Cha
nging awheel No
teson selecting, installing andreplac ing
tir es Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers. &
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 339
In
addi tion, thetir egr ip isgreatl yre duced at
a low outside temp eratur eand tireru nning
te mp eratur e. #
ActivateESP ®
and adaptyo ur drivin g
st yle accor dingly. #
Use M+S tires atoutside temp eratur es
belo w50 °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 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(/ page32 1)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page32 6)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e334 )
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page323)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page34 8) Wheels
andtires 34
1
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 pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsma 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 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 is no 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
(/ page343). 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 Apar
tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit. Fo
rmor einf ormation onwhi chtools are
re qu ired and appr ovedto per form awheel
ch ang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Re quired tire-c hang eto ols mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
Ti re -cha ngeto ol kit 1 islocat edunder the
cargo compartment floor . The
tire-c hang eto ol kit includes thefo llo wing:
R Jack 34
2
Wheels andtires
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 eme rgency sparewheel isfastened in
th ecar gocom partmen tunder thecar go
com partmen tfloor .
% Notfo rMer cedes-Ma ybachvehicles.
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 uremonit oring
sy stem: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is
ins talled, thetir epr essur emonit oring sys‐
te m canno tfunction reliabl y.Fo ra fe w
minut esafte ran emerg encysparewhee lis
ins talled, thesy stem mayst ill displa yth etir e
pr essur eof there mo vedwheel. Onlyre star t
th esy stem again when theemer gency spare
wheel hasbeen replaced withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page32 1)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page32 6)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page323)
R Noteson installing tires (/ page339 ) 34
8
Wheels andtires
butt
on6 until thecor rect tirepr ess ureha s
bee nre ac hed. #
Unscr ew unio nnut 2offiller hose 1from
th eva lve. #
Screw theva lve cap oftheemer gency spare
wheel ontoth eva lve ag ain. #
Stow filler hose 1and plug 3inthelowe r
section ofthetir einf lation compressor hous‐
ing. #
Stow thetir einf lation compressor inthe
ve hicle. Collapsible
sparewheel No
teson thecollap siblesparewheel &
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. Mount‐
ing anemer gency sparewheel/ sparewheel
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s. To
preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Nevermount moreth 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 ®
. #
>Ha vetheemer 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
collapsib lespa rewheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel whichis onl ysuit able foruse fora
limi tedper iod oftime andinare strict ed manne r
in theeve ntofaflat tire(e. g.unt ilth enear est
wo rkshop).
The tireside walls arefo lded when intranspo rt
mode. Beforeuse, thecollapsible sparewheel has
tobe inflated withth eaccom panying com‐
pr essor .
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thecollapsible spare
wheel onceins talled. Correct thepr essur eas
neces sary.
The maximum permissible speedwithacollapsi‐
ble spar ewheel installed is50 mph(8 0km/h).
Do notins tallsno wch ains onthecollapsible
spar ewheel.
Re place thecollapsible sparewheel afte rsix
ye arsat thelat est,re ga rdless ofwe ar.
% Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Ifacollap siblesparewheel isins tal‐
led thetir epr essur emonit oring system can‐
no tfunc tion reliabl y.Fo ra fe w min utes afte r
an emer gency sparewheel isins talled, the
sy stem mayst ill displa yth etir epr essur eof
th ere mo vedwheel. Onlyre star tth esy stem
ag ain when thecollapsible sparewheel has
been replaced withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page32 1) 350
Wheels andtires
Ti
re and Loading Information placard... 326
Ti re charact eristics ................................. 334
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re informa tion table .............................3 26
Ti re labeling .............................................3 31
Charact eristic s................................ .... 334
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................3 32
Load index....... ....................................334
Load -bearing cap acity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 334
Ma ximu mtireload <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....333
Ma ximu mtirepr ess ure <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 333
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>331
Spe edrating ........... ........... ..................334
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 331
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 331
Ti re size designation ............................3 34
Tr act ion grade ................................ ...... 331
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 31
Ti re load (maximu m)...............................3 33
Ti re pres sur e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 323,324
Ch ecking (manually)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 324 Ch
ecking (tirepr ess uremoni toring
sy stem) .......................................... ..... 325
Maximum ............................................ 333
No tes ................................................... 321
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................3 26
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 324
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 323
TIREF ITkit ...........................................3 03
Ti re pres sur emoni tor
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>324
Re star tin g...................................... ...... 326
Ti re pres sur emoni toring system
Chec kingth etir epr essur e.................. 325
Chec kingthetir ete mp eratur e......... ... 325
Ti re pres sur etab le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 323
Tir eQual ityGradin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 331
Tir ete mp eratur e
Chec king(tir epr essur emon itor ing
sy stem) .......................................... ..... 325
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 324
Ti re tread <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..320 Tir
e-c hang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w .............................................3 42
TIREF ITkit ....... ......................................... 303
St or ag elocation ..................................3 03
Using ...................................................303
Ti re s
Chan ginghub caps .............................. 343
Charact eristic s.................................... 334
Chec king.............................................3 20
Che cking thetir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)....................................................3 24
Chec kingth etir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 25
Def initio ns....... ....................................336
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................3 32
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 303
Ins talling .............................................. 346
Load index...........................................3 34
Load -bearing cap acity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .334
Maxi mum tireloa d....... .......................333
Maxi mum tirepr essu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 333
Noise <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 320
No teson installing .............................. 339
Ov ervie wof tirelabeling ...................... 331 458
Index
Re
mo ving ............................................ 346
Re placing .................................... 339, 343
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................3 26
Ro tating ........... ........... ...................... ...342
Sel ecti on ........... ..................................339
Sno wch ains ........................................ 321
Spe edrating ........... .............................334
St or ing ................................................ 342
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 331
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
.. .................... .................................. .....3 26
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ............................3 21
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 324
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 323
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 331
Ti re size designation ............................3 34
TIREFIT kit....... ....................................303
Tr act ion grade ...................................... 331
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 31
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 320
To llsy stem
Wi ndsh ield <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>134
To ngue weight .........................................3 67 To
ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pTe ther .................................................. 58
To uc hCon trol
On-board computer ...... ....................... 243
Oper ating ............................................ 250
To uc hpad ..................................................250
Oper ating ............................................250
To uc hscr een(media display)
Oper ating ............................................250
To w- aw ay alar m
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............86
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>86
To w- bar system .......................................2 40
To w- star ting .............................................317
To wing atrail er
No tes .................................................. 236
To wing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 314
To wing eye
Ins talling .............................................. 317
St or ag elocation .............................. ..... 316
To wing methods .......................................3 13 Tr
actio ngr ade .......................................... 331
Tr af fic inf orma tion
Swit ching onthedispla y......................2 65
Tr af fic Sign Assis t...................................2 29
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 229
Se ttin g.................................................2 30
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 29
Tr aile rhitc h
At tach ing theball neck........................ 237
Car e....................................................2 99
Cou pling up/u ncoupl ingatrai ler ....... .238
Tr aile roper ation
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 232
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist................. 233
At tach ing theball neck........................ 237
Coupling up/uncoupling atra iler ........ 238
Tr aile rst abil izatio n
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 179
Tr aile rto w hit ch
Axle load <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> .....367
Ge ner alno tes ...................................... 366
No tes .................................................. 236
To ngu ewe ight .....................................3 67
To wing capac ity...................................3 66 Inde
x459
Sno
wch ains ........................................ 321
Spe edrating ........... .............................334
St or ing ................................................ 342
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 331
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
.. ...................................................... .....3 26
Ti re charact eristic s........................ ...... 334
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ............................3 21
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 324
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 323
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 331
Ti re size designation ............................3 34
TIREFIT kit....... ....................................303
Tr act ion grade ...................................... 331
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 31
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 320
Wi -Fi
Se tting ................................................ .258
Wi ndo wcur tain airba g............................. 42
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Car e).......................................2 99 Wi
ndshield ...............................1 28,130, 135
Defr osting ............. ...............................135
Infr ared reflect ive ........................... ..... 134
Ra dio wav es........................................1 34
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 128
Re placing wiperblades (MAGIC
VISI ONCONTR OL) ............................ ... 130
Wi ndshield
see Windsh ield
Wi ndshield heater................................... 140
Wi ndshield heating
see Windsh ield hea ter
Wi ndshield washer fluid .........................3 62
No tes .................................................. 362
Wi ndshield washer system
To pping up...........................................2 94
Wi ndshield wipers
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............128
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 128
Re placing wiperblades (MAGIC
VISI ONCONTR OL) ............................ ... 130
Wi nter oper ation
Sno wch ains ........................................ 321 Wi
per blades
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 299
Re placing .............................................1 28
Re placing (MAGIC VISIONCONTR OL)
.... .........................................................1 30
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 ...................... 27
Wo rkout prog ram
Ov ervie w ............................................... 95
Wo rkshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop Inde
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