2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS tires

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Ifyo uw ould liket oleave thev ehicle whileit
is being washed, makesuret he Smar tKey is
locat edinthev ehicle. Theparkposition 005D
is other wise automaticall yengaged.
% If,afte rt he car wash, your emo vethew ax
fr om thew indshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. Inf
ormat iononusing apowe rwasher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenusing
hig h-pr essurec leani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterj et from around-spr aynozzl e(dirt
gr ind er) maycause dama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tv isible.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa ym ayfail
une xpec tedly. #
Donotu se high- press urec leani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smustb ereplaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag etoy ourvehicle, observethef ol‐
lo wing when usingapowerwa sher :
R keep theS mar tKey atleas t10f t(3m )awa y
fr om thev ehicle. Other wise thet runk lid
could openunintentionall y.
R maint ainadista nce ofat leas t1 1.8i n
(30 cm) tothev ehicle.
R vehicl eswith decorativ efoil: partsof your
ve hicle arec ove redw ithad ecora tivef oil.
Maint ainadista nce ofat leas t2 7.6i n
(70 cm) between thef oil-co veredp arts of the
ve hicle andthen ozzle ofthep owe rwashe r.
Mo vethep owerwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewatert em per atur eofthe
po we rw ashe rmustn otexc eed 140° F
(60 °C).
R obse rvet he information onthec orrect dis‐
ta nce inthee quipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R donotp oint then ozzle ofthep owe rwashe r
dir ect lyat sensitiv eparts suc hastires, slits, electr
icalcom ponents, batteries, light bulbs
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing thev ehic leby hand Obser
vethel eg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inan umb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl ypermitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amildcleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washthev ehicle withlukewa rmwateru sing
as oftc ar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose thev ehicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosethev ehicle offw ithw ater and
dr yu sing achamoi s.Take car enotto point
th ew ater jetd irectl ytow ards thea irinle t
gr ille belo wthe hood. 41
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Maint enance andcare

Emer
gency Re
mo ving the safetyv est The
safetyv ests arel ocat edinstow ages pac es
in thef ront door . #
Take thes afet yv estb ag out ofstow age
spac e1. #
Open thes afet yv estb ag and pulloutthe
saf etyv est.
% Safetyv ests can also bestor ed inther ear
door stow ages pac es. 1
Max imum numberofwa shes
2 Maximum wash temp eratur e
3 Donotb leac h
4 Donotiro n
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotd ryclean
7 This isac lass 2vest
The requ iremen tsdef ined bythel eg alstandar d
ar eo nly fulfille di nt he follo wing cases :
R Ifth es afet yv estist he cor rect size
R The safetyv estisf ullyc losed whilstbeing
wo rn Re
place thes afet yv estint he follo wing cases :
R The reflect ives trip sa redamag edordir ton
th er eflectiv estrip sc an no long erbe
re mo ved
R The maximum numberofwa shes isexceed ed
R The fluor esc ence has faded Flat
tire No
teso nflat tires &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oaf lat
tir e
Af lat tires eve rely affects thed riving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thes teer ing and braking
of thev ehicle.
Ti re sw ithout run-f lat charact eristics : #
Donotd rive on withaf lattire. #
Chang ethe flat tirei mm ediat elyw itha n
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consu ltaq ualif iedspe‐
cialis tworks hop. Br
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Ti
re sw ithrun-flat charact eristics : #
Obse rvet he information andwarning
no teso nM OExt ended tires (run-f lat
tir es). In
thee vent ofaflat tire, thef ollo wing options
ar ea vailable depen dingo nyour vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtires: itis pos‐
sibl etoc ontinu ethe jour neyfor as hor t
per iod oftime. Makesurey ou obser vethe
no teso nM OExt ended tires (run-f lattires)
(/ page426).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit :yo uc an repair
th et ires othat itis possibl etoc ontinu ethe
jour neyfor as hor tperiod oftime. Todo this,
use theT IREFI Tkit(/ page427).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:you
can makeac allf or breakdo wnassis tanc ev ia
th eo verhead control panel inthec ase ofa
br eakdo wn(/ page355).
R Allvehicl es:chang ethe wheel
(/ page471). %
The emerg encysparewheel isonl yavailable
in cer tain coun tries. No
teso nM OExt ended tires (run-fl attire) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendrivi ng
in eme rgency mode
When driving inemer gency mod e,theh an‐
dling charact eristic sa reimpair ed.e.g.when
cor ner ing,when accelerating stro ng lyand
when brakin g. #
Donote xceed thep ermissible maxi‐
mum speed forM OExt ended tires. #
Avoid anya brup tsteer ing and driving
maneuv ersa sw ellasdriving over
obs tacle s(curbs, poth oles, off-r oa d).
Thi sapplies ,inp artic ular ,t oal oaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving inthee mer gency mod eif
yo un otice:
R ban gingn oise
R vehicle vibration R
smok ewhichs mells liker ubber
R con tinuous ESP®
int erve ntio n
R crac ks intires ide walls #
Afterd riving inemerg encymode have
th er ims checkedb yaq ualifiedspec ial‐
is tw orks hop withregardt ot heir further
use. #
The defectivet irem ustb ereplaced in
eve rycase . Wi
th MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire), youc an
co ntinue todrivey our vehicle evenifther eisa
tot alloss ofpressur eino neormor etires. How‐
eve r,th et irea ffect edmus tnotsho wanyclearly
vis ible da mag e.
Yo uc an recogni zeMOExt endedtires by the
MOExt ended marking whichappear sonthe side
wa llof thet ire.
Ve hicl eswith tirep ress urem onit oring sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionw itha na ctivat ed tirep ressur emonitor‐
ing system. 426
Breakdo wnassis tance

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

#
Pull plug 4withthe cable andhose 5out
of thet irei nflation compressor housing. #
Push thep lug ofhose 5intof lang e6 of
tir es ealan tbottle 1 untilth ep lug eng ages. #
Place tires ealant bottle 1 head down wards
int or eces s2 ofthet irei nflation compres‐
sor . #
Remo vethec ap from valve 7 onthef aulty
tir e. #
Screwf illing hose 8ontovalve7. #
Insertc onnec tor4 intoa1 2Vs ocketin
yo ur vehicle. #
Switc honthe ignition. #
Press onand offs witc h3 onthet irei nfla‐
tion compressor .
The tirei nflation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tirei sinflat ed. First,t ires ealant ispum‐
ped intot he tire. The pressur emaybrief ly
ri se toappr oximat ely5 00 kPa( 5b ar/7 3psi). Do
nots witc hoffthet irei nflat ioncom pres‐
sor during this pha se. #
Letthe tirei nflation compressor runf or a
maxim umofeigh tminut es.
The tires hou ldthen have attaine dat ire
pr essur eofatleas t180 kPa( 1.8b ar/26 psi).
If tir es ealant lea ksout, makesurey ou clean the
af fect ed area asquickl ya sp ossible .Iti sp refera ‐
ble touse clean water.
If yo ug ettires ealan tony our clothing, have it
clean edassoon aspossible withp erch lor oethy‐
len e.
If at irep ress ureo f180 kPa(1.8b ar/26 psi)
has notb een attained afte re ight min utes : #
Swi tcho ffthet irei nflation compressor . #
Unscr ew thef illing hose from thev alveo fthe
fa ulty tire.
Pleas enotet hat tires ealan tmayleak outwhen
uns crew ing thef illing hose. #
Drivef orwa rdso rreve rsev erys lowl yf or
appr oximat ely3 3ft(10 m). Br
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#
Pum pupthe tirea gain.
Af teram aximu mofeigh tm inut esthet ire
pr essur emustb ea tleas t180 kPa( 1.8b ar/
26 psi) . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ot he
specif iedtirep ressur enotbeing ach‐
ie ve d
If th es pecif iedtirep ressur eisn otachie ved
af te rt he specif iedtime, thet irei st oo badl y
damag ed.The tires ealant cannotrepair the
tir ei nt his instance.
Dama gedt ires and atirep ressur ethat istoo
lo wc ansign ifican tlyi mp air brakin gand han‐
dling charact eristic s. #
Donotd rive on. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. If
at irep ressur eof180 kPa(1.8b ar/26 psi)
has been attained afte re ight min utes : &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from drivi ng
wi th sealed tires
At iret em por arily sealed withtires ealant
im pair sdriving charact eristic sa nd isno t
suit able forh ighe rspee ds. #
Adapty our driving stylea ccor dinglyand
dr ivec arefull y. #
Donote xceed them aximum speed
limit withat iret hat has been repair ed
using tires ealant. Obser
vethem aximum permissible speedfora
tir es eal ed withtires eal ant 50mph(80 km/h). #
Affixt he upper section oftheT IREFI Tsticker
to thei nstrument clusteri nal ocati onwher e
it wil lbee asilyseen bythed rive r.
* NO
TEStainin gcaus edbyleakin gtire
sealant Af
teru se, excess tires ealant mayleak out
fr om thef illing hose. #
Ther efor e, place thef illing hose inthe
plas ticbag that con tained theT IREFI T
kit. +
ENVIR
ONMEN TALN OTEEn vironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tallyi rre‐
sponsibl edisposa l Ti
re seala ntcont ains pollu tants. #
Have thet ires ealant bottle disposed of
pr ofessionall y,e.g. atan aut hor ized
Mer cedes- BenzCenter. #
Switc hoffthet irei nflation compressor . #
Unscr ew thef illing hose from thev alveo fthe
fa ulty tire. #
Stow thet ires ealant bottle, thet irei nflation
com pressor andthew arning triang le. #
Pull away imm ediat ely. #
Stop driving afte ra pproxima tely tenm inutes
and checkt he tirep ressur eusing thet ire
inf lation compressor .
The tirep ressur emustn ow beatleas t
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi). 430
Breakd owna ssista nc e

&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ot he
specif iedtirep ressur enotbeing reac hed
If th es pecif iedtirep ressur eisn otreac hed
af te rab rief drive, thet irei st oo badly dam‐
ag ed. The tires ealant cannotrepair thet ire
in this ins tan ce.
Dama gedt ires and tirep ressur ethat istoo
lo wc ansign ifican tlyi mp air theb raking prop‐
er ties and theh andling charact eristic s. #
Donotc ontin ue drivin g. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. In
cases suchasthe one mentioned above,c on ‐
ta ct an author ized Mercedes-B enzCent er.O r
call 1-80 0-FOR-MER Cedes (intheU SA)or
1-8 00- 387-0 100( inCanada). #
Cor rect thet irep ressur eifiti ss tilla tleas t
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).Y ou will find the
va lues intheT irea nd Loadi ngInfo rm atio n
placar donthe B-pillar onthed rive r's side or
in thet irep ressur etable inthef uel filler flap. #
Toincr ease thet irep ressur e:swit chon
th et irei nflation compressor . #
Toreduce thetirep ress ure: press press ure
re lease button1 next to manome ter2 . #
When thet irep ressur eisc orrect, unscr ew
th ef illing hose from thev alveo fthe sealed
tir e. #
Screw thev alvec ap ont othe valveo fthe
sealed tire. #
Pull thet ires ealant bottle out ofthet ire
inf lation compressor .
The filling hose stay so nthe tires ealant bot‐
tle. #
Drivet ot he near estq ualif iedspec ialistwork‐
shop andhave thet ire, tires ealant bottle
and filling hose replaced ther e. Bat
tery (vehicle) No
teso nthe 12Vb attery &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet o
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly ontheb at‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yo nthe batt ery
can, fore xamp le,lead toas hor tcircuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions insaf ety-re l‐
eva ntsystems, fore xamp lethel ighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking system) orESP®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram). Theoperating
saf etyo fyour vehicle mayberestrict ed.
Yo uc ouldlose contro lo fthe vehicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R when brakin g
R inthee vent ofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whenthev ehicle's speedisno t
adap tedt ot he road con dition s #
Inthee vent ofas hortcir cui tora sim i‐
la ri nci dent, contactaqualif iedspec ial‐
is tw orks hop immediat ely. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 43
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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