2021 MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS flat tire

as
wellon thego vernment courseasatir egr a‐
ded 100.
The relativ eper form anc eof tires depen dsupon
th eactual conditions oftheir use, howe ver,and
ma ydepar tsign ifican tly from thenor mdue to
va riatio nsindrivin ghabit s,ser vicepr act icesand
dif fere nces inroad charact eristic sand climate
con dition s.
Tr actio ngr ade &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinade‐
qu atetract ion
The tract ion grade assig nedtothis tireis
based onstra ight -ahead brakin gtract ion
te sts. #
Alw aysadap tyo ur drivin gst yle and
dr ive at aspeed tosuit thepr ev ailin g
traf fic and weather condition s. *
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in from
wheelspin #
Avoid wheelspin. The
traction grades, from highes tto lowe st,ar e
AA ,A, Band C.Tho segrad es repr esent thetir e's
ability tostop onwetpa vement asmeasu red
unde rco ntro lled condition son spec ified govern‐
ment test sur faces ofasp haltand concr ete. A
tir emar kedC ma yha ve poor traction perform ‐
anc e.
Te mp eratur egr ade &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from tire
ove rheating andtirefa ilur e
Ex cess ive speed, underinflation ,or exc essiv e
loading, either separ atelyor incombin ation,
can cause excessiv eheat build-up andpossi‐
ble tirefa ilur e. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr es‐
su re. #
Regular lych eckth epr essur eof all the
tir es . #
Adjus tth etir epr essur e,ifneces sary. The
temp eratur egr ades areA (the highes t),B
and C,repr esent ingthetir e's resis tance tothe
ge ner ation ofhea tand itsability todissipat e heat
when tested under controlled conditions on
a specif iedindoor laborator yte st wheel. Sus‐
ta ined hightemp eratur ecan cause themat erial
of thetir eto deg ener ateand reduce tirelife, and
exc essiv ete mp eratur ecan lead tosudden tire
fa ilur e.The grade Ccor responds toaleve lof
per form anc ewhic hall passe nger car tires mus t
mee tunde rth eFe der alMo torSaf etySt andar d
No .10 9. Grade sB and Arepr esent higher leve ls
of per form anc eon thelabor ator yte st wheel
th an theminimum requ ired bylaw. DO
T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) US
tirere gulations stipulat eth at eve rytire man‐
uf actu reror retrea de rmu stimprint aTIN inor
on theside wallof eac htir epr oduced. 34
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Wheels andtires

Onl
yuse tires, wheels andaccessor iesthat
ha ve been checkedand recomme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. *
NO
TERisk todriving safetyfrom retrea ‐
de dtir es Re
trea de dtir es arenei ther tested nor recom‐
mend edbyMer cedes-Ben z,since prev ious
damag ecan notalw aysbe detected on
re trea de dtir es .
Fo rth is reason drivin gsaf etycan notbe guar ‐
ant eed. #
Donotuse used tire sif yo uha ve no
inf orma tionab ou tth eir prev ious usage. *
NO
TEPossible damag eto wheels ortires
when drivin gove robs tacle s Larg
ewhe elsha ve alowe rtir esection width.
The lowe rth etir esect ionwidt h,thegr eat er
is therisk ofdamag eto wheels ortires when
dr ivin gove robs tacle s. #
Avoid obstacle sor drive pa rticular ly
car efu lly. *
NO
TEPossible wheel andtiredamag e
when parking oncurbs orinpo tholes Pa
rking oncurbs orinpo tholes maydamag e
th ewheels andtires. #
Ifpossible, parkonl yon flat sur faces. #
Avoid curbs andpotholes when parking. *
NO
TEDama getoelectr oniccomponen t
par tsfrom theuse oftire-moun tingtools Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Electronic component partsare
locat edinthewheel. Tire -mou nting tools
should notbe used inthear ea oftheva lve.
This could other wise damag eth eelectr onic
com ponen tpar ts. #
Have thetir es chang edataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop only. *
NO
TEDama getosummer tires atlow
ambient temp eratur es At
low ambien tte mp eratur es,tear scoul d
fo rm when drivin gwit hsumm ertires, caus‐
ing perman entdamag eto thetir e. #
Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use
004D M+S- tires. Ac
cess orypa rts th at areno tappr ovedfo ryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben zor areno tbeing used
cor rectl ycan impairth eoper ating safety.
Bef orepu rchasing andusing non-appr oved
acc esso ries, visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
and inquireabout :
R Suit ability
R Leg alstipulation s
R Factor yre comme ndations &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent with high
per form anc etir es
The spec ialtiretread incom binatio nwit hth e
op timized tirecom pound means that therisk 356
Wheels andtires

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) usewin‐
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(/ page336)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page34 3)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e350)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page338)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page36 4) Wheels
andtires 35
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth etir epr essur e(/ page336) andthetir es.
0077 Please Correct TirePres-
sure *T
hetirepr essur eis toolow in at leas tone ofthetir es, orthedif fere nce intirepr ess urebe twee nth eindividual
wheels istoogr eat. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eand add air,if neces sary. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur emonit or(/ page34 1).
0077 Warning TireMalfunct ion *T
hetirepr essur ein one ormor etir es has dropped suddenly .The wheel position willbedispla yed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with aflat tire
R The tires can overheat and bedamag ed.
R The driving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and braking charact eristic sma ybe great lyim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Donotdr ive wit haflat tire. #
Donotexc eed themaximum permissible driving distance ineme rgency modeand themaximum permissi‐
ble speed withaflat MOE xtend edtire. #
Obse rveth eno teson flat tires. No
tesin theeve ntofaflat tire(/ page31 5). Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 41
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Ti
re pres sur elo ss wa rning system Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Check TirePressure Soon *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system has detected asig nifica ntlos sof press ure. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
R The tires can burst.
R The tires can wearexc essiv elyand/or unevenly.
R The driving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and braking maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ures. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth etir epr essur e(/ page336) andthetir es. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page342).
Check TirePressure Then
Restart RunFlatIndic ator *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system gener ated adi spl aymessa geand hasnotbeen restar tedsinc e. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page342). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 42
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Run FlatIndicat orInopera-
tive *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Engine
oil Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 Check Engine OilAtNext
Refueling *T
heengine oilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. #
Checkth eengine oilleve lwhen next refuel ing.
Ad dengin eoil (/ page305 ).
No teson engine oil(/ page37 2). 422
Displaymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Bel
t
see Seatbel t
Bli nd Spo tAs sist
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............185
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>183
Sy stem limit ations. ........................... ..... 183
Blo wer
see Clima tecontr ol
Blue tooth®
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ........... ...224
Inf orma tion............ ................................ 223
Blu etoo th®
audio
Ac tivati ng........... ...................................289
De-a uthor izing (de-r egiste ring) the
de vice. .... ...............................................2 90
Inf ormatio n............ ................................287
Ov ervie w.......... .....................................288
Sear ching fora trac k......... ........... .........290
Sear ching forand author izing the
de vice. .... ...............................................2 88
Selecti ngamedi apla yer.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 289
Swi tching device viaNFC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 290
Br ak eAs sist System
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem) Br
ak efluid
No tes... ............................................. ..... 373
Br ak efo rc edis tribut ion
EB D(elec tronic brak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )................................................... ....1 62
Br ak es
ABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) ......... ....1 60
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 178
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ..... 160
Dr iving tips....... ............. ........................ 136
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )................................................... ....1 62
HOLD function .......................................162
Limit edbraking effect (sa lt-tr eated
ro ads) .............................................. ...... 136
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brake
discs...... ............................................ .... 135
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle.... ...135
Br akin gass ista nc e
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Br eakdo wn
Changing awheel ..................................3 59
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions.......... ...... 18
Ro adside Assis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....23 To
w- star tin g... ........................................ 331
To wing away<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 328
Tr ans portingth eve hicle.... .................... 329
Br eakdo wn
see Flat tire
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem
Ad jus ting thebalance/f ader................. 298
Ad jus ting thesound focus <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 298
Ad jus ting treb le,mid -rang eand bass
se tting s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 298
Au tomatic volume adjustment. .............. 298
Calls upthesound menu....................... 298
Inf ormation.. .......................................... 297
Switc hingthesur round soun don /of f...2 98
Butt ons
St eer ing wheel... ................................... 208 C
Call list
Making acall. ........................................2 66
Ov ervie w.... ....... ....................................265
Call ingupthesound menu
Ad vanced soundsystem.. ......................2 99 444
Index

Ext
erior mir rors
Anti-g lare mode (automatic).... .......... .... 123
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function. .........1 25
Fo lding in/out.. .....................................1 22
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion.............1 01
Pa rking posit ion..................................... 124
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 122 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding. .... ........................................ ...... 217
Callin gup ...............................................2 17
Del eting.. ...............................................2 17
Mo ving.. ............................................. ....2 17
Ov ervie w.. ..............................................2 16
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>217
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> .......315
Flat tire
Chan gingawheel .................................. 359
MOE xtend edtires.. ................................ 316
No tes... ............................................. ..... 315
TIREFIT kit..............................................3 17 Flat
towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats.................................................. 113
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................ 158
Fr ee sof tware.. ............................................ 34
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio .................................. ...... 367
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).......4 1
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el
Ad ditiv es.......................................... ...... 372
E1 0.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 371
Fu elreser ve<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 372
Gasolin e............................................. ....3 71
Qua lity(gaso line ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 371
Re fuel ing.... ...........................................1 48
Sulfu rcont ent............ ............................ 371
Ta nk cont ent<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................372
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel Fu
ses
Bef orere placing afuse .......................... 331
Dashboar dfuse box.............................. 333
Fu se assignment diagram...................... 331
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.... 332
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll....................................................... 334
Fu se boxin thetrunk... .........................3 34
No tes... .................................................. 331
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y.... .........................1 54
Opening orclosing thedoor.. ................1 54
Pr ogr amming buttons. ........................... 152
Re sol ving problems ...............................1 54
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code.. .............1 53
Gas station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 236
Swi tching theaut omatic searchon/
of f.......................................................... 242
Gasoli ne...................................................... 371 45
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