When
youhave mount edthe M+S tires:
X Check thetire pressures (Ypage 308).
X Restart thetire pressure monitor(USA only)
(Y page 315).
X Restart thetire pressure losswarning sys-
tem (Canada) (Ypage 312) Snow
chains G
WARNIN
G
If snow chains aremount edon the rear
wheels, thesnow chains couldcause abra-
sion tothe vehicle bodyortochassis com-
ponen ts.This could cause damage tothe
vehicle orthe tires. There isarisk ofan
accident .
To avoid hazardous situations:
R never mount snowchains onthe rear
wheels
R only mount snowchains inpairs onthe
fron twheels.
! On
some tiresizes there isnot enough
space forsnow chains. Toavoid damage to
the vehicle ortires, observe the"Wheel and
tire combin ations" sectionunder "Tiresand
wheels".
For safety reasons, Mercedes- Benzrecom-
mends thatyouonly usesnow chains that
have been specially approved foryour vehicle
by Mercedes- Benz,or are ofacorr esponding
standard ofquality. Formore inform ation,
please contactaqualified specialist workshop.
If you inten dto mount snowchains, please
bear thefollowing pointsinmind:
R Sno wchains maynotbemount edon all
wheel/tire combinations.Permissible
wheel-tire combinations(Ypage 330).
R Only usesnow chains whendriving onroads
complet elycovered bysnow. Remove the
snow chains assoon aspossible whenyou
come toaroad thatisnot snow-c overed.
R Local regulations mayrestrictthe use of
snow chains. Observe theappropriate regu-
lations ifyou wish tomount snowchains. R
Do not exceed themaximum permissible
speed of30mph (50km/ h).
R Ifsnow chains areinstalled, youcann otuse
Act ive Parking Assist(Ypage 176).
You may wish todeactivat eES P®
when pulling
away withsnow chains installed .This allows
the wheels tospin inacont rolled manner,ach-
ieving increased propulsive force(cutt ing
action ).
R Deact ivateESP®
(all vehicles except
Mercedes- AMGvehicles) (Ypage 64)
R Deact ivateESP®
(Mercedes- AMGvehicles)
(Y page 65)
Inf ormation aboutdriving withanemergen cy
spare wheel (Ypage 331). Tir
epr essure Tir
epr essure specifications
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Underin flatedoroverinf latedtirespose the
following risks:
R the tires mayburst, especially asthe load
and vehicle speedincrease.
R the tires maywear exces sively and/or
unevenly, whichmaygreatly impairtire
trac tion.
R the driving charact eristics,as well as
steerin gand braking, maybegreatly
impaired.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Follow recomm endedtireinflation pressures
and check thepressure ofall the tires
including thespare wheel:
R mont hly,atleast
R ifthe load changes
R before beginnin galong journ ey
R under differen toperating conditions,e.g.
off- road driving
If neces sary,correctthe tire pressure.
i The
data onthe Tire andLoading Informa-
tion placard andtirepressure tableshown
here areexamples. Tirepressure specifica- 308
Tir
epr essureWheels andtires
pounds
persquare inch(psi), inkilopascal
(kPa) orinbar. Thetirepressure shouldonly
be corr ectedwhen thetires arecold.
Cold tirepr essure
The tires arecold:
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen parked withthetires
out ofdirect sunlight foratleast three hours
and
R ifthe vehicle hasnotbeen driven further
than 1mile (1.6km)
Tr ead
The part ofthe tire that comes intocon tact
with theroad.
Bead The tirebead ensures thatthetire sits
securely onthe wheel. Thereareseveral steel
wires inthe bead topreven tthe tire from com-
ing loose fromthewheel rim.
Sidewall The part ofthe tire between thetread andthe
bead.
Weight ofoptiona lextr as
The combin edweight ofthose option alext ras
that weigh morethanthereplaced standard
parts andmore than2.3kg(5lbs). These
option alext ras, such ashigh-per formance
brakes, levelcontrol, aroof rack orahigh-per -
form ance battery,are not included inthe curb
weight andtheweight ofthe access ories.
TIN (Tire Identificat ionNum ber)
This isaunique identifierwhich canbeused
by atire manufact urertoident ifytires, for
example foraproduct recall,andthus ident ify
the purchasers .The TINismade upofthe
manufact urer'sidentitycode, tiresize, tire
type code andthemanufac turingdate.
Load bearing index
The load bearing index(alsoloadindex )is a
code thatcontains themaximum loadbearing
capacit yof atire.
Tr action
Tract ionisthe result offric tion between the
tires andtheroad surface. Tr
eadwear indicators
Narrow bars(tread wearbars) thataredistrib-
uted overthetire tread. Ifthe tire tread islevel
with thebars, thewear limitof00CD in(1.6 mm)
has been reached.
Occupant distribut ion
The distribut ionofocc upants inavehicle at
their designat edseatin gposition s.
Tota lload limit
Nomin alload andluggage loadplus68kg
(150 lbs)multiplied bythe number ofseats in
the vehicle. Changing
awheel Flat
tire
The "Breakdown assistance"sect ion
(Y page 288)con tains information andnotes
on how todeal with aflat tire. Informat ionon
driving withMOEx tended tires inthe event ofa
flat tire can befound under "MOEx tended tires
(tires withrun-flatcharact eristics"
(Y page 289). Rota
tingthewheels G
WARN
ING
Rotatin gthe fron tand rear wheels ifthe
wheels ortires have differen tdimension s
may severely impairthedriving charact eris-
tics .The servic ebrake orwheel suspension
compon entsmay alsobedamaged. Thereis
a risk ofan acciden t.
Rotate frontand rear wheels onlyifthe
wheels andtires areofthe same dimen-
sions.
! On
vehicles equipped withatire pressure
monit or,elect ronic compon entsare located
in the wheel.
Tire-m ountin gtools should notbeused near
the valve. Thiscould damage theelect ronic
compon ents.
Only have tireschang edataqualified spe-
cialist worksh op.
Observe theinstruct ions andsafety notesin
the "Changing awheel" section(Ypage 326). 326
Changing
awheelWheels andtires
