#
Establish theelectr icalconnect ionbetween
th eve hicle andthetra iler .
% Access oriescan beconnect edtotheper ma‐
nen tpo we rsupp lyup to180W and tothe
po we rsupp lythat isswit ched on via theigni‐
tion lock.
Un coup lingatrailer &
WARNIN GRisk ofbei ng crus hed and
beco ming trap ped whenunco upling a
tr ai le r
Whe nunco upling atrai le rwi th an eng aged
ine rtia-act ivat ed brak e, your han dma y
bec ome trapped between theve hicle andthe
tr ai le rdr aw bar . #
Donotuncouple trailer swit han
eng aged ove rrunbr ak e. *
NO
TEDama gewhen uncouplin gin a
st at eof ove rrun Unc
oupling inast at eof overru ncan dama ge
th eve hicle. #
Donotuncouple trailer swit han
eng aged ove rrunbr ak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe ndisconnecti ngthetrailer cable
Ve hicl eswith leve lcontr olsystem: The
ve hicle maylo we rwhen thetra iler cable is
discon nected.
This could result inyouor other people
becoming trapped ifyo ur or their limbs are
be tween theve hicle body andthetir es or
under neathth eve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isunde rneat h
th eve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit y
of thewheel arch es when youdisc on‐
ne ct thetrailer cable. #
Disc onnect theelectr icalconnect ion
be tween theve hicle andthetra iler . #
Uncou ple th etra iler . #
Place theco vercap ontheball neckmount . Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page329) andthe
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 330). Dr
iving andparking 253
Fir
st-ai dkit (softsided) 1isin thecar gocom‐
par tmen tin thelef t-hand orright- hand stor ag e
ne t,depending onthemodel. Flat
tire No
tesin theeve ntofaflat tire &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto aflat
tir e
A flat tirese verely affects thedr iving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thesteer ing and braking
of theve hicle.
Ti re swith outrun-flat charact eristics : #
Donotdr ive wit haflat tire. #
Chan getheflat tireimm ediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consu ltaqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Ti re swith run-flat charact eristics : #
Obse rveth einf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lat
tir e). In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtir es: itis pos‐
sibl eto continu eth ejour neyfo ra shor t
per iod oftime. Makesur eyo uobse rveth e
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lattires)
(/ page31 8).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit :yo ucan repair
th etir eso that itis poss ibletocontinu eth e
jou rney fora shor tper iod oftime. Todo this,
use theTIREFI Tkit (/ page320).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:you
can makeacal lfo rbr eakdo wnassi stanc evia
th eov erhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(/ page28 4).
R Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(/ page36 1).
% The emer gency sparewheel isonl yav ailable
in cer tain coun tries. No
teson MOExt ended tires (run-fl attires) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
in limp -hom emod e
Whe ndr ivi ng ineme rgency modeth ehan‐
dling charact eristic sar eim pair ed. #
Donotexc eed thespecif iedmaximum
speed oftheMOEx tende dtir es. #
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and driving
maneuv ersas wellas drivin gove r
obs tacle s(cu rbs, pothol es, off-r oa d).
Thi sap plies, in pa rticular ,to aloaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving intheemer gency mod eif
yo uno tic e:
R Ban gingno ise
R Vehicle vibration
R Smok ewhic hsmells likeru bber
R Contin uousESP®
int erve ntio n
R Crac ks inthetir eside walls #
Afterdr iving inemerg encymode, have
th erims checkedby aqu alif ied spec ial‐ 31
8
Brea kdo wnassista nce
is
two rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. #
The defective tir emus tbe replaced in
eve rycase . Wi
th MOExt ended tires (run-f lattires), youcan
co ntinue todrive yo ur vehicle evenif th er eis a
tot alloss ofpressur ein on eor mor etir es. How‐
eve r,th etir eaf fect ed mus tno tsho wan ycle arly
vis ible da mag e.
Yo ucan recogni zeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOExt ended marking whichappear son theside
wa llof thetir e.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess urelos swa rning sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur eloss
wa rning system.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur emon itor‐
ing system. If
apr essur eloss warning mess ageappear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kth etir es fordama ge.
R Ifdr iving on,obser vethefo llo wing notes.
Dr iving distance possible inemer gency
mode afte rthe pres sur elo ss wa rning: Load
condit ion Driving distance pos‐
sible inemer gency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu lly laden 19mile s(30 km) The
driving distance possi ble in eme rgency
mod ema yva ry dependin gon thedr iving style.
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedof
50 mph(80 km/h).
If atir ehas gone flat and cannotbe replaced
wit han MOEx tende dtir e, youcan useast and‐
ar dtir eas ate mp orarymeasur e. TIREFIT
kitstorage location Plug-
inhybrid: besur eto obser vetheno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The TIREFIT kitisloca tedunder thecar gocom‐
par tmen tfloor .
Ve hicl eswith tworo ws ofseat s 1
Tire seala ntbottle
2 Tire inflation compressor Br
eakdo wnassis tance 31
9
#
Swi tchon thetir einf lation compressor using
On/ Offswitc h3.
The tireis inf lated. First,tir esealant ispum‐
ped intoth etir e. The pressur ema ybr ief ly
ri se toappr oximat ely500 kPa(5 bar/7 3psi).
Do notswitc hof fth etir einflat ioncom pres‐
sor during this pha se. #
Letth etir einf lation compressor runfo ra
maximu mof tenminu tes.
The tireshould then have attaine datir e
pr essur eof at leas t20 0kP a(2. 0bar/
29 psi).
If tir esealan tleak sout ,mak esur eyo ucle an the
af fect ed area asquickl yas possible .It is prefer a‐
ble touse clean water.
If yo uge ttir ese alant onyour clo thing, have it
clean edassoon aspossible withper chlor oethy‐
len e.
If, afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasnotbeen
attained: #
Switc hof fth etir einf lation compressor . #
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
fa ulty tire.
Pleas eno te that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
uns crew ing thefilling hose. #
Drive fo rw ards orreve rseve ry slo wlyfo r
appr oximat ely33 ft(10 m). #
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
Af tera maximu mof tenminu testh etir e
pr essur emus tbe atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
specif iedtirepr essur eno tbeing attained
If th eminimum tirepr essur eis no tre ac hed
af te rth especif iedtime, thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotrepair the
tir ein this ins tance.
The braki ng and drivi ng charact eristic sma y
be great lyim pair ed. #
Donotcon tinue drivin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If,
afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasbeen attained: #
Switc hof fth etir einf lation compressor . #
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
fa ulty tire. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from drivi ng
wi th sealed tires
A tir ete mp orarily sealed withtir esealant
im pair sth ehandling charact eristic sand is
no tsuit able forhighe rspee ds. #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Donotexc eed themaximum speed
limit withatir eth at has been repair ed
using tiresealant. #
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
a tir esealed withtir esealan t50 mph
(80 km/ h). 322
Breakdo wnassis tance
Be
sureto also payatt ent ion tothefo llo wing
re lat ed topic:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page338) Ti
re pres sur elo ss wa rning system Fu
nction ofthetir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem
The tirepr essur eloss warning system warnsth e
dr iver by means ofdisp lay messa geswhen ther e
is ase vere tirepr es su re loss.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R incorrectly settir epr ess ure
R sudde npr ess ure losscau sed,fo rex am ple,
by afo re ign obje ctpene trating thetir e
R steady pressur eloss inseveraltir es
The system has are strict ed ordel ayed func tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R poor grou nd cond ition s,e.g. snowor grave l
R driving withsno wch ains R
when adoptingave ry spor tydriving style
wit hhigh corner ing speeds orsudden accel‐
er ation
R drivin gwit have ry hea vyorlarg etrailer
R driving withahigh load
The tirepr essur eloss warning system isonl yan
aid. Itis thedr iver's responsibili tyto setth etir e
pr essur eto there comme ndedcoldtirepr ess ure
su itab leforth eoper ating situation andtocheck
it.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page338)
R Displa ymessag esabout thetir es
(/ page43 1)
Re star ting thetir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem
Re quirement s:
R The recomme ndedtirepr ess ureis cor rectly
se tfo rth ere spectiv eoper ating status onall
wheels . Re
star tth etir epr essur eloss warning system in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The tirepr essur ehas chang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyins talled.
On- boar dcom puter:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Swipe down wardson Touc hCon trol on the
lef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure ControlSystem
Act iveR estart messag eis sho wninthemulti‐
func tion displa y. #
Tobegin restar t,pr ess Touc hCon trol on the
lef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Tire Pressure NowOK?messag eis
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y. #
Select Yes. #
Toconf irm restar t,pr ess Touc hCon trol on
th elef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
The Run FlatIndic atorRestart edmessag eis
sho wninthemultifunc tiondispla y. 34
4
Wheels andtires
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(/ page338)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page34 5)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page340)
R Noteson installing tires (/ page35 7) Inflating
theemer 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 estor ag espace underthecar gocom part‐
ment floor (/ page31 9). #
Pullfi ller 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 nut2offiller 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 Wheels
andtires 36
7
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 urelos swa rn‐
ing system: Ifacollap siblesparewheel is
ins talled, thetir epr essur eloss warning sys‐
te m canno tfunction reliabl y.Onl yre star tth e
sy stem again when thecollapsible spare
wheel hasbeen replaced withane wwheel.
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(/ page338)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page340) Re
mo ving the collapsi blespar ewh eel The
collaps ible sparewh eelis locat edund erthe
cargo compartment floor . #
Obser vetheinf ormation onmount ingtires
(/ page35 7). #
Open theta ilg ate. #
Open thecar gocom partmen tfloor . #
Remo vethecollapsible sparewheel. Inflating
thecollap siblesparewheel Re
quirement s:
R Mount thecollapsible sparewheel asdescr i‐
bed (/page36 4). R
Remo vethetir einf lation compressor from
th estor ag ewe llunder thetrunk floor
(/ page31 9).
* 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. Wheels
andtires 369
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
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(/ page338) andthetir es. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page34 4).
Check TirePressure Then
Restart RunFlatIndic ator *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system gener ated adi spl aymessa geand hasnotbeen restar tedsinc e. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page34 4).
Run FlatIndic atorInoper a-
tive *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 435