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Wheel
chock...... ................................327
Wheel s
Cha nging awhe el...... ....................326
Che cking ........................................ 305
Cl eani ng...... ...... ............................. 282
Emergency sparewhe el...... ........... 331
Important safetynotes .................. 305
Informatio non drivi ng...... ..............305
<002C00510057004800550046004B00440051004A004C0051004A00120046004B
0044[ nging................ 326
Mou nting anew whee l...... .............329
Rem oving awhe el....... ................... 329
Storing ...........................................327
Tig htening torque....... .................... 330
Whee lsize/tire size.......................330
Whee lsand tires
Cha nging awhe el....... ................... 327
Windo wcurtain airbag
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 212
Opera tion......................................... 47
Windo ws
see Side windows
Windsh ield
Defrosting ......................................120
Windsh ieldwashe rsyste m
Addi ngwasher fluid....... ................277
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 339
Windsh ieldwi pers
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 229
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 112
Rea rwi ndow wiper ....... .................110
Rep lacing thewiper blades ....... ..... 110
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 109
Winte rdrivin g
Slip pery road surfaces....... ............ 153
Snow chains....... ........................... 308
Winte roperatio n
Gene ralnotes ................................ 307
Winte rtires
M+S tires.......................................307
Wiper blades
Cl eani ng....... .................................. 283
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 110
Rep lacing (rearwi ndow) ................112
Woo dentrim (clean inginstruc-
tion s)....... ...........................................285
Worksho p
see Qualified speci alist worksh op Z
ZONE function
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 120 In
dex
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Only
deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
The spinning ofthe wheels resultsinacutting
action forbetter traction onloose surfaces.
It may bebest todeactivate ESP®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain.
Deactivating/ activatingESP®
You candeactivate oractivate ESP®
via the
on-board computer (Ypage 197).
ESP ®
deactivated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clusterlightsup.
ESP ®
activated:
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lampinthe
instrument clustergoesout.
Characteristics whenESP®
is deactiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is deactivated andone ormore wheels
start tospin, the00E5 ESP®
warning lampin
the instrument clusterflashes. Insuch situa-
tions, ESP®
will notstabilize thevehicle.
If you deactivate ESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves drivingstability.
R Engine torqueisno longer limited andthe
drive wheels areable tospin.
R Traction controlisstill activated.
R Act ive Brake Assist isno longer available;
nor isitactivated ifyou brake firmlywith
assistance fromESP®
.
R STEE RCONTROL isno longer active.
R ESP ®
still provides supportwhenyoubrake
firmly. Deac
<0057004C005900440057004C0051004A0012004400460057004C005900440057
004C0051004A> ESP®
(Mercedes‑AMG vehicles) Importa
ntsafety notes
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
You canselect between thefollowi ngstates of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is activated.
R SPORT handling modeisactivated.
R ESP ®
is deactivated. G
WARNING
When SPORT handling modeisactivated,
there isagreater riskofskidding andacci-
dents.
Only activate SPORThandling modeinthe
situations described inthe followi ng. G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP®
,ESP ®
no longer sta-
bilizes thevehicle. Thereisan increased risk
of skidding andanaccident.
Only deactivate ESP®
in the situations
described inthe followi ng.
In the followi ngsituations, itmay bebetter to
activate SPORThandling modeordeactivate
ESP ®
:
R when usingsnowchains
R in deep snow
R on sand orgravel
R on speciall ydesignated roadswhenthe
vehicle's ownoversteering andundersteer-
ing characteristics aredesired
Driving inSPORT handling modeorwithout
ESP ®
requires anextremely qualified and
experienced driver.
i Act
ivate ESP®
as soon asthe situations
described abovenolonger apply.ESP ®
will
otherwise notbeable tostabilize thevehicle
if the vehicle startstoskid orawheel starts
to spin.
! Avoid
spinning thedriven wheels foran
extended periodwithESP®
deactivated. You
could otherwise damagethedrivetrain. Driving
safetysystems
65Safety Z
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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
WAR
NING
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