Ti
re pres sur e No
teson tirepr essur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ive tir epr ess ure
Under inflate dor ove rinf late dtir es pose the
fo llo wing risk s:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas the
load andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or
une venly, whic hma ygr ea tly impair tire
traction .
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas
st eer ing and braking, maybe greatl y
im pair ed. #
Com plywithth ere comme ndedtire
pr ess ureand checkth etir epr essur eof
all tires including thespar ewheel regu‐
lar ly:
R atleas tonce amont h
R when theload chang es R
beforeembar kingon alon gerjour ney
R ifoper ating conditions chang e,e.g .of f-
ro ad drivin g #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eas neces sary. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh ortoolow can:
R Shor tenth eser vice life of thetir es.
R Cause increased tiredamag e.
R Adversely affect drivi ng charact eristic sand
th us drivin gsaf ety, e.g. due tohydroplaning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re swit hpr essur eth at istoolow can over‐
heat andburstas are sult.
In addition, they also sufferfr om excessiv e
and/or irre gular wear,whic hcan significan tly
im pair thebr aking proper tiesand thehan‐
dling charact eristic s. #
Avoid excessiv elylow tirepr essur esin
all thetir es, including thespar ewheel. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toolow can cause:
R Tire def ectsas are sult ofove rheating.
R Impair edhandling charact eristic s.
R Irre gular wear.
R Incr eased fuelconsum ption. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from exces‐
siv etir epr essur e
Ti re swit hexc essiv elyhigh pressur ecan
bur stbecause they aredamag edmor eeasil y
by highw ayfill, po tholes etc.
In addition, they also sufferfr om irre gular
we ar,whic hcan significan tly im pair thebr ak‐
ing proper tiesand thehandling charact eris‐
tic s. #
Avoid excessiv elyhigh tirepr essur esin
all thetir es, including thespar ewheel. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh cancause:
R Increased brakin gdis tance.
R Impaired handl ing charact eristic s.
R Irre gular wear. 396
Wheelsand tires
R
Impai reddr iving comfort.
R Suscep tibilitytodamag e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
re peat eddrop intirepr essur e
If th etir epr essur edr ops repeat edly,th e
wheel, valve or tirema ybe damag ed.
Insuf ficie nttirepr ess urecan causethetir es
to bur st. #
Inspect thetir efo rsigns offore ign
obje cts. #
Chec kwhe ther thewheel orvalve has a
leak . #
Ifyo uar eunab leto rectify thedamag e,
con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Yo
ucan find informa tionon tirepr ess urefo rth e
ve hicle's fact or y-ins talled tires on thefo llo wing
labels:
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar don the
B‑pil larof your vehicle (/page403).
R Tire pressur eta ble ontheinside ofthefuel
fi ller flap (/ page39 7). Obse
rveth emaximum tirepr essur e
(/ page409).
Use asuit able pressur ega ug eto checkth etir e
pr essur e.The outerappear anceofatir edoes
no tper mit anyre liable conclusion aboutthetir e
pr essur e.
Ve hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: Youcan also checkth etir epr essur eusing
th eon- board computer.
Onl ycor rect tirepr ess urewhe nth etir es are
cold. Condition sfo rcold tires:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hth etir es
out ofdir ect sunlight forat lea stthre ehour s.
R The vehicle hastrave led less than 1mile
(1 .6 km ).
A rise inthetir ete mp eratur eof 18 °F(10 °C)
incr eases thetir epr essur eby appr ox.10 kPa
(0. 1ba r/1 .5psi ).Ta ke this int oacc ount when
ch ecking thetir epr essur eof wa rm tires .
Th etir epr es su re recomme ndedforincr ease d
loa d/spee din thetir epr essur eta ble can affect
th eride comf ort. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
uns uitable accessories ontireva lve
If yo umoun tuns uitable accessories onto tire
va lves, thetir eva lves ma ybe ove rloaded and
malfunct ion,whic hcan cause aloss oftire
pr essur e.Afterm arke ttir epr es su re monit or‐
ing systems willcause thetir eva lve to
re main open, depending onthedesign. This
can also result inaloss oftirepr essur e. #
Onlyscr ew standar dva lve caps orvalve
cap sspe cifica llyapprove dby
Mer cedes-Ben zfo ryo ur vehicle onto
th etir eva lve. Ti
re pres sur etab le The
tirepr ess ureta ble ison theinside ofthe
fuel filler flap.
% The datasho wnintheimag esisexam ple
dat a. Whee
lsand tires 39
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Fu
rther relat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page396)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page39 7)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page40 3) Ti
re pres sur emoni toring system Fu
nction ofthetir epr essur emoni toring sys‐
te m &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinc or‐
re ct tirepr ess ure
Eac htir e, incl uding thespar e(if prov ided),
should becheckedmont hlywhen coldand
inf lated totheinf lation pressur ere comme n‐
ded bytheve hicle manuf actureron theve hi‐
cle placar dor tireinf lation pressur elabel .(If
yo ur vehicle hastires ofadif fere nt size than
th esize indicat edon theve hicle placar dor
th etir einf lation pressur elabel, yousho uld
de term ine thepr oper tireinf lation pressur e
fo rth ose tires). As
anadded safetyfe atur e,your vehicle has
been equipped withatir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system (TPMS) that illumin ates alow tire
pr essur ete lltale when oneormor eof your
tir es issign ifican tly und er-in flat ed. Accor d‐
ing ly,when thelow tirepr essur ete lltale illu‐
min ates, yousho uld stop and checkyo ur
tir es assoo nas poss ible, andinflateth em to
th epr oper pressur e.Driving onasignif i‐
cant lyund er-in flat ed tirecaus esthetir eto
ov erheat andcanlead totirefa ilur e.Und er-
inf lation alsoreduces fuelefficie ncy and tire
tr ea dlife ,and mayaf fect theve hicle ’shan‐
dling andstopping ability.
Please note that theTPMS isno ta subs titute
fo rpr oper tiremaint enance, anditis the
dr iver ’s responsibili tyto maint aincorrect tire
pr ess ure, eve nif und er-inf latio nha sno t
re ac hed theleve lto trig ge rill umina tionof
th eTPMS low tirepr essur ete lltale.
Yo ur vehicle hasalso been equipped witha
TPMS malfunction indicatortoindic atewhen
th esy stem isno toper ating proper ly.The
TPM Smal functi onindicatoris combined with th
elow tirepr essur ete lltale. When thesy s‐
te m detects amal functi on,thete lltale will
fl ash forapp roxima tely one minu te and then
re main continuously illumina ted. This
seq uence willcontinue upon subseq uent
ve hicle star t-ups aslon gas themalfunct ion
ex ists.
When themalfunct ionindicat orisillumina‐
te d, thesy stem mayno tbe able todetect or
sig nal low tirepr ess ure asintende d.TPM S
mal functi onsmayoccu rfo ra va riet yof rea‐
son s,inc ludin gth eins tallation ofreplace‐
ment oralternat etir es orwheels ontheve hi‐
cle that preve nttheTPMS from func tioning
pr oper ly.
Alw aysch eckth eTPMS malfunct iontelltale
af te rre placing oneormor etir es orwheels
on your vehicle toensur eth at there place‐
ment oralternat etir es and wheels allowthe
TPMS tocontinu eto function proper ly. The
system checks thetir epr essur eand thetir e
te mp eratur eof thetir es installed ontheve hicle
by means ofatir epr essu resensor . Wheels
andtires 399
Un
ifor m Tire Quality Grading Standar ds:a
unif orm standar dto grade thequ alit yof tires
wit hre ga rd totrea dqu alit y,tiretracti onand
te mp eratur ech aract eristic s.The qualit ygr adin g
asses smentismade bythemanuf acturerfollo w‐
ing spec ificat ions from theU. S. government. The
qu alit ygr ade ofatir eis im print ed on theside
wa llof thetir e.
Re comm endedtir epr essu re:th ere comme n‐
ded tirepr ess ureis thetir epr essur especif ied
fo rth etir es mount edtotheve hicle atthefa c‐
to ry.
The tireand information table con tains there c‐
omme ndedtirepr ess ures forcold tires, themax‐
imum permissible loadandthemaximum per‐
missible vehicle speed.
The tirepr essur eta ble con tains there comme n‐
ded tirepr ess ures forcold tires under various
oper ating condit ions,i.e.loading and/orspeed
of theve hicle.
Incr eased vehicl ewe ight duetooptiona l
eq uip ment :th ecombin edweight ofall standar d
and optio nal equipme ntavailable forth eve hicle, re
ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actually installed on
th eve hicle ornot.
Rim: thepar tof thewheel onwhic hth etir eis
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross AxleWe ight Ratin g):th eGA WR
is themaximum permissible axleload. The
actual loadonanaxle mustne verexc eed the
gr os saxle weight rating .The gross axlewe ight
ra ting canbefound ontheve hicle identif ication
plat eon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's side.
Speed ratin g:thespeed rating ispa rtof thetir e
identif ication .It specif iesthespeed rang efo r
whic hatir eis appr oved.
GV W(Gr oss Vehicl eWe ight ):th egr oss vehicle
we ight comprises thewe ight oftheve hicle
including fuel,tools, thespar ewheel, accesso‐
ri es installed, occupant s,lugg ageand thetrailer
dr aw bar nose weight ,if applicable. Thegros s
ve hicle weight mustno texc eed thegr oss vehicle
we ight rating GVWR asspecif iedontheve hicle
identif ication plateon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's
side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eWe ight Ratin g):th e
GV WR isthemaximum permitt edgross weight of
thefully laden vehicle (weight oftheve hicle
including allaccessor ies,occupants, fuel,lug‐
ga ge and thetrailer draw bar nose weight ifappli‐
cable). Thegros sve hicle weight rating issp eci ‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
B‑pil laron thedr iver's side.
Maxim umweight ofthelad envehicl e:the
maximu mwe ight isthesum ofthecurb weight
of theve hicle, thewe ight oftheaccesso ries, the
maximu mloa dand thewe ight ofoption aleq uip‐
men tins talled atthefa ct or y.
Kilop ascal(kP a):metric unit fortir epr essu re.
6.9 kPacor responds to1psi .Ano ther unit for
tir epr es su re isbar .10 0kilop ascal(kP a)equals
1 bar .
Lo ad inde x:inadd ition totheload-bear ing
inde x,theload indexma yalso beimprint ed on
th eside wallof thetir e. This specif iestheload-
bear ingcapacity ofthetir emor epr ecisel y.
Cur bwe ight :th ewe ight ofave hicle withstand‐
ar deq uipme ntinc ludin gth emaximum capacity
of fuel, oiland coolant .It also includes theair
con ditionin gsy stem and option aleq uipment if Wheels
andtires 41
3
Cha
nging awheel No
teson selecting, installing andreplac ing
tir es Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
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. Wheels
andtires 41
5
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
(/ page41 9). 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 Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers.
Apa rtfrom some countr y-specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhi chtire-c hangi ng
to ols arere 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 edunder the
tr unk floor . 1
Jack
2 Gloves
3 Lugwr enc h
4 Alignmen tbolt
5 Folding choc k
6 Ratche tfo rjac k 41
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Wheels andtires
Ve
hicle identif ication plate(Canada only)
1 Maximum gross vehicle weight
2 Perm issible front axle load
3 Perm issible rear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er)
The permissib legross vehicle weight ismade up
of theve hicle weight ,all vehicle occupants, the
fuel andtheload. Themaximum gross axle
we ight rating isthemaximum weight that can be
car ried on one axle (front orrear axle ). Ne
verexc eed theper missible gross vehicle
we ight orthemaximum gross axle weight rating
fo rth efront orrear axle .
VIN infront oftheright- hand front seat 1
Imprint ed VIN (vehicle identification number )
2 Floor covering Ad
diti onalplat es 1
Platewit hinf ormat ionabout emissionstest‐
ing, including confirm atio nof emis sions
guideli nesattheU. S. feder alleve las wellas
fo rCa lifor nia
2 Engine number stam ped intoth ecr ankc ase
3 VIN (vehicle identification number) asalabel
at thelowe redg eof thewindshield Te
ch nica lda ta 429
Oper
ating fluids No
teson oper ating fluids Mer
cedes- AMG vehicl es:besur eto obser ve
th eno tesin theSupplement .Ot her wise, you
ma yfa ilto recogni zedangers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom oper ating
fl uids harmfulto your healt h
Oper atingfluids maybe pois onous and harm‐
ful toyour healt h. #
Obs erve thete xt on theor iginal con‐
ta iner swhen using, stor ing ordisposing
of oper ating fluids. #
Alw aysst or eoper ating fluids seale din
th eir original container s. #
Alw ayske ep childr enaway from oper at‐
ing fluids. +
ENV
IRON MEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tally irre ‐
sponsible disposal #
Dispose ofoper ating fluids inan envi‐
ro nment ally responsible manner. Oper
ating fluids include thefo llo wing:
R Fuels
R Lubricant s
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windsh ield wa sher fluid
R Climat eco ntro lsy stem refrig er ant
Only useprodu ctsapp rove dby Mer cedes-Ben z.
Damag ecaused bytheuse ofproducts that have
no tbe en approve dis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Ben zwa rrant yor good willgestur es.
Yo ucan iden tifyoper atingfluids approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben zby thefo llo wing inscript ions on
th econ tainer :
R MB- Freig abe (e.g. MB-Freig abe 229. 51) R
MB- Appr oval (e. g.MB- Approva l229 .51)
Fu rther information onappr ovedoper ating fluids
is available atthefo llo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation
- Athttps: //bevo.mercedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighl yflammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. 430
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