2021 MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK suspension

R
Only /t wheels of the same size on one axle
(leT and right).
It is only permissible to/t a di.e rent wheel
size in theev ent of a 0at tyre in order todrive
to the specialist workshop.
R Do not make any modi/cations tothe brake
system, the wheels or the tyres.
The use of shims or brake dust shields is not
permitted and may in validate theve hicle's
ge neral ope rating permit.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a tyr
h a tyre pr
e pressur
essur e monit
e monit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: all /t tedwheels must be equipped with
functioning sensors forth e tyre pressure mon-
itoring system.
R Attemp eratures below 7 °C use winter tyres
or all-season tyres mar ked004D M+Sfor all
wheels.
Wi nter tyres pr ovide the best possible grip in
wintry road conditions.
R For M+S tyres, only use tyres with the same
tread.
R Obser vethe maximum permissible speed for
th e M+S tyres /t ted. If
th e tyre's maximum speed is below that of
th eve hicle, this must be indicated byan
appropriate label in the driver's /eld of vision.
R Run in new tyres at moderate speeds forthe
/r st 100 km.
R Replace the tyres aTer six years at the latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
R When r
When r eplacing wit eplacing wit h tyr
h tyres t
es that do no
hat do no t f
t featur
eatur e
e
r
r un-0at
un-0at c
char
har act
act er
er is
istics:
tics: vehicles with
MOExtended tyres are not equipped with a
TIREFIT kit at thefa ctor y.Equip theve hicle
with a TIREFIT kit aTer replacing with tyres
th at do not feature run-0at characteristics,
e.g. winter tyres.
% You can permanently limit the maximum
speed for driving with winter tyres
(/ page 235).
Fo r more information on wheels and tyres, con-
ta ct a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Be sure toalso obser vethefo llowing fur ther rela-
te d subjects:
R Notes on tyre pressure (/ page 375)
R Tyre pressure table (/ page 376) R
Notes on the emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page 389) N
No
ot
tes on int
es on int erc
erchanging wheels
hanging wheels &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury thro ugh di.erent
wheel sizes
Inter changing the front and rear wheels can
se verely impair the driving characteristics.
The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo-
nents may also be damaged. #
Only inter change the front and rear
wheels if the wheels and tyres ha vethe
same dimensions. Inter
changing the front and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vedi.erent dimensions can
re nder thege neral ope rating permit in valid.
The wear patterns on the front and rear wheels
di.er:
R front wheels wear more on the tyre shoulder
R rear wheels wear more in the centre of the
tyre 382
382
Wheels and tyres

*
N
N O
OTE
TE Damage totheex terior lighting due
to unsuitable windscreen washer 0uid Unsuitable windscreen
washer 0uids may
damage the plastic sur face of theex terior
lighting. #
Only use windscreen washer 0uids which
are also suitable for use on plastic sur fa-
ces, e.g. MB SummerFit or MB WinterFit. *
N
NO OTE
TE Bloc ked spr aynozzles caused by
mixing windscreen washer 0uids #
Do not mix MB SummerFit and MB Win-
te rFit with other windscreen washer 0u-
ids. Do not use distilled or de-ionised
water. Other-
wise, the /ll le vel sensor may be triggered er rone-
ous ly.
Re commended windscreen washer 0uid:
R abo vefreezing point: e.g. MB SummerFit
R below freezing point: e.g. MB WinterFit Fo
rth e cor rect mixing ratio, referto the informa-
tion on the antifreeze container.
Mix washer 0uid with windscreen washer 0uid all
ye ar round. V
V
ehicle data
ehicle data V
V ehicle dimensions
ehicle dimensions The heights speci/ed may
vary as a result of the
fo llowing factors:
R tyres
R load
R condition of the suspension
R optional equipment 1
Vehicle height with tailgate open
2 Height of the opened tailgate
N
No ot f
t f or plug-in h
or plug-in h ybr
ybrid:
id: Te
ch nical data
405
405

Dr
Dr
iv
ive pr
e pr ogr
ograms
ams
see DYNAMIC SELECT
Dr
Dr iv
iver's seat
er's seat
see Seat
Dr
Dr iving abr
iving abr oad
oad
Light adjustment (l owbeam).................. 138
Dr
Dr iving safe
iving safe ty syst
ty system
em
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)............. .225
Ac tive Brake Assist................................. 244
Ad aptive brake lights.............................. 229
BAS (Brake Assist System).................... .225
Cameras................................................2 23
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion).......................................................2 27
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist.......................... 226
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation........................ 227
Overview................................................ 224
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensor s................. 223
Re sponsibility......................................... 223
ST EER CONTROL................................... 227
Dr
Dr iving syst iving syst em
em
Suspension with adaptive damping
adjustment............................................ 257 Dr
Dr iving syst
iving syst em
em
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assist
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
see Active Emer gency Stop Assist
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Parking Assist
see Active Speed Limit Assist
see Active Steering Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise cont rol
see Driving saf ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limi ter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Reversing camera
see Speed Limit Assist
see Start-o. assist
see Tra1c Sign Assist
Dr
Dr iving tips iving tips
Driving abroad (low beam light adjust-
ment)..................................................... 138
Gene ral driving tips................................1 73
Ru nning-in no tes.................................... 172 Dr Dr
iving tips
iving tips
see Recuperation
Dr ow
Dr ow siness det
siness det ection
ection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handling contr
Dynamic handling contr ol syst
ol syst em
em
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
D
D YN
YNAMIC SELECT AMIC SELECT
Ad aptive damping adjustmen t................257
Calling up the fuel consum ption indi-
cator...................................................... 185
Con/guring drive prog ram I................... .184
Displaying engine data........................... 185
Displaying vehicle dat a........................... 185
Drive prog ram displa y............................ 183
Drive prog rams..................................... .182
Fu nction................................................ 182
Ope rating.............................................. 183
Selects the drive prog ram...................... 183 E E
E10
E10............................................................. .397
Easy entr
Easy entr y f
y feature
eature
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 116
Setting.................................................. .117 508
508
Index

S
S
t
to
o w
w ag
ag e space
e space
Armrest................................................. 121
Centre console..................................... .121
Door...................................................... 121
Glo vecompartmen t............................... 121
S
S tr
tr ee
ee t names and house numbers
t names and house numbers
Displaying.............................................. 306
Sugg Sugg es estionstions
Con/guring............................................ 296
Sulphur cont
Sulphur cont ent
ent........................................... 397
Surr
Surr ound lighting
ound lighting
Switching on/o..................................... 146
Surr
Surr ound V
ound V iew
iew
see 360° Camera
Suspension
Suspension Adaptive damping adjustmen t................257
Damping characteristics........................ .257
S
S VHC (subst
VHC (subst ances of v
ances of ver
ery high concer
y high concer n)
n)........40
Switc
Switc h-o.
h-o.dela
delay time
y time
Exterior.................................................. 145
Interior.................................................. .147
Sync
Sync hr
hronisation function
onisation function
Ac tivating/deactivating (control panel)... 159 Ac
tivating/deactivating (MBUX multi-
media system)....................................... 159
Syst
Syst em se
em se ttings
ttings
Overview of the system settings menu.... 297
Re set function (MBUX multimedia sys-
te m)....................................................... 301
Syst
Syst em se
em se ttings
ttings
see Language T
T
T
T ailg
ailg ate
ate
Closing................................................... .90
HANDS-FREE ACCESS............................. 92
Limiting the opening angle....................... 94
Opening................................................... 89
Unlocking (emer gency key)...................... 94
T
T ailpipes (car
ailpipes (car e)
e)............................................ .348
T
T ak
ak e-bac
e-bac k of end-of-lif
k of end-of-lif e v
e vehicles
ehicles
Pr otection of the environment.................. 24
T
T ank cont
ank cont ent
ent
Ad Blue ®
................................................ .401
Fu el....................................................... 400
Re ser ve(fuel)........................................ .400 T
T ec
ec hnical data
hnical data
Axle load (trailer operation).................... 410
Component-speci/c information............ 394
Fa stening points (t railer hitch)................ 408
Information............................................ 392
Mounting dimensions (trailer hitch)........ 408
No tes (trailer hitch)................................ 408
Overhang dimension (trailer hitch)......... .408
Re gula tory radio identi/cation (Indo-
nesia).................................................... 394
Re gula tory radio identi/cation of
small component s.................................. 394
To ngue weight........................................ 410
To wing capacity (trailer operation ).......... 409
T T elephone
elephone
Connecting a mobile phone (Passke y).... 314
Connecting a mobile phone (Secure
Si mp lePa iring)....................................... 314
Fu nctions in thete lephone menu............ 314
No tes..................................................... 311
No tes on wireless charging (mobile
phone)................................................... 134
Operating modes................................... 313
Te lephone menu overview...................... 313
Wi reless charging (mobile phone)........... 135 524 524
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