2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA height

Refl
ective safetyjacke t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 287
Refri gerant (air-co nditioning sys -
tem)
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 340
Refue ling
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 32
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 142
Re fue ling pro cess <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 143
see Fuel
Remo tecontro l
Ga rag edoo rope ner <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 269
Pro grammi ng(gara gedoo r
ope ner) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 269
Repl acing bul bs
Bra kelamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 108
Hig h-be amheadlamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 107
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 106
Insta lling /remo vingthecove r
(fro ntwh eelarch )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 107
Low -bea mhea dlamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 107
Ove rview ofbulbtyp es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 106
Re ar fog lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 108
Tu rn sig nal s(fro nt)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 108
Tu rn sig nal s(re ar) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 108
Res cue card <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 28
Res erve (fueltank)
see Fuel
Res erve fuel
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 219
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 239
see Fuel
Res idual heat(c limate contro l)........ 122
Res train tsys tem
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 212
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 39
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 238
Wa rning lamp (function) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 40
Rev ersege ar (selec tor leve r)........... 136
Rev ersingfea ture
Ro ller sunbl ind <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 89
Sid ewi ndow s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 83
Ta ilga te <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 78
Roads ideAssistan ce(breakd own).... 26
Rol lersun blind
Pa nora maroofwi th pow ertilt/
sli ding panel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 89
Roo fcarri er<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 257Roo
flini ng and carpe ts(cleani ng
gui delines )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 286
Roo flo ad (max imum) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 341
Route guidanc e
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243 S
Safe ty
Ch ildre nin the vehicle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 53
see Occu pant safety
Safe tysys tem
see Drivi ngsafety systems
SD card
Inse rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 250
Inse rting /rem oving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 249
Re movi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 250
SD memo rycard
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Se arch &Se nd
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243
Se at
Co rrect driver' ssea tpos ition ........... 92
Se at belts
Adju sting theheight <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 43
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 286
Co rrect usag e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 42
Fas tening <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 43
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s............. 41
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 41
Re leas ing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 43
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 231
Wa rning lamp (function) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 44
Se ats
Adju sting (electrica lly) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 94
Adju sting (manually) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 94
Adju sting (Perfo rmance Seat).......... 96
Adju sting the4-wa ylu mba rsu p-
por t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 96
Adju sting theheadres trai nt............ 95
Cl ea ning thecove r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 285
Fol ding the backres t(re arcom-
pa rtment) forwards/ba ck.............. 255
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 92
Sea thea ting problem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 97 In
dex
17

the
shoulde rse ctio nof your seat beltis
rou ted across thecente rof your sho ulde r. G
WA
RNING
Pe rso nsless tha n5 ft (1.5 0m) tallcann ot
we arthe seat beltcorr ectlywi thou tan addi-
tio nal and suita ble res traint syste m. Ifthe
se at beltis not worncorr ectly,itcann otper-
for mits inte ndedpro tecti vefunctio n.An
inco rrectly faste ned seat beltcan also cau se
inju ries,for exa mpl e,inthe eventofan acc i-
de nt or wh en bra king orcha nging directi on
ab ruptl y.Thi spo sesan incr easedris kof
inju ryor eve nfa tal inju ry.
For thisrea son ,al wa yssecur epe rso ns
und er5ft (1.5 0m) tallin suita ble ad ditio nal
res traint syste ms.
If achi ldyoung ertha ntwe lveyearsol d and
und er5ft (1.50 m)inheight istravelin gin the
vehic le:
R always securethe child inachild restraint
syst emsuitable forthis Merc edes- Benz
vehic le.The child restraint systemmust be
appropr iatetothe age, weight andsize of
the child.
R always observethe instruct ions andsafet y
not eson "Children inthe vehic le"
(Y page 53)inaddition tothe child
rest raint systemmanuf acturer' sinst allation
and operat inginst ruct ions
R always observethe instruct ions andsafet y
not eson the "Occ upant Classific ationSys-
tem (OCS)" (Ypage 47) G
WARN
ING
Seat belts maynotbeable toperf orm their
prot ective func tion inthe followin gsitua-
tion s,in part icular:
R The seat beltisdamaged, modified,
ext reme lydirt y,bleache dor dyed
R The seat beltbuck leisdamaged or
ext reme lydirt y
R Modific ationshave been performe don the
Em ergen cyTens ionin gDev ice, belt
anc horage oriner tiareel
Seat belts maybedamaged inan acc ident ,
althoug hthe damage maynotbevisible, e.g. due
tosplin tersof glass. Modifie dor dam-
aged seatbelts maytearorfail, e.g. inan
acc ident .Modifie dEm ergen cyTens ionin g
Dev ices could accident allytrigger ornot
func tion asintended .This poses an
inc reased riskofinjury oreven fatalinj ury.
Never modifythe seat belts ,Em ergen cyTen-
sion ingDev ices, beltanchorage sor iner tia
reels. Make surethattheseat belts are
undamage d,not worn outand clean .Have
the seat belts checkedimmed iatelyata
qualified specialist workshop afteran acc i-
dent .
Only useseat belts thathave been approv ed
for your vehic leby Merc edes- Benz.
Spor tsseat orAMG Performance seat:this
seat isdesign edfor the stan dard three-po int
seat belt. Ifyou installanot hermulti- point seat
belt, e.g.sport orracin gseat belts ,the
rest raint systemcannot prov idethe best level
of prot ection. G
WARN
ING
If you feed seatbelts through theopen ingin
the seat backrest,the seat backrestmay be
damaged ormay even break inthe even tof
an acc ident .This poses anincreased riskof
inj ury oreven fatalinj ury.
Only usethestan dard three-po intseat belt.
Never modifythe seat beltsystem.
Prop eruse oftheseat belts Obser
vethe safet ynot eson the seat belt
(Y page 41).
Ev ery vehic leocc upant mustobservethe fol-
lowing notestoens ure aproper lyworn seat
belt canprov idefull prot ection. Also make
sure thatallvehic leocc upant sare always
wearin gthe seat beltcorrectlywhile thevehi-
cle isin mot ion.
When fastenin gthe seat belt, always make
sure that:
R the seat beltbuck leton gue isinse rted only
int othe belt buck lebelon gingtothat seat
R the seat beltispulled tightacro ssyour body
Av oid wearin gbulky clothing ,e.g. awint er
coat .
R the seat beltisnot twist ed 42
Occupa
ntsaf etySaf ety

Only
thencantheforces whichoccurbedis-
tributed overthearea ofthe belt.
R the shoulde rsection ofthe belt isrouted
across thecenter ofyour shoulde r
The shoulde rsection ofthe seat beltshould
not touch yourneck orbe routed underyour
arm orbehind yourback. Where possible ,
adjust theseat belttothe appropria te
height.
R the lapbelt istaut andpasses acrossyour
lap aslow down aspossible
The lapbelt must alwaysbe routed across
your hipjoints andnotacross yourabdo-
men. Thisappli esparticularl yto pregnant
women. Ifnecessary, pushthelapbelt down
to your hipjoint andpullittight using the
shoulde rsection ofthe belt.
R the seat beltisnot routed across sharp,
pointed orfragile objects
If you have such items located onorinyour
clothing, e.g.pens, keysoreyegl asses,
store these inasuitabl eplace.
R only oneperson isusing aseat belt
Infant sand children mustnever travel sit-
ting onthe lapofavehicle occupant. Inthe
event ofan accident, theycould becrushed
between thevehicle occupant andseat belt.
R objects arenever secured withaseat beltif
the seat beltisalso being usedbyone of
the vehicle's occupants
Also ensure thatthere arenever objects
between aperson andtheseat, e.g.cush-
ions.
Seat belts areonly intended tosecure and
restrain vehicleoccupants. Alwaysobserve the
"Loadi ngguide lines" forsecuring objects,lug-
gage orloads (Ypage 251).
Fastening andadjusting theseat belts Observe
thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y page 41)and thenotes oncorrect useof
seat belts (Ypage 42). Basic
illustration
X Adjust theseat (Ypage 92).
The seat backrest mustbeinan almost
upright position.
X Pull theseat beltsmoothly fromthebelt
outlet.
X Engage seatbelttongue 0044inbelt
buckle 0043.
X Ifnecessary, pullupon the shoulde rsection
of the seat belttotighten thebelt across
your body.
The shoulde rsection ofthe seat beltmust
alwa ysbe routed across thecenter ofthe
shoulde r.Adjust thebelt outlet ifnecessary.
X To raise: slidethebelt outlet up.
The belt outlet willengage invarious posi-
tions.
X To lowe r:hold beltoutlet release 0087and
slide thebelt outlet down.
X Let goofbelt outlet release 0087inthe
desired position andmake surethatthebelt
outlet engages.
All seat belts except thedriver's seatbeltare
equip pedwith aspecial seatbeltretractor to
securely fastenchildrestraint systemsinthe
vehicle. Furtherinformation canbefound
under "Special seatbeltretractor"
(Y page 54).
Releasing seatbelts !
Make
surethattheseat beltisfully rolled
up. Otherwise, theseat beltorbelt tongue
will betrapped inthe door orinthe seat
mechanism. Thiscould damage thedoor,
the door trimpanel andtheseat belt. Dam-
aged seatbelts cannolonger fulfilltheir
protective functionandmust bereplaced.
Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop. Occ
upant safety
43Safety Z

The
rate ofvehicle deceleration oraccelera-
tion andthedirection ofthe force areessen-
tially determin edby:
R the distribution offorces during thecollision
R the collision angle
R the deformation characteristics ofthe vehi-
cle
R the charact eristics ofthe object withwhich
the vehicle hascollided
Fact orswhich canonly beseen andmeasured
after acollision hasoccurred donot play a
decisive roleinthe deployment ofan air bag.
Nor dothey provide anindication ofair bag
deployment.
The vehicle canbedeformed considerably,
without anair bag being deployed. Thisisthe
case ifonly parts which arerelatively easily
deformed areaffect edand therate ofdeceler-
ation isnot high. Conversely, airbags maybe
deployed eventhough thevehicle suffersonly
minor deformation .This isthe case if,for
example, veryrigid vehicle partssuchaslongi-
tudinal bodymembers arehit,and sufficient
deceleration occursasaresult.
If the restr aintsystem controlunit detect sa
side impact orifthe vehicle rollsover, the
applicable componentsofthe restr aintsystem
are deployed independent lyof each other
depending onthe apparent typeofaccident .
R Side impact airbags onthe side where the
impact takesplace, independent lyof the
Emergen cyTensionin gDevice andtheuse
of the seat beltonthe driver's seatand
outer seats inthe second row
The side impact airbag onthe front
passenger sidedeploys underthefollowing
condit ions:
- the OCS system detectsthat thefront
passenger seatisoccupied or
- the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front passenger
seat
R Window curtainairbag onthe side of
impact, independent lyof the use ofthe seat
belt andindependent lyof whether thefront -
passenger seatisoccupied
R Emergen cyTensionin gDevices, ifthe sys-
tem determin esthat deployment canoffer
additional protectioninthis situation
R Window curtainairbags onthe driver's and
front -passenger sideincert ainsituations
when thevehicle rollsover, ifthe system determin
esthat deployment canoffer addi-
tional protec tiontothat provided bythe
seat belt
i Not
allair bags aredeployed inan acci-
dent. Thevarious airbags work independ-
ently ofeach other .
How theairbag works isdetermin edbythe
severity ofthe accident detected,especially
the vehicle deceleration oracceleration and
the apparent typeofaccident :
R Head-on collision
R Side impact
R Rollover Automa
ticmeasur esafteran acci-
dent
Immediately afteranaccident ,the following
measures areimplemented, dependingonthe
type andseverity ofthe impact:
R the hazard warning lampsareswitched on
R the emergenc ylighting isactivated
R the vehicle doorsareunlocked
R the front sidewindows arelowered
R the engine isswitched offand thefuel sup-
ply iscut off
R vehicles withMercedes meconn ect:auto-
matic emergenc ycall Children
inthe vehicle Import
antsafety notes
Acc ident statist icsshow thatchildren secured
in the rear seats aresafer thanchildren
secured inthe front -passenger seat.Forthis
reason, Mercedes- Benzstronglyadvises that
you install achild restraintsystem onarear
seat. Children aregenerally betterprotected
there.
If achild younger thantwelve yearsoldand
under 5ft (1.50 m)inheight istraveling inthe
vehicle:
R alway ssecure thechild inachild restraint
system suitable forMercedes- Benzvehicles.
The child restraintsystem mustbeappropri-
ate tothe age, weight andsize ofthe child.
R be sure toobserve theinstr uctions and
safety notesinthis section inaddition tothe Children
inthe vehicle
53Safety Z

G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move forwardsasfar asthe next catch dur-
ing movement suchasbraki ngorabru pt
changes ofdire ction. Asaresu lt,you would
be pus hed against yourseat beltby the
unsecu reddrive r'sseat.
This couldcaus eyou tolose control ofthe
vehicl e.The seat beltcannot protect as
intended andcouldresu ltin add itiona l
injury .
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
Before everyjourney ,make surethatthe
drive r'sseat isfull yengag ed.
Observe thesafety noteson"Air bags"
(Y pag e44) and "Children inthe vehicl e"
(Y pag e53). G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move unexpe ctedlywhilethe vehicl eis in
motion. Thiscouldcaus eyou tolose control
of the vehicl e.There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysmake surethatthedrive r'sseat is
engag edbefore starting thevehicl e. G
WARNING
You couldlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you
do the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheeland mirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine. G
WARNING
If you adju stthe seat heightcarel essly,you
or other vehicleoccupa ntscoul dbe trappe d
and thereby injured.Chi ldre nin particu lar
coul daccide ntallypress theelectrica lseat
adju stment buttons andbecome trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury . Whil
emoving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder
the leve rasse mbly ofthe seat adjustment
system.
! To
prevent damagetothe seats andthe
seat heati ng,obser vethe followi ngnotes:
R Do not spillliq uid sonto theseats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossi bleifliq uid does
get spilled onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
swi tch onthe seat heati ng.Also, donot
use theseat heati ngtodry the seats.
R Cle anthe seat covers asrecommende d;
see the"Interio rcare" section.
R Do not transport heavyloa dson the
seats. Donot placepointed objectson
the seat cushi onssuch asknives, nailsor
tools. Where possible,use theseats only
for carryi ngpass engers.
R When operatingtheseat heati ng,donot
cover theseats withinsulating materia ls,
e.g. blankets, coats,bags,protective cov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heati ngisswi tched on,the
seat surfa cecan bedama gedasaresu lt
of objects being placed onthe seats, for
exampl e,seat cushi ons,child seats and
protective coversnotapproved by
Mercede s-Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwel lunder orbehi ndthe seats when
moving theseats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobjects couldbe dam-
age d.
i Further related subjects:
R Ca rgo compartment enlargement (folding
dow nthe rear seats) (Ypag e254) Seats
93Seats,steering wheeland mirrors Z

X
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
switched off.
X Pull release lever0043onthe hood.
The hood isreleased. X
Reach intothegap between thehood and
the radiator trimandpress hoodcatch
lever 0044tothe left.
X Raise thehood. X
Pull support strut0085out ofbracket 0083.
X Lift upsupport strut0085and insert itinto yel-
low retaining clip0087. Closi
ngthe hood X
Raise thehood slightly and,atthe same
time, remove support strut0085from yellow
retaining clip0087.
X Swing support strut0085down andpress it
into bracket 0083until itengages.
X Lower thehood andletitfall from aheight
of approximately 8in (20 cm).
X Check thatthehood hasengaged properly.
If the hood canberaised slightly, itis not
properly engaged. Donot press thehood
closed. Openthehood again andclose it
with alittle more force. Engine
oil
General notes Depending
onyour driving style,thevehicle
consumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 liters) ofoil per
600 miles (1,000 km).Theoilconsumption
may behigher thanthiswhen thevehicle is
new orifyou frequently driveathigh engine
speeds.
Depending onthe engine, theoildipstick may
be inadifferent location.
When checkingthe oillevel:
R park thevehicle onalevel surface
R the engine shouldbeswitched offfor
approximately fiveminutes ifthe engine is
at normal operating temperature
R ifthe engine isnot atnormal operating tem-
perature, e.g.ifthe engine wasonly started
briefly, waitabout 30minutes beforecarry-
ing out themeasurement
Checking theoillevel using theoildip-
stick G
WARNING
Certain componen tsinthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhaust system,canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartmen t
poses arisk ofinjury.
Where possible, letthe engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponen tsdescribed in
the following. Engi
necompar tment
275Maintenance andcare Z

If
"LT" precedes thesize descriptio n:these are
light truck tiresaccording toU.S. manufactur-
ing standards.
If "T" precedes thesize descriptio n:compact
emergency wheelswith high tirepressu rethat
are only desig nedfortemporary useinan
emergency.
Tire width: tirewidth0043 shows thenominal
tire widthinmill imeters.
Aspec tratio: aspectratio 0044isthe size ratio
betwee nthe tire height andtirewidthand is
shown inpercent. Theaspe ctratio iscalcul a-
ted bydivid ingthe tire widthby the tire height.
Tire code :tire code 0087specifie sthe tire type.
"R" represents radialtires; "D"represents
dia gonal tires;"B"represents diagonal radial
tires.
Optional ly,tires withamaximum speedofover
149 mph (240 km/h )may have "ZR"in the
size descriptio n,dependi ngon the manufac-
turer (e.g.245/40 ZR18) .
Rim diameter: rimdiameter 0085isthe diame-
ter ofthe bead seat,notthediameter ofthe
rim flange. Therimdiameter isspecifie din
inches (in).
Load-be aringindex: load-bearing index0083is
a numerical codethatspecifie sthe maximum
load -bearing capacityof atire.
Do not overloa dthe tires byexceeding the
specifie dload limit.The maximum permissible
load canbefound onthe vehicle 'sTire and
Loadi ngInformation placard onthe B-pilla ron
the driver's side(Ypage 317).
Example:
Load-be aringindex 91indicates amaximum
load of1,356 lb(615 kg)that thetires can
bear. Forfurther information onthe maximum
tire load inkilogra msand lbs,see
(Y page 323).
For further information onthe load beari ng
index, see"Loa dindex" (Ypage 323).
Speed rating: speedrating0084specifie sthe
appro vedmaximum speedofthe tire.
i Tire
data isvehicle -specific andmay devi-
ate from thedata inthe example .
Rega rdless ofthe speed rating, always observe
the speed limits.Drive careful lyand adapt
you rdriving styletothe traffic conditions. Summer
tires Index Speed
rating Q up
to100 mph (160 km/h) R up
to106 mph (170 km/h) S up
to112 mph (180 km/h) T up
to118 mph (190 km/h) H up
to130 mph (210 km/h) V up
to149 mph (240 km/h) W up
to168 mph (270 km/h) Y up
to186 mph (300 km/h) ZR...Y up
to186 mph (300 km/h) ZR...(..Y) over
186mph (300 km/h ) ZR over
149mph (240 km/h ) R
Optional ly,tires withamaximum speedof
over 149mph (240 km/h) mayhave "ZR"in
the size descriptio n,dependi ngon the man-
ufacturer (e.g.245/40 ZR18).
The service specifica tionismade upofload -
beari ngindex 0083and speed rating0084.
R Ifthe size descriptio nof you rtire include s
"ZR "and there arenoservice specifica tions,
ask thetire manufacture rin order tofind
out themaximum speed.
If aservice specifica tionisavai lable,the
maximum speedislimi ted according tothe
speed ratinginthe service specifica tion.
Example: 245/40ZR1897Y.Inthis exam-
ple, "97Y"isthe service specifica tion.The
letter "Y"represents thespeed rating. The
maximum speedofthe tire islimi ted to
186 mph (300 km/h).
R The size descriptio nfor alltires withmaxi-
mum speed sof over 186mph (300 km/h)
must include "ZR"and theservice specifica -
tion must begiven inparentheses .Example:
275/40 ZR18 (99 Y).Speed rating"(Y)"
indicates thatthemaximum speedofthe
tire isover 186mph (300 km/h). Askthe
tire manufacture rabou tthe maximum
speed . 322
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omme ndedtire press ures
The reco mmend edtire pressu reappliesto the
tire smou nted atthe facto ry.
The Tireand Loading Inform ation placa rdcon-
tai ns the reco mmend edtire pressu res forcold
tire son aful lyloa ded vehicleand forthe maxi -
mum permis siblevehi clespe ed.
The tirepressu retab lecontai nsthe reco m-
mend edpre ssu res forcoldtire sfor various
ope ratingcondi tions,i.e .di fferi ngloadand
spe edcondi tions.
In cre ase dveh icle we ight due toopti onal
equi pment
The comb inedweigh tof allstand ardand
opti onalequ ipment availab lefor the vehi cle,
reg ard less ofwhe ther itis actu ally insta lled on
the vehi cleornot.
Rim
Thi sis the partof the whe elon whi chthe tire
is mou nted.
GAW R(Gro ssAxleWei ght Ratin g)
The GAW Ris the maxi mum grossaxl ewe igh t
rati ng. The actu alloa don anaxlemus tneve r
excee dthe gros saxl ewe igh trati ng. The gros s
axl ewe igh trati ngcan befou ndonthe vehi cle
id entif ication plate onthe B-pi llar on the driv-
er's side.
Spe edrating
The speedrati ngispa rtof the tire identif ica-
tion. Itspe cifiesthe speedrang efor whi chthe
tire isap pro ved .
GVW (GrossVehi cle Wei ght)
The gros svehi cleweigh tincl udes the weigh t
of the vehi cleincluding fuel,tool s,the spare
whe el,acce ssoriesinsta lled, occu pants, lug-
ga ge and thedrawbarnose weigh t,ifap plica -
bl e. The gros svehi cleweigh tmus tnot excee d
the gros svehi cleweigh trati ngGVW Ras spe ci-
fie don the vehi cleidentif ication plate onthe
B-pi llar on the driver' ssid e.
GVWR (GrossVehi cle Wei ght Ratin g)
The GVW Ris the maxi mum permis siblegros s
we igh tof aful lyloa ded vehicle(the weigh tof
the vehi cleincluding allacce ssories,occu -
pa nts, fuel,lu gga geand thedrawbarnose -
we igh t,ifap plica ble). The gros svehi cleweigh t
rati ngisspe cified on the vehi cleidentif ication
pl ate onthe B-pi llar on the driver' ssid e. Maxi
mum loaded vehicle we ight
The maxi mum weigh tis the sum of:
R the curb weigh tof the vehi cle
R the weigh tof the acce ssories
R the loadlimit
R the weigh tof the facto ryinsta lled opti onal
equ ipment
Ki lopasc al(kP a)
Metri cuni tfor tire pressu re.6.9 kPa corre -
spo nds to1psi .Another unitfor tire pressu re
is ba r.100 kilopa scals(kPa )are the equivalent
of 1ba r.
Lo ad index
In addition tothe load-be aring index, the load
ind exmay also be imp rinte don the sidewallof
the tire.Thi sspe cifiesthe load-be aring cap a-
city more precise ly.
Curb weight
The weigh tof avehi clewith stand ardequip-
ment including the maxi mum capacityof fue l,
oil and coolant. Italso incl udes the air-condi -
tioni ngsystem andoptionalequ ipment ifthes e
are insta lled inthe vehi cle,bu tdoe snot
incl udepa sse ngers orlugga ge.
Maxi mum load rating
The maxi mum tireloadis the maxi mum per-
mis siblewe igh tin kilogra msorlbsfor whi cha
tire isap pro ved .
Maxi mum permis sibl etire press ure
Ma ximu mper mis sibletire pressu refor one
tire .
Maxi mum load on onetire
Ma ximu mloa don one tire.Thi sis cal cul ate d
by divid ing the maxi mum axleloa dof one axle
by two.
PSI (pounds persquare inch)
A stand ardunitof mea sure for tire pressu re.
As pec tratio
Re lations hipbetw eentireheight and tirewidth
in per cent.
Tire press ure
Thi sis pre ssu reinsi dethe tire applying anout-
wa rdforce toeach squ are inch ofthe tire's
su rfa ce. The tirepressu reisspe cified in Al
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