2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET weight

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Ifth e automatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C, orthe multifunction dis‐
play in the instrument clus ter does not show
anything, ha vetheve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( → page 370). A towing vehicle with lifting
equipment is requiredforve hicle transpor ta‐
tion.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of 30 mph (50 km/h)
must not be exceeded. #
Atowing dis tance of 30 miles (50 km)
must not be exceeded. &
WARNING Risk of accident when towing
a ve hicle which is too heavy
If th eve hicle being tow- star ted or towed
aw ay is heavier than the permissible gross
mass of your vehicle, thefo llowing situations
can occur:
R The towing eye may become de tach ed.
R The vehicle/trailer combination may
swer veoreve nov erturn. #
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star ted or
to we daw ay, its weight must not exceed
th e permissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. If a
vehicle must be tow- star ted or towe daw ay,
its weight must not exceed the permissible gross
mass of theto wing vehicle. #
Information on the permissible gross mass of
th eve hicle can be found on theve hicle iden‐
tification plate (→ page 408). #
Do not open the driver's door or front
passenger door, otherwise the automatic transmission automatically shifts
toposition
005D. #
Installth eto wing eye (→ page 372). #
Fasten theto w bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion #
Only connect theto w rope or tow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deactivate the automatic locking mechanism
(→ page 64). #
Do not activate the HOLD function. #
Deactivate Active Brake Assi st (→page 163). #
Shift the automatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release the electric parking brake. Breakdown assis
tance 369

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ryRadio type appr oval number
US AF CC ID: MRXGG4T
FCC ID: MRXDG6W2D4
FCC ID: MRXMC34MA4
This device co mplies with Part15
of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject tothefo llowing two con‐
ditions:
(1) This device may not cause
harmful inter fere nce, and
(2) This device mu staccept any
inter fere nce recei ved, including
inter fere nce that may cause
undesired operation. Loading
theve hicle Note
s onTire and Loading Information plac‐
ard &
WARNING Risk of accident from overloa‐
ded tires
Overloaded tires may overheat and bur stas a
consequence. Overloaded tires can also
impair thesteering and handling characteris‐
tics and lead tobrake failure. #
Obser vethe load-bearing capacity of
th e tires. #
The load-bearing capacity must be at
least half the gross axle weight rating of
th eve hicle. #
Neverove rload the tires by exceeding
th e maximum load. The
Tire and Loading In form ation placard is on
th e B-pillar on the driver's side of theve hicle. 1
Tire and Loading In form ation placard 384
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The data shown in the illustration is example
data.
The Tire and Loading In form ation placard sho ws:
R Maximum number of seats 2according to
th e maximum number of people permitted to
tr ave l in theve hicle.
R Maximum permissible load 3comprises the
gross weight of all vehicle occupants, load
and luggage. R
Recommended tire pressures 1for cold
tires. The recommended tire pressures are
va lid forth e maximum permissible load and
up tothe maximum permissible vehicle
speed.
Please also no te:
R Information on permissible weights and loads
on theve hicle identification plate
(→ page 408).
R Information on tire pressure in the tire pres‐
sure table (→ page379).
Fu rther related subjects:
R Determ ining the maximum permissible load
(→ page 385)
R Notes on tire pressure (→ page377). De
term ining the maximum permissible load The
following steps ha vebeen de veloped as
re qu ired of all manufacturers under Title 49,
Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part57 5, pur‐
suant tothe "National Traf fic and Mo torVe hicle
Saf etyAc t of 1966". #
Ste p 1: locatethest atement "The combined
we ight of occupants and load should ne ver
exc eed XXX kgor XXX lbs." ("The combined
we ight of occupants and load should ne ver
exc eed XXX kgor XXX lbs.") on your vehicle's
Ti re and Loading In form ation placard. #
Ste p 2: determ ine the combined weight of
th e driver and passengers that will be tra vel‐
ing in your vehicle. #
Ste p 3: subtract the combined weight of the
driver and passengers from XXX kgor
XXX lbs. #
Ste p 4: there sulting figure equals the per‐
missible cargo and luggage load capacity. For
ex ample: If "XXX" equals 1400 lbs and there
are five occupants in your vehicle with a
we ight of 150 lbs each, the maximum cargo
and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs (1400 -
75 0 (5 x 150) = 650 lbs). #
Ste p 5: determ ine the combined weight of
luggage and load that theve hicle will be car‐
ry ing. For saf etyre asons, this we ight may not
safely exceed theav ailable cargo and lug‐
ga ge load capacity calculated in step 4. Wheels and tires
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Even if
you ha vecalculated thetot al load care‐
full y,yo u should still make sure that the maxi‐
mum permissible gross mass and the maximum
permissible axle load of your vehicle are not
exc eeded. De tails can be found on theve hicle
identification plate. #
Have your loaded vehicle – including driver,
occupants and load – weighed on a vehicle
we ighbridge.
The measured values may not exceed the
maximum permissible values stated on the
ve hicle identification plate. Fu
rther related subjects:
R Calculation example for de term ining the max‐
imum load (→ page 386)
R Tire and Loading In form ation placard
(→ page 384)
R Tire pressure table (→ page379)
R Vehicle identification plate Calculation
example for de term ining the
ma ximum load The
following table sho wsexamples of how to
calculate total and load capacities with varying seating con
figurations and dif fere nt numbe rs
and sizes of occupants. The following examples
use a maximum load of 1500 lbs (680 kg).This
is for illustration purposes on ly.Make sure
yo u are using the actual load limit foryo ur vehi‐
cle stated on your vehicle's Tire and Loading
In fo rm ation placard (→ page 384).
The higher thewe ight of all the occupants, the
smaller the maximum load for lugga ge.
Ste p 1 Example
1E xamp le 2
Combined maximum weight of occupants and
load (data from theTire and Loading In form ation
placard) 15
00 lbs (680 kg)1 500 lbs (680kg)386
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p 2 Example
1E xamp le 2
Numb er of people in theve hicle (driver and
occupants) 51
Distribution of the occupant sF ront: 2
Re ar: 3 Fr
ont: 1
We ight of occupant sO ccupant 1:150 lbs (68 kg)
Occupant 2: 180 lbs (82 kg)
Occupant 3: 160 lbs (73 kg)
Occupant 4: 140 lbs (63 kg)
Occupant 5: 120 lbs (54 kg) Occupant 1: 200 lbs (91
kg)
To talwe ight of all occupant s7 50 lbs (340kg)2 00 lbs (91kg) Ste
p 3 Example
1E xamp le 2
Pe rm issible load (maximum grossvehicle weight
ra ting from theTire and Loading In form ation
placard minus the gross weight of all occupants) 15
00 lbs (680 kg)00F8 75 0 lbs (340 kg) = 750 lbs
(340 kg) 15
00 lbs (680 kg)00F8 200 lbs (91 kg) = 1300 lbs
(589 kg) Wheels and tires
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The data shown in the image is example
data.
The TIN is a unique identification number to
identify tires and comprises thefo llowing:
R DOT (Department of Transpo rtation): tire
symbol mar ks1 indicating that the tire
complies with therequ irements of the US
Department of Transpor tation.
R Manufacturer identi fication code: manu‐
fa cturer identification code 2contains
de tails of the tire manufacturer. New tires
ha ve a code with two symbols. Retreaded
tires ha vea code with four symbols. Further
information on retreaded tires (→ page 396). R
Tire size: identifier 3describes the tire
size.
R Tire type code: tire type code 4can be
used bythe manufacturer as a code to
describe specific characteristics of the tire.
R Manufacturing date: manufacturing date
5 prov ides information about the age of a
tire. The 1st and 2nd positions represent the
calendar week and the 3rd and 4th positions
st ate theye ar of manufacture (e.g. "3208"
re presents the 32nd week of 2008). Information on
the maximum tire load %
The data shown in the image is example
data.
Maximum tire load 1isthe maximum permissi‐
ble weight for which the tire is appr oved.
Do not overload the tires by exceeding the speci‐
fi ed load limit. The maximum permissible load
can be found on theve hicle's Tire and Loading
In fo rm ation placard on the B-pillar on the driv‐
er's side (→ page 384). Specifications
for maximum tire pressure %
The da tashown in the image is example
data. 390
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xS peedrating
ZR...Y 1
upto186mp h (3 00 km/h)
ZR...(..Y) 1
over18 6mp h (3 00 km/h)
ZR 1
over14 9mp h (240 km/h) R
Specifying the speed rating as the "ZR" index
in tire code 4is optional for tires up to
18 6mp h (3 00 km/h).
R Ifyo ur tire code 4includes "ZR" and there
is no speed rating 7,find out what the max‐
imum speed is from the tire manufacturer.
R If load-bearing index 6and speed rating 7
are in brac kets, the maximum speed rating of
yo ur tire is abo ve186mp h (300 km/h). To
fi nd out the maximum speed, ask the tire
manufacturer. All-weather tires and winter tires Inde
xS peedrating
Q M+S 2
upto100mp h (160 km/h)
T M+S 2
upto118mp h (1 90 km/h)
H M+S 2
upto130mp h (2 10km/h)
V M+S 2
upto149mp h (240 km/h) Wi
nter tires bear the004D snowflake symbol
and fulfill therequ irements of theRu bber Manu‐
fa cturers Association (RMA) and theRu bber
Association of Canada (RAC) rega rding the tire
traction on sno w.
Load index 8
8:
R No specification given: standard load (SL)
tire
R "XL" or "Extra Load": extra load tire or rein‐
fo rc ed tire
R "Light Load": light load tire R
"C", "D", "E": a load range that depends on
th e maximum load that the tire can car ryat a
cer tain pressure Definition of
termsfo r tires and loading
Ti re stru ctureand characteristics: describes
th e number of la yers or the number of rubber-
coated belts in the tire conta ct surface and the
tire wall. These are made of steel, nylon, poly‐
es ter and other materials.
Bar: metric unit for tire pressu re.
14 .5038 pounds per square inch (psi) and
10 0 kilopascal (kPa) is the equivalent of one bar.
DOT (Department of Transpo rtation): DOT-
mar ked tires fulfill therequ irements of the
US Department of Transpor tatio n.
Av erage weight of theve hicle occupants: the
number of vehicle occupants for which th eve hi‐
cle is designed, multiplied by150 lb (68 kg).
1 "ZR" stated in the tire code.
2 Or "M+S 004D"for winter tires Wheels and tires
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Un
iform Tire Quality Grading Standards: a
uniform standard tograde thequ ality of tires
with rega rd totread qualit y,tire traction and
te mp erature characteristics. The quality grading
assessment is made bythe manufacturer follow‐
ing specifications from theU. S. go vernment. The
qu ality grade of a tire is imprinted on the side
wa ll of the tire.
Re commended tire pressu re:there commen‐
ded tire pressure is the tire pressure specified
fo rth e tires mounted totheve hicle at thefa c‐
to ry.
The tire and information table con tains there c‐
ommended tire pressures for cold tires, the max‐
imum permissible load and the maximum per‐
missible vehicle speed.
The tire pressure table con tains there commen‐
ded tire pressures for cold tires under various
operating conditions, i.e. loading and/or speed
of theve hicle.
Increased vehicle weight due tooptional
equipment: the combined weight of all standard
and optional equipment available forth eve hicle, re
ga rdless of whe ther it is actually ins talled on
th eve hicle or not.
Rim: the part of the wheel on which the tire is
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross Axle Weight Rating): the GAWR
is the maximum permissible axle load. The
actual load on an axle must ne verexc eed the
gross axleweight rating. The gross axle weight
ra ting can be found on theve hicle identification
plate on the B‑pillar on the driver's side.
Speed rating: the speed rating is pa rtof the tire
identification. It specifies the speed range for
which a tire is appr oved.
GV W (Gross Vehicle Weight): the gross vehicle
we ight comprises thewe ight of theve hicle
including fuel, tools, the spare wheel, accesso‐
ri es ins talled, occupants, luggage and the trailer
dr aw bar nose weight, if applicable. The gross
ve hicle weight must not exceed the gross vehicle
we ight rating GVWR as specified on theve hicle
identification plate on the B‑pillar on the driver's
side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating): the
GV WR is the maximum permitted gross weight of
the fully laden vehicle (weight of theve hicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and the trailer dr awbar nose weight if appli‐
cable). The grossvehicle weight rating is speci‐
fi ed on theve hicle identification plate on the
B‑pillar on the driver's side.
Maximum weight of the laden vehicle: the
maximum weight is the sum of the curb weight
of theve hicle, thewe ight of the accessories, the
maximum load and thewe ight of optional equip‐
ment ins talled at thefa ctor y.
Kilopascal (kPa): metric unitfor tire pressu re.
6.9 kPa cor responds to1 psi. Ano ther unit for
tire pressu reis bar. 100 kilopascal (kPa) equals
1 bar.
Load index: in additiontothe load-bearing
index, the load index may also be imprinted on
th e side wall of the tire. This specifies the load-
bearing capacity of the tire more precisel y.
Curb weight: thewe ight of a vehicle with stand‐
ard equipment including the maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes the air
conditioning sy stem and optional equipment if 394
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