2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS tire size

Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop.
R Onlyins talltir es ofthecor rect size onthe
wheels.
R Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C), usewin‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir es mar kedM+S for
all wheels .
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol inaddition totheM+S marking prov ide
th ebes tpossible grip inwintr yro ad con di‐
tio ns. R
ForM+S tires, only usetires wit hth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires installed.
If th is isbelo wtheve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbe indic ated byan appr opriate
label inthedr iver's field ofvision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) .
R Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
tac ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page385)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page39 1)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e398)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page38 7) R
Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page41 2) No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthefront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon theshoulder of
th etir e
R Rear wheels wearmor ein thecent erofthe
tir e Wh
eelsand tires 40
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On
vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tate thewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es eve ry
3,000 to6,000 miles(5 ,000 to10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained .
Ob serveth eins truction sand safetyno teson
"Cha nging awheel" whendoing so
(/ page406). No
teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace.
R Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ve
hicl eto ol kit ove rview The
vehicle tool kit contains:
R Vehicle tool bag with:
- Pum pleve rfo rjac k
- Wheel wrenc hwit hT-piece
- Screwdriver (inser tedin apum pleve r)
- Dismantli ngtool forro of rack (inser tedin
a pum pleve r)
R Jack withadap ter 1
Vehicle tool bag
2 Jack #
Foldthere ar ben chseat forw ards
(/ page98) . Pr
epa ring theve hicl efo ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s: 406
Wheels andtires

#
Mak esur eth ewheel boltsorwheel
nuts aretight ened tothepr escr ibed
tight ening torq ue. #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vethe
ve hicle. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop andhave thetight ening tor‐
qu ech eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wlymoun‐
te dwheel andadjus taccor dingly. #
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem (/ page390).
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page385) Emer
gency spar ewheel No
teson theemer gency spar ewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tiredimensi ons
The wheelor tiresize andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydif fer. Mount‐
ing anemer gency sparewheel/ sparewheel
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
To preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Nevermount moreth an oneemer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size briefly. #
Donotsw itchof fESP ®
. #
>Ha vetheemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size replaced
at thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐ shop.
Thenewwheel mustha ve the
cor rect dimensi ons. Ch
eckth etir epr essur eof theemer gency spare
wheel installed. Correct thepr essur eas neces ‐
sar y.
The maximum permissible speedwithan emer‐
ge ncy sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/ h).
Do notins tallth eemer gency sparewheel with
sn ow chains .
Re place theemer gency sparewheel afte rsix
ye arsat thelat est,re ga rdless ofwe ar.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page385)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page39 1)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page38 7) 41
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Wheels andtires

Seat
belt..................................................... 35
Car e...... .......................................... ....3 65
Pr otect ion ..............................................3 5
Seat beltadjustment
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............39
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 39
Se at beltwa rning
see Seat belts
Seat belts ...................................................4 0
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating seat belt
ad jus tment ............................................ 39
Ad jus ting theheight .............................. 38
Fa stening ............................................... 38
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 6
Re leasing ...............................................3 9
Sea tbel tad jus tment (function) ............. 39
Wa rning lam p........ .......................... ...... 40
Seat cover(C are) ............ .........................365
Seat heatin g
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............87
Seat ventilat ion
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............88 Se
cond telephone .................................... 291
Conn ecting .................................... ...... 290
Fe atur es.............................................. 291
Select ingage ar
see Changing gears
Select orleve r
see DIRECT SELECTleve r
Self-t est
Au tomatic front pass engerfront air‐
bag shut off..... ....................................... 45
Sens ors(Car e).........................................3 63
Ser vicece nter
see Qualified speci alistwo rkshop
Ser vice interva ldisp lay
see ASSYST PLUS
Ser vice station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 272
Se tting aspeed
see Cruise control
Se tting summ ertime .............................. 249
Se tting theda te form at ....... ................... 249
Se tting thedis tance unit........................ 254 Se
tting thema pscale
see Map
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 146
Shor tmessag es
see Text mes sage s
Side airbag .................................................4 0
Side impact protection ...........................1 83
Side windo ws <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 71
Child safetyloc kin there ar
passe nger com partment .......................6 2
Closin g.................................................. 71
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 73
Con venie nce closing featur e.................7 3
Con venie nce openi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....72
Opening .................................................7 1
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 72
Pr oblem .................................................7 3
Size designation (tires) ........................... 398
Sliding sunroof
Closing .................................................. 75 51
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Re
adin g...............................................2 98
Re plying .............................................. 298
Sen ding .............. .................................2 98
Vo ice com mand s(V oice ControlSy s‐
te m) ..................................................... 236
Thr ough-lo adingfeatur ein there ar
passe nger comp artment .......................... 95
Ti me
Manual timesettin g............................. 249
Se tting summer time<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 249
Se tting thetime anddateaut omati‐
call y................................................ ..... 249
Se tting thetime zone.......................... 249
Se tting thetime/ datefo rm at .............. 249
TIN (TireIde ntificat ion Numbe r)........... .396
Ti re and Loading Information placard... 391
Ti re charact eristics ................................. 398
Ti re informa tion table .............................3 91
Ti re labeling .............................................3 95
Cha racter istics <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......398
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................3 96
Load index....... ....................................398 Load
-bearing cap acity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 398
Ma ximu mtireload <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....397
Ma ximu mtirepr ess ure <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 397
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>395
Spe edrating ........... .............................398
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 395
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 395
Ti re size designation ........................ ....3 98
Tr act ion grade ................................ .....3 95
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 95
Ti re load (maximu m)...............................3 97
Ti re pres sur e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 387,38 8
Che cking (manuall y)...................... ...... 388
Chec king(tir epr essur emon itor ing
sy stem) .......................................... ..... 390
Maximum ............................................ 397
No tes .................................................. 385
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................3 90
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 388
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 387
Ti re pres sur emoni tor............ ............. ....391
Re star tin g...................................... ...... 390 Ti
re pres sur emoni toring system
Chec kingth etir epr essur e.................. 390
Chec kingthetir ete mp eratur e............ 390
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>388
Tir epr es sur eta ble <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..........387
Tir eQual ityGradin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........395
Tir ete mp eratur e
Chec king(tir epr essur emon itor ing
sy stem) ............................................... 390
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 388
Ti re tread <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..384
Tir e-c hang eto ol kit
see Vehicle tool kit
Ti re s
Chan ginghub caps .............................. 407
Charact eristic s.................................... 398
Chec king.............................................3 84
Chec kingth etir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)................................................... 388
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 90
Def initio ns....... ....................................400 520
Index

DO
T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... .................................................. ......3 96
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 370
Ins talling .............................................. 410
Load index..... ...................................... 398
Load-be aring capaci ty..... .................... 398
Maximu mtireload ......................... ......3 97
Maximum tirepr essur e........................ 397
No ise .... .......................................... .....3 84
No teson installing .............................. 403
Ov ervie wof tirelabeling ...................... 395
Re mo ving ............................................. 410
Re placing ...... .............................. 403, 406
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................3 90
Ro tating ........... ........... ...................... ...405
Sel ecti on ........... ..................................403
Sno wch ains ........................................ 385
Spe edrating ........... .............................398
St or ing ................................................ 406
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 395
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d.. 391
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ........................... 385
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 388
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 387 Ti
re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 395
Ti re size designation ........................ ....3 98
Tr act ion grade ................................ .....3 95
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 95
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 384
To llsy stem
Wi ndsh ield <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>124
To ngue weight .........................................4 26
To pTe ther .................................................. 57
To tal dist ance ...........................................218
Dis play ing ...................................... ...... 218
To uc hCon trol ...... .................................... 240
On-boar dcom puter .............................. 213
Oper ating ............................................ 240
Se tting thesensit ivity..................... ..... 240
To uc hpad ..................................................241
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating haptic oper‐
ation feedbac k.....................................2 42
Oper ating .............................................241
Re adin gth ehandwr itingrecogni tion
al ou d <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011>242
Sel ecting ast atio nand track.......... .....2 42
Se tting thesensit ivity..................... ..... 242
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 241 To
w- aw ay alar m
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............79
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 79
To w- bar system ........................................ 211
To w- star ting .............................................381
To w- star ting andtowing away
To wing eye ...........................................3 81
To wing atrail er
No tes ................................................... 207
To wing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 378
To wing away intheev ent offront axle
da ma ge <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 380
To wing away intheev ent ofma lfun c‐
tions .........................................................3 80
To wing away intheev ent ofma lfun c‐
tions (notes) ............................................ 380
To wing away intheev ent ofrear axle
damag e....... .............................................380
To wing eye
Po sition ............................................... 381
To wing methods ...................................... 377 Inde
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Wheel
s
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 363
Ch ang inghubcap s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 407
Ch ecking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 384
Ch ecking thetir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)................................................... 388
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 90
Def initio ns....... ....................................400
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................3 96
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 370
Ins talling .............................................. 410
Load index..... ...................................... 398
Load-be aring capaci ty..... .................... 398
Maximu mtireload ......................... ......3 97
Maximum tirepr essur e........................ 397
No ise ...................................................3 84
No teson installing .............................. 403
Ov ervie wof tirelabeling ...................... 395
Re mo ving ............................................. 410
Re placing .................................... 403, 406
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................3 90
Ro tating ........... ........... ...................... ...405
Sel ecti on ........... ..................................403 Sno
wch ains ........................................ 385
Spe edrating ........... .............................398
St or ing ............................................. ... 406
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 395
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d.. 391
Ti re charact eristic s........................ ...... 398
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ........................ ... 385
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 388
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 387
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 395
Ti re size designation ........................ ....3 98
Tr act ion grade ................................ .....3 95
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 95
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 384
Wi -Fi........ .................................................250
Ov ervie w ....... ................................... ...250
Se tting ................................................. 251
Se tting upaho tspo t....... ..................... 252
Wi des cree nCo ckpit Instru men tDi s‐
pla y
Ins trum ent cluster ................................. 12
Wi ndo wcur tain airba g............................. 40 Wi
ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Car e).......................................3 63
Wi ndshield ................................................ 119
Ra dio wav es......................................... 124
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 119
Wi ndshield
see Windsh ield
Wi ndshield heater................................... 128
Wi ndshield heating
see Windsh ield hea ter
Wi ndshield washer fluid .........................4 21
No tes ................................................... 421
Wi ndshield washer system
To pping up...........................................3 57
Wi ndshield wipers
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............118
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 119
Wi nter oper ation
Sno wch ains ........................................ 385
Wi per blades
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 363526
Index