2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS run flat

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Apa rtfrom amobilephone, donot
pla ceanyo ther object sint he mobile
phone stow agec om par tment ,espe ‐
ciall ythose made ofme tal. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them inthem obile phone stow ‐
ag ec om par tment If
obj ect sareplace dint he mobile phone
st ow agec om par tment ,the ym aybe dam‐
ag ed byelectr omagne ticfields. #
Donotp lace credit cards, stor ag e
media orother object ssensitiv eto
electr omagne ticfields inthem obile
phone stow agec om par tment . *
NO
TEDama getothem obile phone
st ow agec om par tment caus edbyliquids If
liq uids enterthem obile phone stow age
com partment ,the com partment maybe
damag ed. #
Ensur ethat noliquids enterthem obile
phone stow agec om par tment . R
Depen dingo nthe vehicle equipment, the
mobil ephone isconnect edtothev ehicle's
ex terior ant enna viathec har ging modu le.
R The chargin gfunction and wireless connec‐
tio no fthe mobile phonetothev ehicle's
ex terior ant enna areo nlya vailable ifth ei gni‐
tion isswitc hedon.
R Small mobile phones maynotbe able tobe
ch arge di ne very position ofthem obile
phone stow agec om par tment .
R Largemobil ephones whichdonotrest flat in
th em obile phone stow agec om par tment may
no tb ea ble tobe charge do rconnec tedw ith
th ev ehicle's exterior ant enna.
R The mobile phonemayheat updur ing the
ch argin gp roce ss. This depen dson thea ppli‐
cation s(apps) currentl yrunn ing.
R Toensur emoree ffici ent chargin ga nd con ‐
nec tionw itht he vehicle's exterior ant enna,
re mo vethep rotectivec over from them obile
phone. Protect ivec ove rswhic haredesign ed
fo rw ireles schar ging aree xcluded.
R When chargin g,them atshould beused if
possible. Wi
reless chargin gofthe mob ilephone inthe
fr ont Re
quirement s:
R The mobile phonemustb es uitable forw ire‐
less chargin g(Qi- com patible mobi lephon e).
Yo uc an find alisto fQ i-com patible mobile
phones at:
htt p:// www .mercedes-ben z.com/con nect Ex
am ple: vehicles without arear passeng ercom‐
par tment aircondit ioning system 14
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Sea tsand stow ing

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
eakdo wnassis tance 42
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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

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
eakdo wnassis tance 42
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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

#
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
eakdo wnassis tance 42
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The
tirep ressur esarea lready being moni‐
to re d. #
Com parethe tirep ressur ewitht he recom‐
mend edtirep ress uref or thec urrent operat‐
ing cond ition (/ page 449). Observet he
no teso ntiret em per atur e(/pag e448).
% The values displa yedi nt he multifunction dis‐
pla ym aydeviat efromt hose ofthet irep res‐
sur egaug eastheyr efer tosea leve l.At high
altitudes, thet irep ressur evalues indicated
by ap ressur egaug earehigh erthan those
sho wnbytheo n-boar dcom put er.Int his
case, donotreduce thet irep ressur e.
Mak esuret oo bser vethef ollo wing further rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448)
Re star ting thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m
Re quirement s:
R The recomme ndedtirep ress urei sc orrectl y
se tfor ther espectiv eoper ating condition on
eac hofthe four wheel s(/ pag e448). Re
star tt he tirep ressur emonit oring system in
th ef ollo wing situations:
R The tirep ressur ehaschang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyi ns talled.
On- boar dcom put er:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Swipe down wardso nTouc hControl on the
lef t-hand sideofthes teer ing wheel.
The Use Current Pressures asNew Refer-
ence Values? messageiss hown inthem ulti‐
func tion displa y. #
Press 0076 toconf irmt herestar t.
The Run FlatIndicat orRest arted mes sageis
sho wninthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Cur rent wa rning mess ages ared eleteda nd
th e0077 yello ww arning lampgoes out.
Af tery ou have driven foraf ewmin utes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thec urrent tirep res‐
su resa rewit hin thes pecif iedrang e. The cur‐
re nt tirep ress ures aret hen accep teda sref‐
er ence values andmon itor ed. Mak
esuret oo bser vethef ollo wing further rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448) Whe
elsand tires 453

Obser
vethef ollo wing when selecting, installing
and replacing tires:
R Onlyusetires and wheels ofthes ame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thes ame make.
R Onlyins tal lw heels ofthes ame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
wh eelsizei nt he eve ntofaflat tirei no rder
to drivet ot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyins talltir es ofthec orrect size ontothe
whee ls.
R Vehicl eswith atirep ress urem onit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbee quip‐
ped withfunc tion ingsensorsfor thet ire
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45°F(7° C), use win‐
te rt ires orall-seaso ntirem arke dM +Sfora ll
whee ls.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak es ym‐
bol inaddition totheM +Smar king prov ide
th eb estp ossible grip inwintr yroad condi‐
tions. R
ForM +Stires, only usetires wit hthe same
tr ead.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speedfor
th eM +Stires installed.
If th is isbelo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindic ated byan appr opriate
label inthed rive r's field ofvision.
R Break inne wt ires atmoder ates peeds for
th ef irst 60 miles( 10 0k m).
R Replace thet ires afte rs ixyearsa tthe latest,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfea‐
tu re run-flat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires aren otequipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthef act ory. Eq uipt he vehicle
wit haT IREFIT kitafte rr eplacing withtires
th at do notfeatur erun- flat charact eristic s,
e.g .winter tires.
Fo rm orei nfor mation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
tac taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop.
Be suretoa lso obse rvet he follo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448) R
Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page454)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e462)
R Tire pressur etable (/page449)
R Noteso nthe emer gency sparewheel
(/ page477) No
teso nrotating whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthef ront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yseve rely im pa irth ed riving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsm ayalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areo fthe same dimen‐
sions. Wheels
andtires 469