Cha
nging awheel No
teson selecting, installing andreplac ing
tir es Yo
ucan askforinf ormation rega rding permitted
wheel/ tirecom binat ionsatan aut hor ized
Mer cede s-Ben zCent er. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct dimensi onsofwhe elsand tires
If whe elsand tires ofthewr ong size are
ins talled, thewheel brak es orwheel suspen‐
sion componen tsma ybe damag ed. #
Alw aysre place wheels andtires wit h
th ose that fulf illthespecif ication sof
th eor iginal part.
When replacing wheels, makesur eto fit th e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Mod el Whe
nre placing tires, mak esur eto ins tallth e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Manuf actu rer
R Model &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thespecif iedtireload rating orthe
per missible speedrating
Ex cee ding thespecif iedtireload rating or
th eper missible speedrating mayle ad totire
da ma geand tothetir es bur sting. #
Ther efor e, onl yuse tiretypes andsizes
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model. #
Obser vethetir eload rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired foryo ur vehicle. *
NO
TEVehicle andtiredamag eth ro ugh
tir etyp esand sizes that have notbe en
ap prove d Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse tires, wheel s
and accessories whic hha ve been speciall y
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben zfo ryo ur vehicle.
These tires arespecially adaptedto thecon ‐
tr ol systems, suchas ABS ,ES P®
and
4MA TIC,andmarkedas follo ws :
R MO =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal
R MOE =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal Extended
(r un-f lattireonl yfo rcer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mer cedes -Benz Original (onlycer ‐
ta in AMG tires)
Cer tain charact eristic s,suc has han dling,
ve hicle noise emissions, fuelconsum ption,
et c. ma yot her wise beadv ersel yaf fect ed.
Fu rther mor e,other tiresizes could result in
th etir es rubbing agains tth ebody andaxle
com ponen tswhen loaded. Thiscould result
in damag eto thetir eor theve hicle. 47
0
Wheels andtires
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 ontoth e
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 emar kedM+S forall
whee ls.
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.
R Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfe a‐
tur eru n-flat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires areno teq uipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip th eve hicle
wit haTIREFIT kitafte rre placing withtir es
th at do notfe atur eru n-f latch aract eristic s,
e.g .wint ertires.
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(/ page45 1) R
Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page45 8)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e465)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page452 )
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page47 9) 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. 47
2
Wheels andtires
The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon theshoulder of
th etir e
R Rear wheels wearmor eat thecent erofthe
tir e
Do notdr ive wi th tires that have toolittle tread
dep th.Thi ssig nifica ntlyre duces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing).
On vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tat eth ewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3,000 to6,000 miles(5 ,000 to10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained .
Ob serveth eins truction sand safetyno teson
"Cha nging awheel" whendoing so
(/ page47 4). No
teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace.
R Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit Apar
tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhi chtire-c hangeto ols
ar ere qu ired and appr ovedfo rper form ing a
wheel chang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ure qu ire th efo llo wing tools, forins tance, to
ch ang eawheel:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt The
tire-c hang eto ol kit islocat edintool bag 1
in thecar gocom partmen t. To
ol bag cont ains:
R Jack
R Gloves
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
R Folding choc k
R Ratche tfo rjac k Whee
lsand tires 47
3
#
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem (/ page456).
Ex cep tion: thene wwheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel.
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page45 1) Emer
gency spar ewheel No
teson the emer 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 pair thedr 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. Obs
erve thefo llo wing noteson remo ving an
emerg encysparewhee l:
R Beforestow ing theemer gency sparewheel,
mak esur eth er eis no air leftin thetir e.
If neces sary,allo wtheair toescape.
R Torelease airfrom thetir e: remo vethe
va lve cap ofthetir e.
R Press down theme talinse rtin theva lve
using apoint edobje ct,e.g. apen. R
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve.
R Stow thedef lated emer gency sparewheel in
th eemer gency sparewheel baginthecar go
com partmen t(/ page480).
% Ve
hicl eswith adjus tablecar gocomp art‐
ment floo r:alwa ys stow thedef lated emer‐
ge ncy sparewheel inthelowe rposi tion on
th eadjus table cargocom partmen tfloor .
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson installing an
emer gency sparewheel:
R Install theemer gency sparewheel whenitis
def lated (/ page47 7).
R Inflate theemer gency sparewheel afte r
ins talling it(/ page480) .
The maxim umpermissib lespeed withan emer ‐
ge ncy sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/ h).
Do noteq uip theemer gency sparewheel with
sn ow chains .
Re place theemer gency sparewheel afte rsix
ye arsat thelat est,re ga rdless ofwe ar. Whee
lsand tires 47
9
Seat
belt..................................................... 35
Fa stening ............................................... 38
Pr otect ion ....................................... .......3 5
Seat beltadjustment
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............39
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 39
Se at beltwa rning
see Seat belts
Seat belts ................ ...................................3 9
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating seat belt
ad jus tment ............................................ 39
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 424
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 7
Re leasing ...............................................3 9
Sea tbel tad jus tment (function) ............. 39
Wa rning lam p.................................. ...... 39
Seat cover(C are) ............ .........................424
Seat heating
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............101
Seat ventilat ion
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............101
Second telephone
Conn ecting .......................................... 361 Selecting
age ar
see Changing gears
Select ingthesound profile
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...409
Select orleve r
see DIRECT SELECTleve r
Self-t est
Au tomatic front pass engerfront air‐
bag shut off..... ....................................... 44
Sensor s(Car e)......................................... 423
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Ser vice interva ldisp lay
see ASSYST PLUS
Ser vice station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 334
Se tting aspe ed
see Cruise contr ol
Se tting thedatefo rm at ....... ................... 308
Se tting thedis tance unit........................ 313
Se tting thema pscale
see Map Shif
tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 167
Shor tmessag es
see Messag es
Side airbag .................................................3 9
Side impact protection ............................ 216
Side windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 80
Ch ild sa fety lock inthere ar
passe nger com partment .......................6 4
Closin g.................................................. 80
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 82
Co nve nience closing featur e.................8 2
Con venie nce openi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....81
Opening .................................................8 0
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 81
Pr oblem .................................................8 2
Size designation (tires) ........................... 465
Sliding sunroof.......................................... 84
Au tomatic functions .............................. 86
Clo sing .................................................. 84
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 82586
Index
Te
xt messag es
see Messag es
Themes ..................................................... 290
Call ingup ............................................ 291
Dele ting .......................................... ..... 292
Fa stening ............................................. 291
Modifying ............................................ 292
Mo ving ................................................ 292
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 290
Thir dro w of sea ts.... ................................ 111
Fo lding backth ebac kres ton the
th ird row ofseats ................................. 113
Fo lding thebac kres ton theth ird row
of seats forw ards ............................ .....1 11
Ge tting in/out ...... .................................9 6
Heig htlimit ............ ................................93
Thr oug h-loading featur e
see Cargocom partmen t
see Seat
see Thirdrow ofseats
Ti me
Manual timesettin g............................. 308
Se ttin gth etime anddateaut omati‐
call y........................ ........................ ..... 308 Se
tting thetime zone.......................... 308
Se tting thetime/ datefo rm at .............. 308
TIN (Tire Ident ificat ionNumbe r)........... .463
Ti re and Loading Information placard... 458
Ti re charact eristics ................................. 465
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re informa tion table .............................4 58
Ti re labeling .............................................4 62
Cha racter istics <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ........465
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ..... ............................................. ......4 63
Load index....... ....................................465
Load -bearing cap acity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 465
Ma ximu mtireload <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....464
Ma ximu mtirepr ess ure <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 464
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>462
Spe edrating ........... .............................465
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 462
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 462
Ti re size designation ........................ ....4 65
Tr act ion grade ................................ .....4 62
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....4 62 Ti
re load (maximu m)...............................4 64
Ti re pres sur e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 452,453
Ch ecking (manually) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 453
Ch ecking (tirepr ess uremoni toring
sy stem) ............................................... 455
Maximum ............................................ 464
No tes ................................................... 451
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system ................................... 457
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................4 56
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 456
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 454
Ti re pressur eta ble .............................. 452
TIREF ITkit ...........................................4 30
Ti re pres sur elo ss wa rning system
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>456
Re star tin g............................................ 457
Ti re pres sur emoni tor............. ................456
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>454
Re star tin g............................................ 456 590
Inde x
Ti
re pres sur emoni toring system
Chec kingth etir epr essur e.................. 455
Chec kingthetir ete mp eratur e......... ... 455
Ti re pres sur etab le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 452
Tir eQual ityGradin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 462
Tir ete mp eratur e
Chec king(tir epr essur emon itor ing
sy stem) .......................................... ..... 455
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 454
Ti re tread <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>.....449
Ti re -chang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w ........ ................................ ...... 473
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 430
St or ag elocation .............................. ....4 30
Using ...................................................430
Ti re s
Chan ginghub caps .............................. 474
Charact eristic s................................ .... 465
Chec king...... .......................................4 49
Che cking thetir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)................................................... 453 Chec
kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................4 55
Def initio ns....... ................................... .467
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... .................................................. ......4 63
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 429
Ins talling .............................................. 477
Load index..... ...................................... 465
Load-be aring capaci ty..... ............... ..... 465
Maximu mtireload ......................... ..... 464
Maximu mtirepr essur e..... .................. 464
MOExt ended tires ................................429
Noise ............................................. ......4 49
No teson installing ...............................4 70
Ov ervie wof tirelabel ing ....... ...............462
Re mo ving ............................................. 476
Re placing .....................................4 70, 474
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system .............................. ..... 457
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................4 56
Ro tating ........... ................................. ...472
Sel ectio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 470
Sno wch ains ........................................ 450
Spe edrating ........... .............................465
St or ing ............................................. ....4 73 Te
mp eratur egr ade .............................. 462
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
.. ...........................................................4 58
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ............................4 51
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 456
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 454
Ti re pressur eta ble .............................. 452
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 462
Ti re size designation ............................4 65
TIREFIT kit....... ....................................430
Tr act ion grade .....................................4 62
Tr ead weargrade .................................4 62
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 449
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pTe ther .................................................. 58
To tal dist ance ...........................................247
Dis play ing ............................................ 247
To uc hCon trol ...... .....................................276
On-boar dcom puter ............................. 242
Oper ating ............................................. 276
Se tting acoustic ope rating feedbac k... 277 Inde
x59
1
Chec
kingth etir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................4 55
Def initio ns....... ................................... .467
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... .................................................. ......4 63
Flat tire ....... ..................... .................... 429
Ins talling .............................................. 477
Load index..... ...................................... 465
Load-be aring capaci ty..... ............... ..... 465
Maximu mtireload .............................. 464
Maximu mtirepr essur e..... .................. 464
MOExt ended tires ................................429
Noise ............................................. ......4 49
No teson installing ...............................4 70
Ov ervie wof tirelabel ing ....... ...............462
Re mo ving ............................................. 476
Re placing .....................................4 70, 474
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system ................................... 457
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................4 56
Ro tating ........... ...................... ........... ...472
Sel ectio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 470
Sno wch ains ........................................ 450
Spe edrating ........... ........... ..................465
St or ing .................................................4 73 Te
mp eratur egr ade .............................. 462
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
.. .. .................................................... .....4 58
Ti re charact eristic s........................ ...... 465
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ........................ ....4 51
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 456
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 454
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 452
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 462
Ti re size designation ........................ ....4 65
TIREFIT kit....... ....................................430
Tr act ion grade ................................ .....4 62
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....4 62
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 449
Wi -Fi........ ..................................................310
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....3 10
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 310
Se tting upaho tspo t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 311
Wi des cree nCo ckpit Instru men tDi s‐
pla y
Ins trum ent cluster ................................. 12
Wi ndo wcur tain airba g............................. 39 Wi
ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Car e).......................................4 23
Wi ndshield ....................................... 138, 145
Defr osting ............. ...............................145
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 138
Wi ndshield
see Windsh ield
Wi ndshield washer fluid .........................4 90
No tes .................................................. 490
Wi ndshield washer system
To pping up...........................................4 16
Wi ndshield wipers
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............137
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 138
Wi nter oper ation
Sno wch ains ........................................ 450
Wi per blades
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 423
Re placing .............................................1 38
Wi reless chargin g
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 127
Mobile phone ....................................... 128 596
Index