No
teson regular lyinspe cting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 384
No teson sno wch ains ...................... .......... 385
Ti re pressur e................ .................... .......... 385
Loading theve hicle ........................... ..........3 91
Ti re labeling ................ ................................ 395
Def inition ofterm sfo rtir es and loading ..... 400
Cha nging awhee l..... ...... ............................ 403
Emerg encysparewhee l...... ........................ 412 Te
ch nical data........................................... 41 3
No teson tech nica lda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 413
Ve hicle electr onics ...... ..................... ........... 413
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number ............................................ 415
Oper ating fluids .......................................... 416
Ve hicle data... ............................................. 423
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 425Di
spl aymes sagesand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............................................. 427
Displa ymessag es.......................................4 27
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 475 Inde
x......................................................... 490 4
Contents
1
Jack →
406
2 Warning triang le →
369
3 QRcode foraccessi ngthere scue card →
28
4 Safetyve sts →
368
5 mebutt onand SOS button →
304
6 Checking and adding operatingfluids →
416
7 Startin gassis tance →
375
8 Tow- star tin gand towing away →
377
9 Flattir e →
370 A
First-ai dkit →
369
B Haza rdwa rning lam ps →
114
C Vehicle tool kit →
406
D Fuelfiller flap withins truct ion labels fortir e
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcode foraccessi ng
th ere scue card →
152
E Tow- star tin gand towing away →
377
F Sparewheel →
370 At
aglanc e– Em erge ncie sand brea kdo wns 19
Flat
tire No
teson flat tires &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
dr ivi ng with aflat tire
A flat tiregr eat lyim pair sdr ivin gch aract eris‐
tic s,as wellas steer ing and braking. #
Donotdr ive wit haflat tire. #
Remo vetheflat tireand installth e
spar ewheel orconsult aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:yo u
can makeacal lfo rbr eakdo wnassi stanc evia
th eove rhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(/ page304).
R Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(/ page406).
% The emer gency sparewheel isonl yav ailable
in cer tain coun tries. Spa
rewheel brac ke ton the rear-end door St
ainl ess-ste el spa rewheel brac ke t Re
mo ving ast ainl ess-ste el spa rewheel
br ac ke t #
Remo vescr ewdriver 1 from theve hicle tool
kit (/ page406). #
Open theloc kon coverring 3 with scr ew‐
dr iver 1. #
Foldtab2 down. #
Pull coverring 3 apartand remo veit. #
Remo vecoverpanel 4. Re
mo ving the spar ewh eel #
Remo vewheel nuts5. #
Remo vethespar ewheel. 37
0
Brea kdo wnassista nce
Secur
ingthewheel tothespa rewheel
br ac ke t #
Use nuts 5tosecur eth efa ulty wheel tothe
spar ewheel brac ket.Spe cified tigh tening
to rq ue: 14.75 lb-ft(20 Nm) #
Position coverpanel 4again. Makesur e
th at retai ner 6oftheco verpanel engages
in recess 7. #
Attach coverring 3 again and closethe
loc k.
% Mak esur eth at theloc kdoes notco verth e
re ar vie wcam era. Ifnec essar y,tur nco ver
ri ng 3 slig htly . Ve
hicl eswith anemer gency spar ewheel:
Obser vetheno teson theemer gency spare
wheel.
Spa rewheel brac ke twi th protectiv etir e
co ver Re
mo ving the protectiv etir eco ver #
Pullpr otect ive tir eco ver1 onthere ar side
apar tand remo veit Re
mo ving the wheelfr om the spar ewh eel
br ac ke tand secur ingafa ulty wheel #
Remo vewheel nuts2. #
Remo vethespar ewheel. #
Use nuts 2tosecur eth efa ulty wheel tothe
spar ewheel brac ket.Spe cified tigh tening
to rq ue: 14.75 lb-ft(20 Nm) Br
eakdo wnassis tance 37
1
Ve
hicl eswith anemer gency spar ewheel:
Re mo ving the halfshe ll #
Remo vehalf shell 3. #
Remo vewheel nuts2. #
Remo vetheemer gency sparewheel. #
Remo vethere ar half shell. #
Use nuts2 tosecur eth efa ulty wheel tothe
spar ewheel brac ket.Spe cified tigh tening
to rq ue: 14.75 lb-ft(20 Nm) #
Stow thehalf shells inthecar gocom part‐
ment . Ve
hicl eswith anemer gency spar ewheel:
Obser vetheno teson theemer gency spare
wheel. Ba
tter y(v ehicle) No
teson the12 Vbatt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly onthebat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions insaf ety-re l‐
eva ntsystems, forex am ple thelighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking system) orESP®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yPr ogram). Theoper ating
saf etyof your vehicle maybe restrict ed.
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R when brakin g
R intheeve ntofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle's speedisno t
adap tedto thero ad con dition s #
Intheeve ntofasho rtcir cui tor asim i‐
la rinci dent, contactaqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop immediat ely. #
Donotcont inue driving. #
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (/page16 5)
R Further information onESP ®
(/ page16 6)
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .These batteries prov ide increased impact
pr otect ion topreve ntvehicle occupants from
suf fering acidbu rnsshould thebatt erybe dam‐
ag ed intheeve ntofan acci dent. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec‐
tr os tatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can causespa rkswhic h
ma yignit eth ehighly flammab legasmixtur e
in thebatt ery. 37
2
Brea kdo wnassista nce
Pr
eceding letter 1 1:
R Without :passeng ervehicle tires accor dingto
Eur opeanma nuf actu ring standar ds.
R "P": passe nger vehicle tires accor dingtoUS
manuf acturingstandar ds.
R "LT": light truc ktir es acc ordin gto US manu‐
fa ctur ingstandar ds.
R "T": com pact emer gency sparewheels with
high tirepr essur eth at areon lyde signe dfo r
te mp orar yuse inan emer gency .
As pec tra tio 3 3:
Ra tio betwee ntir ehe ight and tirewi dthin pe r‐
cent (tire height divided bytirewi dth).
Tir eco de 4 4
(tire type ):
R "R"ra dial tire
R "D": bias plytire
R "B": bias beltedtires
R "ZR": radial tirewit hamaximum speedabove
14 9mp h(2 40 km/h) (optional) Rim
diame ter5 5:
The diam eter ofthebead seat(notth ediame ter
of therim flang e).The rim dia me teris specif ied
in inc hes (in).
Load-be aring inde x6 6:
Numer icalcode that spec ifies themaximum
load-bear ingcapacity ofatir e(e.g. "91" cor re‐
sponds to1356 lbs (615 kg)).
The load-bear ingcapacity ofthetir emus tbe at
leas thalf theper missible axleload ofyour vehi‐
cle. Donotove rload thetir es by exc eeding the
specif iedload limit.
See also:
R Maximum permissible loadontheTire and
Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d(/ page39 1)
R Max imum tireload (/page39 7)
R Load index
Speed ratin g7 7:
Spe cifiesth eappr oved maximum speedofthe
tir e. %
Anelectr onicsp ee dlimi terpr eve nts your
ve hicle from exceeding aspeed of130mp h
(2 10 km/h) .
Ma kesur eth at your tires have there qu ired
speed rating .Yo ucan obtain informat iononthe
re qu ired speed rating from anauthor ized
Mer cedes-B enzCent er.
Summ ertires Inde
xS peedra tin g
Qu pto 100mp h(1 60 km/h)
Ru pto 106mp h(170 km/h)
Su pto 112mp h(1 80 km/h)
Tu pto 118mp h(1 90 km/h)
Hu pto 130mp h(210 km/h)
Vu pto 149mp h(2 40 km/h)
Wu pto 168mp h(2 70 km/h)
Yu pto 186mp h(3 00 km/h) Whee
lsand tires 399
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
5
#
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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