2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 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. 302
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 31
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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) 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(/ page290)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page29 7)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e304 )
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page292)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page31 8) Wh
eelsan dtir es 31
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
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(/ page27 0). #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth etir es.
Tires Overheat ed *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with ove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires can burst. 37
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
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(/ page290) andthetir es. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page296).
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 (/ page296).
Run FlatIndic atorInoper a-
tive *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 37
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

ESP
®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ...... 156
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............157
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 156
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior light ing(car e)............................ 265
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 119, 120
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) ................1 20
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 122
Fo lding in/out ...................................... 119
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ............ 99
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 21
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 119 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ....270
Flat tire ................ .....................................2 70
Cha nging awhe el....... ......................... 313
MOExt ended tires ................................ 271
No tes ..................... .............................. 270
TIREFIT kit...........................................2 72 Flat
towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 109
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 154
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 35
Fr eq uencies
Mobile phone.................................. .... 322
Tw o-w ayradio ................................ ...... 322
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....4 2
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................3 27
Ad ditiv es........................................ .....3 27
E1 0 ............ ............. .......................... ...326
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 327
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 326
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 326
Re fuel ing ............................................. 144
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 326
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............327
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel Fu
ses ........................................................ 286
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 286
Fu se assignment diagram...................2 86
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 287
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll...................................................... 287
Fu se boxin thetrunk ........................... 288
No tes .................................................. 286
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 150
Opening orclosing thedoor ................1 49
Pr ogr ammi ngbutt ons .......................... 147
Re solving problems ............................. 149
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 49
Gasol ine...................................................326
Gear shiftre comm endation .................... 142
Genuin epar ts............................................ 22
Genuin ewo od (Car e)...............................2 67
Glide mode ...............................................143 408
Index

Ti
re charact eristics ................................. 304
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re informa tion table .............................2 97
Ti re labeling .............................................3 01
Charact eristic s.................................... 304
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... .............................. .................... ......3 02
Load index....... ....................................304
Load -bearing cap acity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 304
Ma ximu mtireload <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....303
Ma ximu mtirepr ess ure <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 303
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>301
Spe edrating ........... ........... ..................304
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 301
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 301
Ti re size designation ............................3 04
Tr act ion grade ................................ ...... 301
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 01
Ti re load (maximu m)...............................3 03
Ti re pres sur e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 292,293
Ch ecking (manually)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 293
Ch ecking (tirepr ess uremoni toring
sy stem) .......................................... ..... 295 Maximum
............................................ 303
No tes .................................................. 290
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system .............................. ..... 296
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................2 95
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 296
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 293
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 292
TIREF ITkit ...........................................2 72
Ti re pres sur elo ss wa rning system
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>296
Re star tin g...................................... ...... 296
Ti re pres sur emoni tor
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>293
Re star tin g...................................... ...... 295
Ti re pres sur emoni toring system
Chec kingth etir epr essur e.................. 295
Ti re pres sur etab le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 292
Tir eQual ityGradin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301 Tir
ete mp eratur e
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 293
Ti re tread <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..289
Tir e-c hang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w .............................................. 312
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 272
St or ag elocation ..................................2 72
Using ................................................... 272
Ti re s
Chan ginghub caps .............................. 313
Charact eristic s.................................... 304
Chec king.............................................2 89
Che cking thetir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)................................................... 293
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................2 95
Def initio ns....... ....................................306
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................3 02
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 270
Ins talling .............................................. 317
Load index..... ...................................... 304
Load-be aring capaci ty.........................3 04 420
Index

00D4
Fuelreser vewarning lam p
light sup .............................................. 387
Ù Powe rst eer ing warning lam p
(r ed) ...... .............................................. 383
00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem
wa rning lam p(US Aonl y).....................3 89
0075 Restra int system warning lam p.. 382
00E9 Seatbeltwarning lam pflashes ..383
00E9 Seatbeltwarning lam plight s
up .................................................. ...... 383
0024 Theelect ric pa rking brak e(yel‐
lo w) indic ator lam p........................ ...... 388
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam pflashes .................... 394
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam plight sup .................3 95
L Warning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion .... ........................ ...... 391
Wa rning/indicat orlam ps.......................3 81
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....3 81 PA
SSENGER AIRBAG ...................... .......4 7
Wa rranty ....................................................30
Wa sher fluid
see Windsh ield wa sher fluid
Wa shing byhand (care)...... ....................264
Wa terta nk
see Air-water duct
We ather information ...............................230
We bbr ow ser
Ov ervie w(multimedia system) .............2 40
Whee lch ang e
Lo we ring theve hicle ............................3 18
Mounting ane wwheel ..................... ....3 17
Re mo ving awhee l..... ......................... ..316
Re mo ving/ins talling hubcaps .............3 13
Wheel rotat ion .........................................3 12
Wheel s
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 265
Ch ang inghubcap s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 313
Chec king.............................................2 89
Che cking thetir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)................................................ ... 293 Chec
kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................2 95
Def initio ns....... ....................................306
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................3 02
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 270
Ins talling .............................................. 317
Load index..... ...................................... 304
Load-be aring capaci ty.........................3 04
Maxi mum tireloa d....... .......................303
Maxi mum tirepr essu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 303
MOExt endedtir es <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 271
No ise ...................................................2 89
No teson installing .............................. 309
Ov ervie wof tirelabeling ...................... 301
Re mo ving ............................................. 316
Re placing .....................................3 09, 313
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system ................................... 296
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................2 95
Ro tating ........... ....................................312
Sel ectio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 309
Sno wch ains ........................................ 290
Spe edrating ........... .............................304
St or ing .................................................3 12 42
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