2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE tire type

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
Winte
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Res
tarting thetire pres sure monitor Whe
nyo ures tart thetire pressu remoni tor,all
exi sting warning messages aredeleted andthe
wa rning lamps goout.The moni toruses the cur-
rentl yset tire pressu res asthe refe rence values
for moni toring. Inmost cases, the tire pressu re
moni torwillau toma tically dete ctthe new refer-
ence valuesafte ryo uha ve cha nged thetire
pre ssu re.How ever,yo ucan also set refe rence
val uesmanu ally as des crib edher e.The tire
pre ssu remoni torthen monitorsthenew tire
pre ssu reval ues.
X Set thetire pressu reto the value reco mmen-
ded forthe corre spondingdriving situation on
the Tire and Loading Inform ation placa rdon
the driver' ssid eB-pi llar (Y page 293 ).
Yo ucan find more tirepressu reval uesfor
var ious ope ratingcondi tions inthe tire pres-
su re tab leinsi dethe fuelfil lerfla p
(Y page 141 ).
X Ma kesure that thetire pressu reiscorre cton
al lfou rwh eel s.
X Ma kesure that theSmar tKeyisin pos ition 0048
in the igniti onlock (Ypage 123).
X Pre ss0059 or0065 onthe stee ring wheel to
sel ect the Serv . Serv
.menu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect
Tire Pressure Tire
Pressure.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button.
The multifunction displ aysho wsthe curr ent
tire pressu refor each tire orthe Tire pres‐ Tire
pres‐
sure sure
will will
be be
disp layed disp
layedafte r afte
rdriv ing driv
ing
a few minutes a
few minutesmessage.
X Pre ssthe 0064 button.
The multifunction displ aysho wsthe Use Use
Curr entPressuresas New Reference Curr
entPressuresas New Reference
Valu es Valu
esmes sage.
If you wish toconfi rm the restart:
X Pre ssthe 0076 button.
The Tire Tire
Press. Pres
s.Moni tor Moni
torRest arted Rest
artedmes -
sa ge appea rsinthe multifunction displ ay.
After driving forafew minu tes,thesystem
checks whethe rthe curr enttire pressu res are
wi thin thespecified rang e.The new tirepres-
su res are then accepted asrefe rence values
and moni tored .
If you wish tocan celthe restart:
X Pre ssthe 0038 button.
The tirepressu reval uesstore dat the last
res tart willcontinu eto be moni tored . Radio
typeapprov alfor the tire pres -
sure monitor Co
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rul es and with license exempt
RSS stand ardsof Indu stry Can-
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fol lowi ng condi tions.(1) This
dev icemay notcauseharmfu l
inter ference, and(2)Thisdev ice
mus tacce ptany inter ference
rece ived,incl uding inter ference
that may causeund esired oper-
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or mod ificati ons notexpr essively
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us ers authori tyto ope rate the
equ ipment. Theterm "IC:"bef ore
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exem ptRSS stand ardsof Indu s-
try Canad a.Ope rationissu bject
to the followi ng condi tions.(1)
Thi sdev icemay notcauseharm-
ful inter ference, and(2)This
dev icemus tacce ptany inter fer-
ence received,incl uding inter fer-
ence thatmay causeund esired
ope ration. Lepre sent apparei l
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dio type approval number ne
doit pasprod uiredebrouil -
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pareil doitacceptertout brouil -
lage radioe lectrique subi,meme
si le brouil lageestsusc eptible
d'en comprom ettrelefon c-
tio nnemen t.WARN ING:Chang es
or modi ficatio nsnot expressive ly
appro vedbythepart yres pon si-
ble forcom plian cecould voidthe
users authorityto oper atethe
equipm ent.The term"IC: "befo re
th eradio certificat ion num ber
onl ysign ifies Canada technical
spec ificatio nswere met. Canada IC:
2546A-MW2 433A
IC: 2546A-GG4 Thisdevic ecom -
plies withpart15oftheFCC
rules andwith licenseexe mpt
RSS standar dsofIndust ryCan-
ada. Oper ationis subj ecttothe
follo wing condition s.(1) This
devic emay notcause harmful
int erf eren ce,and (2)This devic e
must accept any interf eren ce
rec eived ,inc ludin gint erf eren ce
th at may cause undesiredoper -
atio n.Le pres entappare ilest
con forme d'indust rieCanada
applic ablesauxappare ilsradio
exe mpt sde lice nse. L'ex ploit a-
tio nest auth oriseeaux deux con-
dit ion ssuivan tes.(1). L'app areil
ne doit pasprod uiredebrouil -
lage, et(2) L'aut isateur del'ap-
pareil doitacceptertout brouil -
lage radioe lectrique subi,meme
si le brouil lageestsusc eptible
d'en comprom ettrelefon c-
tio nnemen t.WARN ING:Chang es
or modi ficatio nsnot expressive ly
appro vedbythepart yres pon si-
ble forcom plian cecould voidthe
users authorityto oper atethe
equipm ent.The term"IC: "befo re
th eradio certificat ion num ber
onl ysign ifies Canada technical
spec ificatio nswere met.
IC: 2546A-MC34 MA4 Load
ingthevehicle Inst
ruction labels fortires and loads G
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Ove rloade dtir es can over heat ,causi nga
blowout .Ove rloade dtir es can also impair the
st eerin gand drivingchar acteris ticsand lead
to brak efailur e.Ther eis arisk ofacc iden t.
Obse rvetheload rating ofthetir es. The load
rat ing must beatleast halfoftheGAWR of
your vehicle.Nev erover load thetir es by
exc eedin gth emax imum load.
Two instruct ion labels onyour vehicle show the
max imum possibleload.
(1) TheTire andLoadin gIn for mat ionplacar dis
on theB- pillar onthedriv er'sside. TheTire
and Loadin gIn for mat ionplacar dshows the
max imum permissiblenum berofocc u-
pant sand themax imum permissibleveh icle
load. Italso contain sdet ails ofthetir esiz es
and correspon ding pressures fortires
moun tedatthefac tory.
(2) Thevehicle iden tificat ion plat eis on theB-
pillar onthedriv er'sside. Thevehicle iden -
tif icat ion plat einf orm syou ofthegro ss
veh icle weight rating .It is made upofthe
veh icle weight ,all veh icle occupant s,the
fuel andthecar go. You canalso findinf or-
mat ionabout themax imum grossaxle
weight rating onthefro ntand rear axle.
The maximum grossaxle weight rating is
th emax imum weight that can becar ried by
one axle (front orrear axle) .Nev erexc eed
th emax imum loadorthemax imum gross
axle weight rating forthefro ntor rear axle. 0043
B-pillar ,driv er'sside Load
ingthevehicle
301Wheels andtires Z

Observe
thelegal lyrequired minimum tiretread
depth (Ypage 291). Winter tirescanreduce the
braking distance onsnow-covered surfacesin
comparison withsummer tires.Thebraking dis-
tance isstill much further thanonsurfaces that
are not icyorcovered withsnow. Takeappro-
priate carewhen driving.
Further information onwinter tires(M+S tires)
(Y page 292).
Temper ature G
WARNING
The temperature gradeforthis tireisestab-
lished foratire that isproperly inflatedand
not overloaded .Exc essive speed, underinfla-
tion, orexcessive loading,either separately or
in combination, cancause excessive heat
buil d-up andpossible tirefailu re.
The temperature gradesareA(the highest), B,
and C,representing thetire's resistance tothe
generation ofheat anditsabil itytodissipa te
heat when tested undercontrolled conditions
on aspecified indoorlaboratorytestwheel. Sus-
tained hightemperature cancause thematerial
of the tire todegenerate andreduce tirelife, and
excessive temperature canlead tosudden tire
failu re.The grade Ccorresponds toalevel of
performance whichallpassenger cartires must
meet under theFederal MotorVehicle Safety
Standard No.109. Grades Band Arepresent
higher levelsofperformance onthe labora tory
test wheel thantheminimum requiredbylaw. Tire
labeli ng
Overview 0043
Uniform TireQuali tyGradi ngStandards
(Y page 309)
0044 Department ofTransportation, TireIdentifi-
cation Number (Ypage 308)
0087 Maximum loadrating (Ypage 307)
0085 Maximum tirepressures (Ypage 296)
0083 Manufacturer
0084 Tire material (Ypage 308)
006B Tire size designation, load-bearingcapacity
and speed rating(Ypage 305)
006C Load index (Ypage 307)
006D Tire name
The markings described aboveareonthe tire in
addition tothe tire name (sales designation) and
the manufacturer's name.
i Tire
data isvehicle-specific andmay deviate
from thedata inthe example.
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity andspeed rating G
WARNING
Exc eeding thestated tireload-bea ringcapa-
city and theapproved maximum speedcould
lead totire damage orthe tire bursting. There
is arisk ofaccident.
Therefore, onlyusetiretypes andsizes
approved foryour vehicle model.Observe the All
about wheelsand tires
305Wheels andtires
Z

tire
load rating andspee dra ting required for
yo ur veh icle. 0043
Tire width
0044 Nom inalas pe ct ratio in%
0087 Tire cod e
0085 Rim diam ete r
0083 Loadbe aring index
0084 Spe edrating
Ge neral: dependi ng on the manuf actu rer's
sta nda rds,the size impri nted inthe tire wallma y
not conta inany letters orma yconta inone letter
tha tpre ced esthe size descri ption.
If the reisno letter preced ingthe size descri p-
tio n(a ssho wnabove ):the searepa sse nge r
veh icletire sacc ording toEur opeanma nuf ac-
tur ing standa rds.
If "P "pre ced esthe size descri ption: theseare
pa sse nge rveh icletire sacc ording toU.S. man-
uf actu ringsta nda rds.
If "L T" pre ced esthe size descri ption: theseare
li ght trucktire sacc ording toU.S. manuf actu ring
sta nda rds.
If "T "pre ced esthe size descri ption: comp act
eme rgency wheelswith high tire pressu retha t
ar eonl yde signe dfor temp oraryusein an eme r-
ge ncy .
Tire width: tirewidth 0043sho wsthe nomi naltire
wi dth inmi llim ete rs.
As pec tratio :as pe ct ratio 0044 isthe size ratio
be twe enthe tire height and tirewidth and is
sho wninpe rcen t.The aspe ctratio iscal cul ate d
by divid ing the tire width bythe tire height.
Tire code: tire code0087 speci fiesthe tire type.
"R "rep resents radial tire s;"D" represents diag -
ona ltire s;"B" represents diag ona lra dial tire s.
Op tional ly,tire swi th ama xim um spee dof ove r
149 mph (240 km/h )ma yha ve "ZR" inthe size de
scri ption, dependi ng on the manuf actu rer
(e .g. 245/4 0ZR 18) .
Rim diamete r:rim diam ete r0085 isthe diam ete r
of the bead seat, not thediam ete rof the rim
fla nge .Th erim diam ete ris sp eci fiedin
inch es(in).
Lo ad-b earingin dex :lo ad -be aring index0083 isa
num erical cod etha tsp eci fiesthe maxim um
lo ad -be aring capacityof atire .
Do not overload the tiresby exce eding the
sp eci fiedload limi t.Th ema xim um permi ssible
lo ad can befou ndonthe vehicle'sTire and
Loa ding Info rma tionplaca rdon the B-pi llar on
the driver 'sside (Ypage 301) .
Exam ple:
Loa d-bearin gind ex91 indicates ama xim um
lo ad of1,3 56lb(61 5kg )tha tthe tirescan bear.
For furthe rinf orm ation onthe maxim um tire
lo ad inkilog rams and lbs, see(Y page 307 ).
For furthe rinf orm ation onthe load bearing
ind ex, see"L oa dind ex" (Ypage 307 ).
Spe edratin g:spee dra ting 0084speci fiesthe
ap pro ved maxim um spee dof the tire.
i Ti
re dataisveh icle-s pecificand mayde via te
fro mthe data inthe exampl e.
Re gardl essof the spee dra ting ,al wa ysobserve
the spee dlimi ts. Drivecar efully and adaptyo ur
dri vin gsty leto the trafficcond itions .
Summe rtire s In
dex Spe
edratin g Q up
to100 mph (160km/h ) R up
to106 mph (170km/h ) S up
to112 mph (180km/h ) T up
to118 mph (190km/h ) H up
to130 mph (210km/h ) V up
to149 mph (240km/h ) W up
to168 mph (270km/h ) Y up
to186 mph (300km/h ) ZR
...Y up
to186 mph (300km/h ) ZR
...(. .Y) ove
r186 mph (300 km/h ) ZR ove
r149 mph (240 km/h ) R
Op tional ly,tire swi th ama xim um spee dof
ove r149 mph (240km/h )ma yha ve "ZR" in 30
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labo utwhee lsan dtire sWhe elsand tires

Maximum
tireload 0043isthe maximum permis-
sible weight forwhich thetire isapproved.
Do not overload thetires byexceeding the
specified loadlimit. Themaximum permissible
load canbefound onthe vehicle's Tireand
Loading Informationplacard onthe B-pillar on
the driver's side(Ypage 301).
i The
actual values fortires arevehicle-spe-
cific andmay deviate fromthevalues inthe
illu stration.
DOT, TireIdentification Number(TIN) US
tire regulations stipulatethatevery tireman-
ufacturer orretreader mustimprint aTIN inor on
the sidewa llof each tireproduced. The
TINisaunique identification number.The
TIN enables thetire manufacturers orretreaders
to inform purchasers ofrecalls andother safety-
relevant matters. Itmakes itpossible forthe
purchaser toeasily identify theaffected tires.
The TINismade upofmanufacturer identifica-
tion code 0044,tire size 0087,tire type code 0085and
manufacturing date0083.
DOT (Departm entofTra nsporta tion):tire
symbol 0043marks thatthetire complies withthe
requirements ofthe U.S. Departmen tof Trans-
portation.
Manufact ureridentification code:manufac-
turer identification code0044provides detailson
the tire manufacturer. Newtireshave acode
with twosymbols. Retreaded tireshave acode
with foursymbols.
For further information aboutretreaded tires,
see (Ypage 315).
Tire size: identifier 0087describes thetire size.
Tire type code: tiretype code 0085can beused by
the manufacturer asacode todescribe specific
characterist icsofthe tire. Date
ofmanufa cture:dateofmanufacture 0083
provides information abouttheage ofatire. The
first andsecond positions represent theweek of
manufacture, startingwith "01" forthe first cal-
endar week. Positions threeandfour represent
the year ofmanufacture. Forexample, atire that
is marked with"3208", wasmanufactured in
week 32in2008.
i Tire
data isvehicle-specific andmay deviate
from thedata inthe example.
Tire character istics This
information describesthetype oftire cord
and thenumber oflaye rsinsidewa ll0043 and
under tiretread 0044.
i Tire
data isvehicle-specific andmay deviate
from thedata inthe example.
Defini tionofterm sfor tires andloading Tire
plycomposition andmaterial used
Describes thenumber ofplies orthe number of
laye rsof rubber-coated fabricinthe tire tread
and sidewa ll.These aremade ofsteel, nylon,
polyester andother materials.
Bar
Metric unitfortire pressure. 14.5038pounds
per square inch(psi) and100 kilopascals (kPa)
are the equival entof1bar.
DOT (Departm entofTra nsporta tion)
DOT-m arkedtiresfulfill therequirements ofthe
U SDepartmen tof Transportation .
Norm aloccupant weight
The number ofoccupants forwhich thevehicle
is designed multiplied by68 kilograms (150lbs). 308
All
about wheelsand tiresWheels andtires

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