Emer
gency Re
mo ving the safetyve st The
safetyve stsar elocat edinthesaf etyve st
com partments inthedr iver's andfront
passeng erdoor stow agecom partment s. 0007
Toremo ve:pu llou tsa fety vest bag 1by
loop 2. 0007
Open safetyve st bag 1and remo vethe
saf etyve st. 1
Maximum numberofwa shes
2 Maximum wash temp eratur e
3 Donotbleac h
4 Donotiron
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotdr yclean
7 Class 2saf etyve st
The requ iremen tsdef ined bytheleg alstandar d
ar eon lyfulfille d ifth esaf etyve st isthecor rect
size andisful lyclos ed. The
safetyve st mus tbe replaced inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R there flect ive st rips aredamag edordir ty.
R themaximum permissible numberofwa shes
is exc eeded.
R thefluor esc ence has faded. Flat
tire No
teson flat tires 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto aflat
tir e
A flat tirese verely affects thedr iving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thesteer ing and braking
of theve hicle.
Ti re swith outrun-flat charact eristics : 0007
Donotdr ive on withaflat tire. 0007
Chan getheflat tireimm ediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consu ltaqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. 36
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Breakdo wnassis tance
Ti
re swith run-flat charact eristics : 0007
Obse rveth einf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lat
tir es). In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtir es: itis pos‐
sibl eto continu eth ejour neyfo ra shor t
per iod oftime. Makesur eyo uobse rveth e
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire)
(→ pag e365).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit: youcan repair
th etir es so that itis poss ibletocontinu eth e
jou rney fora shor tper iod oftime. Todo this,
use theTIREFI Tkit (→ pag e366).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:yo u
can makeacal lfo rRo adside Assis tance via
th eove rhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(→ pag e31 3).
R Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(→ pag e409). No
teson MOExt ended tires (run-fl attire) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
in eme rgency mode
When driving inemer gency mod e,thehan‐
dling charact eristic sar eim pair ed.e.g.when
cor ner ing,when accelerating stro ng lyand
when brakin g. 0007
Donotexc eed theper missible maxi‐
mum speed forMOExt ended tires. 0007
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and driving
maneuv ersas wellas drivin gove r
obs tacle s(cu rbs, pothol es, off-r oa d).
Thi sap plies, in pa rticular ,to aloaded
ve hicle. 0007
Stop driving intheemer gency mod eif
yo uno tic e:
R ban gingno ise
R vehicle vibration
R smok ewhic hsmells likeru bber
R con tinuous ESP®
int erve ntio n
R crac ks intireside walls 0007
Afterdr iving inemerg encymode have
th erims checkedby aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. 0007
The defective tir emus tbe replaced in
eve rycase . Wi
th MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire), youcan
co ntinue todrive yo ur vehicle evenif th er eis a
tot alloss ofpressur ein on eor mor etir es. How‐
eve r,th etir eaf fect ed mus tno tsho wan ycle arly
vis ible da mag e.
Yo ucan recogni zeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOExt ended marking whichappea rson theside
wa llof thetir e.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess urelos swa rning sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur eloss
wa rning system.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur emon itor‐
ing system. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 36
5
If
apr essur eloss warning mess ageappear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kth etir efo rdama ge.
R Ifdr iving on,obser vethefo llo wing notes.
Dr iving distance possible inemer gency
mode afte rthe pres sur elo ss wa rning: Load
condit ion Driving distance pos‐
sible inemer gency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu lly laden 19mile s(30 km) The
driving distance possi ble in eme rgency
mod ema yva ry dependin gon thedr iving style.
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedof
50 mph(80 km/h).
If atir ehas gone flat and cannotbe replaced
wit han MOEx tende dtir e, youcan useast and‐
ar dtir eas ate mp orarymeasur e. TIREFIT
kitstorage location The
TIREF ITkit islocat edunder thetrunk floor . 1
Tire seala ntbottle
2 Tire inflation compressor Using
theTIR EFIT kit Re
quirement s
Re quired tools:
R Tire seala ntbottle
R TIREFIT sticke r
R Tire inflation compressor R
Gloves(depending ontheve hicle equipment)
TIREFIT kitstor ag elocation: (→pag e366)
Yo ucan useTIRE FITtir esealan tto seal perfora ‐
tio nda ma geofup to0.16 in(4 mm), particular ly
th ose inthetir econ tact surface. Youcan use
TIRE FITin out side temp eratur esdown to-4 °F
(-20 °C). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
tir esea lant.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th etir esealant is
unable toprov ide sufficie ntbrea kdo wnassis‐
ta nce, asitis una ble to seal thetir epr oper ly:
R Ther ear ecuts orpunct ures inthetir e
lar gerth an those prev iousl ymen tioned.
R The wheel rim isdama ged.
R Youha ve driven atave ry low tirepr es‐
sur eor on aflat tire. 0007
Donotcon tinue drivin g. 0007
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 366
Breakdo wnassis tance
0007
Push theplug ofhose 5intoflang e6 of
tir esealan tbo ttle 1 untilth eplug engages. 0007
Place tiresealant bottle 1 head down wards
int ore cess 2ofthetir einf lation compres‐
sor . 0007
Remo vetheva lve cap from valve 7 onthe
def ective tir e. 0007
Screw filling hose 8ontova lve 7. 0007
Insertplug 4intoa12 Vsoc ketin your
ve hicle. 0007
Switc hth eignition on. 0007
Press onand offswitc h3 onthetir einf la‐
tion compressor .
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. First,tir esealant ispum‐
ped intoth etir e. The pressur ema ybr ief ly
ri se toappr oximat ely500 kPa(5 bar/7 3psi).
Do notswitc hof fth etir einflat ioncom pres‐
sor during this pha se. 0007
Letth etir einf lation compressor runfo ra
maximu mof tenminu tes.
The tireshould then have attaine datir e
pr essur eof at leas t20 0kP a(2. 0bar/
29 psi).
If tir esealan tleak sout ,mak esur eyo ucle an the
af fect ed area asquickl yas possible .It is prefer a‐
ble touse clearwa ter.
If yo uge ttir ese alant onyour clo thing, have it
clean edassoon aspossible withper chlor oethy‐
len e. If,
afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasnotbeen ach‐
ie ve d: 0007
Swi tchof fth etir einf lation compressor . 0007
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
def ective tir e.
Please note that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
uns crew ing thefilling hose. 0007
Drive fo rw ards orreve rseve ry slo wlyfo r
appr oximat ely33 ft(10 m). 0007
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
Af tera maximu mof tenminu testh etir e
pr essur emus tbe atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
specif iedtirepr essur eno tbeing reac hed
If th especif iedtirepr essur eis no tre ac hed
af te rth especif iedtime, thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotrepair the
tir ein this ins tance. 36
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Brea kdo wnassist anc e
The
tirepr essur eloss warning system does not
re place theneed toregular lych eckth etir epr es‐
sur e.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Incorrectl yse ttir epr ess ure
R Sud den press urelos scau sed,fo rex am ple,
by afo re ign obje ctpene trating thetir e
R Steady pressur eloss inseveraltir es
The system has are strict ed ordel ayed func tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Poor ground condit ions,e.g.snowor grave l
R Driving with sno wch ains
R When adoptingave ry spor tydriving style
wit hhigh corner ing speeds orsudden accel‐
er ation
R Drivin gwit hahigh load
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(→ pag e386) R
Displa ymessag esabout thetir es
(→ pag e460)
Re star ting thetir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem
Re quirement s:
R The recomme ndedtirepr ess ureis cor rectly
se tfo rth ere spectiv eoper ating status on
eac hof thefo ur wheel s(→ pag e38 6).
Re star tth etir epr essur eloss warning system in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas chang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyins talled.
On- boar dcom puter:
Ser vice Tires 0007
Swipe down wardson theTo uc hCon trol on
th elef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure ControlSystem
Act iveR estart :Press Touch Controlmessag e
is sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y. Re
star tth etir epr essur eloss warning system in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas chang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyins talled. 0007
Tobegin there star t,pr ess theTo uc hCon trol
on thelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure NowOK?messag eis
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y. 0007
Select Yes. 0007
Toconf irm there star t,pr ess theTo uc hCon ‐
tr ol on thelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing
wheel.
The Run FlatIndic atorRestart edmessag eis
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y.
Af teryo uha ve driven fora fe w min utes, the
tir epr es su re loss warning system monit ors
th ese ttir epr essur esofall thetir es.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(→ pag e386) 392
Wheels andtires
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Tires Overheated *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. 0007
Drive mor eslow ly.
Decre aseSpe ed *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with ove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires ma ybur st,par ticular lyat high speeds. 0007
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. 0007
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down.
Check TirePressure Then
Restart RunFlatIndic ator *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system gener ated adi spl aymessa geand hasnotbeen restar tedsinc e. 0007
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (→pag e39 1).
Run FlatIndic atorInoper a-
tive *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system ismalfunct ioning. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 46
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps