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 35
7
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(/ page338)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page34 5)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e352 )
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page340)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page36 6) Wheels
andtires 359
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
(/ page36 1). 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 360
Wheels andtires
#
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem (/ page343).
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 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 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. 366
Wheels andtires
R
12Vsoc ket:(/ pag e12 1)
R Obse rveth eno teson thecig arette light er.
R Obser vetheno teson soc kets: (/ page 121) #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt ononce toswitc h
on thepo we rsupp ly.(/ page 150) #
Pres sOn /O ffswitc h4 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 bu
tton 6 unti lth ecor 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. #
Storefiller hose 1and plug 3inthelowe r
section ofthetir einf lation compressor hous‐
ing. #
Storeth etir 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 368
Wheels andtires
Closin
gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 80
Co nvenienc eclosing featur e.................8 0
Con venie nce openi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...80
Ope ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 78
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 80
Pr obl em <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 81
Ro ller sunblin d(elect ric) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 86
Size designatio n(ti res) ........................... 352
Sliding sunroof.......................................... 82
Au tomatic featur es................................ 85
Closin g............................................ ...... 82
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 80
Ope ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 82
Ope ning with theSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 80
Pr obl em <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 85
Ra in-clos ingfeatur e........................ .......8 5
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 66
Ac ous ticlocking verificati onsignal ........ 67
Batt ery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........68
Ener gyconsu mption........... ...................67
Fe atur es................................................ 66
Ke yring attachme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....68
Mec hanica lke y ...................................... 68
Ov ervie w ........ ................................ .......6 6
Pa nic alar m <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>67Pr
oblem .................................................6 9
Un loc kin gse tting ............................ .......6 7
Smar tKey functio ns
Deactiv ating.......................................... 67
Smar tphone
see Smar tphone integr ation ®
see Telephon e
Sma rtphon eint egratio n®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 289
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 289
Sno wch ains ............................................338
Soc ket(1 2 V) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 121
Fr ont cent erconsole ........................ ....1 21
Soc ket(1 15 V) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 122
Re ar passe nger com partment ........ .....1 22
Sof twareupdat e
Sy stem updat es.............................. ..... 270
Sound PRE-S AFE®
Sound ................................. 49
Wheels andtires .............................. ....3 37
Sound menu
Fu nctio nsove rview ........................ ...... 300 Spa
rewheel
see Collap siblespar ewhee l
see Emerge ncy sparewheel
Specia lseat beltretract or <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 55
Spe ciali st wo rkshop ..................................2 8
Speed index(tir es) ..................................3 52
Spor tUtili tyVehicl e...... ............................ 29
St andb ymode
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............181
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 181
St anding lights ........................................ 126
St art-of fassi st
see Optimized acceleration
St art/S topbutt on
Pa rking theve hicle ...............................1 74
St artin gth eve hicle .............................. 151
Swi tching onthepo we rsupp lyor
ignition ................................................ 150
St art/s topfunc tion
see ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
St arterbatt ery
Ch argi ng(Remo teOnline) .................... 152 Inde
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Ta ilg ate .......................................................7 3
Closin g............................................ .......7 4
HANDS-FREE ACCES S.................... .......7 6
Limiting theopening angle.................... 78
Opening ...... .................................... .......7 3
Opening dimensions ............................3 82
Un loc kin g(mec hanic alkey) ............ .......7 8
Ta ilpip es(Car e)........................................ 312
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el ..................................................... 377
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 377
Te ch nical data
Ax leload (trailer operation) ................. 386
Inf ormation ...... .............................. ...... 371
No tes(tr aile rhitc h)............................. 385
To ngu ewe ight .....................................3 85
To wing capac ity(trailer operation )...... 385
Ve hicle identif ication plate............... ... 373
Te lephone .........................................2 79, 281
Connecting amobi lephone (Pass‐
ke y) ................................................ .....2 82
Connecting amobi lephone (Secure
Sim ple Pa iring) .................................... 282 Fu
nctio nsinthete lephon emen u........ 282
No tes ................................................... 279
Oper ating modes ........................... ...... 281
Te lephon emen uov ervie w ...................2 81
Wi reless chargin g(mob ilephon e)........ 124
Te lephon yoper ating mod es
Blue tooth®
Te lephon y.......................... 281
Te mp eratur e ............................................ 142
Te mp eratur egr ade .................................. 349
Themes Fastening ............................................. 268
Thir dro w of sea ts.................................... 114
Fo lding backth ebac kres ton the
th ird row ofseats ................................. 114
Fo lding thebac kres ton theth ird row
of seats forw ards ............................ .....1 14
Thir dro w of sea ts
see Seat
Th rough-lo adingfeatur e
see Seat
see Third rowofseats
TIN (Tire Identif ication Numbe r)........... .350
Ti re and Loading Information placard... 345 Ti
re charact eristics ................................. 352
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re informa tion table .............................3 45
Ti re labeling .............................................3 49
Cha racter istics <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ........352
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................3 50
Load index....... ....................................352
Load -bearing cap acity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .352
Maxi mum tireloa d....... ........................351
Maxi mum tirepr essu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 351
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 349
Spee dra ting ........... .............................352
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 349
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 349
Ti re size designation ............................3 52
Tr act ion grade .....................................3 49
Tr ead weargrade .................................3 49
Ti re load (maximu m)...............................3 51
Ti re pres sur e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ..340, 341
Ch ecking (manually) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 341
Ch ecking (tirepr ess uremoni toring
sy stem) ............................................... 343 Inde
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re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 341
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .... 340
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 349
Ti re size designation ............................3 52
TIREFIT kit....... ....................................320
Tr act ion grade ................................ .....3 49
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 49
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s.........3 37
To llsy stem
Wi ndsh ield <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>141
To ngue weight .........................................3 85
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pTe ther .................................................. 59
To uc hCon trol
On-board computer ...... ....................... 256
Oper ating ............ ................................263
To uc hpad ............ ......................................263
Oper ating ............ ................................263
To uc hscr een(media display)
Oper ating ............................................263 To
w- aw ay alar m
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............89
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>89
To w- bar system .......................................2 53
To w- star ting .............................................334
To wing atrail er
No tes ................................................... 249
To wing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 330
To wing eye
Ins talling .............................................. 334
St or ag elocation .............................. ....3 33
To wing methods ...................................... 329
Tr actio ngr ade ......................................... 349
Tr af fic inf orma tion
Swit ching onthedispla y.................. ....2 78
Tr af fic Sign Assis t...................................2 42
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 242
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 243
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 42
Tr aile rhitc h
At tach ing theball neck.................. ...... 251
Car e................................................ ..... 312 Couplin
gup/un couplin gatrailer ........ 252
Tr aile roper ation
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 246
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist.................. 247
At tach ing theball neck........................ 251
Coupling up/uncoupling atra iler ........ 252
Tr aile rst abil izatio n
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 187
Tr aile rto w hit ch
Axle load <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ....386
Ge ner alno tes ...................................... 385
No tes ................................................... 249
To ngu ewe ight .....................................3 85
To wing capac ity...................................3 85
Tr ansmis sionposi tion displa y....... .........167
Tr anspo rting
Ve hicle ................................................ 332
Tr ead weargrade .....................................349
Tr im element (Care).................................3 14
Tr unk lid
see Tailg ate
Tu neIn .......................................................2 98
Ca lling up ....... .....................................298 Inde
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