2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE tire type

Roof
lining ...................................... 272
Se at belt ........................................ 271
Seat cover .....................................2 71
Sensors ......................................... 269
Steering wheel....... ........................271
Trim pieces ....... .............................271
Was hing byhand ........................... 266
Whee ls....... ....................................268
Windo ws....... ................................. 268
Wip erbla des ....... ........................... 269
Wood entrim .................................. 271
Cargo compartm entenlargemen t... 242
Cargo tiedow nrings .........................243
CD
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231
CD player (on-bo ardcomputer) ........185
Ce nter conso le
Lowe rsection .................................. 36
Uppe rsection .................................. 35
Ce ntral locking
Automa ticlocking (on-boardcom-
pute r)....... ......................................189
Locking/u nlocking(SmartKe y)....... .70
Cha nge ofaddress .............................. 26
Cha nge ofowner ship.......................... 26
Cha nging awheel
Wheel sand tires ............................ 311
Child
Rest raintsyst em.............................. 56
Child seat
For ward- facing restraint system...... 59
LA TCH- type (ISOF IX) child seat
anc hors............................................ 57
On thefron t-passe nger seat ............ 58
Rearwar d-facin gres traint system.... 59
Top Tether ...................................... .5 7
Child -proof locks
Imp ortant safe tyno tes.................... 59
Rear doors.......................................6 0
Child ren
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor...............5 5
Child reninthevehi cle
Imp ortant safe tyno tes.................... 54
Cigar ettelight er................................ 247
Cleani ng
Mirr ortur nsign al...........................2 69 Cl
imate control
Air-conditi oningsystem .................112
Automa ticclima tecontrol (dual-
zone) ..............................................114
Control lingautomatica lly....... ........117
Coo ling with airdehu midificati on.. 116
Defrosting thewindows .................119
Defrosting thewindshi eld....... ....... 118
Gene ralnotes ................................ 111
Indica torlamp ....... .........................117
Informati onabo utusi ng auto-
matic climatecontrol ..................... 115
Maxi mum cooling....... ................... 119
Notes onusing the air-conditio n-
ing system .....................................113
Overvi ewofsys tems ......................111
Prob lemwith the rear window
defro ster........................................ 120
Prob lems with cooli ngwith air
dehu midificati on....... ..................... 117
Ref rige rant .....................................324
Ref rige rant filling capa city....... ...... 324
Setting theairdis tribu tion............. 117
Setting theairvents ......................121
Setting theairflow ......................... 118
Setting thetempera ture................117
Switchi ngair-recircu lation mode
on/off ............................................120
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 116
Switchi ngresi dua lhea ton/off ......120
Switchi ngthe rear window
defro steron/off ............................ 119
Switchi ngthe ZONE function
on/off ............................................118
Co ckpit
Overvi ew....... ................................... 32
see Instrument cluster
COMA NDdisplay
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 270
Co mbinati onswi tch ....... ................... 102
Co mpass
Ca librating .....................................258
Ca lling up ....... ................................258
Mag netic fieldzone maps....... ....... 258
Setting ...........................................258
Co nne ctin gaUSB device
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231 In
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Con
necting amob ilephon e(gen -
eral inform ation)............................ 235
Dis play message ............................ 218
In troduc tion ...................................1 85
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ..... 185
Numb erfrom thephone book........186
Red ialing ....... ................................. 186
Reje cting/endi ngacall ....... ..........186
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................231
Temperature
Coo lant ....... ................................... 179
Coo lant (on-boa rdcompu ter,
Merced es-AMG vehicles) ...............190
Engine oil(on-boa rdcompu ter,
Merced es-AMG vehicles) ...............190
Outsi detempera ture......................178
Setting (climate control) ................117
Transmi ssionoil (on-boa rdcom-
pute r,Merced es-AMG vehicles) .....190
Through-lo adingfeature ................... 241
Timing (RACETIME R)....... .................. 191
Tire pressure
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 297
Che cking manually ....... .................296
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 213
Maxi mum .......................................296
Not reach ed(TIR EFIT) .................... 277
Notes .............................................295
Rea ched (TIREFIT) .......................... 278
Reco mmended ...............................293
Tire pressure losswarni ngsyste m
Gene ralnotes ................................ 296
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 297
Res tarting ......................................297
Tire pressure monitor
Che cking thetire press ureelec-
tronical ly....... ................................. 299
Function/notes .............................297
Gene ralnotes ................................ 297
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 298
Ra dio type approval forthe tire
press uremonitor ........................... 300
Res tarting ......................................300
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 230
Warni ngmessa ge....... ................... 299
TIREF ITkit ....... ................................... 276
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 276 Storage
location ............................ 274
Tire press urenot reach ed....... ....... 277
Tire press urereach ed....... ............. 278
Tires
Aspect ratio(definitio n)....... ..........310
Averag ewei ght ofthe vehi cle
occup ants(definitio n)....... ............. 308
Bar (definitio n)....... ........................308
Cha nging awhe el....... ................... 310
Cha racteri stics..............................308
Che cking ........................................ 290
Cu rbwei ght (definitio n)....... ..........309
Definiti onofterms .........................308
Direction ofrotatio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 311
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 213
Distr ibuti on ofthe vehicleoccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 310
DOT (DepartmentofTra nspo rta-
tion) (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 308
DOT, Tire Ide ntifi cationNumbe r
(T IN) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 308
GAW R(G ros sAxle Weight Rating)
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 309
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 315
GV W(Gros sVeh icleWei ght) (def-
ini tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 309
GV WR (Gros sVeh icleWei ght Rat-
ing )(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 309
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290
Increa sedvehiclewe ight dueto
opti onaleq uipme nt(defi niti on) ...... 309
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 290
Kil opa scal(kPa )(d efi niti on) ........... 309
La be ling (overv iew) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 305
Loa dbe ari ng index(defi niti on) ...... 310
Loa dind ex<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 307
Loa dind ex(defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 309
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 292
Ma ximu mload on atire (defi ni-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 309
Ma ximu mload ed veh iclewe ight
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 309
Ma ximu mpermi ssible tire pres-
su re (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 309
Ma ximu mtire load <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 307
Ma ximu mtire load (defi niti on) ....... 309
MOExte ndedtires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 292 In
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Optional
equipment weight (defi-
nition) ............ ................................ 310
PSI (pounds persquare inch)(def-
inition) ......... ..................................3 10
Rep lacing .......................................310
Service life....... ..............................291
Side wall(de finitio n)....... ................310
Speed rating(definitio n)....... .........309
Storing ..................... ......................311
Structure andchara cteristics
(de finitio n)....... ..............................308
Summer tires................................. 292
Temp erature....... ........................... 305
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumber)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................310
Tire bead(de finitio n)....... ...............310
Tire press ure(definitio n)....... .........310
Tire press ures(recom mended )...... 309
Tire size (data) ....... ........................315
Tire size designatio n,loa d-bea ring
capa city, speedrating .................... 305
Tire tread .............. .........................291
Tire tread (definitio n)....... .............. 310
Total loadlim it(de finitio n)....... ...... 310
Tracti on....... .................................. 304
Tracti on(de finitio n)....... ................310
Trea dwea r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 304
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 304
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 309
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 310
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 309
see Flattire
Top Tethe r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 57
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 287
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 284
Insta lling the towingeye................ 285
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 286
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 287
Tow ingatrail er
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 67
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 284
Insta lling the towingeye................ 285Note
sfor 4MATI Cveh icles ............ 287
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 286
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 287
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 286
Wi th the front axlerai sed ............... 286
Tow ingey e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Trans mission
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display
(D IRE CTSELECT leve r)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 131
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 287
Trim pieces(c leani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 271
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 182
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 182
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 183
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 82
Emerg encyrelease button ............... 82
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 78
Ope ning (auto mati callyfrom out-
si de )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 79
Ope ning (fromoutsid ethe vehi-
cle ,HANDS-FR EEACC ESS) .............. 80
Ope ning automa tically from
insi de<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 81
Ope ning/ closing (ma nually from
ou tsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Trunk lid
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 217
see Tailga te
Turn sign als
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 204
Re placi ng bulbs(fro nt)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 107
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
Two -wayradio
Freq uencie s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 317
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 317
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 317
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicleidenti fication plate 20
In
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Opening
thefuel filler flap 0043
Toopen thefuel filler flap
0044 Tire pressure table
0087 Toinsert thefuel filler cap
0085 Instruct ionlabel forfuel type tobe refueled
X Switc hoff the engine .
X Remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition lock.
or, invehicles withKEYLE SS-GO start -function
or KEYLE SS‑GO
X Open thedriver's door.
The vehicle electronics arenow inposition
005A. This isthe same asthe Smart Keyhaving
been removed.
X Press thefuel filler flapinthe direct ionof
arrow 0043.
The fuel filler flapswings up.
X Turn thefuel filler capcount er-clockwise and
remove it. X
Inser tthe fuel filler capinto theholder onthe
inside offuel filler flap0087.
X Completely insertthefiller neck ofthe fuel
pump nozzleinto thetank ,hook inplace and
refuel.
X Only fillthe tank untilthepump nozzle
switches off.
i Do
not add anymore fuelafter thepump
stops fillingforthe first time. Otherwise, fuel
may leakout.
Closing thefuel filler flap X
Replace thecap onthe filler neck andturn
clock wiseuntilitengages audibly.
X Close thefuel filler flap.
Close thefuel filler flapbefore lockingthe vehi-
cle.
If you aredriving withthefuel filler capopen, the
00B6 reserv efuel warning lampflashes. Ames-
sage appears inthe multifunc tiondisplay
(Y page 208).
In addition, the00B9 Check Engine warning
lamp maylight up(Ypage 226).
For furth erinfor mation onwarning andindicat or
lamps inthe instrument cluster,see
(Y page 226). Refueling
141Drivingandparking Z

Tire
s Warn
ing/
in dic ato r
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Po ssible cause s/consequ encesand 0050 0050
So luti ons 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)islit.
The tirepressu remoni torhasde tecte dalo ss ofpre ssu reinat leas tone ofthe tires.
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatar etoo low po se the followi ng hazar ds:
R the yma ybu rst, especially as the load and vehiclesp ee dincr ease.
R the yma ywe arexce ssivel yand /or unevenl y,wh ich maygre atlyimp airtire trac-
tio n.
R the drivin gcha racteri stics, aswellas stee ringand braking ,ma ybe gre atly
imp aired .
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Stop thevehiclewi thou tma king anysudd en stee ringor bra king maneu vers.Pa y
atte ntionto the trafficcond itions asyoudo so.
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away (Y page 142 ).
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laymes sage sin the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
X Ch eck thetiresand ,if nece ssary,fol low the instructio nsfor afla ttire
(Y page 274 ).
X Ch eck thetire pressu re(Y page 297 ).
X Ifnece ssary,corr ectthe tire pressu re. 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)
fla she sfor appro xim atelyone minute and thenrem ains lit.
The tirepressu remoni torisfaulty.
G WA
RNING
The system ispo ssi blyuna ble to reco gnizeorreg ister low tire pressu re.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laymes sage sin the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh opimm ediatel y. 23
0 Warni
ngand indic ator lamps inthe instrume ntcluste rOn-bo ard computer anddisplay s

Clean
ingthest eeri ngwheel andgear or
select orlever X
Thor oughl ywipe withadamp clothor use
leat her careagen tsthat have been recom-
men dedandappro vedbyMer cedes-Ben z.
Clean inggenu inewood andtrim ele-
men ts !
Do
notuse solvent-based cleanin gagen ts
suc has tar rem over,wheel cleane rs,polis hes
or waxe s.Ther eis other wise aris kof damag -
ing thesurf ace.
! Do
notuse chrom epolis hon trim piec es.
The trim piec eshave ach rom elook butare
mos tlymade ofano dized alumin umand can
lose their shin eif ch rom epolis his used. Use
a damp, lint-fr ee clothins tead when cleanin g
th etrim piec es.
If th ech rom e-plat edtrim piec esare very
dirt y,you can useach rom epolis h.Ifyou are
uns ure astowhet herthetrim piec esare
ch rom e-plat edornot,con sult anauth orized
Mer cedes-Ben zCen ter.
X Wipe thewoode ntrim and trim piec eswit ha
damp, lint-fr ee cloth,e.g .a mic rofiber cloth.
X Hea vysoilin g:use careand cleanin gpro d-
uct srec omm ended andappro vedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.
Clean ingtheseat cover s Gener
alnot es
! Do
notuse amic rofiber clothto cle ancov ers
made outofreal leather,art ific ialleat her or
DI NA MICA .If used often,th ese can damag e
th ecov er.
Not eth at reg ular careis ess ential toensure that
th eappear anceand comfortof thecov ers is
ret aine dove rtim e. Genu
ineleat her seat cover s
! To
retain thenat ural appear anceof the
leat her,obse rveth efoll owin gcle anin g
ins truct ions:
R Clean genuine leather covers carefull ywit h
a damp clothand then wipe thecov ers
down withadry cloth.
R Mak esure that theleat her does not
bec ome soaked.Itmay other wise become
roug hand crack ed.
R On lyuse leather careagen tsthat have
been tested and appro vedbyMer cedes-
Ben z.You canobtain these from aqualif ied
spec ialist workshop.
Leat herisanat ural product .
It ex hibit snat ural surface charac teris tic s,for
ex ample :
R diff ere nces inthete xture
R mar kscaus edbygro wth and injury
R sligh tnuan cesofcol or
Thes eare charac teris tic sof leat her and not
mat erial defects.
Seat cover sof oth erma terials
! Obse
rveth efoll owin gwhen cleanin g:
R cle an artific ialleat her covers withaclo th
mois tene dwit hasolut ioncontain ing1%
det ergent(e. g.dish washin gliquid).
R cle an clothcov ers withamic rofiber cloth
mois tene dwit hasolut ioncontain ing1%
det ergent(e. g.dish washin gliquid). Rub
car efull yand always wipeentireseat sec-
tio ns toavoid leavingvisible lines. Leav e
th eseat todry afterwar ds.Clean ingresults
depen don thetype ofdirt and how longit
has been there .
R cle an DINA MICA covers withadamp cloth.
Mak esure that you wipe entireseat sec-
tio ns toavoid leavingvisible lines.
Clean ingtheseat belts G
WAR
NING
Seat beltscan become severelyweak ened if
bleac hedordyed. Thiscouldcaus eth eseat
belt sto tear or fail, forinstan ce, intheeve ntof
an acc iden t.This pose san increas edriskof
inj ury orfatalinj ury.
Nev erbleac hor dye theseat belts. Car
e
271Maintenance andcare Z

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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!
When
Active Brake Assist, Active Distance
Assist DISTRONIC orthe HOLD function is
activated, thevehicle brakesautomaticall yin
certain situations.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
these systems inthe followi ngorsimila rsit-
uations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
! Make
surethattheelectric parking brakeis
released .If the electric parking brakeisfaulty,
visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop.
! Only
secure thetow rope ortow baratthe
towing eyes.Otherwise, thevehicle couldbe
damage d.
! Do
not use thetowing eyesforrecovery pur-
poses asthis could damage thevehicle. Ifin
doubt, recover thevehicle withacrane.
! When
towing, pullawayslowly and
smoothly. Ifthe tractive poweristoo high, the
vehicles couldbedamage d.
! The
vehicle canbetowed amaximum of
30 miles (50km). Thetowing speedof30 mph
(50km/h) mustnotbeexceeded.
If the vehicle hastobe towed morethan
30 miles (50km), thefront axlemust beraised
or the entire vehicle raisedandtransported.
! Do
not tow with sling-type equipment. This
could damage thevehicle.
! When
towing awayvehicles withKEYLES S-
GO, usethekey instead ofthe Start/ Stop
button. Theautomatic transmission mayoth-
erwise shifttoposition 005Dwhen youopen the
driver's orfront -passenger door,which could
damage thetransmission.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not bestarted bytow-start ing.This could oth-
erwise damage thetransmission.
It is better tohave thevehicle transported than
to have ittowed away.
If the vehicle cannolonger bedriven because of
an accident orbreakdown, youhave thefollow-
ing options:
R Transporting thevehicle.
As arule, youshould havethevehicle trans-
ported.
R Towing thevehicle withatow rope ortow bar. Only
towthevehicle inexceptional cases.
The battery mustbeconnec tedand charged.
Otherwise, you:
R cannot turntheSmartKey toposition 0048in
the ignition lock.
R cannot release theelectric parking brake.
R cannot shiftthetransmission toposition 005C.
The function ofthe electric parking brakeand
the parking lockisdependent onthe on-board
voltage.
If the on-board voltageislow orifthere isasys-
tem malfunction:
R the electric parking brakemaynotbeappli ed
in certain circumstances, or
R itmay nolonger bepossible toshift thetrans-
mission toposition 005D
Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.the
radio.
Deactivate theautomatic lockingfeaturebefore
the vehicle istowed (Ypage 189). Youcould
otherwise belocked outwhen pushing ortowing
the vehicle. Installin
g/removing thetowing eye
Installin gthe towing eye The
brackets forthe screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe rear and
at the front ,under covers 0043.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thestowage
space. Towing
andtow-start ing
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