2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC tire type

Tire
labelin g
Ov erv iew 0043
UniformT ireQ ualityG radin gS tand ard
(Y page 287 )
0044 DOT, Tire Ide ntifi cationNumbe r
(Y page 286)
0087 Maxim um tire load (Ypage 286 )
0085 Maxim um tire pressu re(Y page 274 )
0083 Manuf actu rer
0084 Tire ma teri al(Y page 287 )
006B Tire size designa tion,load -be aring capacity
and spee dr ating (Ypage 284 )
006C Loadind ex (Y page 286 )
006D Tire nam e
The markin gsdescri beda bove areo nthe tire
in ad ditio nt ot he tire nam e(sales designa tion)
and themanuf actu rer'snam e.
i Ti
re data isveh icle-s pecificand maydevi-
ate fromt hedata inthe exampl e.
Tire size des ignati on,loa d-b eari ng
ca pac ityand speedratin g G
WA
RNING
Excee ding the stated tire load -be aring capa-
city and theappro ved maxim um spee d
cou ldlead totire dama georthe tire burst-
ing .The re isar isko faccident.
The refore ,onlyu setire typesand sizes
ap pro ved foryour veh iclem odel.O bserve the
tire load rating andspee dr ating
req uired foryour veh icle. 0043
Tire width
0044 Nom inalasp ec tratio in%
0087 Tire cod e
0085 Rimd iame ter
0083 Loadbearing index
0084 Spe edrating
Ge neral: dependi ng on the manuf actu rer's
sta nda rds,the size imp rinted inthe tire wall
ma ynotconta inany letters orma yconta in
one letter thatpreced esthe size descri ption.
If the reisno letter preced ingthe size descri p-
tio n(as sho wnabove ):the searep asse nge r
veh iclet iresa ccord ing toEur opeanm anufac-
tur ing standa rds.
If "P "p reced esthe size descri ption: theseare
pa sse nge rvehiclet iresa ccord ing toU.S. man-
uf actu rings tanda rds.
If "L T" pre ced esthe size descri ption: theseare
li ght truck tire saccord ing toU.S. manuf actu r-
ing standa rds.
If "T "p reced esthe size descri ption: comp act
eme rgency wheelswith high tire pressu retha t
ar eo nlyd esigne df or temp oraryusei na n
eme rgency .
Tire width: tirewidth 0043sho wsthe nomi nal
tire width inmil limete rs.
He ight-w idth ratio :as pe ct ratio 0044 isthe size
ra tio betwe enthe tire height and tirewidth
and issho wninpe rcen t.The aspe ct ratio is
cal cul ate dbydivid ing the tire width bythe tire
he ight.
Tire code: tire code0087 speci fiest he tire type.
"R "r ep res ents radial tire s;"D" represents
di ag ona ltire s;"B" represents diag ona lrad ial
tire s. 28
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The
TINismade upofmanufact ureridentific a-
tion code 0044,tiresize 0087,t iretype code 0085
and manufact uringdate0083.
DOT (Departm entofTra nsport ation): tire
symbol 0043marks thatthetire complies with
the requirement softhe U.S. Departm entof
Transport ation.
Manufa ctureridentification code:manufac-
turer identific ationcode0044provides detailson
the tire manufact urer.Newtireshave acode
with twosymbols. Retreaded tireshave acode
with foursymbols.
For further informationabout retreaded tires,
see (Ypage 293).
Tire size: identifier 0087describes thetire size.
Tire typecode: tiretype code 0085can beused
by the manufact urerasac ode todescribe
specific characteristics ofthe tire.
Date ofmanu factur e:date ofmanufact ure
0083 provides informationabout theage ofa
tire. Thefirst andsecond positions represent
the week ofmanufact ure,start ingwith "01"
for the first calendar week.Positions threeand
four represent theyear ofmanufact ure.For
example, atire that ismarked "3214"was
manufact uredinweek 32in2014 .
i Tire
data isvehicle-spec ificand may devi-
ate from thedata inthe example.
Tire chara cteristics This
inform ationdescribes thetype oftire cord
and thenumber oflayers insidewall 0043and
under tiretread 0044.
i Tire
data isvehicle-spec ificand may devi-
ate from thedata inthe example. Definition
ofterm sfor tires andload-
ing Tire
plycomposition andmaterial used
Descr ibesthenumber ofplies orthe number
of layers ofrubber-coat edfabric inthe tire
tread andsidewall .These aremade ofsteel,
nylon, polyester andother materials.
Bar
Metric unitfortire pressure. 14.5038pounds
per square inch(psi) and100 kilopascals (kPa)
are the equivalent of1b ar.
DOT (Departm entofTransport ation)
DOT- marked tiresfulfill therequirement sof
the USD epartm entofTransport ation.
Norm aloccupant weight
The number ofoccupant sfor which thevehicle
is designed multiplied by68 kilograms
(150 lbs).
Uniform TireQuality Grading Stand ards
Au niform standard tograde thequality oftires
with regards totread quality, tiretract ionand
temperat urecharact eristics. Thequality grad-
ing assessment ismade bythe manufact urer
following specification sfrom theU.S. govern-
ment .The ratings aremolded intothesidewall
of the tire.
Recommended tirepressur es
The recomm endedtirepressure appliestothe
tires mounted atthe factor y.
The Tire andLoading Information placard con-
tains therecomm endedtirepressures forcold
tires onafully loaded vehicle andforthe maxi-
mum permissible vehiclespeed.
The tirepressure tablecontains therecom-
mended pressures forcold tires forvarious
operating conditions,i.e.differing loadand
speed conditions.
Increased vehicleweightduetooptional
equipm ent
The combined weightofall standard and
optional equipment availablefor the vehicle,
regardless ofwhether itis actually installed on
the vehicle ornot . All
about wheelsand tires
287Wheels andtires Z

These
tireshave been specially adaptedfor
use with thecont rolsystems, suchasABS
or ESP ®
,a nd are marked asfollows:
R MO =Mercedes- BenzOriginal
R MOE =Mercedes- BenzOriginal Extended
(tires featuring run-flatcharact eristics)
R MO1 =Mercedes- BenzOriginal (onlycer-
tain AMG tires)
Mercedes- BenzOriginal Extended tiresmay
only beused onwheels thathave been spe-
cifically approved byMercedes- Benz.
Only usetires, wheels oraccessories tested
and approved byMercedes- Benz.Certain
charact eristics, e.g.handling, vehiclenoise
emissions orfuel consumpt ion,may other-
wise beadversely affected.Inaddition,
when driving withaload, tiredimension var-
iations couldcause thetires tocome into
cont actwith thebodywork andaxle compo-
nent s.This could result indamage tothe
tires orthe vehicle.
Mercedes- Benzaccepts noliabil ityfor dam-
age resulting fromtheuse oftires, wheels
or accessories otherthanthose testedand
approved.
Infor mation ontires, wheels andapproved
combinat ionscanbeobtained fromany
qualified specialist workshop.
! Retreaded
tiresareneither testednor rec-
ommended byMercedes- Benz,since previ-
ous damage cannotalway sbed etect edon
retreaded tires.Asaresult, Mercedes- Benz
cann otguarantee vehiclesafetyifretreaded
tires aremounted. Donot mount usedtires
if you have noinform ationabout theirprevi-
ous usage.
The recomm endedpressures forvarious oper-
ating condit ionscanbefound:
R on the Tire andLoading Information placard
on the B-pillar onthe driver's side
R in the tire pressure tableonthe fuel filler
flap
Observe thenoteson recomm endedtirepres-
sures under various operating conditions
(Y page 271).
Check tirepressures regularly,andonly when
the tires arecold. Comply withthemainte-
nanc erecomm endations ofthe tire manufac-
turer inthe vehicle document wallet. Notes
onthe vehicle equipment –alway s
equip thevehicle:
R with tires ofthe same sizeonagiven axle
(left andright)
R with thesame typeoftires atag iven time
(summer tires,winter tires,MOEx tended
tires)
Exc eption: itis permissible tomount adif-
ferent typeormake inthe event ofaflat
tire. Observe the"MOExt endedtires(tires
with run-flatcharact eristics)" section
(Y page 254).
Vehicles equipped withMOEx tended tiresare
not equipped withaTIREFIT kitatthe factor y.
It is therefor erecomm endedthatyouaddition-
ally equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou
mount tiresthatdonot feature run-flatcharac-
terist ics,e.g. winter tires.ATIREFIT kitmay be
obtained fromaqualified specialist workshop. Emergency
sparewheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
The wheel ortire size aswell asthe tire type
of the spare wheel oremergenc yspare
wheel andthewheel tobe replaced maydif-
fer. Mountin gane mergenc yspare wheel
may severely impairthedriving charact eris-
tics. There isar isk ofan accident .
To avoid hazardous situations:
R adapt yourdriving styleaccording lyand
drive carefully.
R never mount morethanonespare wheel
or emergenc yspare wheel thatdiffers in
size.
R only useaspare wheel oremergenc y
spare wheel ofad ifferent sizebriefly.
R do not switch ESP®
off.
R have aspare wheel oremergenc yspare
wheel ofad ifferent sizereplaced atthe
nearest qualified specialist workshop.
Observe thatthewheel andtiredimen-
sions aswell asthe tire type must becor-
rect . 294
Emergency
sparewheelWheels andtires