2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN tire size

Cha
nging awheel No
teson selecting, installing andreplac ing
tir es *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct dimensi onsofwhe elsand tires
If whe elsand tires ofthewr ong size are
ins talled, thewheel brak es orwheel suspen‐
sion componen tsma ybe damag ed. #
Alw aysre place wheels andtires wit h
th ose that fulf illthespecif ication sof
th eor iginal part.
When replacing wheels, makesur eto fit th e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Mod el Whe
nre placing tires, mak esur eto ins tallth e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Manuf actu rer
R Model &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thespecif iedtireload-bear ingcapa‐
city ortheper missible speedrating
Ex cee ding thespecif iedtireload rating or
th eper missible speedrating mayle ad totire
da ma geand tothetir es bur sting. #
Ther efor e, onl yuse tiretypes andsizes
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model. #
Obser vethetir eload rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired foryo ur vehicle. *
NO
TEVehicle andtiredamag eth ro ugh
tir etyp esand sizes that have notbe en
ap prove d Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse tires, wheel s
and accessories whic hha ve been speciall y
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben zfo ryo ur vehicle.
These tires arespecially adaptedto thecon ‐
tr ol systems, suchas ABS ,ES P®
and
4MA TIC,andmarkedas follo ws :
R MO =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal
R MOE =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal Extended
(r un-f lattireonl yfo rcer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mer cedes -Benz Original (onlycer ‐
ta in AMG tires)
Cer tain charact eristic s,suc has han dling,
ve hicle noise emissions, consumption, etc.
ma yot her wise beadv ersely affect ed. Fur‐
th er mor e,other tiresizes could result inthe
tir es rubbing agains tth ebody andaxle com‐
ponen tswhen loaded. Thiscould result in
damag eto thetir eor theve hicle. Wheels
andtires 30
7

of
skidding andhydroplaning onwetro ads is
inc reased.
In addit ion,th etir egr ip isgreatl yre duced at
a low outside temp eratur eand tireru nning
te mp eratur e. #
Switc hon theES P®
and adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle accor dingly. #
Use 004D M+Stires atoutside temp er‐
atur esofless than 50 °F(10 °C) . #
Onlyuse thetir es forth eir intended pur‐
pose. Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Further mor e,theuse ofcer tain tiretypes in
cer tain regions andareas ofoper ation can
be highl ybenef icial.
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right). It
is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop.
R Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use win‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir es mar ked004D M+S
fo rall whee ls.
Wi nter tires prov ide thebes tpossible grip in
wintr yro ad con dition s.
R ForM+S tires, only usetires wit hth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires installed.
If th etir e's maximum speedisbelo wthat of
th eve hicle, this mus tbe indic ated byan
appr opriatelabel inthedr iver's field of
vision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) . R
Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfe a‐
tur eru n-f lat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires areno teq uipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip th eve hicle
wit haTIREFIT kitafte rre placing withtir es
th at do notfe atur eru n-f latch aract eristic s,
e.g .wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
ta ct aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page288)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page29 5)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e302)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page290)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page31 7) Wh
eelsan dtir es 30
9

No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Rot atin gth efront and rear wheels can
se verely im pa irth edr iving charact eristic s.
The wheel brak es orsuspe nsion com ponents
ma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon thetir eshoulder
R Rear wheels wearmor ein thecent erofthe
tir e
Do notdr ive wi th tires that have toolittle tread
dep th.Thi ssig nifica ntlyre duces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing).
On vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tate thewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y book
inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3000 to6000 miles(500 0to 10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained .
Ob serveth eins truction sand safetyno teson
"Cha nging awheel" whendoing so
(/ page31 1). No
teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace.
R Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. Apa
rtfrom some countr y-specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhi chtire-c hangi ng
to ols arere qu ired and appr oved forper form ing a
wheel chang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ure qu ire th efo llo wing tools, forex am ple, to
ch ang eawheel:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
The tire-c hang eto ol kit islocat edintool bag 1
in thetrunk . 31
0
Wheels andtires

Emer
gency spar ewheel No
teson theemer gency spar ewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tiredimensi ons
The wheelor tiresize andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydif fer. The
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel can
sign ifican tly im pair drivin gch aract eristic sof
th eve hicle.
To preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Neverins tallmor eth an oneemer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size briefly. #
Donotsw itchof fESP ®
. #
Have theemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size replaced
at thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐ shop.
Thenewwheel mustha ve the
cor rect dimensi ons. %
The eme rgency sparewheel issec ured inthe
emer gency sparewheel baginthetrunk .
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson remo ving an
emerg encysparewhee l:
R Beforestor ing theemer gency sparewheel,
mak esur eth er eis no air leftin thetir e.
If neces sary,allo wtheair toescape.
R Torelease airfrom thetir e: remo vethe
va lve cap ofthetir e.
R Press down theme talinse rtin theva lve
using apoint edobje ct,e.g. apen.
R Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve.
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson installing an
emer gency sparewheel:
R Chec kth etir epr essur eof theemer gency
spa rewheel installed. Correct thepr essur e
as neces sary. R
The maximum permissible speedwithan
emer gency sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/ h).
R Donoteq uip theemer gency sparewheel
wit hsn ow chains .
R Replace theemer gency sparewheel afte rsix
ye arsat thelat est,re ga rdless ofwe ar.
% Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess urelos swa rn‐
ing system: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is
ins talled thetir epr essur eloss warning sys‐
te m canno tfunction reliabl y.Onl yre star tth e
sy stem again when theemer gency spare
wheel hasbeen replaced withane wwheel.
Ve hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is
ins talled thetir epr essur emonit oring system
cann otfunction reliabl y.Fo ra fe w min utes
af te ran emer gency sparewheel isins talled,
th esy stem mayst ill displa yth etir epr essur e
of there mo vedwheel. Onlyre star tth esy s‐
te m again when theemer gency sparewheel
has been replaced withane wwheel. Wheels
andtires 317

Seat
belt..................................................... 38
Car e................................................ ....2 63
Fa stening ............................................... 40
Pr otect ion ....................................... .......3 8
Seat beltadjustment
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............41
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Seat beltwarning
see Seat belts
Seat belts ...................................................4 2
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating seat belt
ad jus tment ............................................ 41
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 9
Re leasing ...............................................4 2
Sea tbel tad jus tment (function) ............. 41
Wa rning lam p.................................. ...... 42
Seat cover(C are) ............ .........................263
Seat heatin g
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............93
Se at ventilat ion
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............94
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears Select
orleve r
see DIRECT SELECTleve r
Self-t est
Au tomatic front pass engerfront air‐
bag shut off..... ....................................... 47
Sensor s(car e).......................................... 261
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Ser vice interva ldisp lay
see ASSYST PLUS
Se tting aspeed
see Cruise control
Se tting thema pscale
see Map
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 140
Side airbag .................................................4 2
Side impact protection ...........................1 92 Side
windo ws <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 77
Child safetyloc kin there ar
passe nger com partment .......................6 4
Closin g.................................................. 77
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 79
Co nvenienc eclosing featur e.................7 9
Con venie nce openi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....78
Opening .................................................7 7
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 78
Pr oblem .................................................7 9
Size designation (tires) ........................... 302
Sliding sunroof.......................................... 80
Au tomatic featur es................................ 82
Closin g.................................................. 80
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 79
Ope ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 80
Ope ning with theSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 78
Pr oblem .................................................8 3
Ra in-clos ingfeatur e...............................8 2
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 66
Ac ous ticlocking verificati onsignal ........ 67
Batt ery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> .........68
Ener gyconsu mption........... ...................67
Fe atur es................................................ 66
Ke yring attachme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......68 Inde
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Maximum
tireload ...............................3 01
Maximum tirepr essur e........................ 301
Ov ervie w ............................................. 299
Speed rating ........... .............................302
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 299
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 299
Ti re size designation ........................ ....3 02
Tr act ion grade .....................................2 99
Tr ead weargrade .................................2 99
Ti re load (maximu m)...............................3 01
Ti re pres sur e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .290, 291
Che cking (manuall y)............................ 291
Chec king(tir epr essur emon itor ing
sy stem) .......................................... ..... 293
Maximum ............................................. 301
No tes .................................................. 288
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system ................................... 294
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................2 93
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 294
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 291
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 290 TIREF
ITkit ...........................................2 68
Ti re pres sur elo ss wa rning system
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>294
Re star tin g...................................... ...... 294
Ti re pres sur emoni tor
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>291
Re star tin g...................................... ...... 293
Ti re pres sur emoni toring system
Chec kingth etir epr essur e.................. 293
Chec kingthetir ete mp eratur e......... ... 293
Ti re pres sur etab le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 290
Tir eQual ityGradin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 299
Tir ete mp eratur e
Chec king(tir epr essur emon itor ing
sy stem) .......................................... ..... 293
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 291
Ti re tread <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ...287
Tir e-c hang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w ........................................ ...... 310
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 268
St or ag elocation .............................. ....2 68
Using ...................................................268 Ti
re s
Chan ginghub caps .............................. 311
Charact eristic s.................................... 302
Chec king.............................................2 87
Chec kingth etir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)....................................................2 91
Chec kingth etir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................2 93
Def initio ns....... ....................................304
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................3 00
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 266
Ins talling .............................................. 315
Load index..... ...................................... 302
Load-be aring capaci ty.........................3 02
Maxi mum tireloa d....... ........................301
Maxi mum tirepr essu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 301
MOExt endedtir es <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 267
Noise <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 287
No teson installing ...............................3 07
Ov ervie wof tirelabel ing......................2 99
Re mo ving ............................................. 314
Re placing .....................................3 07,31 1
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system ................................... 294 41
8
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Re
star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................2 93
Ro tating ........... ........... ...................... ...310
Sel ectio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 307
Sno wch ains ........................................ 288
Spe edrating ........... .............................302
St or ing .................................................3 10
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 299
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
.. ...................................................... .....2 95
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ........................... 288
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 294
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 291
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 290
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 299
Ti re size designation ............................3 02
TIREFIT kit....... ....................................268
Tr act ion grade ................................ .....2 99
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....2 99
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s.........2 87
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pTe ther .................................................. 58 To
uc hCon trol
On-board computer ...... ....................... 203
Oper ating .............................................210
To uc hpad ..................................................210
Oper ating ............................................. 210
To uc hscr een(media display)
Oper ating .............................................210
To w- aw ay alar m
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............85
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>85
To w- bar system .......................................2 00
To w- star ting .............................................283
To wing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 279
To wing eye
Ins talling .............................................. 282
St or ag elocation .............................. ....2 82
To wing methods ...................................... 278
Tr actio ngr ade ......................................... 299
Tr af fic inf orma tion
Swit ching onthedispla y.................. ....2 25
Tr af fic Sign Assis t.................................... 178
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 178 Se
tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 179
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 78
Tr ansmis sion(pr obl em) .......................... 139
Tr ansmis sionposi tion displa y....... .........137
Tr anspo rting
Ve hicle .................................................2 81
Tr ead weargrade .....................................299
Tr im element (Care)................................ 263
Tr unk lid
Clo sing ...................................................74
Emerg encyrelease (from insid e)............ 76
HANDS-FREE ACCES S...........................7 5
Opening .................................................7 3
Opening dimensions ............................3 30
Tu neIn .......................................................2 47
Callin gup .............................................2 47
Tu rn signal indicat or................................ 110
Tu rn signal light
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............110
Tw o-w ayradio s
Fr eq uencies ......................................... 321
No teson installation ...........................3 20 Inde
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Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam plight sup .................3 93
L Warning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion .... ........................ .....3 89
Wa rning/indicat orlam ps.......................3 79
Ov ervie w ....... .............. ..................... ...379
PA SSENGER AIRBAG .............................4 7
Wa rranty ....................................................30
Wa sher fluid
see Windsh ield wa sher fluid
Wa shing byhand (care)...... ....................260
Wa terta nk
see Air-water duct
We ather information ...............................225
We bbr ow ser
Ov ervie w(multimedia system) ............ 236
Wheel chang e
Lo we ring theve hicle ............................3 16
Mounting ane wwheel ..................... ....3 15
Re mo ving awhee l..... ...........................314
Re mo ving/ins talling hubcaps .............. 311
Wheel rotat ion ........ .................................3 10 Wheel
s
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 261
Ch ang inghubcap s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 311
Chec king.............................................2 87
Chec kingth etir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)................................................ ....2 91
Chec kingth etir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................2 93
Def initio ns....... ................................... .304
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ..... ............................................. ......3 00
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 266
Ins talling .............................................. 315
Load index..... ...................................... 302
Load-be aring capaci ty..... ............... ..... 302
Maximu mtireload ......................... ......3 01
Maximum tirepr essur e........................ 301
MOExt ended tires ................................ 267
No ise .............................................. .....2 87
No teson installing ...............................3 07
Ov ervie wof tirelabel ing......................2 99
Re mo ving ............................................. 314
Re placing .....................................3 07,31 1
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system .............................. ..... 294 Re
star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................2 93
Ro tating ........... ....................................310
Sel ectio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 307
Sno wch ains ........................................ 288
Spe edrating ........... .............................302
St or ing .................................................3 10
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 299
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
.. ...........................................................2 95
Ti re charact eristic s.............................. 302
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ........................... 288
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 294
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 291
Ti re pressur eta ble .............................. 290
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 299
Ti re size designation ............................3 02
TIREFIT kit....... ....................................268
Tr act ion grade .....................................2 99
Tr ead weargrade .................................2 99
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s.........2 87
Wi -Fi
Se tting .................................................219 422
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