2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 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
und ercontro 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. Wheels
andtires 309

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 Wheels
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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 For004D M+Stires, only usetires wit hth e
same tread.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th e004D M+Stires 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(/ page29 7)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page30 4)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e31 1)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page299)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page32 5) 31
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Wheels andtires

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 ma yove rheat 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 driving distance perm issible inemer gency mod ewi th aflat MOE xtend edtire. #
Obse rveth eno teson flat tires. No
tesin theeve ntofaflat tire(/ page27 7). #
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. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. 382
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
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(/ page29 7) and thetir es. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page303).
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 (/ page303).
Run FlatIndic atorInoper a-
tive *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 38
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Fi
rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ....277
Flacon Inser ting/r emo ving........................ .....1 30
Flat tire ....... ..............................................277
Chan gingawheel ................................ 320
MOE xten ded tires ................................ 278
No tes ................................................... 277
TIREFIT kit...........................................2 79
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 112
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors...............1 61
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware .......... .................................. 34
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 328
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)...... 41
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat Fu
el ...........................................................3 33
Ad ditiv es........................................ .....3 33
E1 0 ....... ............................................... 332
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 333
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 332
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 332
Re fuel ing ............................................. 152
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 332
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............333
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ........................................................ 293
Bef orere placing afuse .................. ...... 293
Dashboar dfuse box............................ 295
Fu se assignment diagram...................2 93
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 294
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll................................................ ...... 295
Fu se boxin thetrunk ........................... 295
No tes .................................................. 293
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 158
Opening orclosing thedoor ................1 57
Pr ogr amming buttons .......................... 155
Re sol ving problems ............................. 157
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 57
Gasoli ne...................................................3 32
Gear shiftre comm endation .................... 150
Genuin epar ts............................................ 20
Genuin ewo od (Car e)...............................2 74
Glide mode ............................................... 151 H
Handbr ake
see Electr icpar king brak e
Handlin gch aract eristics (unus ual)....... 296
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ................................ 74
Hazar dwa rning light s.............................1 16
Hazar doussubstances
Inf ormation ............................................23 41
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Ti
re temp eratur e
Chec king(tir epr essur emon itor ing
sy stem) .......................................... ..... 302
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 300
Ti re tread <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>.....296
Tir e-c hang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w ...... .................................. ...... 319
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 279
St or ag elocation ..................................2 79
Using ...................................................279
Ti re s
Chan ginghub caps .............................. 320
Charact eristic s................................ .....3 11
Chec king.............................................2 96
Che cking thetir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)................................................... 300
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 02
Def initio ns....... ................................... .313
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... .................... .............................. ......3 09
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 277
Ins talling .............................................. 323 Load
index...........................................3 11
Load-be aring capaci ty..... ............... ......3 11
Maximum tireload ........................... ....3 10
Maximum tirepr essur e........................ 310
MOExt ended tires ................................ 278
No ise .............................................. .....2 96
No teson installing ...............................3 16
Ov ervie wof tirelabel ing......................3 08
Re mo ving ............................................ 323
Re placing .....................................3 16,320
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system .............................. ..... 303
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................3 02
Ro tating ........... ................................. ...319
Sel ectio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 316
Sno wch ains ........................................ 297
Spe edrating ........... .............................311
St or ing ............................................. ....3 19
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 308
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
.. ...................................................... .....3 04
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ........................ ... 297
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 303 Ti
re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 300
Ti re pressur eta ble .............................. 299
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 308
Ti re size designation ............................3 11
TIREFIT kit...........................................2 79
Tr act ion grade .....................................3 08
Tr ead weargrade .................................3 08
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 296
To llsy stem
Wi ndsh ield <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>126
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pTe ther .................................................. 57
To uc hCon trol
On-board computer ...... ........................ 217
Oper ating ............................................ 224
To uc hpad ..................................................224
Oper ating ............................................224
To uc hscr een(media display)
Oper ating ............................................224
To w- aw ay alar m
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............85 Inde
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Wheel
s
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 272
Chan ginghub caps .............................. 320
Chec king.............................................2 96
Che cking thetir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)................................................ ... 300
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 02
Def initio ns....... ................................... .313
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................3 09
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 277
Ins talling .............................................. 323
Load index...........................................3 11
Load-be aring capaci ty..... .....................3 11
Maximum tireload ........................... ....3 10
Maximum tirepr essur e........................ 310
MOExt ended tires ................................ 278
No ise .... .......................................... .....2 96
No teson installing ...............................3 16
Ov ervie wof tirelabel ing......................3 08
Re mo ving ............................................ 323
Re placing ...... ...............................3 16,320
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system .............................. ..... 303 Re
star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................3 02
Ro tating ........... ................................. ...319
Sel ectio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 316
Sno wch ains ........................................ 297
Spe edrating ........... .............................311
St or ing ............................................. ....3 19
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 308
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
.. ...................................................... .....3 04
Ti re charact eristic s........................ ...... 311
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ........................ ... 297
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 303
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 300
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 299
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 308
Ti re size designation ........................ ....3 11
TIREFIT kit...........................................2 79
Tr act ion grade ................................ .....3 08
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 08
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 296
Wi -Fi
Se tting ................................................ .232 Wi
ndo wcur tain airba g.............................. 41
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(car e)........................................ 272
Wi ndshield ........................................1 21,12 7
Defr osting ............ ................................127
Infr ared reflect ive ................................ 126
Ra dio wav es......................................... 126
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 121
Wi ndshield
see Windsh ield
Wi ndshield heater................................... 131
Wi ndshield heating
see Windsh ield hea ter
Wi ndshield washer fluid .........................3 35
No tes .................................................. 335
Wi ndshield washer system
To pping up...........................................2 69
Wi ndshield wipers
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............120
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 121 Inde
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