2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER tire size

Labe
ling(overvie w)........................ 307
Load bearing index (definition) ...... 312
Load index .....................................3 09
Load index (definitio n)....... ............ 312
M+S tires.......................................295
Maxi mum loadon atire (defini-
tion) ..................... .......................... 312
Maxi mum loaded vehicleweight
(de finitio n)....... ..............................312
Maxi mum permi ssibletire pres-
sure (definitio n)....... ......................312
Maxi mum tireload....... ..................310
Maxi mum tireload(de finitio n)....... 312
MOExtended tires.......................... 295
Optio nalequ ipme ntwei ght (defi-
nition) ..................... .......................312
Overvi ew....... ....... .......................... 293
PSI (pounds persquare inch)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................312
Rep lacing .......................................313
Service life....... ..............................294
Side wall(de finitio n)....... ................312
Speed rating(definitio n)....... .........311
Storing ..................... ......................313
Structure andchara cteristics
(de finitio n)....... ..............................311
Summer tires................................. 295
Temp erature....... ........................... 307
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumber)
(de finitio n)....... ..............................312
Tire bead(de finitio n)....... ...............312
Tire press ure(definitio n)....... .........312
Tire press ures(recom mended )...... 311
Tire size (data) ....... ........................318
Tire size designatio n,loa d-bea r-
ing capa city, speedrating .............. 307
Tire tread .......................................294
Tire tread (definitio n)....... .............. 312
Total loadlim it(de finitio n)....... ...... 313
Tracti on....... .................................. 306
Tracti on(de finitio n)....... ................312
Trea dwea r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 306
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 306
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 311
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 313
Whe eland tirecomb ination ........... 318 Whe
elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 311
see Flattire
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 290
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 288
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 289
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 288
Insta lling the towingeye................ 288
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 289
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 290
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 289
Wi th the rearaxl erai sed ................ 290
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Traffi cSi gn Assist
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 222
Trans mission
Ove rview oftrans mission pos i-
tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 134
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 134
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display ......... 135
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 193
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 193
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 194
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 86
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 81
Locki ngsep arately<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 86
Ope ning/ closing (auto mati cally
from inside)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 85
Ope ning/ closing (auto mati cally
from outsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 83
Ope ning/ closing (fro moutsid e,
HANDS-FR EEACC ESS) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 84
Ope ning/ closing (ma nually from
ou tsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 82
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 81
Pow erclo sing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 81
Trunk lid
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Ope ning dimens ions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 32620
In
dex

Sea
tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 233
SPOR Tha ndl ing mod e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 238
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 242
Warni ngtrian gle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 276
Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Washe rflui d
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231
Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Whe eland tirecombin ations
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 318
Whe elbo lttig hten ingtorque ........... 317
Whe elcho ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 314
Whe els
Ch ang ingawh eel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 293
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 293
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 293
Interch anging/cha nging ................ 313
Mou nting anew wheel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 316
Mou nting awh eel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 293
Re movi ngawh eel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 313
Ti ghte ning torque<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 317
Whe elsize /tire size<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 318
Win dsc ree n
Ele ctrica lwi nd scre en<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 94
Win dow s
see Sidewi ndow s
Win dshi eld
Defro sting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 120
Win dshi eld was herfluid
see Windsh ield wa she rsy stem
Win dshi eld was hersystem
Addi ngwashe rflu id<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 268
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 325
Win dshi eld wi pers
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 115
Re placi ng the wipe rbl ad es ............ 114
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 113
Win terdrivi ng
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 295
Sli pp ery roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 153
Snow chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 295Win
terope ratio n
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 295
Win tertire s
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 295
Wipe rbl ades
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 114
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 114
Work shop
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p Z
ZONE function
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 12022
In
dex

the
vehicleon the desired course withi nph ysi-
cal limi ts. ESP ®
as sists the driver when pulling
aw ay on wetor slip pe ry roa ds.ESP ®
can also
sta bilize the vehicledu rin gbra king .
ETS (Electro nicTrac tionSys tem) i
Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 60).
ETS tractio ncontro lis pa rtof ESP ®
.
ETS brakes thedrive wheelsind ividu ally ifthe y
sp in. Thisena bles youto pullaw ay and accel-
era teon slip pe ry surfa ces ,for exa mpl eif the
roa dsu rfa ce isslip pe ry on one side .In addi-
tio n,mor edri ve torq ueistra nsfe rredto the
wh eelor wh eelswith tra ctio n.
ETS remains acti vewhen youde acti vate ESP ®
.
i Me
rce des -AMG vehic les: your veh icle
ma ybe equipp ed with 20-i nch tireson the
rea raxl e.After changing to19 inch wheels,
ETS mayinte rvenenoti ceablyea rlier durin g
the first few kilome ters.After appro xim ately
10 km ETS willfu nctio nas usua lag ain.
Info rma tionon the dimens ions and typesof
wh eelsand tiresfor your veh iclecan be
fou ndinthe "Wheel/tir ecomb inations" sec-
tio n(Y page 318 ).
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ningitwi llnot provide
any vehiclesta bilizati on. Thereisan
incr easedris kof ski dding orofan acc ident.
Exerc ise cau tionwh en conti nuing todrive.
Hav eESP ®
che cked ataqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op. Wh
entow ingthe vehiclewi th the rearaxl e
ra ised ,ob serve the note son ESP ®
(Y page 290 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
conti nuously,the nESP ®
is de acti vated .
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lamp arelit conti nuously,
ESP ®
is not availabl e du eto ama lfunctio n.
Ob serve the inform ation onwarning lamps
(Y page 236 )and disp laymes sage swh ich
ma ybe sho wninthe instrument cluste r
(Y page 206 ).
i Onl
yus ewh eelswith the recomm ended
tire sizes .Onl ythe nwi llESP ®
functio npro p-
erl y.
Ch arac teristics ofESP® Ge
neral info rmatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goes out
be for ebe ginning thejourney ,ESP ®
is au to-
ma tica lly acti ve.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes ,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sin the instrument cluste r.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes :
X Do not deacti vate ESP ®
und erany circum -
sta nces .
X Onl yde pre ssthe accelera tor pedalas faras
nece ssarywh en pulling away.
X Ada ptyour drivin gsty leto suitthe prevailing
roa dand weath ercond itions .
The influ ence ofdriv eprog rams onESP®
The drive pro grams allo w ESP ®
to adaptto diffe rent weath ercond itions ,roa dcond itions and the
de sired drivin gsty le.Yo ucan setthe drive pro grams using the DYN AMIC SELEC Tbu tton
(Y page 132) oron AMG vehicles using the DYN AMIC SELEC Tcontro ller (Y page 133 ). 66
Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem sSafet y

opened,
theloading aidrises automatically.
When theroof isclosed, thetrunk partition
remains inthe open position. Thetrunk par- tition
moves tothe closed position automat-
ically when theroof islowered.
Problems withtheloading aid Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions It
is no longer possible
to lower thestowed
roof inthe trunk using
the loading aid. You
cann otclose thetrunk anymore.
X Call aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Stowage
wellunder thetrunk floor X
To open: opentrunk partition 0044
(Y page 93).
X Swing trunkfloor0087upusing loop0043.
The TIREFIT kit,tire-c hange toolkit,etc. is
located inthe stowage compartm ent. Featur
es Cup
holder
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If object sin the passenger compartmentare
stowed incorrectly, theycanslide orbe
thrown around andhitvehicle occupant s.In
addition, cupholders, openstowage spaces
and mobile phonebracket scann otalway s
retain allobject sthey contain.There isa
risk ofinjury, particularly inthe event ofsud-
den braking orasudden changeindirection . R
Always stowobject sso that they cannot
be thrown around insuch situations.
R Always makesurethatobject sdo not pro-
trude fromstowage spaces,parcelnetsor
stowage nets.
R Close thelockable stowagespacesbefore
start ingajourney.
R Always stowandsecure heavy,hard,poin-
ted, sharp-edged, fragileorbulky object s
in the trunk . G
WARNING
The heating elements ofthe cup holder can
become veryhot.Youcould burnyourself on
them.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Do not touch thehot heating elements of
the cup holder. Alwaysmakesurethatchil-
dren cannotaccess thehot heating ele-
ment sof the cup holder. Neverleavechil-
dren unsupervised inthe vehicle.
! Only
usethecup holders forcont ainers of
the right sizeandwhich havelids.The
drinks couldotherwise spill.
! Do
not expose drinksbottles inthe cup
holder inthe cent erconsole tocont inuous,
stron gand direct sunlight. Thepassenger
compartm entinthe area ofthe cent ercon-
sole canotherwise bedamaged bythe con-
cent rated andreflect edsunlight. 252
Featur
esStowage andfeatu res

X
To sto w:foldthe reflecti vesafety jacke t,
rol lit up and stow itin safety jacke tba g0043 .
X Sli de safety jacke tba g0043 along thelowe r
ed ge ofthe arm restinto thesafety jacke t
comp artment.Meanwhile, ensu retha tthe
lo op hangs outwe llwi thi nrea ch.
i Re
move anew reflecti vesafety jacke t
from itspackag ingmateri albe fore slid ing it
into thesafety jacke tcomp artment.The
pa ckag ingmateri alma yothe rwisecau seit
to slip ou tor make removing itdiffi cul t.
Obs ervethe lega lreq uirem ents ineach cou n-
try .
Note son the reflective safetyjack et 0043
Maximu mnum berof wa she s
0044 Maximu mwa sh temp erature
0087 Donot blea ch
0085 Donot iron
0083 Donot usealaund rydry er
0084 Donot dry-cle an
006B Thisis acla ss2ves t
R The reflecti vesafety jacke tsmee tthe
req uirem ents define dby the lega lsta nda rd
onl yif:
- the corr ectsize isus ed and
- the reflecti vesafety jacke tis corr ectly
fas tened
R Befo reuse, ensu retha tthe reflecti vesafety
jacke tis cle an and intact.The specialpro p-
erti esma yothe rwisebe comp romised.
R The reflecti vesafety jacke tssho uld be
stor edinthei rori ginal packag inginadry
pl ace away from sources ofhea tand light.
R The maximu mnum berof wa she sspe cified
is not theonlyfac tor influencing thelife
spa nof the reflecti vesafety jacke ts.The ir
li fe spa nalso depends onuse, car e,stor age,
etc. R
The reflecti vesafety jacke tssho uld be dis-
po sed ofand replaced with new ones :
- afte r15 washe s,and /or
- ifthe reflecti vestri pshave become
scra tched ,and /or
- ifthe backing materi aland /or reflecti ve
stri pshave become soiled and canno tbe
cle ane doff, and/or
- the reflecti vesafety jacke t'sfluore scenc e
ha sfad ed,e.g .du eto the effectsofsun-
li ght
R Disp oseofthe reflecti vesafety jacke tin an
envi ronme ntallyres ponsi ble ma nner. Todo
so, conta ctyour local waste dispo salcom-
pa ny. Vehi
cle too lkit
Gen eral notes The
towingeyeis locate din the trunk ina
bra cket below the trunk lid lock.
If yo ur veh icleis eq uipp ed with aTIR EFIT kit,it
is locate din the stow agespa ceund erthe
trunk floor.
Vehi cles with aTIRE FITkit The
TIREFIT kitislocate din the stow agewe ll
und erthe trunk floor (Y page 252 ). 0043
Tow ingeye
0044 Tire sea lant fillerbo ttle
0087 Fuseallo cati oncha rt
0085 Tire infl ation comp ressor
0083 Stow agetray openi ng
X To rem ove towingeye0043 raise the openi ng
on stow agetray 0083.
X Use theTIREFIT kit(Ypage 279 ). Whe
rewillIfin d...?
277Breakdo wnassis tan ce

Tire
-chan getoo lkit The
tire-cha nge tool kitcan befou ndinthe
stow agewe llund erthe trunk floor
(Y page 252 ). 0043
Bag conta ining the tire-cha nging tool s
Bag 0043with the tire-cha nging tool sconta ins:
R jack
R lug wr ench
R alig nment bolt
R wh eelcho ck
R glove s
Dep endingonthe equipme nt,tool sreq uired
for awh eelcha nge ,su ch asajack oralug
wr ench ,ar enot availabl e in allveh icles. Tools
ap pro ved foryour veh iclear eav ailabl e at a
qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Fl
at tire Pre
parin gthe vehic le
Yo ur veh iclema ybe equipp ed with:
R tire swi th run-fl atcha racteri stics
(M OExte ndedtire s)(Y page 278 )
Veh iclepre paratio nis not nece ssaryon
veh icles with MOExte ndedtire s.
R aTIR EFIT kit(Ypage 277 )
Veh icle swi th the Merce des -Benzeme r-
ge ncyca llsys tem: inthe eventofafla ttire ,
yo ucan conta ctthe Merced es-Benz emer-
ge ncy callsy stem custome rcente r.
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtire sar e
not equipp ed with aTIR EFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore reco mme ndedtha tyo uad ditio n-
al ly eq uip yo ur veh iclewi th aTIR EFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire stha tdo not featureru n-fl atcha rac-
teri stics, e.g.wi nter tires.ATIR EFIT kitmaybe
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Info
rma tionon cha nging and mou nting wheels
(Y page 313 ).
X Stop thevehicleon solid,non-s lipp ery and
le vel ground ,as faraw ay aspossi ble fro m
tra ffic.
X Swi tch onthe hazar dwa rning lamps .
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away
(Y page 146 ).
X Ifpo ssi ble, bri ng the frontwh eelsinto the
stra ight-a head positio n.
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Veh icle swi tho utKEYLES S-GO :rem ove
the Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti onlock.
X Veh icle swi th KEYLES S-GO :op en the driv-
er' sdo or.
The vehicleelectro nicsarenow inpo sitio n
005A. Thisis the same asthe Sma rtKeyha vin g
be en rem oved.
X Veh icle swi th KEYLES S-GO :rem ove the
Star t/Stop button fromthe igniti onlock
(Y page 126 ).
X Ma kesure tha tthe passe nge rsarenot
end angeredas the ydo so. Makesure tha t
no one isnea rthe dange rar ea while a
wh eelis be ing change d.Anyo newhois not
di rectl yas sisti ng inthe wheelcha nge
sho uld, for exa mpl e,sta nd behind the bar-
rie r.
X Ge tou tof the vehicle. Pa yatte ntionto tra f-
fic cond itions when doing so.
X Close thedriver 'sdo or. MOE
xtende dtire s(ti res with run-f lat
prope rties)
Ge neral notes Wi
th MOExte ndedtire s(ti res with runfla t
cha racteri stics) ,yo ucan conti nuetodrive your
veh icleeve nif the reisatota llo ss ofpre ssu re
in one ormor etire s.The affecte dtire mustnot
sho wany clearly vis ible da ma ge.
Yo ucan reco gnizean MOExte ndedtire bythe
MOExte ndedma rkin gwh ich appe arson the
si de wa llof the tire.Yo uwi llfind thisma rkin g
next tothe tire size designa tion,the load -be ar-
ing capacityand thespee dind ex
(Y page 307 ).
MOExte ndedtire sma yonl ybe used incon-
juncti onwith an acti vetire pressu remoni tor. 27
8 Fl
at tireBreak downass istanc e

If
apr essu reloss warning message
ap pea rsinthemu ltifu nct ion displa y:
R obse rveth eins truct ionsin thedispl aymes -
sages (Ypage 227)
R ch eck thetir efor damag e
R ifdriv ingon,obse rveth efoll owin gno tes
The drivingdist anceposs ibleinrun -flat mod e
is appro ximately50 miles (80kilome ters)
when theveh icle ispart ially laden andappro x-
imat ely19miles (30kilome ters) when the
veh icle isfully laden .
In addit iontotheveh icle load, thedriv ingdis-
tan ceposs ibledepen dsupon :
R Vehi clespee d
R Road condition
R Out side temper ature
The drivingdist anceposs ibleinrun -flat mod e
may bereduc edbyext rem edriv ingcon dition s
or man euver s,or itcan beincreas edthroug ha
mod eratest yle ofdriv ing.
The drivingdist anceposs ibleinrun -flat mod e
is coun tedfrom themom entthetir epres sure
loss warn ingappear sin themult ifunction dis-
play.
You must notexc eed amax imum design
spee dof 50 mph (80km/h).
When replacin gon eor all tires, please observe
th efoll owin gspec ificatio nsfor your vehicle's
tir es:
R Siz e
R Type and
R The "MOE xtend ed" mark
If atir ehas goneflat and cannotbe repl aced
with anMOE xtend edtire, ast andar dtir emay
be used asate mpo rarymeas ure.Makesure
th at you usethepro per sizeand type (summer
or wint ertire).
Vehi clesequippe dwith MOExtend edtires are
no tequippe dwith aTIRE FITkit atthefac tory.
It is theref orerecomm endedthat you addit ion-
ally equip yourvehicle with aTIRE FITkit ifyou
moun ttir es that do notfeat ure run-flat charac -
te ris tic s,e.g .wint ertires. ATIRE FITkit can be
obt aine dfrom aqualifi edspec ialist workshop,
for exam ple. Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
When youdrivein emer gencymod e,the
han dlingch arac teris tic sare impair ed.e.g.
when cornerin g,when acceler atingst ron gly
and when braking.Ther eis aris kof an acc i-
den t.
Do notexc eed themax imum specified
spee d.Avoid any abrupt steer ing and driving
man euver sas well asdriv ingoverobst acles
(cur bs,pot holes ,off -road). Thisapplies ,in
part icular ,to aloaded vehicle.
St op driv inginemer gencymod eif you
no tice:
R bang ingnoise
R veh icle vibratio n
R smo kewhic hsme llslikerubbe r
R con tinuous ESP®
int erv entio n
R crack sin thetir eside walls
Af terdriv inginemer gencymod e,have the
rim sch eck edbyaqualifi edspec ialist work-
sho pwith regard totheir further use. The
def ective tiremust berepl aced ineve ry
cas e. TIR
EFIT kit
Imp ortant safety notes TIRE
FITis atir esealan t.
You canuseTIRE FITto seal punc tures ofup to
0. 16 in(4 mm ),part icular lythose inthetir e
tr ead. YoucanuseTIRE FITat out side temper a-
tur es down to00F84 ‡(00F82 0†). G
WAR
NING
In thefoll owin gsit uatio ns,th etir esealan tis
unabl eto pro vide sufficientbreak down
assis tance, asitis unabl eto seal thetir e
pro perl y:
R there arecutsor punc tures inthetir e
large rth an those men tionedabov e.
R thewheel rimisdamag ed.
R you have drivenatver ylow tirepres sures
or on aflat tire. Flat
tire
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Tire
andLoadin gIn fo rmatio nplac ard 0043
Recomm endedtire pressu res
The Tire and Loading Info rma tionplaca rdison
the B-pillar on the driver 'sside (Ypage 303 ).
The Tire and Loading Info rma tionplaca rdcon-
tai ns the reco mme ndedtire pressu res forcold
tire s.The reco mme ndedtire pressu res are
va lid for the maxim um permi ssible load and up
to the maxim um permi ssible veh iclesp ee d.
Tire pres sure table The
tirepressu retab leison the inside of the
fu el fillerfla p. Itsho wsthe tire pressu refor all
tire spe rmi tted atthe factory forthisveh icle;
see illu stra tion(e xam ple) . The
tirepressu retab leconta insthe reco m-
mend edpre ssu res forcoldtire sfor vario us
op era ting cond itions, i.e.di ffe ringload and
sp ee dcond itions.
If atire size pre ced esatire pressu re,the fol-
lo wi ng tire pressu reinfo rma tionis onl yva lid
for thattire size; see illu stra tion(e xam ple) . The
load cond itions "partia lly la de n" and "ful ly
la de n" arede fine din the tablefor diffe rent
num bers of occu pants and amounts oflug-
ga ge .The actu alnum berof sea tsma ydi ffe r. Some
tirepressu retab lessho wonl ythe rim
di am ete rsins tea dof the fulltire size, e.g.R18 .
Ri m diam ete ris pa rtof the tire size and canbe
fou ndonthe tire side wa ll(Y page 307 ).
If the tire pressu res have been set tothe lowe r
va lues for lighte rlo ad sand /or lowe rroa d
sp ee ds,the pressu res should be res etto the
hi ghe rva lues:
R ifyo uwa ntto drive with an incr eased load
and /or
R ifyo uwa ntto drive athighe rroa dsp ee ds
The tirepressu res forincr eased load sand /or
hi ghe rroa dsp ee ds,sho wninthe tire pressu re
tab le,ma yha ve aneg ative effect ondrivin g
comf ort.
If the tire pressu reisnot setcorr ectly,thi scan
le ad toan exce ssive build-u pof heat and a
su dd en loss ofpre ssu re.
For mor einfo rma tion,conta ctaqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op. Tire
pres sure
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