2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS wheel

If
ap ressur eloss warning mess agea ppear sin
th em ultifunc tiondispla y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kthe tiref or damag e.
R Ifdr iving on,obser vethef ollo wing notes.
Dr iving distance possible inemer gency
mode afte rt he pres sur elossw arnin g: Loa
dcondit ion Driving distance pos‐
sible inemer gency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu llyl aden 19mile s(30 km) The
driving distance possi blei ne me rgency
mod emayvary dependin gonthe driving style.
Obser vethem aximum permissible speedof
50 mph(80 km/h).
If at ireh asgone flat and cannotb ereplaced
wit ha nM OEx tende dtire, youc an use astand‐
ar dt irea sat empor arym easur e. TIREFIT
kitstorage location The
TIREF ITkit islocat edunder thet runk floor .
Mer cedes vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi nt he
Supplement. Other wise, youm aynotrecog nize
dang ers.
Plug- inhybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm aynotrecog nizedan‐
ge rs. 1
Tire seala ntbottle
2 Tire inflation compressor Using
theT IREFIT kit Re
quirement s:
R Tire seala ntbottle
R Enc losed TIREFIT sticke r
R Tire inflation compressor
R Disp osable glov es
Yo uc an use TIRE FITt ires ealan ttos eal perfora ‐
tio nd amageo fupt o0 .16i n( 4m m),particular ly
th ose inthet irec ontact surface. Youc an use
TIRE FITi no utside temp eratur esdown to-4 °F
(-20 °C). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenusing
tir es ealant
In thef ollo wing situations inpar ticular ,the
tir es ealan tisu nablet op rovide sufficie nt
br ea kdo wnassista nce, asitis una blet os eal
th et irep roper ly:
R Ther earecuts orpunct ures inthet ire
lar gerthan those prev iousl ymention ed.
R The wheel rimi sdama ged. Br
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R
Youh ave driven atvery lowt irep ressur e
or on aflat tire. #
Donotd rive on. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryand poiso ning
fr om tires ealan t
The tires ealan tish armf uland caus esirrita ‐
tio n.Do nota llow itto come intoc ont act
wi th thes kin ,eyeso rcloth ing, and donot
sw allo wit.Do notinhale tires ealant fumes.
Ke ep thet ires ealant away from childr en.
If yo uc om eintoc ontact wit hthe tires ealant,
obser vethef ollo wing: #
Rinse offt he tires ealant from your skin
imm ediat elyu singw ater. #
Iftir es eal ant gets int oy our eyes, thor‐
oughl yrins eo utthee yesu sing clean
wa ter. #
Iftir es eal ant has been swallowe d,
immediat elyr ins eo utthem ouththor‐
oughl yand drink plenty ofwa ter.Do not ind
uce vomiting andseek medica l
att ention immedi ately . #
Cha ngeo utofanyc loth es con tamina‐
te dw itht ires ealant immediat ely. #
Ifall ergic react ionsoccur,s eek medi cal
att ent ion imm ediat ely. *
NO
TEOverhea ting duet ot he tirei nfla‐
tion compressor running tool ong #
Donotrun thet irei nflation compressor
fo rl ong erthan eight minutes wit hout
int erru ption. Com
plyw itht he manuf acturer'ssafetyn otes on
th es tickero nthe tirei nflation compressor .
Ha ve thet ires ealant bottle replaced everyfour
ye arsa taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Donotremo veanyforeign object swhich
ha ve ent ered thet ire. #
Affixp art1 oftheT IREFI Tstickertot he
ins trument clusterw ithin thed rive r's field of
vision. #
Affixp art2 oftheT IREFI Tstickern ear the
va lveo nthe wheel withthe faulty tire. 428
Break down assis tance

Mer
cedes-Ben zrecom mends transpor tingy our
ve hicle inthec ase ofab reakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay.
Fo rtow ing, useatow rope ortowb arwit hb oth
axle sonthe ground. Donotu se towb arsystems
(/ page262). *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectly #
Obs erve thei nstruction sand noteso n
to wing away. To
wing withar aisedaxle: towing should be
per form ed byatow ing com pany.
Pe rm itted towing methods Ve
hicl eequipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axle sonthe ground Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles witha utomatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes,ifth es teer ing wheel isfixe di n
th ec ent erposition withas teer ing
wheel lock
4MA TICvehicles Yes,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
No Br
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#
Donota ctivate theH OLD function. #
Deact ivat et he tow- aw ay alar m(/pag e94). #
Dea ctivateA ctiv eBrake Assi st
( / pag e209). #
Shif tthe aut omatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thee lectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet olimi‐
te ds afet y-re lat ed func tionsduring the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsarelimit edorno lon‐
ge ra vailable inthef ollo wing situations:
R thei gnition isswitc hedoff.
R theb rake system orpowe rsteer ing sys‐
te mi sm alfu nctioning.
R thee ner gysupply ortheo n-boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe da way,signif ‐
icant lymor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak et han isnor mall yrequir ed. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor et ow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ivet racti ve
po we r If
yo up ullaway shar ply, thet ractiv epowe r
ma ybetoo high andthev ehicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlya nd smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efor tran spor t #
Obs erve then otes on towing away
( / pag e438). #
Connec tthe towb arto thet ow ing eyet o
load thev ehicle. #
Shif tthe aut omatic transmission toposition
005C.
% The automatic transm ission maybeloc ked
in posit ion005Dinthee vent ofdama getothe electr
ics.Toshif tto005C ,provide theo n-
boar delectr icalsystem withp owe r
( / pag e435). #
Load thev ehicle ontothe transpor ter. #
Shif tthe aut omatic transmission toposition
005D. #
Use thee lectr icpar king brak et os ecur ethe
ve hicle agains trolling away. #
Onlysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSP LUS(Ad aptiv eD amping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withA dap tive
Dam ping System PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on thev ehicle
being transpor tedc an cause thev ehicle/
tr ailer combinatio ntos tart to swing.
As aresult, whentranspor tingvehicles with
th eA dap tiveD ampingS ystemP LUS,the
ve hicle/tr ailercombination maystart to skid.
Conseq uently,yo uc ouldlose contro lo fyour
ve hicle. Br
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#
When transpor ting,ensur ethat :
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th et ranspor terc orrectl y
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swiths uitable tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(60 km/h)isn otexc eeded
when transpor ting *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterl oa ding, thev ehicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th ev ehicle couldbedamag ed. #
Am inimum distance of4in( 10 cm)
up wa rdsa nd 8in( 20 cm) down wards
mus tbek epttot he transpor tplatf orm. Tr
ans portleve lisn otavailable fort he follo wing
ve hicles:
R Mer cedes- AMGvehicles
R Vehicles withM AGICBO DY CONTR OL %
Depending onthem odel, button1 isloca‐
te di nt he contr olpanel between thes teer ing
wheel andthed rive r's door . #
Toactiv atet ranspo rtleve l:pr ess butt on
1.
Indic ator lam p2 lights up.
The vehicle israised by1.2i n( 30 mm) com‐
par edtothen ormal leve l. #
Press butt on1 again and hold itfora tlea st
fi ve seconds.
The vehicle israised from ther aised leve lto
th et ranspor tleve l.
The transpor tleve lisr eac hed when indicat or
lam p2 flashes andtheMax. Speed 22mph
displa ymessag eappear sint he multifunction
displa y.
The vehicle islowe reda gain inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations:
R When driving faster than 22 mph(35 km/h).
R Afters ele cting adrive progr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isthen adjus tedt ot he height of
th el asta ctiv edrive progr am. #
Secur ethe vehicle onallfour wheel safter
loading. #
Todeac tivatet ranspo rtleve l:star tt he
engine whenthev ehicle isat as tands till.
If transpo rtleve lisa ctivat ed, indic ator lam p
2 flashes . 44
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

No
teso nn oise orunusua lhand ling charac‐
te rist ics
While driving ,pay attent ion tovibr ations, noises
and unusu alhandl ingcharact eristic s,e.g .pullin g
to one side. Thismayindicat ethat thew heels or
tir es ared amag ed.Ifyo us uspe ctthat at irei s
def ective, reduce your spee dimm ediat ely. Stop
th ev ehicle assoon aspossible tocheckt he
whee lsand tires ford ama ge.H idden tired am‐
ag ec ouldalso be cau sing theu nusual handling
ch aract eristic s.Ifyo uf ind nosign sofdam age,
ha ve thet ires and wheels checkeda taq ualified
spec ialistworks hop. No
teso nregular lyinspect ingwheels and
tir es &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from dam‐
ag ed tires
Dama gedt ires can cause tirep ressur eloss.
As aresult, youc ouldlose contro lo fyour
ve hicle. #
Chec kthe tires regular lyfors igns of
dama geand replace anyd amag edtires
immediat ely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofaquaplani ng duet o
insuf ficie nttiret read
Insu fficien ttiret read will result inreduced
tir eg rip. The tiret read isno long erable to
dissipat ewater.
This mean sthat inhea vyrain or slush the
ri sk ofhydroplaning isincr eased, inpar ticu‐
lar ifve hicle speed isno ta dap tedt os uit the
condi tions.
If th et irep ressur eist oo high ortool ow ,
tir es ma yexhib itdif fere nt leve ls of we arat
dif fere nt locati ons onthet irec ontact sur‐
fa ce. #
Thu s,yo us hould regular lych eckt he
tr ead depthand thec ondition ofthet ire
con tact surface across thee ntirew idth
of all tires. Minimum
tread depthfor:
R Summ ertires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm) #
Fors afet yr easons, replace thet ires
bef oret he legally prescr ibed limit for
th em inimum tread depthisreac hed. Car
ryout thef ollo wing checks on allwheels reg‐
ular ly,a tleas tonce amonthorasrequir ed, e.g.
pr ior toalon gjou rney ordrivin goff-roa d:
R Chec kthe tirep ressur e(/pag e448) .
R Visual lyinspect wheelsandtires ford ama ge.
R Chec kthe valvec aps.
The valves mus tbep rotected agains tmois‐
tur ea nd dirtbythe valvec aps appr oved
especiall yfor your vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Visual checko fthe tiret read dep thand the
tir ec ont act surface across thee ntirew idth.
The minimum tread depthfors ummer tires is
00CE in(3 mm) andforw inter tires 00CF in
(4 mm). 44
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Wheels andtires

Six
mar ks1 showw herethe bar indicat ors
(ar row )are integr ated intot he tiret read. They
ar ev isible onceat read dep thofappr oximat ely
00CD in(1.6 mm) hasbeen reac hed. No
teso ns nowc hains &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oincor‐
re ct mou nting ofsno wchains
If yo uh ave mount edsno wchains tothef ront
wheels, thes nowc hains maydraga gains t
th ev ehicle bodyorchassis components. This
couldcaus edamag etot he vehicle or
th et ires. #
Neverm ount snowchains onthef ront
wheels. #
Onlym ount snowchains onther ear
wheel sinp airs. *
NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from
mount edsno wchains If
sno wchains arem oun tedt os teel wheels,
th ew heel trims can bedamag ed. #
Remo vethew heel trims ofsteel wheels
bef orem ount ingsnowchains. Obser
vethef ollo wing when usingthes now
ch ains :
R Snow chains areo nly perm issible forc ertain
wheel/t irec om binat ions.You can obtain
inf ormation aboutthis from anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center.
R Fors afet yr easons, onlyusesnow chains that
ha ve been specif icallyapproved fory our ve
hicle byMer cedes-Ben z,or sno wchains
wit hthe same qualit ystandar d.
R Ifsn ow chains arei nstalled, them aximum
per missible speedis30 mph(50 km/h).
R Vehicl eswith Activ eP arking Assist: Do
no tu se Parking AssistP ARK TRON ICwh en
sno wchainshave been installed.
R Vehicl eswith AIRB ODYC ONT ROLo r
MA GIC BODY CONT ROL:Ifsn ow chains are
ins talled, onlydrivea traised vehicle leve l.
% Youc an deac tivateE SP®
to pull away
( / pag e204). This allowsthew heels to
spin, achie ving anincr eased driving forc e. Wheels
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Ti
re pres sur e No
teso ntirep ressur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oinsuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ivet irep ress ure
Under inflate do roverinf late dt ires pose the
fo llo wing risk s:
R The tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe
load andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma yw ear excessiv elya nd/or
une venly, whic hmaygrea tly impair tire
traction .
R The drivin gchar acteristics, aswellas
st eer ing and braking, maybeg reatl y
im pair ed. #
Com plywiththe recomme ndedtire
pr ess urea nd checkt he tirep ressur eof
all tires including thes par ew heel regu‐
lar ly:
R atleas tonce amonth
R when thel oad chang es R
beforee mbar kingo nal ongerjour ney
R ifoper ating conditions chang e,e.g .off-
ro ad drivin g #
Adjus tthe tirep ressur easneces sary. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo high ortool ow can:
R Shor tent he ser vice lifeo fthe tires.
R Cause increased tired amag e.
R Adversely affect drivi ng charact eristic sa nd
th us drivin gsafet y, e.g. due tohydroplaning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet o
insuf ficie nttirep ress ure
Ti re sw ithp ressur ethat istool ow can over‐
heat andburstas aresult.
In addition ,the ya lso sufferf rome xcessiv e
and/or irre gular wear,w hic hc an sign ifican tly
im pair theb raking proper tiesand theh an‐
dling charact eristic s. #
Avoid excessiv elylowt irep ressur esin
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo lowc ancause:
R Tire faults asaresult ofoverheating.
R Impair edhandling charact eristic s.
R Irre gular wear.
R Incr eased fuelconsum ption. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from exces‐
siv etirep ressur e
Ti re sw ithe xcessiv elyh igh pressur ecan
bur stbecause they ared amag edmor eeasil y
by highw ayfill, po th oles etc.
In addition, they also sufferf romi rregular
we ar,w hic hc an sign ifican tlyi mp air theb rak‐
ing proper tiesand theh andling charact eris‐
tic s. #
Avoid excessiv elyhigh tirep ressur esin
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo high cancause:
R Increased brakin gdista nce
R Impaired handl ing charact eristic s
R Irre gular wear 44
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Wheels andtires