X
Clean thewheel andwheel hubcontact sur-
fac es.
X Plac eth ene wwheel onthewheel huband
push iton .
X Tigh tenth ewheel boltsunt ilth ey are finger -
tig ht.
Loweri ngthevehi cle G
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The wheel sco uld come loos eif th ewheel
bolt sor wheel nutsare nottig hten ed tothe
pre scribe dtig hten ing torque .Ther eis aris k
of an acc iden t.
En sure that thewheel boltsor wheel nuts
are tighten ed tothepre scribe dtig hten ing
to rque.
If you arenotsure ,do notmov eth eveh icle.
Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist workshopand
have thetig hten ing torque check edimm edi-
ate ly.
X Plac eth erat chet wren chonto thehex agon
nut ofthejac kso that thelet ters AB are
vis ible.
X Turn therat chet wren chunt ilth eveh icle is
on ce again stand ingfirmly onthegro und.
X Plac eth ejac kto oneside. X
Tigh tenth ewheel boltseve nly inacr oss -
wise pattern intheseque nceind icat ed(0043
to 0083). Thespec ifiedtig hten ing torque is
96 lb-ft(130 Nm).
X Turn thejac kback toits initial posi tion.
X Stow thejac kand theres tof theveh icle
to ols intheveh icle again .
X Mer
cedes -AMGveh icles andvehicles
with AMG Line: usetheco ver oftheout er
sill.
X Chec kth etir epre ssur eof thene wly moun -
te dwheel andadjust itifne ces sary.
Obs erveth erec omm ended tirepre ssur e
(Y page 308).
Cana daonly: aslon gas you aredrivingwith
th eeme rgencyspar ewheel mounted, thetir e
pre ssur eloss warn ingsyst emcannotfun ction
reli ably. Onlyres tartth etir epre ssur eloss
warn ingsyst emwhen thedef ective wheel has
been replace dwit hane wwheel .
Veh icles withtirepr essu remon itor(USA
only) :all moun tedwheel smust beequipp ed
wit hfun ction ing sensors. Wh
eel and tirecomb inations Gener
alnot es
You canaskforinform ationreg ardin gper mit-
te dwheel /tire combin ationsatan auth orized
Mer cedes-Ben zCen ter.
You should regularly check thepre ssur eof the
eme rgencyspar ewheel ,part icular lyprio rto
lon gtrips, and correct thepre ssur eas neces -
sary (Ypage 308). The value onthewheel is
valid .
! For
safe tyreas ons,Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you onlyuse tires and wheel s 330
Wh
eel and tirecomb inationsWheels andtires
which
havebeen approv edbyMerc edes-
Ben zspec ifically foryour vehic le.
These tires have been speciallyadapte dfor
use with thecon trol syst ems, suchasABS
or ESP®
,and aremark edasfollo ws:
R MO =Merc edes- BenzOrig inal
R MOE =Merc edes- BenzOrig inalExten ded
(tir es feat uringrun -flat char acterist ics)
R MO1 =Merc edes- BenzOrig inal(onlycer -
tain AMG tires)
Merc edes- BenzOrig inalExten ded tires may
only beused onwheels that have been spe-
cif ically approv edbyMerc edes- Benz.
On lyuse tires, wheels oracc esso riestested
and approv edbyMerc edes- Benz.Cert ain
char acterist ics,e.g.hand ling,vehic lenois e
emiss ionsorfuel consumpt ion,may other-
wise beadver selyaffected. Inaddit ion,
when drivingwith aload, tiredimen sionvar-
iatio nscould cause thetir es tocom eint o
con tactwith thebodywor kand axle compo-
nen ts.This could result indamage tothe
tir es orthevehic le.
Merc edes- Benzacc eptsno liabilit yfor dam-
age result ingfromtheuse oftires, wheels
or acc esso riesotherthan those tested and
approv ed.
In for mat ionontires, wheels andapprov ed
com binat ionscanbeobt ained fromany
qualified specialist workshop.
! Retr
eaded tires are neither tested nor rec-
omm endedbyMerc edes- Benz,sin ce prev i-
ous damage cannot always bedet ectedon
ret readed tires. Asaresult ,Merc edes- Benz
can not guaran teevehic lesafet yif ret readed
tir es are moun ted.Do not moun tused tires
if you have noinform ation about their prev i-
ous usage.
The recomm endedpres sures forvario usoper -
atin gcon ditions canbefoun d:
R on theTire andLoadin gIn for mat ionplacar d
on theB- pillar onthedriv er's side
R in thetir epres sure table inthefuel filler flap
Obser vethenot eson rec omm endedtirepres -
sures under variousoper atingcon ditions
(Y page 308).
Check tirepres sures regular ly,and only when
th etir es are cold .Comply withthemain te-
nan cerec omm endation sof thetir eman ufac-
tur erinthevehic ledoc umen twallet. Not
eson thevehic leequipme nt–always
equip thevehic le:
R with tires ofthesame sizeon agiven axle
(left andright)
R with thesame typeoftire(summ ertires,
MOE xtend edtires, wint ertires)
Ex cept ion:itis perm issible toins tall adiff er-
ent type ormak ein theeven tof aflat tire.
Obser vethe"MOE xtend edtires (tires with
run -flat char acterist ics"section
(Y page 289).
Vehic lesequipped withMOExtend edtires are
not equipped withaTIRE FITkit atthefac tory.
It is theref orerecomm endedthat you addit ion-
ally equip yourvehic lewith aTIRE FITkitifyou
moun ttir es that do not feature run-flat prope r-
ties ,e.g .wint ertires. ATIRE FITkit may be
obt ained fromaqualified specialist workshop. Emer
gency sparewheel Imp
ortant safety notes G
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The wheel ortiresiz eas well asthetir etype
of thespare wheel oremer gencyspare
wheel andthewheel tobe replac edmay dif-
fer .Moun tingan emer gencyspare wheel
may severelyimpair thedriv ingchar acteris-
tic s.Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
To avoid hazardous situation s:
R adapt yourdrivingstyle acc ordin glyand
driv ecar efully.
R nev ermoun tmor eth an one spare wheel
or emer gencyspare wheel that diff ers in
siz e.
R only useaspare wheel oremer gency
spare wheel ofadiff eren tsiz ebrief ly.
R do not swit chESP®
off .
R have aspare wheel oremer gencyspare
wheel ofadiff eren tsiz ereplac edatthe
near estqualified specialist workshop.
Obser vethat thewheel andtiredimen -
sion sas well asthetir etype must becor -
rec t.
When usinganemer gencyspare wheel or
spare wheel ofadiff eren tsiz e,you must not Emer
gency sparewheel
331Wheels andtires Z
exceed
thevehicle's maximum designspeed
of 50 mph (80km/ h).
You should regularly checkthepressure ofthe
emergen cyspare wheel, particularly priorto
long trips, andcorrectthe pressure asneces -
sary (Ypage 308). Thevalue onthe wheel is
valid.
Sno wchains mustnotbemount edon emer-
genc yspare wheels. General
notes
You canaskforinfor mation regarding permit-
ted emergen cyspare wheels atan authorized
Mercedes- BenzCenter .
An emergen cyspare wheel mayalsobemoun-
ted against thedirect ionofrotat ion.Observe
the time restriction onuse aswell asthe
speed limitation specifiedonthe emergen cy
spare wheel.
Replace thetires after sixyears atthe latest,
regardless ofwear. Thisalso applies tothe
emergen cyspare wheel.
Tire pressure losswarning system(Can-
ada only): aslong asyou aredriving withthe
emergen cyspare wheel mounted,the tire
pressure losswarning systemcannotfunc tion
reliably. Onlyrestar tthe tire pressure loss
warning systemwhenthedefect ivewheel has
been replaced withanew wheel.
Vehicles withtirepressure monitor (USA
only): afteranemergen cyspare wheel has
been mount ed,the system maystilldisplay
the tire pressure ofthe removed wheelfora
few minutes .The value displayed forthe
mount edemergen cyspare wheel isnot the
same asthe curren ttire pressure ofthe emer-
genc yspare wheel. Removing
theemergency spare
wheel Vehicles
withthe"Minispare" emergencyspare
wheel
The "Minispare" emergencyspare wheel is
secured inemergen cyspare wheel bag0043in
the cargo compart ment.
X Open thetailgate.
X Release securing straps0044onemergen cy
spare wheel bag0043.
X Remove emergen cyspare wheel bag0043
with the"Minispare" emergencyspare
wheel.
X Open emergen cyspare wheel bag0043and
remove the"Minispare" emergencyspare
wheel.
Observe theinstruct ions andsafety notesin
the "Changing awheel" section(Ypage 327). 332
Emergency
sparewheelWheels andtires
Vehi
cle data Gen
eral notes
Pl ea se note thatfor the specified veh icleda ta:
R The heights specified mayvar yas ares ult
of:
- Tires
- Loa d
- Co ndi tionof the suspe nsion
- Opti onaleq uipme nt
R Opti onaleq uipme ntred uce sthe maximu m
pa yloa d Di
men sion sand weights Mod
el 00430043
Maxi mum
hea droo m 00440044
Hei ght
wh en
ope ned Merc
edes-
AM Gve hic les 73.5
in
(186 6mm ) 79.5
in
(201 9mm ) Al
lothe rmod-
el s 75.4
in
(191 4mm ) 82.0
in
(208 3mm ) Merc
edes‑AMG
ve hic les Vehi
cle le ng th 175.3
in
(4455 mm) Vehi
cle wi dth
in cludin gex teri or
mirro rs 79.6
in
(2022 mm) Vehi
cle hei ght 58.2
in
(1479 mm) Merc
edes‑AMG
ve hic les Whe
elbas e 106.3
in
(2699 mm) Min
imum ground
cl eara nce 6.1
in
(155 mm) Turni
ngradiu s 38.7
ft
(11. 8m) Ma
ximum rooflo ad 165.3
lb
(75 kg) Al
loth ermode ls Veh
icle leng th 174.1
in
(4424 mm) Veh
icle width
in cludi ngexteri or
mirro rs 79.6
in
(2022 mm) Veh
icle he ight 60.3
in
(1532 mm) Min
imum ground
cl eara nce 8.0
in
(20 4mm ) Whe
elbas e 106.3
in
(2699 mm) Turni
ngradi us 38.7
ft
(11.84 m) Maximum
roofload 165.3
lb
(75 kg) Vehic
ledata
341Technical data Z