Ti
re labeling Ov
ervie wof tirelabeling 1
Uniform Tire Qua lityGradi ng Standar d
(→ pag e39 7)
2 DOT,Tire Identif ication Number
(→ pag e398)
3 Maximu mtireloa d(→ pag e399)
4 Maximu mtirepr essu re(→ pag e399 ) 5
Manuf acturer
6 Char acteristics ofthetir e(→ pag e400)
7 Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(→ pag e400)
8 Tire nam e
0009 The data sho wnintheimag eis exam ple
dat a. Ti
re Quality Grading In
accor dance withth eUS Depar tmentof Trans ‐
por tatio n's "Uni form Tire Qua lityGradi ng Stand‐
ar ds", tireman ufact urersar ere qu ired tograde
th eir tires on thebasis ofthefo llo wing thre eper‐
fo rm anc efa ct or s: 1
Tread weargrade
2 Tract ion grade
3 Temp eratur egr ade
0009 The datasho wnintheimag eis exam ple
dat a.
0009 The classificat ion isno tleg allyst ipulat edfor
Canad a,but itis ge ner ally stat ed.
Tr ead weargrade
The tread weargrade isacom parativ era ting
ba sedon thewe arrate ofthetir ewhen tested
under controlled conditions onaspecif iedtest
tr ac kof theUS Depar tmentof Trans portatio n.
Fo rex am ple, atir egr aded 150wo uld wearone Whee
lsand tires 39
7
Pr
eceding letter 1 1:
R Without :passeng ervehicle tires accor dingto
Eur opeanma nuf actu ring standar ds.
R "P": passe nger vehicle tires accor dingtoUS
manuf acturingstandar ds.
R "LT": light truc ktir es acc ordin gto US manu‐
fa ctur ingstandar ds.
R "T": com pact emer gency sparewheels with
high tirepr essur eth at areon lyde signe dfo r
te mp orar yuse inan emer gency .
As pec tra tio 3 3:
Ra tio betwee ntir ehe ight and tirewi dthin pe r‐
cent (tire height divided bytirewi dth).
Tir eco de 4 4
(tire type ):
R "R"ra dial tire
R "D": bias plytire
R "B": bias beltedtires
R "ZR": radial tirewit hamaximum speedabove
14 9mp h(2 40 km/h) (optional) Rim
diame ter5 5:
The diam eter ofthebead seat(notth ediame ter
of therim flang e).The rim dia me teris specif ied
in inc hes (in).
Load-be aring inde x6 6:
Numer icalcode that spec ifies themaximum
load-bear ingcapacity ofatir e(e.g. "91" cor re‐
sponds to1356 lbs (615 kg)).
The load-bear ingcapacity ofthetir emus tbe at
leas thalf theper missible axleload ofyour vehi‐
cle. Donotove rload thetir es by exc eeding the
specif iedload limit.
See also:
R Maximum permissible loadontheTire and
Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d(→ pag e39 3)
R Max imum tireload (→pag e39 9)
R Load index
Speed ratin g7 7:
Spe cifiesth eappr oved maximum speedofthe
tir e. 0009
Anelectr onicsp ee dlimi terpr eve nts your
ve hicle from exceeding aspeed of130mp h
(2 10 km/h) .
Ma kesur eth at your tires have there qu ired
speed rating .Yo ucan obtain informat iononthe
re qu ired speed rating from anauthor ized
Mer cedes-B enzCent er.
Summ ertires Inde
xS peedra tin g
Qu pto 100mp h(1 60 km/h)
Ru pto 106mp h(170 km/h)
Su pto 112mp h(1 80 km/h)
Tu pto 118mp h(1 90 km/h)
Hu pto 130mp h(210 km/h)
Vu pto 149mp h(2 40 km/h)
Wu pto 168mp h(2 70 km/h)
Yu pto 186mp h(3 00 km/h) Whee
lsand tires 40
1
Inde
xS peedra tin g
ZR ...Y 1
upto186mp h(3 00 km/h)
ZR ...(..Y) 1
over18 6mp h(3 00 km/h)
ZR 1
over14 9mp h(2 40 km/h) R
Specifying thespeed rating asthe"ZR" index
in tirecode 4isop tion alfortir es up to
18 6mp h(3 00 km/h) .
R Ifyo ur tireco de 4 includes "ZR"andther e
is no speed rating 7,find outwh atthemax‐
imum speed isfrom thetir emanuf acturer.
R Ifload-bear inginde x6 and speed rating 7
ar ein brac kets, themaximum speedrating of
yo ur tireis abo ve186mp h(300 km/h). To
fi nd outth emaximum speed,askthetir e
manuf acturer. All-w
eather tires and wint ertires Inde
xS peedra tin g
Q M+S 2
upto100mp h(1 60 km/h)
T M+S 2
upto118mp h(190 km/h)
H M+S 2
upto130mp h(210 km/h)
V M+S 2
upto149mp h(2 40 km/h) Wi
nter tires bear the004D snowflak esymbol
and fulfillthere qu iremen tsof theRu bber Manu‐
fa ctur ersAssoci ation (RMA) andtheRu bber
Assoc iation ofCanada (RAC)rega rding thetir e
tra ction onsno w.
Load index8 8:
R Nospec ificat ion given: standar dload (SL)
tir e
R "XL" or"Ex tra Load": extra load tireor rein‐
fo rc ed tire
R "Light Load": lightloadtire R
"C", "D", "E":aload rang eth at depen dson
th emaximum loadthat thetir ecan carryata
cer tain pressur e Def
inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loadin g
Ti re stru ctu reand charact eristics :descr ibes
th enumber oflaye rs or thenumber ofrubber -
coat edbelts inthetir econ tact surface and the
tir ewa ll.These aremade ofsteel, nylon, poly‐
es terand other materials.
Bar: metric unit fortir epr essu re.
14 .5038 pounds persquar einc h(p si) and
10 0kilop ascal(kP a)istheeq uiv alent ofone bar.
DO T(Depar tment ofTranspo rtation ):DO T-
mar kedtir es fulf illthere qu iremen tsof the
US Depar tment ofTrans portatio n.
Av erag ewe ight oftheve hicl eoc cupants: the
num berof vehicle occupants forwhi chtheve hi‐
cle isdesigned, multiplied by150lb (68 kg).
1 "ZR" stat ed inthetir ecode.
2 Or "M+S 004D" forwint ertires 402
Wheel sand tires
Un
ifor m Tire Quality Grading Standar ds:a
unif orm standar dto grade thequ alit yof tires
wit hre ga rd totrea dqu alit y,tiretracti onand
te mp eratur ech aract eristic s.The qualit ygr adin g
asses smentismade bythemanuf acturerfollo w‐
ing spec ificat ions from theU. S. government. The
qu alit ygr ade ofatir eis im print ed on theside
wa llof thetir e.
Re comm endedtir epr essu re:th ere comme n‐
ded tirepr ess ureis thetir epr essur especif ied
fo rth etir es mount edtotheve hicle atthefa c‐
to ry.
The tireand information table con tains there c‐
omme ndedtirepr ess ures forcold tires, themax‐
imum permissible loadandthemaximum per‐
missible vehicle speed.
The tirepr essur eta ble con tains there comme n‐
ded tirepr ess ures forcold tires under various
oper ating condit ions,i.e.loading and/orspeed
of theve hicle.
Incr eased vehicl ewe ight duetooptiona l
eq uip ment :th ecombin edweight ofall standar d
and optio nal equipme ntavailable forth eve hicle, re
ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actually installed on
th eve hicle ornot.
Rim: thepar tof thewheel onwhic hth etir eis
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross AxleWe ight Ratin g):th eGA WR
is themaximum permissible axleload. The
actual loadonanaxle mustne verexc eed the
gr os saxle weight rating .The gross axlewe ight
ra ting canbefound ontheve hicle identif ication
plat eon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's side.
Speed ratin g:thespeed rating ispa rtof thetir e
identif ication .It specif iesthespeed rang efo r
whic hatir eis appr oved.
GV W(Gr oss Vehicl eWe ight ):th egr oss vehicle
we ight comprises thewe ight oftheve hicle
including fuel,tools, thespar ewheel, accesso‐
ri es installed, occupant s,lugg ageand thetrailer
dr aw bar nose weight ,if applicable. Thegros s
ve hicle weight mustno texc eed thegr oss vehicle
we ight rating GVWR asspecif iedontheve hicle
identif ication plateon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's
side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eWe ight Ratin g):th e
GV WR isthemaximum permitt edgross weight of
thefully laden vehicle (weight oftheve hicle
including allaccessor ies,occupants, fuel,lug‐
ga ge and thetrailer draw bar nose weight ifappli‐
cable). Thegros sve hicle weight rating issp eci ‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
B‑pil laron thedr iver's side.
Maxim umweight ofthelad envehicl e:the
maximu mwe ight isthesum ofthecurb weight
of theve hicle, thewe ight oftheaccesso ries, the
maximu mloa dand thewe ight ofoption aleq uip‐
men tins talled atthefa ct or y.
Kilop ascal(kP a):metric unit fortir epr essu re.
6.9 kPacor responds to1psi .Ano ther unit for
tir epr es su re isbar .10 0kilop ascal(kP a)equals
1 bar .
Lo ad inde x:inadd ition totheload-bear ing
inde x,theload indexma yalso beimprint ed on
th eside wallof thetir e. This specif iestheload-
bear ingcapacity ofthetir emor epr ecisel y.
Cur bwe ight :th ewe ight ofave hicle withstand‐
ar deq uipme ntinc ludin gth emaximum capacity
of fuel, oiland coolant .It also includes theair
con ditionin gsy stem and option aleq uipment if Wheels
andtires 403
Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop.
R Onlyins talltir es ofthecor rect size ontoth e
wheels.
R Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C), usewin‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir es mar kedM+S for
all wheels .
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol inaddition totheM+S marking prov ide
th ebes tpossible grip inwintr yro ad con di‐
tio ns. R
ForM+S tires, only usetires wit hth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires installed.
If th is isbelo wtheve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbe indic ated byan appr opriate
label inthedr iver's field ofvision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) .
R Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfe a‐
tur eru n-flat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires areno teq uipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip th eve hicle
wit haTIREFIT kitafte rre placing withtir es
th at do notfe atur eru n-f latch aract eristic s,
e.g .wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
tac ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(→ pag e386) R
Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(→ pag e39 3)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(→ pag e400 )
R Tire pressur eta ble (→pag e38 7) No
teson rotat ing whee ls 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthefront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yse verely im pair thedr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsma yalso bedamag ed. 0007
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. Wheels
andtires 40
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Tr
ans ferred vehicle data....................... 311
Asht ray
Fr ont cent erconsole ............................1 12
Re ar passe nger com partment .............. 112
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
Assis tantdispla y
Menu (on-boar dcom puter) .................. 224
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>347
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods .............3 48
Displ aying theser vice duedate........... 347
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 347
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 347
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.............. 347
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) .................. 86
Deac tivatin gth ealar m.......................... 87
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 86
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 209,210
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>209
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 210
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 09
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST Au
dio mode
Ac tivati ng med iamod e........... .............324
Co nnecti ngUSB devic es ........... .......... 327
Co pyrights ...........................................3 24
Inf ormation ...................................... .... 323
Inser ting/r emoving anSD card.... ....... 324
Media search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 330
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 326
Pa use and playbac kfun ction ...............3 27
Sel ecting atrac k <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 327
Sel ecting play bac kop tion s............ ...... 327
Tr ac klis t.............................................. 327
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ............ ...118
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......144
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .......144 Au
tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 42,43
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff.............. 42
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 3
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............129
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r..... ......................150
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............ ..............149
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ 148
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.................... 148
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ............ 151
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 151
Eng aging park position .........................1 51
Eng aging reve rsege ar .......................... 151
Kic kdo wn ............................................. 153
Manual gearshif ting.............................1 52
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 152
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y.............. 150
Tr ans miss ionposit ions........................ 150 490
Index
Bur
mes ter®
high-e nd3D surround
soun dsy stem
Ad jus ting thebalance/f ader............... 346
Ad jus ting thesound optimiz ation ........ 346
Ad jus ting treb le,mid -rang eand bass
se tting s............ ................................... 345
Au tomatic volume adjustment .............3 46
Ca lling up thesound menu .................. 345
Inf ormation .................................... ...... 345
Select ingthesound profile .................. 346
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem .....3 44
Ad jus ting thebalance/f ader............... 345
Ad jus ting thesound focus <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 345
Ad jus ting treb le,mid -rang eand bass
se tting s............ ................................... 345
Au tomatic volume adjustment ........ .....3 45
Ca lling up thesound menu .................. 344
Inf ormation .................................... ...... 344
Switc hingthesur round soun don /of f
.. ............................ .......................... .....3 45
Butt ons
St eer ing wheel .................................... 220 C
Call list
Making acall ....................................... 306
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 305
Calling upthesound menu
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 345
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...344
Calls ..........................................................3 02
Ac cep ting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................302
Ac tivati ng functio nsduring acal l........ 302
Ca lls wi th severalpar ticipant s........ .....3 02
Declini ng....... ................................... ...302
Ending acall ................................... ..... 302
Incoming callduring anexistin gcall .... 303
Makin g............................................ .... 302
Vi ath eove rhead control panel
(Mer cedes meconnect ).................. ..... 313
Cam era
see 360° Camer a
see Rear vie wcam era
Car key
see Smar tKey Car
wash
see Care
Car wash (car e)....................................... 355
Car e........................................................... 361
Air -water duct ...................................... 355
Au tomatic carwash ............................. 355
Car pet.................................................. 361
Decor ativefo il .....................................3 58
Displ ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 361
Ext eriorlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 360
Hea dline r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 361
Ma tte finis h<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................357
Pa int wo rk <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 357
Pl as tic trim <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 361
Po we rwa sher ...................................... 356
Re alwo od/tr imelements .................... 361
Re ar vie wcam era ................................ 360
Seat belts............................................ 361
Seat cover..... ...................................... 361
Sensor s..... .......................................... 360
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 360
Wa shing byhand ................................. 356
Wheels/r ims....................................... 360
Wi ndo ws <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 360
Wi per blades .......................................3 60 492
Index
DIRECT
SELECT leve r............ ...................150
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ............ 151
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 151
Eng aging park position .........................1 51
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 151
Eng aging reve rsege ar .......................... 151
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>150
Disp lay
Car e................................................ .....3 61
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings ...............................................2 57
Disp lay(on- boardcom puter)
Dis play son themultifunc tiondispla y.. 223
Displa ycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 222
Di spl aymes sage........... ..........................427
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcom puter) ...... ..... 427
No tes ................................................... 427
Displa ymessag es
00B2 -- -mp h...... ...............................4 49
ç ---mp h...... ...............................4 48
003D12 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 452 003D48
VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 454
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 50
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 447
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAss t.No tAv ailable
When Towing aTr ailer SeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 442
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 441
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 439
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 448
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... .4 48
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable
.. .. .........................................................4 49
0049Ac tiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve ..... 471 Ac
tiveHoo dMa lfunctio nSee Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 468
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 450
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 444
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 446
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 450
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 443
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......4 43
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 473
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 72 496
Index