2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER wheel

canno
tacce ptresponsibility fort his type of dam‐
age.
Alw ayso bser vethem aximum permissible speed
specified fort he summer tires youh ave installed
(/ page215).
Once youh ave installed thes ummer tires:
R Chec kthe tir epressur e(/pag e204)
R Restar tt he tir epressur emonitor
(/ page210) Information on M+S tires
Use winter tires or all-season tires at temp era‐
tures belo w50°F(10 °C). Bo thtypes of tir eare
identi fied bytheM +S marking.
Onl ywinter tires bearing the004D snowflake
symbol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad conditions.
Onl ythese tires will allo wdriving saf etys ystems
suc hasA BS and ESP ®
to function optimal lyin
winter .These tires ha vebeen de veloped specifi‐
call yfor driving in sno w.
Use M+S tires of thes ame mak eand tread on all
wheels tomaintain saf ehandling characteristics.
Alw ayso bser vethem aximum permissible speed
specified fort he M+S tires youh ave installed
(/ page215).
If yo ui nstall M+S tires that ha vealowe rmaxi‐
mum permissible speed than them aximum
design speed of thev ehicle, af fixana ppropria te
wa rning sign in thed rive r's field of vision. Yo u
can obtai nthis at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Once youh avei nstalled thew inter tires, take the
fo llowing measures:
R Chec kthe tir epressur e(/pag e204)
R Restar tt he tir epressur emonitor
(/ page210) Note
sons nowc hains &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct ins tallation of sno wchains
Ve hicles with rear-wheel drive: ifyo uh ave
ins talled sno wchains tothef ront wheels,
th ey ma ydraga gains tthe vehicle body or
ch assis components.
This could cause damag etothevehicle or the
tires. #
Neverins tall sno wchains on thef ront
wheels. #
Onlyins tall sno wchains on ther ear
wheelsinp airs. #
Vehicles with twin tires: installthe
sno wchains totheo uter wheels. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable sn ow chains
Ve hicles wit hall-wheel driv edonothave suf‐
fi cient clea rance on thef ront axle forc om‐
mercial lyavailable sn ow chains.
When youi nstall commerciall yavailable sn ow
ch ains ,the sno wchains ma ycom eloose and
damag echassi scomponent sorbrake hoses. #
Only ins tall sno wchains appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benzf orthese tires. Fo
rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nlyu se sn owchains that ha vebeen
ch eckeda nd appr oved.Youc an obtain informa‐
tio na bout sn ow chains from an yqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from
mounted sno wchains If sno
wchains are mounted tosteel wheels,
th ew heel trims can be damaged. #
Remo vethew heel trims of steel wheels
befor emounting sno wchains. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesw hen using snow
ch ains:
R Snow ch ains ar eonlyp ermissible forc ertain
wheel/tir ecombinations .You can obtain
information on them at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sn owchains that
ha ve been specifically appr ovedfor your vehi‐
cle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains with
th es ame quality standard.
R The sn owchains mus tberetightene dafter
driving appr oximatel y0.6 miles (1 km). This is
th eo nlyw aytoensur ethe sno wchains are
optimall yseated wit hclearanc etoadjacent
components.
R Vehicles with all-wheel drive: install snow
ch ains on thew heels on ther ear axle. On
ve hicles wit htwin tires, ins tallth es now
ch ains on theo uter wheels. Obser vethem an‐
ufacturer's ins tallation instructions. Wheels and tires
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R
Use sno wchains only when ther oad sur face
is comple tely sno w-covered. Re mo vethe
sno wchains as soon as possiblew henyou
come toaroad that is no tsnow-covered.
R Local regulations ma yrestrict theu se of
sno wchains. Obser vethea pplicable regula‐
tions befor einstal ling sno wchains.
R Activat eall-whee ldrive before driving of fwith
sno wchains (/ page119).
R If sn ow ch ains ar einstalled, them aximum
permissible speed is 30 mph(50 km/h ).
R Vehicles with Parking Assis t:do no tuse
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC if sno wchains
ar ei nstalled.
% Youc an deactivat eESP®
to pull away .This
allo ws th ewheels tospin, achieving an
increased driving forc e. Ti
re pressure Note
sont irep ressure &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient or excessiv etirep ressure
Underinfla tedoro verinfla tedt ires pose the
fo llowing risks:
R The tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load
and vehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywear excessively and/or
une venly ,w hich ma ygreatly impair tire
traction.
R The driving characteristics, as well as
st eering and braking, ma ybegreatly
impaired. #
Compl ywitht he recommended tire
pressur eand checkt he tir epressur eof
all tires including thes par ew heel regu‐
larly:
R at leas tonce amonth
R when thel oad changes
R befor eembarkin gonalongerjourney
R if operating conditions change, e.g .off-
ro ad driving #
Adjus tthe tir epressur easn ecessar y. Driving wi
thtirep ressur ethat is tooh igh or too
lo wc an:
R Shor tent he service lif eofthe tires. R
Cause increased tir edamage.
R Adversely af fect handling characteristic sand
th us drivin gsafet y, e.g. due to hydroplaning. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
insuf ficient tir epressu re
Ti re sw ithp ressur ethat is tool ow can over‐
heat and bur stas aresult.
In addition ,the ya lso suf ferf rome xcessive
and/or ir regular wear,w hic hc an significantly
impair theb raking properties and theh an‐
dling characteristics. #
Avoid excessively lo wtirep ressures in
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo lo wcan cause:
R Tire malfunctions as aresult of overheating
R Impaired handling characteristics
R Irre gular wear
R Increased fuel consum ption &
WARNING Risk of accident from exces‐
siv etirep ressure
Ti re sw ithe xcessively high pressur ecan bur st
because they ared amaged mor eeasil yby
highw ayfill, po tholes etc.
In addition, they also suf ferf romi rregular
we ar,w hic hc an significantl yimp air theb rak‐
ing properties and theh andling characteris‐
tics. #
Avoid excessively high tir epressures in
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel. Excessively high tir
epressur ecan result in:
R Increased braking dis tance
R Impaired handling characteristics
R Irre gular wear
R Impaired drivin gcom fort
R Susceptibility todamage &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
re peated drop in tir epressure
If th et irep ressur edrops repeatedly ,the
wheel, valveort irem aybe damaged.
Insuf ficient tir epressu recan cause thet ires
to bur st. #
Inspect thet iref or signs of fore ign
objects. 204
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#
Chec kwhether thew heel or valveh as a
leak. #
Ifyo ua reunabl etorectify thed amage,
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. Yo
uc an find information on recommended tire
pressures fort he vehicle's factor y-ins talled tires
on thef ollowing labels:
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacar dont he
B‑pi llarofyour vehicle (/ page210).
R Tire pressur etable on thei nside of thef uel
fi ller flap .
Obse rvet he maximum tir epressure
(/ page215).
Use asuita ble tir epressur egaug etoc heckthe
tir ep ressure. The ou tera ppearance of atired oes
no tp ermit an yreliable conclusion about thet ire
pressure.
+ ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
damag eduetoinsuf ficient or excessive
tir ep ressure No
tethat insuf ficient or excessiv etirep res‐
sur eshor tens thes ervice lif eofthe tires. #
Forthis reason ,chec kthe tir epressure
re gularly ;atleastevery 14 days. Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitor: youc an
also checkt he tir epressur eusing theo n-board
computer.
Onl ycorrect tir epressur ewhent he tires are
cold. Conditions forc old tires:
R The vehicle has been par kedw itht he tires out
of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh ours.
R The vehicle has tr aveled less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ar ise in thet iret emperatur eof18°F( 10°C)
increases thet irep ressur ebya pprox.10k Pa
(0. 1b ar/1.5 psi). Take this int oaccount when
ch ecking thet irep ressur eofw armt ires.
The tir epressur erecommended fori ncreased
load/spee dinthe tir epressur etable ma yaffect
th er ide comfort. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable accesso ries on tir evalve
If yo um ountunsuitable accesso ries ont otire
va lves, thet irev alves ma ybeoverloaded and malfunction
,whic hc an cause aloss of tire
pressure. Af term arke ttirep ressur emonitor‐
ing sy stems will cause thet irev alvetor emain
open ,depending on thed esign. This can also
re sult in aloss of tir epressure. #
Only scr ewstandar dvalvec aps or valve
cap sspecifically appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz fory our vehicle ont othe tir evalve. Note
sont owing atrailer
The applicable tir epressures fort he tires of the
re ar axle is alw ayst he recommended tir epres‐
sur efor afull load. Ti
re pressur etable The tir
epressur etable can be found on thes eat
base or on theB ‑pillar on thed rive r's side.
% The dat
ashown in thei mages is example
data. The tir
epressur etable sho ws therecommended
tir ep ressu refort he tires ins talled at thef actory
on this vehicle. The recommended tir epressures
ar ev alid forc old tires and dif fere nt vehicle load
conditions.
If one or mor etires izes precede atirep ressure,
th et irep ressur einformation following is only
va lid fort hose tir esizes.
If th ep receding tir esizes ar esupplemented by
the 0091 symbol, thet irep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etirep ressures.
The load condition s"partiall yladen "and "fully
laden "aredefine dinthetable forv arying
we ights.
Som etirep ressur etables onl yshowt he rim
diame teri ns tead of thec omple tetires ize, e.g.
R16.T herimd iame terisp artoft he tir esize and
can be found on thes ide wall of thet ire
(/ page215). Wheels an
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Fr
ont axle tir epressures on vehicles with all-wheel/rear wheel driv eand single tires
Max. front axle load 4101 lbs (1860 kg) Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max. front axle load
4101 lbs (1860 kg)
LT 24 5/75R1 6120/1 16QF ullyladen 320k Pa(3.2b ar/46 psi) Fr
ont axle tir epressures on vehicles with rear wheel driv eand single tires
Max. front axle load 4409 lbs (2000 kg) Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max. front axle load
4409 lbs (2000 kg)
LT 24 5/75R1 6120/1 16QF ullyladen
360k Pa(3.6b ar/52 psi) 1) 1)
Only valid forv ehicles wit halong wheelbase
17 1in( 4350 mm) and apermissible gross weight
of ove r7716l bs (3. 5t).
Re ar axle tir epressures on vehicles with all-wheel/rear wheel driv eand single tires
Max. rear axle load 535 7lbs (2430 kg) Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max.rear axle load
535 7lbs (2430 kg)
LT 24 5/75R1 6120/1 16QF ullyladen 480k Pa(4.8b ar/70 psi)
LT 24 5/75R1 6120/1 16 Q
Partiall yladen 2)
420 kPa(4.2b ar/6 1psi)2) 2)
It is onl ypermissible touse this reduced tire
pressur eifitcan be guaranteed byweighing the
ve hicle that ther ear axle load of 4960 lbs (2250
kg)w ill no tbee xceeded. In case of doubt,
inflat eto4 80 kPa(4.8 bar/70 psi).
Fr ont axle tir epressures on vehicles with all-wheel/rear wheel driv eand twin tires
Max. front axle load 4079 lbs (1850 kg)Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max. front axle load
4079 lbs (1850kg)
LT 21 5/85R1 6115/112 QF ullyladen 380k Pa(3.8b ar/55 psi) Max. front axl
eload 4409 lbs (2000 kg) Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max. front axle load
4409 lbs (2000 kg)
LT 21 5/85R1 6115/112 QF ullyladen 420k Pa(4.2b ar/ 61psi) 206
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Max. front axle load 4630 lbs (2
100k g) Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max. front axle load
4630 lbs (2100k g)
LT 21 5/85R1 6115/112 QF ullyladen 450k Pa(4.5b ar/65 psi) Re
ar axle tir epressures on vehicles with all-wheel/rear wheel driv eand twin tires
Max. rear axle load 7055 lbs (3200 kg)Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max.rear axle load
up to7055 lbs (3200 kg)
LT 21 5/85R1 6115/112 QF ullyladen 370k Pa(3.7 bar/5 4psi) Max.
rear axle load 7716 lbs (3500 kg) Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max.rear axle load
77 16 lbs (3500 kg)
LT 21 5/85R1 6115/112 QF ullyladen 400k Pa(4.0b ar/58 psi) Max.
rear axle load 793 7lbs (3600 kg) Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max.rear axle load
793 7lbs (3600 kg)
LT 21 5/85R1 6115/112 QF ullyladen 420k Pa(4.2b ar/ 61psi) Fr
ont axle tir epressures on vehicles with Super Single tires
Max. front axle load 4079 lbs (1850 kg)Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max. front axle load
4079 lbs (1850kg)
225/75R16C 121/120R (122L) Fullyl aden 340 kPa(3.4b ar/4 9psi) Max
.fro nt axle load 4409 lbs (2000 kg) Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max. front axle load
4409 lbs (2000 kg)
225/75R16C 121/120R (122L) Fullyl aden 370k Pa(3.7 bar/5 4psi) Wheels and tires
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Re
ar axle tir epressures on vehicles with rear wheel driv eand Super Single tires
Max. rear axle load 7055 lbs (3200 kg)Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max.rear axle load
7055 lbs (3200 kg)
225/75R16C 121/120R (122L) Fullyl aden
690 kPa(6.9b ar/100 psi) 3)
285/65R16C 131R Fully laden 460 kPa(4.6b ar/6 7psi) Max
.rear axl eload 7716 lbs (3500 kg) Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max.rear axle load
77 16 lbs (3500 kg)
225/75R16C 121/120R (122L) Fullyl aden
690 kPa(6.9b ar/100 psi) 3)
285/65R16C 131R Fully laden 520 kPa(5.2b ar/7 5psi) 3)
Va lid touse foras horttime as aspar ew heel
on ther ear axle foram aximu mdista nce of
62 miles (100 km) and amaximum speed of
34 mph(55 km/h).
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e204)
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard
(/ page210)
R Maximum tirep ressure (/ page 215) Ti
re pressur emonitor Fu
nction of tir epressur emonitor on single
tires &
DANG ER Risk of acciden tdue toincor‐
re ct tir epressure
Ever ytire, including thes par e(if pr ovided),
should be checkedw hen cold at leas toncea
mont hand inflated tothep ressur erecom‐
mended bythev ehicle manufacturer (see Tire
and Loadin gInforma tionp lacar dont he B-pil‐
lar on thed rive r’ss ide or thet irep ressure
label on thei nside of thef uel filler flap of your
ve hicle). If your vehicle has tires of adiffe re nt
size than thes ize indicated on theT irea nd
Loading In form atio nplacar dort he tirepres‐
sur etable, youn eedtod etermine thep roper
tir ep ressur efor those tires.
As an added saf etyf eature, your vehicle has
been equipped wit hatirep ressur emonitor‐ ing sy
stem (TPMS) that illuminates alow tire
pressur eindicator lam pwhen one or mor eof
yo ur tires ar esignificantl yunde rinfla ted.
Ac cordingly ,ifthe lo wtirep ressur eindicator
lam plights up, yous houl dstopa nd check
yo ur tires as soon as possible, and inflate
th em tothep roper pressure. Driving on asig‐
nificantly underinflated tir ecauses thet ireto
ove rheat and can lead totiref ailure. Underin‐
fl atio nalso inc reases fuel consum ption and
re duces tir etread life, and ma yaffect the
ve hicle's handling and braking ability .Please
no te that theT PMS is no tasubstitut efor
proper tir emaintenance, and it is thed rive r's
re sponsibility tomaintain cor rect tir epres‐
sure, even if underinflation has no treached
th el eve ltot rigger illumination of theT PMS
lo wt irep ressur eindicator lamp.
Yo ur vehicle has also been equipped wit ha
TPMS malfunction indicator toindicat ewhen
th es ystem is no toperating properly .The
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
th el ow tirep ressur eindicator lamp. When
th es ystem de tects am alfunction, thei ndica‐
to rlamp willf lashfora pproxima tely am inute
and then remain continuously illumina ted.
This sequence will continue upon subsequent
ve hicle start-ups as lon gasthe malfunction
ex ists.
When them alfunction indicator is illuminated,
th es ystem ma ynotbe able todetect or sig‐
nal lo wtirep ressu reas intended. TPMS mal‐
function smayoccur forav ariety of reasons,
includin gthe ins tallation of incompatible 208
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placement or alternat etires or wheels on
th ev ehicle that pr event theT PMS from func‐
tionin gproper ly.
Alw aysc hec kthe TPMS malfunction warning
lam pafter replacing one or mor etires or
wheels on your vehicle toensur ethat the
re placement or alternat etires and wheels
allo wthe TPMS tocontinu etofunction prop‐
er ly. The sy
stem checks thet irep ressur eand thet em‐
peratur eofthe tires ins talled tothev ehicle by
means of atirep ressur esensor.
Ne wt irep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tires,
ar ea utomatically taught-in thef irst time they are
driven.
The tir epressur eand thet iret emperatur eappear
in them ultifunction displa y(/pag e160).
If th er eisas ubstantia llos soft irep ressure, a
wa rning is issued:
R via displa ymessages (/ page260)
R viathe 0077 warning lam pinthe instrument
clus ter
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tir epres‐
sur etot herecommended cold tir epressur esuit‐
able fort he operating situation. Se tthe tir epres‐
sur efor cold tires using atirep ressu regauge.
No tethat thec orrect tir epressure fort he cur rent
ope rating situatio nmustfirst be taught-in tothe
tir ep ressur emonitoring sy stem.
In mos tcases, thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw illa utomatically updat ethe ne wreference
va lues af tery ou ha vechanged thet irep ressure.
Yo uc an,h owe ver,also updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestartin gthe tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem manually (/ page210).
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R ifth et irep ressur eiss etincor rectly
R ifth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused by a
fo re ign object penetrating thet ire, fore xam‐
ple
R ifth er eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e204) Checking
thet irep ressur ewitht he tir epres‐
sur em onitoring sy stem
Requ irements:
R The ignition is switched on
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tires
One of thef ollowing displa ysappears:
R The cur rent tir epressur eand tir etempera‐
tur eoft he individual wheels Instrument Displa
ywithc olor display
R The cur rent tir epressur efor eac hwheel Instrument Displa
ywithb lack and whit edisplay
R Tire pressure will be displaye dafter driving a
few minutes :the teach-in process of thes ys‐
te misn otyetc ompl ete. The tir epressur eare
already being monitored. #
Compar ethe tir epressur ewitht he recom‐
mende dtirep ressur efor thec urrent ope rat‐
ing condition .Obser vethen otes on tir etem‐
peratur e(/pag e204).
% The
values displa yedint he multifunction dis‐
pla ym aydeviat efromt hose of thet irep res‐
sur egaug east heyr efer tosea le vel.At high
altitudes, thet irep ressur evalues indicated
by ap ressur egaug earehigher than those
shown bytheo n-boar dcomputer .Inthis
case, do no treduce thet irep ressure. Wheels and tires
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Mak
esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e204)
Rest arting thet irep ressur emonitor
Requ irements:
R The recommended tir epressur eisc orrectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating condition on
eac hoft he wheels (/ page204).
R Re
star tt he tir epressur emonitoring sys‐
te mi nthe following situations:
- The tir epressur ehaschanged.
- The wheels or tires ha vebeen changed or
newl yins talled.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Scroll down in them enu.
The Use Current Pressures as New Refer-
ence Values messageappear sinthe multi‐
function displa y. #
Con firm them essag etoinitiat earestart.
The Tire Press. Monito rRestarted message
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
Cur rent wa rning messages ar edeleteda nd
the 0077 yello ww arning lam pgoes out.
Af tery ou ha vedriven foraf ewminutes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thec urrent tir epres‐
su resa rewithin thes pecified range. The cur‐
re nt tir epressures ar ethen accep tedasr ef‐
erence values and monitored.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e204) Ra
dio-equipment appr oval of thet irep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers Countr
yRadio equipment appr oval
number
Canada IC: 4008C- TSSRE4A
Ope ratio niss ubject tothef ollow‐
ing tw oconditions:
(1) this device ma ynotcause
harmful inter fere nce, and
(2) this device mus tacce ptany
inter fere nce received, including
inter fere nce that ma ycause
undesired operation.
Mexic oM odel:TSSRE4A &TSSSG4G6,
IFETEL: RLVHUTS17-0806
US AF CC ID:YGO TSSRE4A
Thi sd evice complie swithP art15
of theF CC Rules. Operation is
subjec ttothefollowing tw ocon‐
ditions: (1) this device ma ynot
cause harmful inter fere nce, and
(2) this device mus tacce ptany
inter fere nce received, including
inter fere nce that ma ycause
undesired operation.
WA RNING: An ychanges or modifi‐
cation no texpressly appr ovedby
th ep arty responsible forc ompli‐
ance could void theu ser's author‐
ity tooperat ethis equipment. Loading the
vehicle Ti
re and Loading Information placard &
WARNING Risk of an accident whe ndriv‐
ing wi than ove rloaded tire
Overloaded tires ma yoverheat and bur stas a
consequence. Overloaded tires can also
impair thes teering and handling characteris‐
tic sa nd lead tobrak efailure. #
Obser vethel oad rating of thet ires. #
The load rating mu stbe at leas thalf the
gros saxle weight rating of thev ehicle.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends youu se
th el oad-bearing index, whic hisgiven in
th ev ehicle documents. 210
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