
Fea
ture s................ ................ .............. 244 Main
tenanceand care ................ ......260
Engine compartment ................ ...........260
ASSYST PLUS................ ......................264
Ca re................ .....................................265 Breakdo
wnassi stanc e................ .....273
Whe rewillIfind ...?................ .............. 273
Fla ttire ................ ................................ 274
Battery (vehicl e)................ ..................279
Ju mp-sta rting................ .......................282
Tow ingand tow-s tarting................ ......284
Fus es................ ...................................287 Whee
lsand tires ................ ............... 290
Impo rtant safety notes ................ ........290
Ope ration................ ............................290
Winte rope ration................ ..................292
Tir epre ssu re................ .......................293
Loa ding the vehi cle................ .............. 301
All abou twhe elsand tires................ ...304
Ch angi ngawhe el................ ................ 310
Whe eland tirecombi nations............... 315
Emerge ncysparewhe el................ .......315 Tec
hnical data ................ ...................317
Informa tionregarding techni caldata ... 317
Veh icleelectroni cs................ .............. 317
Ide ntifica tionplates ................ .............318
Servi ceprod ucts andfilling cap aci-
ties ................ ......................................319
Veh icleda ta ................ .........................325 Co
nten ts
3

F
Favo rites
Ove rview ........................................ 233
Filler cap
see Refuel ing
Flat tire
MOE xten ded tires .......................... 275
Pre parin gth eveh icle .....................2 74
TIR EFIT kit....... ...............................276
see Emergency sparewhe el
Fl exi ble Fue lvehi cles ....... .................320
Fl oo rmats ...........................................259
Freque ncies
Mobi lephone ................................. 317
Two -way radio....... .........................317
Fue l
Addi tives ........................................ 321
Consu mption statistics....... ...........182
Displ aying the current consump -
tion ................................................ 182
Displ aying the range ......................182
Driving tips....... .............................146
E10 .............. .................................. 320
Fuel gauge....... ................................ 33
Gra de(gasoli ne) ....... ..................... 320
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 320
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 142
Ref ueling ....... ................................. 139
Tank content/reserve fuel....... ...... 320
Fue lfill er flap
Openi ng....... .................................. 141
Fue llev el
Ca lling up the range (on-boa rd
compu ter)....... ...............................182
Fue ltank
Ca paci ty....... ................................. 320
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 142
Fuse s
Allo cation chart.............................289
Before changing....... ......................288
Fuse boxinthe engine compart-
ment ..............................................288
Fuse boxinthe front-pass enger
footwe ll....... ....... ............................ 289
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 287 G
Garage dooropener
Cl eari ngthe memory ..................... 257
Gene ralnotes ................................ 255
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 255
Openi ng/closi ngthe gara gedoor ..257
Prob lems whenprogr ammi ng....... .257
Progra mming (button inthe rear -
view mirror) ................................... 255
Synchroni zingtherolling code ....... 256
Gasol ine....... ......................................320
Gear indicator (on-bo ardcom-
puter, Mercedes-AMGvehi cles) ....... 190
Genui neparts ......................................24
Glo vebox ...........................................240
Goo gle™Local Searc h
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231 H
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ....... ................... 80
Hazard warninglamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 218
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 103
Head restraints
Adjusting ......................................... 94
Adjusting (manual ly)....... .................94
Adjusting (rear)....... .........................95
Headlamps
Foggi ngup ....... ..............................104
see Automa tichea dlamp mode
Heatin g
see Clima tecontrol
High beam flasher....... ......................102
High-b eamheadlamps
Adap tiveHighb eamAssist ............. 103
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 205
Rep lacing bulbs....... ......................107
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 102
Hill start assist....... ........................... 126
HOLD function
Activating .......................................159
Activatio nconditi ons....... .............. 159
Deactiva ting....... ............................ 159
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 209
Function/notes .............................158 In
dex
11

U
Unlocking Emer gencyunlock ing...................... .7 7
From insidethe vehi cle(centra l
unl ocking button) ................ .............76
Upshi ftindi cato r(o n-bo ardcom-
puter, Mercedes-AMG vehicle s) ....... 190
USB devices
Co nnecting tothe Med iaInter-
face ................ ............................... 238 V
Vanity mirror(in the sun visor) ........ 246
Vehi cle
Co rrect use................ ......................28
Data acquisiti on ................ ............... 29
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 215
Equ ipment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 25
Indi vidualsetti ngs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 188
Lim itedWa rranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 29
Loa ding <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Locki ng(in an eme rgency) ............... 77
Locki ng(Sma rtKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 70
Low ering <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 314
Ma intena nce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 26
Pa rking foralong perio d................ 145
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 126
Ra ising <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 312
Re por ting problems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Secu ringfrom rolling away ............ 312
Tra nspo rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 287
Unlo cking (in an eme rgency) ........... 77
Unlo cking (SmartKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 70
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 325
Vehi cle data
Ro ofload (ma ximu m)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 325
Vehi cle dime nsions<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 325
Vehi cle eme rgencylo cki ng ................ 77
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nnumb er
see VIN
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nplate .............. 318
Vehi cle too lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 274
Ven tilatio n
Setting thevents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 121
Vide o
Ope ratingthe DVD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 185see
also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
VIN
Sea t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 319
Ty pe plate <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 318 W
Warni ngand indic ator lamps
ABS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 222
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 221
Ch eck Engine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 226
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 227
Dista ncewarning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
ESP ®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 223
ESP ®
OFF <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 224
Fue ltank <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 226
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 33
PASSENG ERAIR BAG <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 41
Re ser vefue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 226
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 226
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 220
SPOR Tha ndl ing mod e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 224
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 230
Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Wash erflu id
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Whe eland tirecombi nati ons
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Whe elbo lttig hten ingtorque ........... 314
Whe elcho ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 312
Whe els
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 310
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 268
Emerg encysparewh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 290
Interch anging/cha nging ................ 310
Mou nting anew wheel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 313
Re movi ngawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 311
Ti ghte ning torque<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Whe elsize /tire size <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 315 In
dex
21

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
WAR
NING
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
WAR
NING
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

When
youhave mount edthe M+S tires:
X Check thetire pressures (Ypage 293).
X Restart thetire pressure monitor(USA only)
(Y page 300).
X Restart thetire pressure losswarning system
(Canada) (Ypage 297) Snow
chains G
WARNIN
G
If snow chains aremount edon the rear
wheels, thesnow chains couldcause abrasion
to the vehicle bodyortochassis compon ents.
This could cause damage tothe vehicle orthe
tires. There isarisk ofan accident .
To avoid hazardous situations:
R never mount snowchains onthe rear
wheels
R only mount snowchains inpairs onthe
fron twheels.
! On
some tiresizes there isnot enough space
for snow chains. Toavoid damage tothe vehi-
cle ortires, observe the"Wheel andtirecom-
bination s"sect ionunder "Tiresandwheels".
For safety reasons, Mercedes- Benzrecom-
mends thatyouonly usesnow chains thathave
been specially approved foryour vehicle by
Mercedes- Benz,or are ofacorr esponding
standard ofquality. Formore inform ation,
please contactaqualified specialist workshop.
If you inten dto mount snowchains, pleasebear
the following pointsinmind:
R Sno wchains maynotbemount edon all
wheel/tire combinations.Permissible wheel-
tire combin ations(Ypage 315).
R Only usesnow chains whendriving onroads
complet elycovered bysnow. Remove the
snow chains assoon aspossible whenyou
come toaroad thatisnot snow-c overed.
R Local regulations mayrestr ictthe use ofsnow
chains. Observe theappropriate regulationsif
you wish tomount snowchains.
R Do not exceed themaximum permissible
speed of30mph (50km/ h).
R Ifsnow chains areinstalled, youcann otuse
Act ive Parking Assist(Ypage 167). You
may wish todeactivat eES P®
when pulling
away withsnow chains installed .This allows the
wheels tospin inacont rolled manner,achieving
incr eased propulsive force(cutt ingaction ).
R Deact ivateESP®
(all vehicles except
Mercedes- AMGvehicles) (Ypage 65)
R Deact ivateESP®
(Mercedes- AMGvehicles)
(Y page 66)
Inf ormation aboutdriving withanemergen cy
spare wheel (Ypage 315). Tir
epr essure Tir
epr essure specifications
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Underin flatedoroverinf latedtirespose the
following risks:
R the tires mayburst, especially asthe load
and vehicle speedincrease.
R the tires maywear exces sively and/or
unevenly, whichmaygreatly impairtire
trac tion.
R the driving charact eristics,as well assteer-
ing and braking, maybegreatly impaired.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Follow recomm endedtireinflation pressures
and check thepressure ofall the tires includ-
ing the spare wheel:
R mont hly,atleast
R ifthe load changes
R before beginnin galong journ ey
R under differen toperating conditions,e.g.
off- road driving
If neces sary,correctthe tire pressure.
i The
data onthe Tire andLoading Informa-
tion placard andtirepressure tableshown
here areexamples. Tirepressure specifica-
tions arevehicle-s pecificandmay deviate
from thedata shown here.Thetirepressure
specificat ionsthatarevalid foryour vehicle
can befound onthe Tire andLoading Infor-
mation placard andtirepressure tableonthe
vehicle. Tir
epr essure
293Wheelsandtires Z

Gene
ralnotes The
recommended tirepressu resforthe tires
mounted atthe factory canbefound onthe
lab els describ edhere.
Operation withanemergen cyspare wheel:
information onopera tionwith anemergency
spare wheelcan befound inthe general notesin
the "Emergency sparewheel"section
(Y page 315).
Further information ontire pressu rescan be
obtai nedataqua lified specia listworkshop .
Tire andLoadin gInfo rmat ionplacard 0043
Recomme ndedtirepressu res
The Tire andLoadi ngInformation placard ison
the B-pilla ron the driver's side(Ypage 301).
The Tire andLoadi ngInformation placard con-
tains therecommended tirepressu resforcold
tires. Therecommended tirepressu resare valid
for the maximu mpermis sibleloa dand uptothe
maximu mpermis siblevehicle speed.
Tire pressure table The
tirepressu retable ison the inside ofthe fuel
fill er flap .It shows thetire pressu refor alltires
permitted atthe factory forthis vehicle ;see
ill ustratio n(examp le). The
tirepressu retable contains therecommen-
ded pressu resforcold tires forvario usopera t-
ing conditions, i.e.differi ngloa dand speed con-
ditions.
If atire size precede sa tire pressu re,the fol-
low ing tire pressu reinformation isonly validfor
that tiresize; seeillustratio n(examp le). The
loadconditions "partiall ylad en" and "fully
lad en" aredefined inthe table fordiffere ntnum-
bers ofoccupa ntsand amou ntsoflug gage .The
actual number ofseats maydiffer. Some
tirepressu retable sshow onlytherim
dia meters instead ofthe fulltire size, e.g.R18.
Rim diameter ispart ofthe tire size andcanbe
found onthe tire side wall(Y page 305). 294
Tire
pressureWheel sand tires

If
the tire pressu reshave been settothe lowe r
valu esfor lighter loadsand/or lowerroad
speed s,the pressu resshoul dbe reset tothe
higher values:
R ifyou want todrive withanincreased load
and/or
R ifyou want todrive athigher speeds
i The
tirepressu resforincreased loadsand/
or higher roadspeed s,shown inthe tire pres-
sure table, mayhave anegative effectondriv-
ing comfort.
If the tire pressu reisnot setcorrectly, thiscan
lea dto an excessive build-up ofheat andasud-
den loss ofpressu re.
For more information, contactaqua lifiedspe-
ciali stworkshop. Important
notesontire pressure G
WARNING
If the tire pressu redrops repeatedly,the
wheel ,valve ortire may bedama ged.Tire
pressu rethat istoo low may resul tin atire
blow -out. There isarisk ofan accident.
R Check thetire forforeign objects.
R Check whether thewheel islosing airorthe
valve islea king.
If you areunabl eto rectify thedama ge,con-
tact aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop. G
WARNING
If you fitunsui table accessorie sonto tire
valves ,the tire valves maybeoverloa dedand
malfu nction, whichcancause tirepressu re
loss. Duetotheir desig n,retrofitted tirepres-
sure monitors keepthetire valve open. This
can also resul tin tire pressu reloss. There isa
risk ofan accident.
Only screw thestandard valvecaporother
valve capsappro vedbyMercedes-Benz for
you rvehicle ontothetire valve.
Use asuita blepressu regau getocheck thetire
pressu re.The outer appearance ofatire does
not permit anyrelia bleconclusion aboutthe tire
pressu re.On vehicle sequi pped withtheelec-
tronic tirepressu remonitor, thetire pressu re
can bechecked inthe on-board computer. The
tiretemperature andpressu reincrease
when thevehicle isin motion. Thisisdepende nt
on the driving speedandtheload .
Therefore, youshoul donly correct tirepres-
sures whenthetires arecold.
The tires arecold:
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen parked withthetires
out ofdirect sunlightfor atlea stthree hours
and
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen driven lessthan 1mile
(1.6 km)
The tiretemperature changesdependingon the
outsid etemperature ,the vehicle speedandthe
tire load .If the tire temperature changesby
18 ‡(10 †), thetire pressu rechanges by
appro ximately 10kPa (0.1 bar/ 1.5psi).Take
this into account whenchecking thepressu reof
warm tires.Onlycorrect thetire pressu reifit is
too low forthe current operatingconditions. If
you check thetire pressu rewhen thetires are
warm, theresul tingvaluewil lbe highe rthan if
the tires were cold.Thisisnormal. Donot
reduce thetire pressu reto the valu especifie d
for cold tires. Thetirepressu rewou ldotherwise
be too low.
Observe therecommended tirepressu resfor
cold tires:
R on the Tire andLoadi ngInformation placard
on the B-pilla ron the driver's side
R in the tire pressu retable inthe fuel fillerflap
(Y page 141) Underinfl
atedoroverin flated tires
Underinfl atedtires G
WARNING
Tires withpressu rethat istoo low can over-
heat andburst asaconsequence. Inaddi tion,
they alsosuffer fromexcessive and/orirreg-
ula rwea r,which canseverel yimpa irthe brak-
ing propertie sand thedriving characteristics.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Avoid tirepressu resthat aretoo low inall the
tires, includi ngthe spare wheel.
Underinfla tedtires may:
R overhea t,lea ding totire defects
R adverse lyaffect handling Tire
pressure
295Wheelsand tires Z

R
wear excessiv elyand/ orunev enly
R have anadver seeffect onfuel consumpt ion
Over inflatedtires G
WAR
NING
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
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epr essur eWheels andtires