contains information andnotes on
how todeal with aflat tire. Inform ationondriv-
ing with MOExt ended tiresinthe event ofaflat
tire can befound under "MOExt endedtires(tires
with run-flat characterist ics"(Ypage 275). Rotat
ingthe wheels G
WARNING
Int erchanging thefront andrear wheels may
severely impairthedriving characterist icsif
the wheels ortires have different dimensions.
The wheel brakes orsuspension components
may alsobedamaged. Thereisarisk ofacci-
dent.
Rotate frontandrear wheels onlyifthe wheels
and tires areofthe same dimensions.
! On
vehicles equippedwith atire pressure
monitor ,electron iccomponen tsare located
in the wheel. 310
Changing
awheelWheels andtires

Securing
thevehicle toprevent itfrom
rolling away If
your vehicle isequippe dwith awheel chock,it
can befound inthe tire-c hange toolkit
(Y page 274).
The folding wheelchock isan additional safety
measure toprevent thevehicle fromrolling
away ,for example whenchanging awheel.
X Fold both plates up0043.
X Fold outlower plate0044.
X Guide thelugs onthe lower platefullyintothe
openings inbase plate 0087. X
Place chocksor other suitable itemsunder
the front andrear ofthe wheel thatisdiago-
nally opposite thewheel youwish tochange.
Raising thevehicle G
WARNING
If you donot position thejack correct lyat the
appropriate jackingpoint ofthe vehicle, the
jack could tipover withthevehicle raised.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Only position thejack atthe appropriate jack-
ing point ofthe vehicle. Thebase ofthe jack must
bepositioned vertically,directlyunder
the jackin gpoint ofthe vehicle.
! Only
position thejack atthe appropriate
jackin gpoint ofthe vehicle. Otherwise, you
could damage thevehicle.
Observe thefollow ingwhen raising thevehi-
cle:
R To raise thevehicle, onlyusethevehicle-spe-
cific jack thathasbeen tested andapproved
by Mercedes-B enz.Ifused incorrec tly,the
jack could tipover withthevehicle raised.
R The jack isdesigned onlytoraise andhold the
vehicle forashort timewhile awheel isbeing
changed. Itmust notbeused forperforming
maintenan cework under thevehicle.
R Avoid changing thewheel onuphill anddown-
hill slopes.
R Before raising thevehicle, secureitfrom roll-
ing away byapply ingthe parking brakeand
insertin gwheel chocks.Do not disengage the
parking brakewhilethevehicle israised.
R The jack must beplaced onafirm, flatand
non- slipsurface. Onaloose surface, alarge,
flat, load-bearing underlaymustbeused. Ona
slippery surface, anon- slipunderlay mustbe
used, e.g.rubber mats.
R Do not use wooden blocksorsimilar objects
as ajack underlay. Otherwise, thejack willnot
be able toachieve itsload-bearing capacity
due tothe restrict edheight.
R Make surethatthedistance between the
underside ofthe tires andtheground doesnot
exceed 1.2in(3 cm).
R Never placeyourhands andfeet under the
raised vehicle.
R Do not lieunder thevehicle.
R Do not start theengine whenthevehicle is
raised.
R Do not open orclose adoor orthe trunk lid
when thevehicle israised.
R Make surethatnopersons arepresent inthe
vehicle whenthevehicle israised. 312
Changing
awheelWheels andtires

Whee
land tirecombinatio ns Gene
ralnote s
You canaskforinforma tionrega rding permi tted
whee l/tire combina tionsatan authorized
Merced es-Benz Center.
You shou ldregu larlycheck thepress ureofthe
emerge ncysparewhe el,parti cularlyprio rto
long trips, andcorrect thepress ureasneces-
sary (Ypag e293). Thevalueon the whe elis
vali d.
! For
safe tyreas ons, Merced es-Benz recom-
mends thatyouonly usetires andwheels
whi chhave been approved byMerced es-Benz
speci ficallyfor you rvehicl e.
These tireshave been speciallyada pted for
use with thecontrol systems,such asABS or
ESP ®
,and aremarked asfoll ows:
R MO =Merced es-Benz Original
R MOE =Merced es-Benz OriginalExtended
(tires featuringrun-fla tchara cteristics)
R MO1 =Merced es-Benz Original(only cer-
tain AMG tires)
Merced es-Benz OriginalExtended tiresmay
only beuse don whe elsthat have been spe-
cifica llyapp roved byMerced es-Benz.
Only usetires, wheelsoraccesso riestested
and approved byMerced es-Benz. Certain
chara cteristics, e.g.handl ing,vehicl enoise
emiss ionsorfuel consump tion,mayother-
wis ebe adve rsely affected .In add ition, when
drivi ngwith aloa d,tire dime nsion variations
coul dcaus ethe tires tocome intocontact
with thebody work andaxle components. This
coul dresu ltin dama getothe tires orthe vehi-
cle.
Merced es-Benz accepts noliabil ity for dam-
age resu lting from theuse oftires, wheelsor
accesso riesother thanthose tested and
app roved.
Informatio non tires, wheelsand approved
combina tionscanbeobtai nedfrom anyquali-
fied speci alist worksho p.
! Retrea
dedtires areneither testednorrec-
ommende dby Merced es-Benz, sinceprevi-
ous dama gecannot alwaysbe detected on
retread edtires. Asaresu lt,Merced es-Benz
cannot guarantee vehiclesafe tyifretread ed
tires aremounted .Do not mount usedtires if
you have noinforma tionabouttheir previous
usa ge. The
recommende dpress uresforvari ous oper-
ating conditio nscan befound:
R on the Tire andLoad ingInformatio npla card
on the B-pill aron the drive r'sside
R in the tire press uretablein the fuel filler flap
Obser vethe notes onrecommende dtire pres-
sure sunder various opera tingconditio ns
(Y pag e293) .
Che cktire press uresregularly,and only when
the tires arecold. Comp lywith themaintenance
recommenda tionsofthe tire manufa cturerin
the vehicl edocu ment wallet.
Notes onthe vehicl eequ ipme nt–alw aysequ ip
the vehicl e:
R with tires ofthe same sizeonagive naxle (left
and right)
R with thesame typeoftire (summer tires,
MOExtended tires,winter tires)
Exception: itis permi ssibleto instal la diffe r-
ent type ormake inthe event ofaflat tire.
Obser vethe "MOExtended tires(tires with
run-fla tchara cteristics" section(Ypag e275) .
Vehi cles equipped with MOExtended tiresare
not equippedwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory .It
is therefore recommende dthat youadditiona lly
equ ipyou rvehicl ewith aTIREFIT kitifyou mount
tires thatdonot featu rerun-fla tprope rties,e.g.
winter tires.ATIREFIT kitmay beobtai nedfrom
a qua lified speci alist worksho p. Emerge
ncyspare wheel Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
The whe elor tire size aswel las the tire type of
the sparewhe elor emerge ncysparewhe el
and thewhe elto be repl aced maydiffer.
Mou nting anemerge ncysparewhe elmay
severe lyimpa irthe drivi ngchara cteristics.
There isarisk ofan accid ent.
To avoi dhaza rdoussitua tions:
R ada ptyou rdrivi ngstyle accordi nglyand
drive carefu lly.
R never mount morethanonesparewhe elor
emerge ncysparewhe elthat differsinsize.
R only useaspa rewhe elor emerge ncyspare
whe elof adiffe rent sizebriefly. Emerge
ncyspare wheel
315Whee lsand tires
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