Cha
nging awheel No
teson selecting, installing andreplac ing
tir es &
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.
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. Whe
elsand tire s 325
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 kedM+S for
all wheels .
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol inaddition totheM+S marking prov ide th
ebes tpossible grip inwintr yro ad con di‐
tio ns.
R ForM+S tires, onlyuse tires 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-flat 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(/ page306)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page31 3)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e320)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page308)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page33 4) No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthefront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yse verely im pair thedr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsma yalso bedamag ed. Whee
lsand tires 32
7
#
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 theshoulder of
th etir e
R Rear wheels wearmor eat 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 tat eth ewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3,000 to6,000 miles(5 ,000 to10,000 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
(/ page329). 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 Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
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 ovedfo rper 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
R Alignmen tbolt
The tire-c hang eto ol kit islocat edintool bag 1
in thecar gocom partmen t. The
tool bag cont ains:
R Jack
R Gloves
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
R Folding choc k
R Ratche tfo rjac k 328
Wheel sand tires
#
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem (/ page31 1).
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
at thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Thenewwheel mustha ve the
cor rect dimensi ons. %
The deflate demer gency sparewheel is
sec ured intheemer gency sparewheel bag
in thecar gocom partmen tand issecur edto
th eadjus table cargocom partmen tfloor in
th elowe rposi tion.
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson remo ving an
emerg encysparewhee l:
R Beforestow ing theemer gency sparewheel,
mak esur eth er eis no air leftin thetir e.
If neces sary,allo wtheair toescape. R
Torelease airfrom thetir e: remo vethe
va lve cap ofthetir e.
R Press down theme talinse rtin theva lve
using apoint edobje ct,e.g. apen.
R Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve.
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson installing an
emer gency sparewheel:
R Chec kth etir epr essur eof theemer gency
spa rewheel installed. Correct thepr essur e
as neces sary.
R The maximum permissible speedwithan
emer gency sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/ h).
R Donotins tallsno wch ains ontheemer gency
spa rewheel.
R Replace theemer gency sparewheel afte rsix
ye arsat thelat est,re ga rdless ofwe ar.
% Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess urelos swa rn‐
ing system: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is
ins talled, thetir epr essur eloss warning sys‐
te m canno tfunction reliabl y.Onl yre star tth e
sy stem again when theemer gency spare
wheel hasbeen replaced withane wwheel. 33
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Wheels andtires
Ti
re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 317
Ti re size designation ............................3 20
Tr act ion grade ................................ ...... 317
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 17
Ti re load (maximu m)...............................3 19
Ti re pres sur e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 308,309
Ch ecking (manually) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 309
Ch ecking (tirepress uremoni toring
sy stem) .......................................... ...... 311
Maximum ...... ....................................... 319
No tes ............ ...................................... 306
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system .............................. ...... 312
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ............................................ 311
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 312
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 309
Ti re pressur eta ble .............................. 308
TIREF ITkit ...........................................2 87
Ti re pres sur elo ss wa rning system
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>312
Re star tin g...................................... ...... 312 Ti
re pres sur emoni tor
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>309
Re star tin g...................................... ...... 311
Ti re pres sur emoni toring system
Chec kingth etir epr essur e...................3 11
Chec kingth etir ete mp eratur e......... ....3 11
Ti re pres sur etab le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 308
Tir eQual ityGradin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 317
Ti re temp eratur e
Chec king(tir epr essur emon itor ing
sy stem) .......................................... ...... 311
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 309
Ti re tread <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..305
Tir e-c hang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w ........................................ .....3 28
TIREF ITkit ....... ......................................... 287
St or ag elocation .............................. ....2 87
Using ................................................... 287
Ti re s
Chan ginghub caps .............................. 329
Charact eristic s................................ .... 320
Chec king.............................................3 05 Che
cking thetir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)................................................... 309
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 11
Def initio ns ............ ...............................322
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN) ..318
Fla ttir e <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>..............285
Ins talling .............................................. 332
Load index...........................................3 20
Load -bearing cap acity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .320
Maxi mum tireloa d....... ........................319
Maximum tirepr essur e........................ 319
MOExt ended tires ................................ 286
No ise ...................................................3 05
No teson installing .............................. 325
Ov ervie wof tirelabeling ...................... 317
Re mo ving ............................................. 331
Re placing .................................... 325, 329
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system .................................... 312
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ............................................ 311
Ro tating ........... ....................................327
Sel ecti on ........... ..................................325
Sno wch ains ........................................ 306
Spe edrating ........... .............................320 Inde
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St
or ing ............................................. ... 328
Te mp eratur egr ade ...............................3 17
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d.. 313
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ........................... 306
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 312
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 309
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 308
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 317
Ti re size designation ........................ ....3 20
TIREFIT kit....... ....................................287
Tr act ion grade ...................................... 317
Tr ead weargrade .................................3 17
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 305
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pTe ther .................................................. 58
To uc hCon trol
On-board computer ...... ....................... 225
Oper ating ............ ................................232
To uc hpad ..................................................232
Oper ating ............ ................................232 To
uc hscr een(media display)
Oper ating ............................................232
To w- aw ay alar m
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............87
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>86
To w- bar system .......................................2 21
To w- star ting .............................................301
To wing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 298
To wing eye
Ins talling .............................................. 300
St or ag elocation .............................. ....3 00
To wing methods ...................................... 297
Tr actio ngr ade .......................................... 317
Tr af fic inf orma tion
Swit ching onthedispla y.................. ....2 47
Tr af fic Sign Assis t.................................... 215
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 215
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 216
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 15
Tr ansmis sion(pr obl em) .......................... 159
Tr ansmis sionposi tion displa y....... .........157 Tr
anspo rting
Ve hicle ................................................ 299
Tr ead weargrade .....................................317
Tr im element (Care).................................2 81
Tr unk lid
see Tailg ate
Tu neIn .......................................................2 67
Callin gup ............................................ 267
Tu rn signal indicat or...............................1 26
Tu rn signal light
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............126
Tw o-w ayradio s
Fr eq uencies ......................................... 338
No teson installation ...........................3 37
Tr ans miss ionoutput (max imum ).........3 38 U
Un loc king setting ...................................... 66
Up dat es
Im por tant system updat es.................. 239
USB port................................................... 121 438
Index
We
ather information ...............................247
We bbr ow ser
Ov ervie w ......... ................................. ... 257
Wheel chang e
Lo we ring theve hicle ........................... 333
Mounting ane wwheel ..................... ... 332
Re mo ving awhee l..... ...........................331
Re mo ving/ins talling hubcaps .............3 29
Whee lro tat ion .........................................3 27
Wheel s
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 280
Ch ang inghubcap s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 329
Ch ecking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 305
Ch ecking thetir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)................................................ ... 309
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 11
Def initio ns ............ ...............................322
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN) ..318
Fla ttir e <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>..............285
Ins talling .............................................. 332
Load index...........................................3 20
Load -bearing cap acity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 320
Ma ximu mtireload <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ......319 Maximum
tirepr essur e........................ 319
MOExt ended tires ................................ 286
No ise .............................................. .....3 05
No teson installing .............................. 325
Ov ervie wof tirelabeling ...................... 317
Re mo ving ............................................. 331
Re placing .................................... 325, 329
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system .............................. ...... 312
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ............................................ 311
Ro tating ........... ................................. ...327
Sel ecti on ........... ..................................325
Sno wch ains ........................................ 306
Spe edrating ........... .............................320
St or ing ............................................. ... 328
Te mp eratur egr ade ...............................3 17
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d.. 313
Ti re charact eristic s........................ ...... 320
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ........................ ... 306
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 312
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 309
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 308
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 317 Ti
re size designation ............................3 20
TIREFIT kit....... ....................................287
Tr act ion grade ...................................... 317
Tr ead weargrade .................................3 17
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 305
Wi -Fi
Se tting .................................................240
Wi des cree nCo ckpit Instru men tDi s‐
pla y
Ins trum ent cluster ................................. 12
Wi ndo wcur tain airba g.............................. 41
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Car e).......................................2 80
Wi ndshield ............................................... 132
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 132
Wi ndshield
see Windsh ield
Wi ndshield washer fluid .........................3 45
No tes .................................................. 345
Wi ndshield washer system
To pping up...........................................2 75 Inde
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