2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE COUPE tires

Re
mo ving awh eel Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle israised (/page34 4).
Mer cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Whe nch ang ingawheel, avoid applying anyfo rc e
to thebr ak ediscs, sincethis could impair the
le ve lof com fort when brakin g.
* NO
TEDama getothre adin gfrom dirton
wheel bolts #
Donotplace wheel boltsin san dor on
a dir tysur face. #
Comp lete ly uns crew thewheel bolts. #
Remo vethewheel. Mounting
ane wwheel Re
quirement s:
R The wheel isremo ved(/ page346 ). Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from losing a
whe el
Oil ed, grea sed ordamag edwhe elbol t/whe el
nut thre ads orwheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can caus eth ewheel bolts/
wheel nutstocome loose.
As are sult, youco uld lose awheel whiledriv‐
ing . #
Neveroil orgrease theth re ads. #
Intheeve ntofdama getotheth re ads,
con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
immediat ely. #
Have thedamag edwheel boltsordam‐
ag ed hub thre ads replaced. #
Donotcon tinue driving. #
Obser vetheinf ormation onthech oice of
tir es (/ page339). Fo
rtir es wit haspecif ieddirection ofrotatio n,an
ar ro w on theside wallof thetir eindicat esthe
cor rect dire ction ofrotatio n.Ob serveth edir ec‐
tion ofrotatio nwh en installing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom tight ening
whee lbol tsand nuts
If yo utig hten thewheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle israised, thejac kcould tip. #
Onlytight enwheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle ison thegr ound. #
Besureto obser vetheins truction sand
saf etyno teson "Cha nging awheel"
(/ page339). #
Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse wheel bolts
whic hha ve been approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz andforth ewheel inqu estion .
* NO
TEDama getopaintw orkof thewheel
ri m when screwing onthefirs twh eelbo lt If
th ewheel hastoomuc hpla ywhen screw‐
ing inthefirs twh eelbo lt, thewheel rim pai nt
can bedama ged. 34
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#
Press thewheel firm lyag ains tth e
wheel hubwhen screwing onthefirs t
wheel bolt. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat eduntil they are
fi ng er-tig ht. #
Ifth ecollapsible sparewheel hasbeen
ins talled, inflateth ecollapsible sparewheel
(/ page35 1). #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/page34 7). Lo
we ring theve hicl eaf te ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The newwheel hasbeen installed
(/ page346) .
Obser vetheinf ormation ontirepr essur e
(/ page32 1). #
Place thera tche twr enc hont oth ehe xagon
nut ofthejac kso that theletter ing "AB" is
visible. #
Tolowe rthe vehicl e:tur nth era tche t
wr enc hof thejac kcount er-cloc kwise. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with
a max imum of59 lb-ft(80 Nm). #
Then tighten thewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ‐
ona lpa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5
to thespecif iedtight ening torq ue of111 lb-ft
(1 50 Nm). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct tigh tening torq ue
Th ewh eelscou ldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed tighteningto rq ue. #
Makesur eth ewheel boltsorwheel
nuts aretight ened tothepr escr ibed
tight ening torq ue. #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vethe
ve hicle. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop andhave thetight ening tor‐
qu ech eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wlymoun‐
te dwheel andadjus taccor dingly. #
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem (/ page326).
Ex cep tion: thene wwheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel. Wheels
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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
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Inflat
ingtheemer gency spar ewheel *
NO
TEOverhea ting dueto thetir einf la‐
tion compressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir einf lation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminu teswit hout
int erru ption. Re
quirement s:
Com plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th est icke rof theemer gency sparewheel andon
th etir einf lation compressor . #
Remo vesticke rwit hth elabel 50mph
(80 km/ h)fr om thetir einf lation compressor
housing andaffix it to theins trument cluster
wit hin thedr iver's field ofvision. #
Remo vethetir einf lation compressor from
th estow agespac eunde rth ecar gocom part‐
ment floor (/ page303). #
Pull filler hose 1and plug 3out ofthetir e
inf lation compressor housing. #
Inser tplug 7offiller hose 1inthesoc ket
on thetir einf lation compressor andthen
tur nit until plug7eng ages. #
Unscr ew thecap from theva lve on theemer‐
ge ncy sparewheel. #
Screw union nut2offiler hose 1onto
va lve. #
Mak esur eon and offswitc h4 ofthetir e
inf lation compressor issetto 0. #
Inser tplu g3 inasoc ketin your vehicle.
R Cigarette light ersoc ket R
12Vsoc ket:(/ pag e11 5)
R Observeth eno teson thecig arette light erin
th eDigit alOper ator's Manual
R Obser vetheno teson soc kets: (/ page 115) #
Pres sth est ar t/ stop butt ononce toswitc h
on thepo we rsupp ly.(/ page 143) #
Press On/Of fswi tch4 onthetir einf lation
com pressor toI.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. The tirepr essur eis
sho wnonmanome ter5. #
Pum pth etir eto thespecif iedtirepr essur e.
% The specif iedtirepr essur eis stat ed on the
label oftheemer gency sparewheel. #
When thespecif iedtirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press onand offswit ch4 onthe
tir einf latio ncom pres sor to0.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedoff. #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt ontoswitc hof fth e
po we rsupp ly. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci‐
fi ed pressur e,press pressur ere lease valve Wheels
andtires 34
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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

R
Tire pressur eta ble (/ page323) Re
mo ving the collapsi blespar ewh eel The
collaps ible sparewh eelis locat ed und erthe
cargo compartment floor . #
Obser vetheinf ormation onmount ingtires
(/ page339). #
Open theta ilg ate. #
Open thecar gocom partmen tfloor
(/ page11 2). #
Remo vethecollapsible sparewheel. Inflating
thecollap siblesparewheel Re
quirement s:
R Mount thecollapsible sparewheel asdescr i‐
bed (/page346).
R Remo vethetir einf lation compressor from
th estor ag ewe llunder thetrunk floor
(/ page303). *
NO
TEDama getothecollapsible spare
wheel whenlowe ring theve hicle Lo
we ring theve hicle without prev iousl y
inf latin gth ecollapsible sparewheel can
damag eits rim. #
Inflateth ecollapsible sparewheel using
th etir einf lation compressor before
lo we ring theve hicle. *
NO
TEOverhea ting dueto thetir einf la‐
tion compressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir einf lation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminu teswit hout
int erru ption. #
Pull connector4 and thehose outofthe
housing. #
Unscr ew thecap from theva lve on thecol‐
lapsible sparewheel. #
Screw unio nnut 1ofthehose ontoth e
va lve.
Mak esur eon and offswitc h3 ofthetir e
inf lation compressor issetto 0. #
Inser tplu g4 intoth ecig arette light er
soc ketor intoa12 Vsoc ket(/ page 115) in
yo ur vehicle. #
Switc hon thepo we rsupp ly(/ pag e14 3). Whee
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#
Press On/O ffswitc h3 onthetir einf lation
com pressor toI.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. The tirepr essur eis
sho wnonmanome ter2. #
Pum pth etir eto thespecif iedtirepr essur e.
% The specif iedtirepr essur eis print ed on the
ye llo wlabel ofthecollapsible sparewheel. #
When thespecif iedtirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press on/of fswit ch3 onthetir e
inf lation compressor to0. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci‐
fi ed pressur e,press pressur ere lease valve
bu tton 5 unti lth ecor rect tirepr ess ureha s
bee nre ac hed. 352
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Check Tires *T
hetirepr essur ein one ormor etir es has dropped significantl y.The wheel position willbedispla yed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
R The tires can burst.
R The tires can wearexc essiv elyand/or unevenly.
R The driving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and braking maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
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(/ page32 1) and thetir es.
0077
Please Correct TirePres-
sure *T
hetirepr essur eis toolow in at leas tone ofthetir es, orthedif fere nce intirepr ess urebe twee nth eindividual
wheels istoogr eat. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eand add air,if neces sary. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring system (/ page326). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 41
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