2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC tire size

Dis
tribu tio no fthe veh icleo ccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) ............ ................289
DOT (Departme ntofTra nsp orta -
tio n)(defi niti on) ............ .................287
DOT, Tire Ide ntif icationN umber
(T IN) ............ ............ ....................... 286
GAW R(GrossA xle Weight Rat-
ing )(de finiti on) ............ ..................288
GV W( GrossV ehicleW eigh t)(def-
ini tio n)............ ............ ...................288
GV WR (Gros sVehicleW eigh t
Ra ting )(de finiti on) ............ .............288
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 268
Increase dvehi cle weight due to
optio nalequ ipme nt(de finitio n)...... 287
Informati onondrivi ng....... ............. 268
Kil opa scal (kPa)(de finitio n)....... .... 288
Lab eling (ove rview ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 284
Loa dbearing index(defi niti on) ...... 289
Loa dind ex <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 286
Loa dind ex (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 288
M+S tires.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 270
Ma ximu mloado na tire (defi ni-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 288
Ma ximu mloaded vehiclew eigh t
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 288
Ma ximu mpermi ssi blet ire pre s-
su re (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 288
Ma ximu mtireload <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 286
Ma ximu mtireload (defi niti on) ....... 288
MOExte ndedtires.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 270
Opti onalequ ipm ent weight (defi -
niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 289
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 268
PSI (pou nds pers quare inch )
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 288
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 289
Servi celife <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 269
Sid ewall( de finiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 289
Spe edrati ng(defi niti on) ................ 288
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Structu reand characte ristics
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 287
Sum mer tires.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 270
Tem peratu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 283
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumbe r)
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 289
Ti re bead (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 289Ti
re pre ssu re(defi niti on) ................ 288
Ti re pre ssu res (recomme nded)...... 287
Ti re size (data ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 293
Ti re size designa tion, load -be ar-
ing capacity, spe edrati ng.............. 284
Ti re trea d.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 269
Ti re trea d(definiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 289
Tota lloa dlim it(d efi niti on) ............. 289
Tra ctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 283
Tra ctio n(definiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 289
Tre adwear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 283
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 282
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(de finiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 287
Wea rind ica tor (defi niti on) ............. 289
Whe eland tirecomb ination ........... 293
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 288
see Flattire
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 266
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 264
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ing meth ods............ 265
Tow inga way
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 264
Insta lling the towingeye. ............... 264
Re movi ngthe towingeye. .............. 265
Tra nspo rting thevehicle. ............... 266
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 265
Wi th the rearaxler aised ................ 265
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 218
Trans mission
Ove rview oftrans mission pos i-
tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 125
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans missionp osition display ......... 125
Transporti ngthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 266
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 171
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 171
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 172
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 74 In
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SPOR
Thandling mod e.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 213
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 217
Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 24
Washe rflui d
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 207
Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 218
Whe eland tirecombin ations
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 293
Whe elbo lttig hten ingt orque ........... 293
Whe elcho ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 290
Whe els
Ch ang ingawheel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 289
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 268
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 250
Emerg encysparewh eel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 294
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 268
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 268
Interch anging/cha nging ................ 289
Mou nting anew wheel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 292
Mou nting awheel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 290
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 268
Re movi ngaw heel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 292
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Ti ghte ning torque<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 293
Whe elsize /tire size<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 293
Win dscree n
Inse rting andremo ving<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 81
Pre paring forinsta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 81
see AIRG UIDE
Win dow s
see Sidew indow s
Win dshi eld
Defro sting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 112
Win dshi eldw asher fluid
see Windsh ield wa she rsystem
Win dshi eldw asher system
Addi ngwashe rfluid <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 244
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 304
Win dshi eldw ipers
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 207
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 105
Re placi ng the wipe rb lade s............ 104
Swi tching on/off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 103
Win terdrivi ng
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 270
Sli pp ery roadsurfaces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 141Snow
chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 271
Win terope ratio n
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 270
Win tertire s
M+S tires.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 270
Wipe rblades
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 250
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 104
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 104
Work shop
see Qualifie ds pecia list wo rksho p Z
ZONE function
Swi tching on/off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 112 In
dex
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the
vehicleo nthe desired course withi np hysi-
cal limi ts. ESP ®
as sists the driver when pulling
aw ay on wetorslipper yroads.E SP ®
can also
sta bilize the vehicled uringb raking .
ETS (Electro nicT rac tionS ystem) i
Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Ypa ge 57).
ETS tractio ncontro lisp arto fESP ®
.
ETS brakes thedrive wheelsind ividu ally ifthe y
sp in. Thisenables yout op ulla wa ya nd acc el-
era teon slip pe ry surfa ces ,for exa mpl eifthe
roa dsurface isslip pe ry on one side .Ina ddi-
tio n,mor edrive torq ueistra nsfe rredtothe
wh eelo rw heelsw itht ractio n.
ETS remains acti vewhen youd eacti vate ESP ®
.
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ningitwi llnot provide
any vehicles tabilizati on. Thereisan
incr easedr isko fskidd ing orofan acc ident.
Exerc isec autio nw henc onti nuing todrive.
Hav eESP®
che cked ataq ualifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
Wh entow ingthe vehiclew itht he rea raxle
ra ised ,observe the note sonE SP®
(Y page 265 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
conti nuously,t he nE SP®
is de acti vated .
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lamp arel itconti nuously,
ESP ®
is not availabl ed uetoam alfu nctio n.
Ob serve the inform ation on warning lamps
(Y page 212 )and disp laym essage sw hich
ma ybeshown inthe instrument cluste r
(Y page 184 ).
i Onl
yusewheelswith the reco mme nded
tire sizes .Onlyt henw illE SP ®
functio nprop-
erl y. Ch
arac teristics ofESP® Ge
neral info rmatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goes out
be for eb eginning thejourney ,ESP ®
is au to-
ma tica llya ctive.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes ,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sint he instrument cluste r.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes :
X Do not deacti vate ESP ®
und erany circum -
sta nces .
X Onl ydepress the accelera tor pedalasf ar as
nece ssarywh en pulling away.
X Ada ptyour drivin gs tyle to suitthe prevailing
roa dand weath ercond itions .
EC Os tart/ stopfuncti on
The ECO start/sto pfunctio nswitch esthe
eng ineoffautoma ticallyw hent he veh icle
stop smoving .The engin estarts automa tically
wh en the driver wants topullaw ay again.
ESP ®
rem ains inits pre viouslyse lected status ,
e.g .ifE SP ®
wa sd eacti vated befor ethe eng ine
wa sa utoma ticallys witch edoff.
De activ atin g/activ atin gESP®
(e xc ept
Me rce des -AMG SLC4 3) Impo
rtant safety notes
i Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Ypa ge 57) .
Yo uc an select betwe enthe followi ng states of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vated
R ESP ®
is de acti vated G
WA
RNING
If yo ud eacti vate ESP ®
,E SP ®
no longe rsta-
bi lizes thevehicle. There isan incr easedr isk
of ski dding and anacc ident.
Onl ydeacti vate ESP ®
in the situa tions
de scri bedint he followi ng.
It ma ybeb esttod eacti vate ESP ®
in the fol-
lo wi ng situa tions:
R wh en using snowchains
R in de ep sno w
R on sand orgra vel Dr
ivi ng safet ys ystems
61Safet y Z

teri
stics, e.g.winter tires.AT IREFIT kitmaybe
ob tained fromaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op.
Info rma tiono nchangi ng and mou nting wheels
(Y page 289 ).
X Stop thevehicleo nsolid ,n on-s lipp ery and
le vel ground ,asf ar aw ay aspossi blef rom
tra ffic.
X Swi tch onthe hazar dw arning lamps .
X Secu rethe vehiclea gainst rol ling away
(Y page 134 ).
X Ifpo ssi ble, bri ng the frontwh eelsinto the
stra ight-a head positio n.
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Veh icle sw itho ut KEYLES S-G O:rem ove
the Sma rtKeyfromt heigniti onlock.
X Veh icle sw ithK EYLESS -GO: open the driv-
er' sd oor.
The vehiclee lectro nics aren ow inpo sitio n
005A.T hisi st he same asthe Sma rtKeyhaving
be en rem oved.
X Veh icle sw ithK EYLESS -GO: rem ove the
Star t/Stop button fromt heigniti onlock
(Y page 118 ).
X Ma kesure tha tthe passe nge rsaren ot
end angeredastheyd oso.Ma kesure tha t
no one isnea rthe dange rareaw hile a
wh eelisb eing cha nge d.Anyo newhoisn ot
di rectl yassisting inthe wheelcha nge
sho uld, for exa mpl e,sta nd behind the bar-
rie r.
X Ge toutofthe vehicle. Pa ya ttentio ntot raf-
fic cond itions when doing so.
X Close thedriver 'sdo or. MOE
xtende dtires(tires with run-f lat
prope rties)
Ge neral notes Wi
th MOExte ndedtires(tires with runf lat
cha racteri stics) ,you can conti nuetodrive your
veh iclee veni fthe re isat ota llos so fpressu re
in one ormor etires.The affecte dtire mustnot
sho wanyclearly vis ible da ma ge.
Yo uc an reco gnizean MOExte ndedtire bythe
MOExte ndedm arking which appe arso nthe
si de wa llof the tire.You willfin dt hism arking
next tothe tire size designa tion,the load -be ar-
ing capacityand thespee di nd ex
(Y page 284 ). MOExte
ndedtiresm ayonl ybeu sedi nc on-
junc tionw itha na ctive tire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing syste mo rwitha na ctive tire pressu remon-
ito r.
If ap res sure loss wa rning mes sage
appe arsinthe multi function displa y:
R ob serve the instructio nsinthe disp laym es-
sa ge s(Ypa ge202 )
R che ckthe tire fordama ge
R ifdri vin go n,ob serve the followi ng note s
The drivin gd ista nce possi blei nr un-flat mod e
is ap pro xim ately50 miles( 80 kilome ters)
wh en the vehiclei sp artia llyl ad en and appro x-
im ate ly19 miles( 30 kilome ters)whent he
veh iclei sf ully lade n.
In additio nt ot he veh iclel oa d, the drivin gd is-
tance possi bled epends upon:
R Veh icles peed
R Ro ad cond ition
R Ou tside temp erature
The drivin gd ista nce possi blei nr un-flat mod e
ma ybereduce dbyextre medrivin gc ond itions
or ma neu vers,or itcan beincr easedt hro ugha
mod eratesty leof dri vin g.
The drivin gd ista nce possi blei nr un-flat mod e
is cou nted fromt hemom entthetire pressu re
lo ss wa rning appe arsi nt he mu ltifu nctio ndis-
pl ay .
Yo um ustn ot exce edam axim um design
sp ee do f50m ph(80 km/h ).
Wh enrep lacing oneorallt ire s,plea se observe
the followi ng speci ficati ons foryour veh icle's
tire s:
R Size
R Type and
R Th e" MO Exte nded"ma rking
If at ire hasg onef lata nd cann otbe rep laced
wi th an MOExte ndedtire,as tanda rdtire may
be used asatemp orarymea sure. Makesure
tha tyou uset he pro pers izea nd type(summ er
or winter tire).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtiresa re
not equipp ed with aT IREFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore recomm endedtha tyou additio n-
al ly eq uipy ourv ehiclew ithaT IREFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire sthatd on otfea turerun-flat cha rac-
teri stics, e.g.winter tires.AT IREFIT kitcan be
ob tained fromaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op,
for exa mpl e. 25
4 Fl
at tireBreak downassistanc e

Chec
kwheel sand tires for damag eatleast
on ce am onth.C hec kwheel sand tires after
driv ingoff-road oron roug hroad s.Dam aged
wheel scan caus ealossoftirep ressur e.Pay
part icular attentio nt od amag esucha s:
R cut sint he tires
R punc tures inthet ires
R tears inthet ires
R bulges ontires
R def orm ationorsevere corrosio nonw heel s
Regular lych eck thet iret read dept hand the
co ndi tiono fthe tread across thew hole width
of all tires (Y page 269). Ifne ces sary, turnthe
fr on tw heel stof ull loc kino rder to ins pec tthe
inn erside ofthet ires urface.
All wheel smust have avalvec ap topro tect
th ev alvea gain stdirt and mois ture.Do not
moun tanyt hingo ntot he valv eother than the
st and ard valvecap orother valvecaps
appro vedbyMer cedes-Ben zfor your vehicle.
Do notu se any other valvecaps orsyst ems ,
e.g .tirep ressur emonito rin gs yst ems .
Regular lych eck thep ressur eofallth et ires
part icular lyprio rtol on gt rips. Adjus tthe tire
pre ssur easnecessary (Ypage 271).
Obse rvet he noteso nthe eme rgencys par e
wheel (Ypage 294).
The servicelife oftires depen ds,amon gother
th ing s,on thef ollowin gfactors:
R Dr ivin gstyle
R Tire pressur e
R Dis tan cecover ed Not
eson tiret read G
WAR
NING
If th ere isins ufficie nttiret read, thet iret rac-
tio nd ecreas es.The tiret read isno longer
able todiss ipatewater.This increas esthe
ris ko fhydr oplan ingwhen ther oad surface
is wet ,part icular lywhen thev ehicle 'sspee d
is no ta dapt edtother oad condi tions.T her e
is ar isko fana cciden t.
When thet irep ressur eist oo high ortoo
low, tires may wear differe ntly at diff ere nt
poin tson thet iret read. Ther efore, regularly
ch eck thet iret read dept hand thec onditio n of
thet read acr oss thew hole widthofall
tir es.
Min imum tiret read dept hon:
R Sum mer tires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm)
For safe tyreas ons,have thet ires rep lace d
bef ore they reac hthe legally prescribe dmin-
imum tiret read dept h. Mark
ing0043sho wswher ethe bar indicat orfor
tr ead wear (arrow) isint egr atedintot he tire
tr ead.
Tre adwear indicat ors (TWI )are req uired by
law. Sixindicat ors are posi tionedo nthe tire
tr ead. They arevisible once atread dept hof
appr oximat ely00CD in(1.6 mm)has been
re ach ed. Ifth is isthec ase, thet irei ss ow orn
th at itmust berepl aced . Select
ing,mou nting and replacing
tir es
Tire sand wheels
R On lymoun ttires and wheels ofthes ame
type andmake.
Ex cep tion:itis perm issibleto moun tadif-
fer ent type ormak eint he even tofaf lat
tir e. Obse rvet he "MOE xtend edtires (tires
with run-flat charac terist ics)"sec tion
(Y page 254).
R On lymoun ttires ofthec orrec tsizeo ntot he
wheels .
R Break innew tires atmode rates pee dsfor
th ef irst 60 miles (100km). The new tires
on lyreac htheirfull perf ormanceafter this
dist ance. Oper
ation
269Wheels andtires Z

Tire
andLoadin gInfor matio nplacard 0043
Recomm endedtire pressu res
The Tire and Loading Info rma tionp laca rd ison
the B-pillar on the driver 'sside (Ypage 280 ).
The Tire and Loading Info rma tionp laca rd con-
tai ns the reco mme ndedtire pre ssu res forcold
tire s.The reco mme ndedtire pre ssu res are
va lidf or the maxim um permi ssiblel oa da nd up
to the maxim um permi ssiblev ehicles peed.
Tire pres sure table The
tirepressu retab leison the insideo fthe
fu el fillerf lap. Itsho wsthe tire pressu refor all
tire spermi tted atthe factory forthisv ehicle;
see illu stra tion(exam ple) . The
tirepressu retab leconta insthe reco m-
mend edpre ssu res forcoldtiresfor vario us
op era ting cond itions, i.e.d iffe rin gloa da nd
sp ee dc ond itions.
If at ire size pre ced esatire pre ssu re,the fol-
lo wi ng tire pressu reinfo rma tioniso nlyv alid
for thattire size; see illu stra tion(exam ple) . The
load cond itions "partia llyl ad en "a nd "ful ly
la de n" ared efine dint he tab lefor diffe rent
num bers of occu pants and amounts oflug-
ga ge .The actu alnum bero fseats ma ydiffe r. Some
tirepressu retab less howo nlyt he rim
di am ete rsins tea dofthe fulltire size, e.g.R18 .
Ri md iame terisp arto fthe tire size and canbe
fou ndonthe tire side wa ll(Y page 284 ).
If the tire pressu res have been set tothe lowe r
va lues for lighte rloa ds and /or lowe rroa d
sp ee ds,the pre ssu res shouldb ereset to the
hi ghe rvalues :
R ifyo uw anttod rive with an incr eased load
and /or
R ifyo uw anttod rive athighe rroa ds peeds
The tirepressu res forincr eased load sa nd/or
hi ghe rroa ds peeds, showninthe tire pressu re
tab le,m ayhave an egati ve effect ondrivin g
comf ort.
If the tire pressu reisnot setcorr ectly,thi sc an
le ad toan exce ssive build-u pofheata nd a
su dd en loss ofpre ssu re.
For mor einfo rma tion,conta ctaq ualifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op. 27
2 Tire
pres sureWhe elsa nd tire s

is
shown inthe Serv . Serv
.men uofthe multif unc-
tion display. Ex
ample: currenttirep ress uredisplay
For informat iononthe mess agedisplay, refer
to the "Check ingthe tirep ress ureelect roni-
cally" section(Ypage 277).
Imp ortant safet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Eac htire, inc luding thespare (ifprov ided),
should bechec kedatleast onceam onth
when coldandinflated tothe press urerec-
omme ndedbythe vehic lemanuf acturer on
the Tire andLoadin gInformat ionplacard on
the drive r'sdoor B-pillar orthe tirep ress ure
label onthe inside ofthe fuel filler flap.If
your vehic lehas tires ofad iffe ren tsize than
the size indic ated onthe Tire andLoadin g
Inf ormat ionplacard orthe tirep ress ure
label, youshould determin ethe proper tire
press ureforthosetires.
As anadded safetyfeat ure, your vehic lehas
been equipped withatirep ress uremon itor-
ing syst em(TPMS )that illuminat esalow tire
press uretelltalewhen oneormore ofyour
tir es are sign ifican tlyunder inflated. Accor d-
ingly, when thelow tirep ress uretelltaleillu-
min ates, youshould stopand chec kyour
tir es assoon aspossible ,and inflate themt o
the proper pressure.Drivin gonas ignifi-
can tlyunder inflated tirec auses thetiret o
over heat andcanlead totiref ailure. Under-
inf lation alsoreduc esfuel effic iencyand tire
tr ead life,and may affec tthe vehic le'shan-
dling andstopping ability.
Please notethat the TPMS isnot asubst i-
tut efor proper tirem aint enan ce,and itis
the drive r'srespo nsibilit ytom aintaincor-
rec ttirep ress ure, even ifunder inflation has not
reach edthe level totrigger illuminat ion
of the TPMS lowtirep ress uretelltale.
Your vehic lehas also been equipped witha
TPMS malfun ction indic atortoindic ateifthe
syst emisnot operat ingproper ly.The TPMS
malfun ction indic atoriscom bined withthe
low tirep ress uretelltale. When thesyst em
dete ctsam alfunction, thewarnin glamp will
flash forapprox imatelyam inute and then
remain continuously illuminat ed.This
sequen cewill berepeat edever ytimet he
vehic leisstar ted aslong asthe malfun ction
exis ts.
When themalfun ction indic atorisillumina-
ted, thesyst emmay notbeable todete ctor
sign allow tirep ress ureasintended .TPMS
malfun ctions may occurfor avariet yofrea-
son s,inc luding theinstallation ofinc ompat i-
ble replac ementoralter natetires orwheels
on the vehic lethat preventtheTPMS from
func tioningproper ly.Always checkthe
TPMS malfun ction tellt aleafterreplac ing
one ormore tires orwheels onyour vehic le
to ens ure that thereplac ementoralter nate
tir es and wheels allowtheTPMS tocon tinue
to func tion proper ly.
It is the drive r'srespo nsibilitytoset the tire
press uretothat recomme ndedforcold tires
which issuitable forthe operat ingsituat ion
(Y page 271).Notet hat the correcttirep res-
sure forthe curr entoperat ingsituat ionmust
firs tbetaught -intothe tirep ress uremon itor.
If as ubst antialloss ofpress ureoccurs, the
warnin gthreshold forthe warnin gmessage is
aligned tothe taught -inrefe rencevalues.
Restar tthe tirep ress uremon itorafteradjust -
ing the press ureofthe cold tires
(Y page 278). Thecurrentpress uresare
saved asnew referencevalues. Asaresult ,a
warnin gmessage willappear ifthe tirep res-
sure drops significant ly.
The tirep ress uremon itordoes notwarn youof
an incorre ctly set tirep ress ure. Obser vethe
not eson the recomme ndedtirep ress ure
(Y page 271).
The tirep ress uremon itorisnot able towarn
you ofas udden lossofpress ure,e.g.ifthe
tir ei sp enet ratedbyaf oreign object.Int he
even tofas udden lossofpress ure,bringthe 276
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ep ressur eWheels andtires

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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la bo ut whee lsan dt iresWhe elsa nd tire s