2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS tire size

Cha
nging awheel No
teson selecting, installing andreplac ing
tir es *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct dimensi onsofwhe elsand tires
If whe elsand tires ofthewr ong size are
ins talled, thewheel brak es orwheel suspen‐
sion componen tsma ybe damag ed. #
Alw aysre place wheels andtires wit h
th ose that fulf illthespecif ication sof
th eor iginal part.
When replacing wheels, makesur eto fit th e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Mod el Whe
nre placing tires, mak esur eto ins tallth e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Manuf actu rer
R Model &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thespecif iedtireload-bear ingcapa‐
city ortheper missible speedrating
Ex cee ding thespecif iedtireload rating or
th eper missible speedrating mayle ad totire
da ma geand tothetir es bur sting. #
Ther efor e, onl yuse tiretypes andsizes
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model. #
Obser vethetir eload rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired foryo ur vehicle. *
NO
TEVehicle andtiredamag eth ro ugh
tir etyp esand sizes that have notbe en
ap prove d Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse tires, wheel s
and accessories whic hha ve been speciall y
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben zfo ryo ur vehicle.
These tires arespecially adaptedto thecon ‐
tr ol systems, suchas ABS ,ES P®
and
4MA TIC,andmarkedas follo ws :
R MO =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal
R MOE =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal Extended
(r un-f lattireonl yfo rcer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mer cedes -Benz Original (onlycer ‐
ta in AMG tires)
Cer tain charact eristic s,suc has han dling,
ve hicle noise emissions, consumption, etc.
ma yot her wise beadv ersely affect ed. Fur‐
th er mor e,other tiresizes could result inthe
tir es rubbing agains tth ebody andaxle com‐
ponen tswhen loaded. Thiscould result in
damag eto thetir eor theve hicle. Wheels
andtires 329

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(/ page31 0)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page31 7)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e32 4)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page31 2)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page33 8) Wheels
andtires 33
1

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
(/ page333). 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. *
NO
TEPlug -in hybrid #
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.
Yo ure qu ire th efo llo wing tools, forex am ple, to
ch ang eawheel:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h 332
Wheels andtires

#
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 6).
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 5).
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 338
Wheels andtires

Fo
lding thebac kres t(r ear) forw ards .... 108
Massag epr ogr am overview ...................9 9
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 05
Pa nel hea ting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............101
Re settin gth ese ttings ............................9 9
Se tting options <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 14
Wo rkout progr am overview .................... 99
Seat belt.....................................................3 8
Car e.................................................... 286
Pr otect ion ....................................... .......3 8
Seat beltadjustment
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............42
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Seat beltwarning
see Seat belts
Seat belts ........ ...........................................4 2
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating seat belt
ad jus tment ............................................ 42
Ad jus ting theheight ...............................4 1
Fa stening ............................................... 41
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 9
Re leasing ...............................................4 2
Sea tbel tad jus tment (function) ............. 41
Wa rning lam p.................................. ...... 42 Seat
cover(C are) ............ ......................... 286
Se at hea ting
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............100
Seat ventilat ion
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............101
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears
Select orleve r
see DIRECT SELECTleve r
Self-t est
Au tomatic front pass engerfront air‐
bag shut off..... ....................................... 47
Sensor s(car e)......................................... 285
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Ser vice interva ldisp lay
see ASSYST PLUS
Se tting aspeed
see Cruise control
Se tting thema pscale
see Map Shif
tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 161
Side airbag .................................................4 2
Side windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Ch ild sa fety lock inthere ar
passe nger com partment .......................6 4
Closin g.................................................. 79
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 81
Con venie nce closing featur e.................. 81
Con venie nce openi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....80
Ope ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>.79
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 80
Pr obl em <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 81
Ro ller sunblin d...................................... 86
Size designa tion(tires) ...........................3 24
Sliding sunroof.......................................... 82
Au tomatic featur es................................ 84
Closin g.................................................. 82
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 81
Opening .................................................8 2
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 80
Pr obl em <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 85 Inde
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Te
mp eratur egr ade .................................. 321
Themes Fastening ............................................. 241
Thr oug h-loadin gfe atur e
see Seat
TIN (TireIden tificati onNumbe r)........... .322
Ti re and Loading Information placard.... 317
Ti re charact eristics ................................. 324
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re informa tion table .............................. 317
Ti re labeling .............................................3 21
Charact eristic s................................ .... 324
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... .............................. .................... ......3 22
Load index....... ....................................324
Load-be aring capaci ty..... .................... 324
Maximu mtireload ......................... ..... 323
Maximu mtirepr essur e..... .................. 323
Ov ervie w ..... .........................................3 21
Spee dra ting ........... .............................324
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 321
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 321 Ti
re size designation ........................ ....3 24
Tr act ion grade ................................ ...... 321
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 21
Ti re load (maximu m)...............................3 23
Ti re pres sur e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> .312,31 3
Chec king(man ually)...................... ...... 313
Chec king(tire pr ess uremon itor ing
sy stem) .......................................... ...... 315
Maximum ............................................ 323
No tes ................................................... 310
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system .............................. ...... 316
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................3 15
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 316
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 313
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .....3 12
TIREFIT kit...........................................2 92
Ti re pres sur elo ss wa rning system
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>316
Re star tin g...................................... ...... 316 Ti
re pres sur emoni tor
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>313
Re star tin g............................................ 315
Ti re pres sur emoni toring system
Chec kingth etir epr essur e...................3 15
Chec kingth etir ete mp eratur e.............3 15
Ti re pres sur etab le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 312
Ti re Quality Grading ................................ 321
Ti re temp eratur e
Chec king(tir epr essur emon itor ing
sy stem) ................................................ 315
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 313
Ti re tread <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..309
Tir e-c hang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w .............................................3 32
TIREF ITkit ....... ......................................... 291
St or ag elocation ..................................2 91
Using ................................................... 292
Ti re s
Chan ginghub caps .............................. 333
Charact eristic s.................................... 324
Chec king.............................................3 09 44
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Chec
kingth etir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)................................................ ....3 13
Chec kingth etir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 15
Def initio ns ............ ...............................326
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... .................... .............................. ......3 22
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 290
Ins talling .............................................. 336
Load index...........................................3 24
Load-be aring capaci ty..... .................... 324
Maximu mtireload ......................... ..... 323
Maximu mtirepr essur e..... .................. 323
MOExt ended tires ................................290
Noise ............................................. ......3 09
No teson installing .............................. 329
Ov ervie wof tirelabeling ...................... 321
Re mo ving ............................................ 336
Re placing ...... .............................. 329, 333
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system .............................. ...... 316
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................3 15
Ro tating ........... ........... ...................... ...332
Sel ecti on ........... ..................................329
Sno wch ains ........................................ 310 Spee
dra ting ........... .............................324
St or ing ............................................. ... 332
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 321
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d.. 317
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ........................ ....3 10
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 316
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 313
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .....3 12
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 321
Ti re size designation ........................ ....3 24
TIREFIT kit...........................................2 92
Tr act ion grade ................................ ...... 321
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 21
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 309
To llsy stem
Wi ndsh ield <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>136
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pTe ther .................................................. 58
To uc hCon trol
On-board computer ...... ....................... 228
Oper ating ............................................235 To
uc hpad ..................................................235
Oper ating ............................................235
To uc hscr een(media display)
Oper ating ............................................235
To w- aw ay alar m
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............89
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 88
To w- bar system .......................................2 25
To w- star ting .............................................305
To wing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 302
To wing eye
Ins talling .............................................. 305
St or ag elocation ..................................3 05
To wing methods ...................................... 301
Tr actio ngr ade .......................................... 321
Tr af fic inf orma tion
Swit ching onthedispla y......................2 50
Tr af fic ligh tda ta ser vice
Dis playin theIns trument Display........ 200
Tu rning thedispla yon/ off...................2 02
Tr af fic Sign Assis t...................................1 98
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 198 Inde
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MOExt
ended tires ................................ 290
No ise ...................................................3 09
No teson installing .............................. 329
Ov ervie wof tirelabeling ...................... 321
Re mo ving ............................................ 336
Re placing ...... .............................. 329, 333
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system .............................. ...... 316
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................3 15
Ro tating ........... ........... ...................... ...332
Sel ecti on ........... ..................................329
Sno wch ains ........................................ 310
Spee dra ting ........... .............................324
St or ing ................................................ 332
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 321
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d.. 317
Ti re charact eristic s........................ ...... 324
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ............................3 10
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 316
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 313
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .....3 12
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 321
Ti re size designation ............................3 24 TIREFIT
kit...........................................2 92
Tr act ion grade ................................ ...... 321
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 21
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 309
Wi -Fi
Se tting ................................................ .243
Wi ndo wcur tain airba g............................. 42
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(car e)........................................ 285
Wi ndshield ........................................1 31,13 7
Defr osting ............. ...............................137
Infr ared reflect ive ........................... ..... 136
Ra dio wav es........................................1 36
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 131
Wi ndshield
see Windsh ield
Wi ndshield heater................................... 142
Wi ndshield heating
see Windsh ield hea ter
Wi ndshield washer fluid .........................3 49
No tes .................................................. 349 Wi
ndshield washer system
To pping up...........................................2 81
Wi ndshield wipers
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............131
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 131
Wi nter oper ation
Sno wch ains ........................................ 310
Wi per blades
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 285
Re placing .............................................1 31
Wi reless chargin g
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 118
Mobile phone ....................................... 119
Wi reless vehicl eco mp onent s
Dec laration ofcon form ity ...................... 25
Wo rkout prog ram
Ov ervie w ............................................... 99
Wo rkshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop Inde
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