2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER tire type

Befor
epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accesso ries, visit aqualified specialis tworks hop
and inquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations
Obser vethef ollowing points when selecting,
ins talling and replacing tires:
R Use onl ytires and wheels of thes ame type,
design (winter tires, all-season tire) and
make.
R Onlyins tall wheels of thes ame size and tread
design on one axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
wheel size tothis in thee vent of aflat tir ein
order todriv etot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyins tall tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
R Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet irep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w50°F(10°C), use
winter tires or all-season tir emarke dM +Sfor
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
R Only use tires wit hthe same tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th ei nstalled tires.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Break in ne wtires at moderat espeeds fort he
fi rs t60m iles (100 km).
R Replace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% Ve
hicles with twin tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit htwin tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs or 12,125 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT215/85 R1 6which have
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa ge
neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
% Ve
hicles with single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW less
th an or equal to9480 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT245/7 5R16whi chhave
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa
ge neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
% Ve
hicles with Super Single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs, onl yuse tires wit hthe dimen‐
sions 225/7 5R16C( FA)and 285/65 R16C
(RA) whic hhaveb een appr ovedfor this vehi‐
cle bythem anufacturer .Itisnotpermissible
to use tires wit hdiffe re nt dimensions; doing
so ma ylea dtoa general ope rating pe rmit
being rende redi nva lid.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e296)
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard
(/ page302)
R Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e307)
R Tire pressur etable
R Notesont he emergency spar ewheel
(/ page317 ) Note
sonr otating wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions may
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onl yifthe
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions. On
vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels ,rotatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warrant ybook
in your vehicle documents. If this is no tavailable,
ro tate thet ires every3,000 (5,000) to
6,000 mile s(10 ,000 km) ,depending on the Wheels and tires
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mus
thave thec orrect dimensions and
th et irem ustbet he cor rect type. Do no
texceed amaximum speed of 50 mph
(80 km/h) if aspar ew heel of adiffe re nt size is
ins talled. &
WARNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged spa rewheel wit hSuper Sin glet ires
Ve hicles with Super Single tires
The tir eofthe spar ewheel exposed toabo ve-
ave rage loads af terb eing ins talled on ther ear
axle. If youe xceed them aximum speed or the
maximu mdista nce, or ins tallth es par ew heel
again, thet ireoft he spar ewheel ma ybe
damaged. The tir edamag emaynotbev isible
and no tdetectable.
Ad amaged tir emaycause alossoft irep res‐
sure. Thi scould cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle. #
Onlyusethes par ew heel if it has not
ye tb eeni nstalled on ther ear axle with
th ec urrent tires. #
Ifth es par ew heel had been ins talled on
th er ear axle, ha vethet ireoft he spare
wheel replaced af terc hanging the
wheel again, ir respectiv eofthe dis‐
ta nce. #
Fors afet yr easons, when changing atire
ensur ethat only thet irev alvetype
appr ovedfor thet ires is used. *
NO
TEDama getothet ransmission Ve
hicles with Super Single tires: whenyou
ins tallth es par ew heel on ther ear axle, the
transmission ma ybedamaged bythed iffe r‐
ent rotational speed softhe wheels. #
When thes par ew heel is ins talled on the
re ar axle ,obse rvet he maximum speed
of 34 mph(55 km/h) and them aximum
driving dis tance of 62 miles (100 km). %
The spa
rewheel can be used without restric‐
tions on thef ront axle of avehicle wit hSuper
Single tires.
Re gular lych eckt hat thes par ew heel is secured
and has thes pecified tir epressure
(/ page296). Re
gularly checkt he following, particularly prior to
long trips:
R thet irep ressur eoft he spar ewheel (if neces‐
sar y,adjus tthe tir epressure).
R thef astenings of thes par ew heel brac ket.
Re place thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.T his also applies tothes pare
wheel.
% If
yo uh ave installed aspar ew heel, thet ire
pressur emonitoring sy stem will no tfunction
fo rt his wheel.T he sparewheel is no tequip‐
ped wit hasensor fort he tir epressur emoni‐
to ring sy stem. Installing/removing
thes pare wheel Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spar ewheel (Cargo Van/Passenger Van) Bolt co
vers fort he saf etyh ooks (exa mp le: Cargo
Va n) #
Ope nthe rear-en ddoors. 318
Wheels and tires

Mobile phone de
tails ........................ 24 3
Re strictions ....................................... 241
Setting access da ta(Blue tooth ®
). .....2 42
Setting up (Blue tooth®
). .................. .242
Setting up (Wi-Fi) .............................. 24 2
Interne tradio
Calling up ......................................... 24 6
Callin gupt hestatio nlist( category
las tselec ted) .................................... 247
Del eting stations .............................. 247
Logging out ....................................... 247
Overvie w.......................................... 24 6
Re gis tering ....................................... 247
Saving stations ................................ .247
Selecting and connecting toas ta‐
tio n. .................................................. 247
Selecting stre am .............................. .247
Setting options ................................. 247
Te rm sofu se .....................................2 47
iPhone ®
see Apple CarPlay™ J
Jack ........................................................ 312
Hyd raulic .......................................... 292
Re moving theh ydraulic jac kfrom
th es towa ge compartment .............. .292
St orag elocation of hydraulic jac k....2 92
Jump-star tconnection .........................2 81
Jump-starting see Jump-s tartconnection K
Key ........................................................... 42
Batter y............................................... 43
Electrical consum ption ...................... .43
Fu nctions ........................................... 42
Ke yr ing at tach ment ........................... 43
Mechanica lkey .................................. .43
Overvie w............................................ 42
Problem ..............................................44
Ra dio connection ...............................42
Un lockin gsetting .............................. .43L
Labelin g(tires)
see Tire labeling
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
se eA ctiv eLaneK eeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist ............................ .157
Fu nctio n........................................... 157
Sy stem limitations ............................1 57Tr
ailer operation .............................. .157
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see Lane Keeping Assist
Language ..............................................2 02
No tes. .............................................. 202
Setting. ............................................ 202
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
securing sy stem
In stallin g............................................. 37
No tes. ................................................. 37
Le velc ontrol
see ENR (elect ronic le velc ontrol)
License pla telam p(changin gbulbs) ....87
Light switc h(ove rview) ........................ .80
Lighting see Lights
Lights ...................................................... 80
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .82
Au tomatic driving lights ...................... 80
Combination switc h............................ 81
Corne ring light .................................... 81
Driving ab road (symm etrical low
beam) ................................................. 80
Haza rdwa rning lamps ........................ 81
High bea m.......................................... 81
High-bea mflasher .............................. 81
Indicator ............................................. 81
Light switc h........................................ 80
Lo wb eam ........................................... 80
Pa rking light ...................................... .80
Re ar fogl ight ...................................... 80
Re sponsibility wit hlighting sy stems ... 80
Setting thee xterio rlighting switch-
of fd ela ytime .....................................82
Setting thei nstrument lighting ......... 16 9
Switching thes urround lighting
on/of f............................................... .82
Limiting speed ...................................... 108
Liv eTraffic Information
Displaying subscription information .......................................................... 222
Displaying thet raffic map ................ 222
Displaying traf fici ncidents ............... 222
Showing loca larea messages .......... 223
Switching thet raffic information
displa yon. ........................................ 223
Load Determ inin gthe maximum ............... 303
Sample calculation. .......................... 304
Load distribution ..................................2 58380
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