2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE wheel size

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(/ page305)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page31 2)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e31 9)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page30 7)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page33 3) 326
Wheels andtires

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
(/ page328). 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.
Re quired tire-c hang eto ol kit mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
The tire-c hang eto ol kit islocat edintool bag 1. Wheels
andtires 32
7

#
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with
an init ialmax imum forc eof 59 lb-ft(80 Nm). #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5 to
th especif iedtight ening torq ue of111 lb-ft
(1 50 Nm). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct tigh tening torq ue
Th ewh eelscou ldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed torq ue. #
Ensu rethat thewheel boltsorwheel
nuts aretight ened tothepr escr ibed
tight ening torq ue. #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vethe
ve hicle. Contactaqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop andhave thetight ening tor‐
qu ech eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wlyins talled
wheel andadjus tit ifnec essar y. #
Vehicl eswith tirepr ess urelos swa rning
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur eloss warn‐
ing system (/ page31 1).
Ex cep tion:thene wwheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel. #
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem (/ page31 0).
Ex cep tion:thene wwheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel. 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 Wheels
andtires 333

Wa
terta nk
see Air-water duct
We ather information ................................. 246
We bbr ow ser
Ov ervie w(multimedia system) .............. 256
Wheel chang e
Lo we ring theve hicle.... .........................3 32
Mou nting ane wwhe el....... .............. ...... 331
Re mo ving awhee l.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 331
Re mo ving/ins talling hubcaps ...............3 28
Whee lro tat ion. .......................................... 327
Wh eels
Car e........................ ........................... ... 280
Chan ginghub caps ................................ 328
Chec king... ............................................ 304
Chec kingth etir epr essur e(manuall y)... 308
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system).. ......................3 10
Def initio ns............ ................................. 321
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN).... 317
Fla ttir <0048001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>.........284
Ins talling. ...............................................3 31
Load index.............................................3 19
Load-be aring capaci ty..... ....................... 319 Maximum
tireload... ........................ ...... 318
Maximum tirepr essur e.... ......................3 18
MOExt ended tires...... ............................2 85
Noise.......... .......................................... .304
No teson installing. ................................ 324
Ov ervie wof tirelabeling ........................ 316
Re mo ving.. ............................................. 331
Re placing ...................................... 324, 328
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system.. .............................. ...... 311
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system.. ...........................................3 10
Ro tating ........... ................................. .....327
Sel ecti on..... ........... ............................... 324
Sno wch ains .......................................... 305
Spe edrating ........... ............................... 319
St or ing.... .......................................... ..... 327
Te mp eratur egr ade ................................ 316
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d....3 12
Ti re charact eristic s........................... .....3 19
Ti re pressur e(no tes). ........................ ....3 05
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................... 311
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................... 308
Ti re pressur eta ble ............................ .... 307 Ti
re Qua lityGradi ng.......... .....................316
Ti re size designation. ............................. 319
TIREFIT kit............................................. 286
Tr act ion grade ........................................ 316
Tr ead weargrade ...................................3 16
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s.......... 304
Wi -Fi
Se tting ........ ...........................................239
Wi ndo wcur tain airba g............................... 42
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(car e)..........................................2 80
Wi ndshield
Defr osting.. ............................................ 133
Re placing thewiper blades .................... 126
Re placing wiperblades (MAGIC
VISI ONCONTR OL).. ............................... 128
Wi ndshield
see Windsh ield
Wi ndshield washer fluid
No tes... .................................................3 43
Wi ndshield washer system
To pping up............................................. 276 44
0
Inde x