2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER run flat

Imp
ortant safety notes G
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If you installwhee lsand tires withinc orrect
dime nsion s,theser vicebrak eor whee lsus-
pen sion compo nentsmay bedamag ed.
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Alw ays replace whee lsand tires withon es
th at comply withth espec ificationsof the
ori gin alpart .
When replaci ngwhee ls,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Mode l
When replaci ngtires ,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Man ufacturer
R Mode l G
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A flat tire will severelyaff ectth edriv ing
ch arac teris tics as well asthest eer ing and
brak ingoftheveh icle. Ther eis aris kof an
acc iden t.
Tir es wit hout run-flat charac teris tics :
R Do notdriv eon withaflat tire.
R Chan getheflat tire imm ediat elywithan
eme rgencyspar ewhee lor spar ewhee l.
Alt ern ativel y,co nsult aqualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop.
Tir es wit hrun -flat charac teris tics :
R Obs erveth einf orm ation and warn ing
no teson MOE xten ded tires (run -flat tires ).
Ac cesso ries that are notappr ovedfor your
veh icleby Mer cedes- Benzor are notbein g
used correc tly can impa irth eoper ating safety.
Bef ore purc hasingand usingno n-appr oved
acc essories, visitaqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho pand askabout :
R suit abilit y
R legal stipulat ions
R fac tory rec omm endat ions
Fur ther inform ation reg ardi ngwhee lsand tires
can befoun dund er"Whee l/tire combin ations"
(Y page 292). You
canaskforinform ation reg ardi ngper mit-
te dwhee l/tire combin ationsat an auth orized
Mer cedes- BenzCen ter.
In for mat ionontire pre ssur ecan befoun d:
R on theTir eand Load ingInfor mat ionplac ard
on theB- pillar onthedriv er'sside
(Y page 279)
R in thetire pre ssur etab lein thefuel filler flap
(Y page 133)
R in the"Tir epre ssur e"sec tion Op
era tion Infor
mation ondrivin g
Chec kth etire pre ssur ewhen theveh icleis
heav ilyladen andadjust prio rto atrip.
While driving,pay attention tovibr ations,
no ises andunus ualhan dlingch arac teris tics ,
e. g. pullin gto oneside .This may indicat eth at
th ewhee lsor tires are damag ed.Ifyou sus-
pec tth at atire isdef ective, reduce your speed
imm ediat ely.Stop theveh icleas soo nas pos -
sible tocheckth ewhee lsand tires fordam-
age. Hidden tire damag eco uld also becaus ing
th eunus ualhan dlingch arac teris tics .If you
fin dno sign sof damag e,hav eth etires and
whee lsch ecke dat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.
When parkingyour vehicle, mak esur eth at the
ti res donotget deform edbythecur bor other
obs tacles. Ifth ey can notbe avoi ded, drive
ove robs tacles suc has cur bsslow lyand atan
obt use angle.Other wise, youmay damag eth e
whee lsor tires . Reg
ularcheck ingofwheels andtires G
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Dam aged tires can caus etire inflat ion pres-
sur eloss .As ares ult,you could lose control
of your vehicle. Ther eis aris kof acc iden t.
Chec kth etires regularly forsign sof dam-
age and replace anydamag edtires imm edi-
ate ly. Op
era tion
267Wheels andtire s Z

Chec
kwheel sand tires for damag eat least
on ce amon th.Chec kwheel sand tires after
driv ingoff-road oron roug hroad s.Dam aged
wheel scan caus ealoss oftirepre ssur e.Pay
part icular attentio nto damag esuc has:
R cut sin thetir es
R punc tures inthetir es
R tears inthetir es
R bulges ontires
R def orm ationor sev ere corrosio non wheel s
Regular lych eck thetir etread dept hand the
co ndi tionof thetread across thewhole width
of all tires (Y page 268). Ifne ces sary, turnth e
fr on twheel sto full lockin ord erto ins pec tth e
inn erside ofthetir esurf ace.
All wheel smust haveavalv ecap topro tect
th evalv eagain stdirt and mois ture.Do not
moun tanyt hingon to thevalv eot her than the
st and ard valvecap orother valvecaps
appro vedbyMer cedes-Ben zfor your vehicle.
Do notuse anyother valvecaps orsyst ems ,
e.g .tir epre ssur emon itorin gsyst ems .
Regular lych eck thepre ssur eof all thetir es
part icular lyprio rto lon gtrips. Adjus tth etir e
pre ssur eas neces sary (Ypage 270).
Obse rveth eno teson theeme rgencyspar e
wheel (Ypage 293).
The servicelife oftires depen ds,amon got her
th ing s,on thefoll owin gfac tors:
R Dr ivin gst yle
R Tire pressur e
R Dis tan cecover ed Not
eson tiretread G
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If th ere isins ufficie nttiretread, thetir etrac-
tio ndec reas es.The tiretread isno longer
able todiss ipatewate r.This increas esthe
ris kof hydr oplan ingwhen theroad surface
is wet ,part icular lywhen theveh icle'sspee d
is no tadapt edtotheroad condi tions.Ther e
is aris kof an acc iden t.
When thetir epre ssur eis toohigh ortoo
low, tires may wear differe ntly at diff ere nt
poin tson thetir etread. Therefore, regularly
ch eck thetir etread dept hand theco ndi tion of
thetread across thewhole widthof all
tir es.
Min imum tiretread dept hon :
R Sum mer tires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm)
For safe tyreas ons,have thetir es rep lace d
bef ore they reac hth elegally prescribe dmin -
imum tiretread dept h. Mark
ing0043sho wswher eth ebar indicat orfor
tr ead wear (arrow) isint egr atedint oth etir e
tr ead.
Tre adwear indicat ors (TWI )are required by
law. Sixindicat ors are posi tionedon thetir e
tr ead. They arevisible once atread dept hof
appr oximat ely00CD in(1.6 mm)ha sbe en
re ach ed. Ifth is isthecas e,thetir eis so worn
th at itmust berepl aced . Select
ing,mou nting and replacing
tir es
Tire sand wheels
R On lymoun ttir es and wheels ofthesame
type andmake.
Ex cep tion:itis perm issibleto moun ta dif-
fer ent type ormak ein theeven tof aflat
tir e. Obse rveth e"MOE xtend edtires (tires
with run-flat charac terist ics)"sec tion
(Y page 253).
R On lymoun ttir es ofthecor rectsiz eon to the
wheels .
R Break innew tires atmode ratespee dsfor
th efir st 60 miles (100km). Thenew tires
on lyreac hth eir full perf ormanceaft erthis
dist ance. 268
Oper
ationWh eels andtires

R
Do not drive with tire swh ich have too little
trea dde pth .Thi ssigni ficantl yred uce sthe
tra ctio non wetroa ds(hyd rop laning ).
R Re place thetiresaf ter six ye arsat the lat-
est, regardless ofwe ar. MOE
xtende dtire s(ti res with run-f lat
prope rties)
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.
MOExte ndedtire sma yonl ybe used incon-
juncti onwith an acti vetire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing system orwith an acti vetire pressu remon-
ito rand onwheelssp eci fically teste dby
Me rced es-Benz.
Note son drivin gwi th MOExte ndedtire swi th a
fla ttire (Ypage 253 ).
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 kitcan be
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Win
terope ratio n Ge
neral notes
Hav eyo ur veh iclewi nter-p roofed ataqu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh opatthe onse tof winter.
Ob ser vethe note sin the "Cha ngi ng awh eel"
sec tion(Y page 288 ). Dri
ving with summe rtire s
At temp eratures below 45 ‡(+7 †),su mme r
tire slo se elas tici tyand therefore tractio nand
bra king powe r.Ch ang ethe tireson your veh i-
cle toM+S tires.Us ing su mmer tiresatvery
cold tempera turescould cause cracks toform,
thereby damagingthetires perma nently.
Mercede s-Benzcannot acceptresponsi bility
for this type ofdama ge. G
WARNING
Damage dtires cancause tireinflati onpres-
sure loss. Asaresul t,you could losecontrol
of you rvehicl e.There isarisk ofaccide nt.
Check thetires regularlyforsigns ofdam-
age and repla ceany dama gedtires immedi -
ately . M+S
tires G
WARNING
M+S tireswithatire tread depth ofless than
00CF in(4 mm) arenot suitable foruse inwin-
ter and donot provid esuffici enttraction.
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
M+S tireswithatread depth ofless than 00CF
in (4 mm) must berepla cedimmedi ately.
At temperatu resbelo w45 ‡(+7 †), use win-
ter tires orall-season tires.Bothtypes oftire
are identifi edbythe M+S marking.
Only winter tiresbearing the004D snowfla ke
symbo lin add ition tothe M+S marking provide
the best possi blegrip inwintry roadcondi-
tions.
Only these tireswillall ow drivi ngsafety sys-
tems suchasABS andESP®
to function opti-
mall yin winter. Thesetireshave been devel-
oped specifi callyfor drivi nginsnow.
Use M+S tiresofthe same make andtread on
all whee lsto maintai nsafe handl ingcharacter-
istics.
Alwa ysobserve themaximu mpermis sible
speed specifiedfor the M+S tiresyouhave
mounted.
When youhave mounted theM+S tires:
X Check thetire pressu res(Ypage 273).
X Vehic lesforCanada: restartthetire pres-
sure losswarni ngsystem (Ypage 274).
X Resta rtthe tire pressu remonitor
(Y page 274).
Information aboutdrivi ngwith anemergency
spare wheel(Y page 293). Winter
operation
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Imp
ortant noteson tire pressu re G
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If th etire pre ssur edro psrep eatedly, the
whee l,valv eor tire may bedamag ed.Tire
pre ssur eth at istoolow may result inatire
blow- out.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
R Chec kth etire for foreign objects.
R Chec kwhet herthewhee lis losi ngair or
th evalv eis leak ing.
If you areunab leto rec tify thedamag e,con-
tac ta qualif iedspec ialist workshop. G
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If you fituns uitable accessories onto tire
valv es,thetire valv esmay beove rloaded
and malf unction ,whic hcan caus etire pre s-
sur eloss .Due totheir desi gn,ret rofitte dtire
pre ssur emon itors keep thetire valv eopen .
This canalso result intire pre ssur eloss .
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
On lyscrew thest and ard valvecap orother
valv ecap sappr ovedby Mer cedes- Benzfor
your vehicleon to thetire valv e.
Use asuit able pressur egauge tocheckth e
ti re pre ssur e.The outerappear anceof atire
does notper mit any reliable conclusio nabout
th etire pre ssur e.On veh icles equipp edwith
th eelec tron ictire pre ssur emon itor, thetire
pre ssur ecan bechecke din theon -board com-
put er.
The tire tempe rature and pressur einc reas e
when theveh icleis in mot ion.This isdepe nd-
en ton thedriv ingspee dand theload.
Ther efore, you should onlyco rrec ttire pre s-
sur eswhen thetires are cold.
The tires are cold:
R ifth eveh iclehas been parkedwithth etires
out ofdire ctsun lightfor atleast three hour s
and
R ifth eveh iclehas notbeen drivenfurther
th an 1mile (1.6km)
The tire tempe rature chang esdepe nding on
th eout side tempe rature, theveh iclespee d
and thetire load. Ifth etire tempe rature
ch ang esby 18 ‡(10 †), thetire pre ssur e
ch ang esby appr oximat ely10kPa(0. 1bar/
1. 5psi) .Tak eth is int oacc oun twhen checkin g th
epre ssur eof warm tires .On lyco rrec tth e
ti re pre ssur eif it is toolow forthecur ren t
oper ating cond ition s.Ifyou checkth etire
pre ssur ewhen thetires are warm ,th eres ult-
ing value willbehigh erthan ifth etires were
co ld. This isno rm al. Do notred uce thetire
pre ssur eto thevalue specifiedfor cold tires .
The tire pre ssur ewould other wise betoolow.
Obs erveth erec omm ended tire pre ssur esfor
co ld tires :
R on theTir eand Load ingInfor mat ionplac ard
on theB- pillar onthedriv er'sside
R in thetire pre ssur etab leon theins ide ofthe
fuel filler flap
R prin tedin yellow ontherim oftheeme r-
gen cy/ collaps iblespar ewhee l(dep endin g
on veh icleequipm ent) Und
erinflated orover inflated tires
Und erinflated tires G
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Tir es wit hpre ssur eth at istoolow can over-
heat andburs tas aco nsequen ce.In addi-
ti on ,th ey also suffer from exce ssiv eand /or
irr egular wear,whic hcan severelyimpa irth e
brak ingproperties and thedriv ingcharac ter-
ist ics .Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Av oid tire pre ssur esthat are toolow inall
th etires ,inc ludin gth espar ewhee l.
Un der inflat ed tires may:
R ove rheat,leadin gto tire def ects
R adve rselyaff ecthan dling
R wear exce ssiv elyand /orune venly
R hav ean adve rseeffecton fuel consumpt ion
Over inflated tires G
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Tir es wit hex ce ssiv elyhigh pressur ecan
burs tbec ause they are damag edmor eeas-
ily by road debris,pot hole set c. In addit ion,
th ey also suffer from irregular wear,whic h
can severelyimpa irth ebrak ingproperties
and thedriv ingcharac teris tics .Ther eis a
ris kof an acc iden t. 272
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re pressu reWheels andtire s

Avoi
dtire pressu res thatar etoo high inall
the tires,incl uding the sparewh eel.
Ove rinflated tiresma y:
R incr ease the braking dista nce
R ad ver selyaff ect handl ing
R we arexce ssivel yand /or unevenl y
R ha ve an adver seeffe cton ridecomf ort
R be more susce ptible to dama ge
Maxi mum tirepres sure s 0043
Exam ple: ma ximu mpermi ssible tire pres-
su re
Nev erexce edthe maximu mpermi ssible tire
infl ation pre ssu re.Alw aysob ser vethe reco m-
mend edtire pressu refor your veh iclewh en
ad jus ting thetire pressu re(Y page 270) .
i The
actu alvalues for tiresar eveh icle-sp e-
cifi cand mayde via tefrom thevalues inthe
il lu stra tion. Che
ckingthe tire pres sure s
Impo rtant safetynotes The
tirepressu remoni tordoes not warnyou
of:
R inco rrectly settire pressu re
R sudd en loss oftire pressu re,e.g.from afor-
ei gn object thatha spe netra tedthetire
Obs ervethe notes ontire pressu re
(Y page 270 ). Info
rma tionon airpre ssu refor the tireson
yo ur veh iclecan befou nd:
R on the vehicle's Tire and Loading Info rma -
tio nplaca rdon the B-pi llar
R on the tire pressu retab lein the fuel filler
fla p
R in the "Tire pre ssu re" section
Che ckingtire pres sure smanua lly To
determ ineand setthe corr ecttire pressu re,
pro cee das follows :
X Re move thevalve cap ofthe tire thatis to
be che cked .
X Pre ssthe tire pressu regaug esec urelyonto
the valve .
X Re ad the tire pressu reand comp areit to the
reco mme ndedva lue on the Tire and Loading
Info rma tionplaca rdorthe tire pressu re
tab le(Y page 270 ).
X Ifthe tire pressu reistoo low, incr ease the
tire pressu reto the reco mme ndedva lue.
X Ifthe tire pressu reistoo high, release air.
To do so, pressdown the meta lpi n in the
va lve ,us ing the tipofape nfor exa mpl e.
The nche ckthe tire pressu reagain us ing the
tire pressu reche cker.
X Screw thevalve cap onto thevalve .
X Re peat thes estep sfor the othe rtire s. Tire
pres sure loss wa rning sys tem
(C anada only)
Ge neral notes Whi
lethe vehicleis in moti on,the tire pres-
su re loss wa rning system monitorsthesettire
pre ssu reusing the rota tional speedofthe
wh eels.Thi sena bles the system todetect sig-
nifi cant pressu reloss inatire .If the speedof
rota tionof awh eelcha nge sas ares ultof a
lo ss ofpre ssu re,acorr espond ingwarning
mes sage willap pe ar inthe multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay .
Yo ucan reco gnizethe tire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing bythe Run FlatInd icator Active Run
FlatInd icator Active
Pre ss'OK'to Restart Pre
ss'OK'to Restartmes sage which
ap pe arsin the Serv. Ser
v.menu ofthe multifu nc-
tio ndispl ay.Info rma tionon the mes sage dis-
pl ay can befou ndinthe "Resta rting thetire Tire
pres sure
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pressure
losswarning system" section
(Y page 274).
Impor tantsafet ynotes The
tirepressure warningsystemdoesnot
warn youofan incor rectlyset tire pressure.
Observe thenoteson the recom mended tire
pressure (Ypage 270).
The tirepressure losswarning doesnot
replace theneed toregularly checkthe tire
pressure. Aneven lossofpressure onseveral
tires atthe same timecannotbe detec tedby
the tire pressure losswarning system.
The tirepressure monitorisnot able towarn
you ofasudden lossofpressure, e.g.ifthe
tire ispenet rated byaforeign object.In the
event ofasudden lossofpressure, bringthe
vehicle toahalt bybrakin gcarefully. Avoid
abrupt steeringmovem ents.
The func tion ofthe tire pressure losswarning
system islimited ordelayed if:
R snow chains aremount edon your vehicle's
tires.
R road condition sare wintr y.
R you aredriving onsand orgravel.
R you adopt avery sport ydriving style(corner-
ing athigh speeds ordriving withhigh rates
of accelerat ion).
R you drive withaheavy load.
Resta rting the tirepr essure losswarn-
ing system Restart
thetire pressure losswarning system
if you have:
R chang edthe tire pressure
R chang edthe wheels ortires
R mount ednew wheels ortires
X Befor erest artin g,make surethatthetire
pressures aresetproperly onallfour tires
for the respect iveoperatin gcon dition s.
The recom mended tirepressure canbe
found onthe Tire andLoading Informat ion
placard onthe B-pillar .Addit ionally, atire
pressure tableisattac hedtothe fuel filler
flap. Thetirepressure losswarning system
can only givereliable warningsif you have
set the corr ecttire pressure. Ifan inco rrect tire
pressure isset, these incorrectvalues
will bemonit ored.
X Also observe thenotesinthe sect ionontire
pressures (Ypage 270).
X Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
0048 inthe ignit ionlock (Ypage 118).
X Press the0059 or0065 buttonon the steer -
ing wheel toselect theServ. Serv.
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 buttonto select
Tire Pressu re Tire
Pressu re.
X Press the0076 button.
The Run Flat Indica torActive Press Run
Flat Indica torActive Press
'OK' toRestar t 'OK'
toRestar tmessage appearsinthe
multifun ction display.
If you wish toconfirm therest art:
X Press the0076 button.
The Tire Pressu reNow OK? Tire
Pressu reNow OK?message
appears inthe multifun ction display.
X Press the0063 or0064 buttonto select
Yes Yes.
X Press the0076 button.
The Run Flat Indica torRestar ted Run
Flat Indica torRestar tedmes-
sage appears inthe multifun ction display.
Aft erateach -inperiod, thetire pressure
loss warning systemwillmonit orthe settire
pressures ofall four tires.
If you wish tocancel therest art:
X Press the0038 button.
or X Ifthe Tire Pressu reNow OK? Tire
Pressu reNow OK?message
appears, usethe0063 or0064 buttonto
select Cancel Cancel
.
X Press the0076 button.
The tirepressure valuesstoredatthe last
rest artwill continue tobe monit ored. Tir
epr essure monitor
General notes If
atire pressure monitorisinst alled, thevehi-
cle's wheels havesensor sthat monit orthe tire
pressures inall four tires. Thetirepressure
monit orwarns youifthe pressure dropsinone
or more ofthe tires. Thetirepressure monitor
only functionsif the corr espondin gsensor s
are installed inall wheels.
Inf ormat ionontire pressures isdisplayed in
the multifun ction display. Afterafew minut es
of driving ,the curren ttire pressure ofeach tire 274
Tir
epr essureWheels andtires

!
To
prevent damage tothe paintwork, hold
the wheel securely againstthe wheel hub
while screwing inthe first wheel bolt. X
Clea nthe wheel andwheel hubcont actsur-
faces.
X Slide thewheel tobe mounted ontothe
alignment boltandpush iton.
X Tighten thewheel boltsuntiltheyarefinger-
tight.
X Unscrew thealignment bolt.
X Tighten thelast wheel boltuntil itis finger-
tight.
X Vehicles
withacoll apsible sparewheel:
inflate thecollapsi blespare wheel
(Y page 295).
Only thenlower thevehicle.
Low ering thevehicl e G
WARNING
The wheels couldcome looseifthe wheel
bolts orwheel nutsarenot tightened tothe
prescribed tighteningtorque.Thereisarisk
of an accident.
Ensure thatthewheel boltsorwheel nuts
are tightened tothe prescribed tightening
torque.
If you arenot sure, donot move thevehicle.
Contact aqual ified speciali stworkshop and
have thetightening torquechecked immedi-
ately.
! Vehicles
withacoll apsible spare
wheel :before lowering thevehicle, inflate
the collapsi blespare wheel withthetire
inflation compressor. Thewheel rimcould
otherwise bedamage d. X
Turn thecrank ofthe jack counter-c lockwise
until thevehicle isonce againstanding
firmly onthe ground.
X Place thejack toone side. X
Tighten thewheel boltsevenly inacross-
wise pattern inthe sequence indicated(0043
to 0083). Thespecified tightening torqueis
96 lb-ft (130 Nm).
X Turn thejack back toits initial position.
X Stow thejack andtherest ofthe vehicle
tools inthe trunk again.
X Vehicles withAMG equipment: insertthe
cover intotheouter sill.
X Check thetire pressure ofthe newly moun-
ted wheel andadjust itifnecessary.
Observe therecommended tirepressure
(Y page 270).
When youaredriving withthecollapsi ble
spare wheel mounted, thetire pressure loss
warning systemorthe tire pressure monitor
cannot function reliably.Only restart thetire
pressure losswarning systemortire pressure
monitor whenthedefective wheelhasbeen
replaced withanew wheel.
Vehicles withatire pressure controlsys-
tem: allinstalled wheelsmustbeequip ped
with functioning sensors. Wheel
andtirecombination s
You canaskforinformation regardingpermit-
ted wheel/tire combinations atan authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
! For
safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends thatyouonly usetires andwheels
which havebeen approved byMercedes-
Benz specificall yfor your vehicle. 292
Wheel
andtirecombin ationsWheels andtires

These
tireshave been specially adaptedfor
use with thecont rolsystems, suchasABS
or ESP ®
,and aremarked asfollows:
R MO =Mercedes- BenzOriginal
R MOE =Mercedes- BenzOriginal Extended
(tires featuring run-flatcharact eristics)
R MO1 =Mercedes- BenzOriginal (onlycer-
tain AMG tires)
Mercedes- BenzOriginal Extended tiresmay
only beused onwheels thathave been spe-
cifically approved byMercedes- Benz.
Only usetires, wheels oraccessories tested
and approved byMercedes- Benz.Certain
charact eristics, e.g.handling, vehiclenoise
emissions orfuel consumpt ion,may other-
wise beadversely affected.Inaddition,
when driving withaload, tiredimension var-
iations couldcause thetires tocome into
cont actwith thebodywork andaxle compo-
nent s.This could result indamage tothe
tires orthe vehicle.
Mercedes- Benzaccepts noliabil ityfor dam-
age resulting fromtheuse oftires, wheels
or accessories otherthanthose testedand
approved.
Infor mation ontires, wheels andapproved
combinat ionscanbeobtained fromany
qualified specialist workshop.
! Retreaded
tiresareneither testednor rec-
ommended byMercedes- Benz,since previ-
ous damage cannotalway sbe detect edon
retreaded tires.Asaresult, Mercedes- Benz
cann otguarantee vehiclesafetyifretreaded
tires aremounted. Donot mount usedtires
if you have noinform ationabout theirprevi-
ous usage.
The recomm endedpressures forvarious oper-
ating condit ionscanbefound:
R on the Tire andLoading Information placard
on the B-pillar onthe driver's side
R in the tire pressure tableonthe fuel filler
flap
Observe thenoteson recomm endedtirepres-
sures under various operating conditions
(Y page 270).
Check tirepressures regularly,andonly when
the tires arecold. Comply withthemainte-
nanc erecomm endations ofthe tire manufac-
turer inthe vehicle document wallet. Notes
onthe vehicle equipment –alway s
equip thevehicle:
R with tires ofthe same sizeonagiven axle
(left andright)
R with thesame typeoftires atagiven time
(summer tires,winter tires,MOEx tended
tires)
Exc eption: itis permissible tomount adif-
ferent typeormake inthe event ofaflat
tire. Observe the"MOExt endedtires(tires
with run-flatcharact eristics)" section
(Y page 253).
Vehicles equipped withMOEx tended tiresare
not equipped withaTIREFIT kitatthe factor y.
It is therefor erecomm endedthatyouaddition-
ally equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou
mount tiresthatdonot feature run-flatcharac-
terist ics,e.g. winter tires.ATIREFIT kitmay be
obtained fromaqualified specialist workshop. Emergency
sparewheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
The wheel ortire size aswell asthe tire type
of the spare wheel oremergenc yspare
wheel andthewheel tobe replaced maydif-
fer. Mountin gan emergenc yspare wheel
may severely impairthedriving charact eris-
tics. There isarisk ofan accident .
To avoid hazardous situations:
R adapt yourdriving styleaccording lyand
drive carefully.
R never mount morethanonespare wheel
or emergenc yspare wheel thatdiffers in
size.
R only useaspare wheel oremergenc y
spare wheel ofadifferent sizebriefly.
R do not switch ESP®
off.
R have aspare wheel oremergenc yspare
wheel ofadifferent sizereplaced atthe
nearest qualified specialist workshop.
Observe thatthewheel andtiredimen-
sions aswell asthe tire type must becor-
rect . Emergency
sparewheel
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