2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS tire pressure

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WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
from operating mobil ecommunications
equipment
If yo uo perat emobile communication equip‐
men twhen driving, youw ill be distracted
from thet raffic situation .Thisc ould also
cause youtol ose control of thev ehicle.
The probability of aserious or evenfatal acci‐
dent inc reases greatl yifyou operat emobile
communication equipment when driving. #
Only operat emobile communication
equipment when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. Fo
ry our owns afet y, alwa ys obser vethef ollowing
points when operating mobile communications
equipment:
R Obser vethel egal requ irements fort he coun‐
tr yinw hichyou ar edriving.
R While driving, on lyoperat emobile communi‐
cations equipment when thet raffic conditions
permit it. Youm ayotherwise be distracted
from thet raffic condition sand cause an acci‐
dent, inju ring yourself and others.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand
engin ewhen pulling away #
Do no twarmupt he engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y.Pull away immedi‐
atel y. #
Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
full thro ttle unti lthe engine has reached
its operatin gtemperature. Exhaus
temission monitoring
Specific engine sy stems ar edesigned tokeep
poisonous components of exhaus tgases within
legal limits.
These sy stems onl yworko ptimally if they are
main tained exactly accordin gtomanufacturer's
specifications. It is fort his reason that all work
on thee ngine should onl ybeperform ed byquali‐
fi ed and authorized Mercedes-Benz Commercial
Va nC entert echnicians.
Under no circums tances shoul dengine settings
be changed. In addition ,all specific main tenance
wo rkmus tbep erform ed at regular inter vals and
in complianc ewitht he service regulations of the
dealer named in thei mp rint. Refe rtot he Mainte‐
nance Bookle tfor de tails. Note
sont he limit speed &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload-bearing capa‐
city or thep ermissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. As
thed rive r,yo um ustfind out about them axi‐
mum permissible speed fort he tires (tir eand tire
pressure). Obser vethel egal requirements for
tires fort he countr yinwhichyou ar estayi ng.
Yo uc an permanently limit thes peed of your vehi‐
cle.
Mercedes-Benzr ecommendsaqualified special‐
is tw orks hop forp rogramming thel imit speed.
No tethat youc anno texceed aprogrammed limit
speed when overtaking.
On downhill gradients ,the limit speed ma ybe
exc eeded. Appl ythe brakes if necessar y.
Displ aymessages indica tethat youa reapproach‐
ing thel imit speed.
Information about driving abroad
Service
An extensiv eMercedes-Benz service is also avail‐
able abroad. Ne vertheless, please remember that
services or spar eparts ma ynotbe available
immediatel y.The releva nt wo rkshop directories
ar ea vailable from aMercedes-Ben zCommercial
Va nC enter.
Fu el
In some countries, onl yfuels wit hanincreased
sulfur con tent ar eavailable.
Uns uitable fuel can caus eengine damage. Yo u
can find fur ther information under "Fuel"
(/ page228).
Information about transpor tbyrail
Tr ansportin gyour vehicle byrail ma ybes ubject
to cer tain restrictions or requires pecial meas‐
ures tobe take nins omecountrie sdue tovarying
tunnel height sand loading standards.
Yo uc an obtain information about this from a
Mercedes-Benz Commercial VanC enter. Driving and pa
rking 99

Information on noise or unusua
ldriving
ch aracteristics
Whil edriving, pa yattention tovibrations, noises
and unusual driving characteristics, e.g .pullin gto
one side. This ma yindicat edamag etothe wheels
or tires. If yous uspect that at ireisd efective,
re duce your speed. Stop thev ehicle as soon as
possible tocheckifw heels and tires ha vebeen
damaged or ar enolonger functioning properly.
Hidden tir edamag ecould also be causing the
unusual drivin gcharacteristics. If no signs of
dama gecan be de tected, ha vethet ires and
wheels checkedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. Note
sonr egular lyinspecting wheels and
tires &
WARNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged tires
Dama gedt ires can cause tir epressur eloss.
As aresult, youc oul dlose control of your
ve hicle. #
Chec kthe tires regularly fors igns of
dama geand replace an ydamaged tires
immediatel y. Chec
kthe wheels and tires of your vehicle for
damag eregular ly,i .e. at leas tevery twow eeks,
as well as af terd riving off-road or on rough
ro ads. Damaged wheels can lead toaloss of tire
pressure.
Look out fort he following types of damage, for
ex ample:
R Cuts in thet ires
R Punctures in thet ires
R Tearsint he tires
R Bulges on tires
R Deformation or se vere cor rosion on wheels &
WARNING Risk ofhydroplaning because
tir et read is tool ow
Insuf ficient tir etread will result in reduced
tir et raction .The tir etread will no longer be
able todissipat ewater.
This increase sthe risk of hydroplaning on wet
ro ad sur faces, pa rticularly when tra veling at
an inappropriat espeed. If
th et irep ressur eist oo high or tool ow ,tires
ma yexhibit dif fere nt le vels of wear at dif fer‐
ent locations on thet iret read. #
Regular lych eckt he tir etread dep thand
th ec ondition of thet iret read across
th ee ntir ew idthofa ll tires.
Minimum tread dep thforu se:
R In summer: 00CEin (3 mm)
R In winter: 00CFin (4 mm) #
Fors afet yr easons, ha vethet ires
re placed befor ethe legally prescribed
limit fort he minimum tir etread dep this
re ached. Conduct
thef ollowing checks regular lyon all
wheels, at leas tonce amonthorasr equired, e.g.
befor ealong journe yorwhen driving off- road:
R Chec kthe tir epressur e(/pag e206)
R Chec kthe valvec aps
Va lves mus tbeprotected from moistur eand
dir tw ithv alvec apss pecifically appr oved by
Mercedes-Benzf oryour vehicle.
R Visually inspect thet read dep thand thet ire
tread across thew hole tir ewidth
Fo ru se in summer ,the minimum tread dep th
is 00CE in (3 mm) and foru se in winter 00CFin
(4 mm). Markings
1showinw hichp laces theb ar indica‐
to rs (ar row )are integ ratedi ntot he tir etread.
The yarevisible as soon as thet read dep this
appr oximately 00CDin (1.6 mm). Information on driving wit
hsummer tires
At temp eratures belo w50°F(10°C) Summer
tires lose elasticit yand therefor etraction and
braking po wer.Chan gethet ires on your vehicle
to M+S tires. Using summer tires at very cold
te mp eratures could cause tear stof orm, thereby
damaging thet ires permanentl y.Mercedes-Benz 204
Wheels and tires

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NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from
mounted sno wchains If sno
wchains are mounted tosteel wheels,
th ew heel trims can be damaged. #
Remo vethew heel trims of steel wheels
befor emounting sno wchains. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesw hen using snow
ch ains:
R Snow ch ains ar eonlyp ermissible forc ertain
wheel/tir ecombinations .You can obtain
information on them at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sn owchains that
ha ve been specifically appr ovedfor your vehi‐
cle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains with
th es ame quality standard.
R The sn owchains mus tberetightene dafter
driving appr oximatel y0.6 miles (1 km) .This is
th eo nlyw aytoensur ethe sno wchains are
optimall yseated wit hclearanc etoadjacent
components.
R Vehicles with rear-wheel drive: onlyins tall
sno wchains in pair sand onl yonthe rear
wheels .Obse rvet he manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions.
R Vehicles with front-wheel drive: only install
sno wchains in pair sand onl yonthe front
wheels. Obser vethem anufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions.
R Use sno wchains only when ther oad sur face
is comple tely sno w-covered. Re mo vethe
sno wchains as soon as possiblew henyou
come toaroad that is no tsnow-covered.
R Local regulations ma yrestrict theu se of
sno wchains. Obser vethea pplicable regula‐
tions befor einstalling sno wchains.
R If sno wchains ar einstalled, them aximum
permissible speed is 30 mph(50 km/h ).
% Youc an deactivat eESP®
to pull away
( / pag e111,112 ). This all owsthew heels to
spin, achieving an increased driving forc e. Ti
re pressure Note
sont irep ressure &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient or excessi vetirep ressure
Ti re sw ithe ither tool ow ortooh igh apres‐
sur epresent thef ollowing hazards:
R thet ires could bur st
R thet ires could wearexcessi vely and/or
un eve nly
R thed riving characteristic saswell as
st eering and braking characteristic smay
be se verely impaired #
Obse rvet he recommended tir epres‐
sures and checkt he tir epressur eofa ll
tires including thes par ew heel:
R monthly
R if altering thel oad on thev ehicle
R prior tolong journe ys
R ifth eo perating conditions change, for
ex ample when drivin goff-road #
Adjus tthe tir epressur ewhereneces‐
sar y. Driving wi
thtirep ressur ethat is tooh igh or too
lo wc an:
R Shor tent he service lif eofthe tires
R Cause increased tir edamage
R Adverselya ffect handling characteristic sand
th us drivin gsafet y, e.g. due to hydroplaning &
WARNING Risk of accident du etotoo
lo wat irep ressure
Ti re sw ithp ressur ethat is tool ow can over‐
heat and bur stas ac onsequence.
In addition ,the ya lso suf ferf romi rregular
we ar,w hic hc an significantl yimp air theb rak‐
ing properties and theh andling characteris‐
tics. #
Avoid excessively lo wtirep ressure. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo lo wcan cause:
R Tire malfunctioning as aresult of overheating
R Impaired handling characteristics
R Irre gular wear
R Increased fuel consum ption 206
Wheels and tires

&
WARNING Risk of accident du etotoo
high atirep ressure
Ti re sw ithe xcessively high pressur ecan
bur st.
In addition, they also suf ferf romi rregular
we ar,w hic hc an significantl yimp air theb rak‐
ing properties and theh andling characteris‐
tics. #
Avoid excessively high tir epressures. Excessively high tir
epressur ecan result in:
R Increased braking dis tance
R Impaired handling characteristics
R Irre gular wear
R Impaired drivin gcom fort
R Susceptibility todamage &
WARNING Risk of accident du etorepea‐
te dp ressur edropint he tires
The wheels, valves or tires could be damaged.
To ol ow atirep ressur ecan lead tothet ires
bur sting. #
Examine thet ires forf oreign objects. #
Chec kwhether thet ireh asap uncture
or thev alveh asaleak. #
Ifyo ua reunabl etorectify thed amage,
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. Yo
uc an find information on recommended tire
pressures fort he vehicle's factor y-ins talled tires
on thef ollowing labels:
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacar dont he
B‑pi llarofyour vehicle .
R Tire pressur etable on thei nside of thef uel
fi ller flap .
Obse rvet he maximum tir epressure
(/ page213).
Use asuita ble pressur egaug etoc heckthe tire
pressure. The outer appearance of atired oes not
permit an yreliable conclusion about thet ire
pressure.
+ ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
damag eduetoinsuf ficient or excessive
tir ep ressure Insuf
ficient or excessiv etirep ressur eshort‐
ens thes ervice lif eofthe tires. #
Chec kthe tir epressur eregularly ,but at
leas tevery 14 days. Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitor: youc an
also checkt he tir epressur eusing theo n-board
computer.
Onl ycorrect tir epressu rewhen thet ires are
cold. Condition sfor cold tires:
R The vehicle has been par kedw itht he tires out
of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh ours.
R The vehicle has tr aveled less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ar ise in thet iret emperatur eof18°F( 10°C)
increases thet irep ressur ebya pprox.10k Pa
(0. 1b ar/1.5 psi). Take this int oaccount when
ch ecking thet irep ressur eofw armt ires.
The tir epressur erecommended fori ncreased
load/spee dinthe tir epressur etable ma yaffect
th er ide comfort. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable accesso ries on tir evalves
If yo um ountunsuitable accesso ries ont otire
va lves, thet irev alves ma ybeoverloaded and
malfunction ,whic hc an cause tir epressure
loss. #
Onlyscrew standar dvalvec aps or valve
cap sspecifically appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz fory our vehicle ont othe tir evalve. Note
sont railer operation
The applicable tir epressur efor thet ires of the
re ar axle is alw ayst he recommended tir epres‐
sur efor afull load. Overvie
wofthe tirepressur etable Wheels and tires
207

Ad
ditionall y,thet irep ressur etable ma yalso
st at et irep ressures ford iffe re nt load conditions.
These ar edefin ed in thet irep ressur einformation
ta ble as dif fere nt number sofpassenger sand
amounts of luggage. The actual number of seats
ma ydiffe r–f or mor einformation, please referto
th ev ehicle's registration documents.
The tir epressur evalues given forp artl yladen
ve hicles ar eminimum values whic hoffer you
good ride comfort. The yarenotfor trailer opera‐
tion.
Yo uc an also use thet irep ressur evalues fora
fully laden vehicle. These ar ealway sa llowe da nd
permissible. Ho wever,in ap artiall yladen vehicle,
th er ide is no tascomfor table and fuel consump‐
tion is onl yminimall yreduced. In addition, wear
is grea terint he middle of thet iret read.
Fo rtrailer operation, thea pplicable value fort he
re ar tires is them aximum tir epressur evalue sta‐
te dint he tir epressur etable inside thef uel filler
fl ap.
Use asuitable pressur egaug etoc heckthe tire
pressure. The outer appearance of atired oes not
permit an yreliable conclusion about thet ire
pressure.
On vehicles ins talled wit hthe electronic tir epres‐
sur em onitor ,the tir epressur ecan be checked
usin gthe on-boar dcomputer.
Se tthe cor rect tir epressur ebefor eloading the
ve hicle. Once thev ehicle is laden, checkt he tire
pressures and cor rect them if necessar y.
Onl ycorrect tir epressur ewhent he tires are
cold. The tires ar ecold under thef ollowing condi‐
tions:
R The vehicle has been par kedw itht he tires out
of direct sunlight foratl east th reeh ours.
R The vehicle has tr aveled less than 1m ile
(1.6 km). Ar
ise in thet iret emperatur eof18°F( 10°C)
increases thet irep ressur ebya pprox.10k Pa
(0. 1b ar/1.5 psi). Take this int oaccount when
ch ecking thet irep ressur eofw armt ires.
Driving wi thtirep ressur ethat is tooh igh or too
lo wc an:
R shor tent he service lif eofthe tires
R cause increased tir edamage
R have an egativ eeffect on handling character‐
istic sand thus drivin gsafet y( e.g. due to
hy droplaning)
Ve hicles with agross vehicl eweight of
6,6 14 lbs (3,000 kg)
The following tir epressur evalues appl ytothefol‐
lowing vehicles:
R With ag ross vehicle weight of 6,6 14lbs
(3,00 0kg)
R With ag ross axle weight rating of 3,3 07lbs
(1,500 kg)o nt he rear axle
R The tires referred tounde r"Whee land tire
combinations "(/pag e221 )
The tir epressur efor thes par ew heel is 350 kPa
(3.5 bar/5 1psi). Pa
rtiall yladen vehicl eF ullyladen vehicle
Ti re s/disc
wheel Fr
ont axle Rear axle Front axle Rear axle
225/55 R17
XL 280 kP
a(2.8
bar/4 1psi) 27
0k Pa(2.7 bar/39
psi) 31
0k Pa(3.1
bar/45 psi) 31
0k Pa(3.1
bar/45 psi) 208
Wheels and tires

Ti
re pressur emonitoring sy stem Fu
nction of thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
tem
The sy stem checks thet irep ressur eand thet ire
te mp eratur eofthe tires ins talled on thev ehicle
by means of atirep ressure sensor.
Ne wt irep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tires,
ar ea utomatically taught-in during thef irst jour‐
ne yt heya reused.
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tir epres‐
sur etot herecommended cold tir epressur esuit‐
able fort he operating situation (/ page206).
No tethat thec orrect tir epressur efor thec urrent
ope rating situatio nmustfirst be taught-in tothe
tir ep ressur emonitoring sy stem. If asubs tantial
loss of pressur eoccu rs,t he warning thre shold for
th ew arning messag eisaligned tothet aught-in
re fere nce values. Restar tt he tir epressur emoni‐
to ra fter adju sting tothec old tir epressure
(/ page209). The cur rent pressures ar esaved
as ne wreference values. This will ensur ethat a
wa rning messag ewill onl yappear if thet irep res‐
sur edrops significant ly.
The 0077 warning lam pinthe instrument clus ter
displa ysad etected pressur elossoram alfunc‐
tion as follo ws:
R Ifthe 0077 warning lam pislit continuousl y,
th et irep ressur eono ne or mor etires is sig‐
nificantly tool ow .The tir epressur emonitor is
no tm alfunctioning.
R Ifthe 0077 warning lam pflashes fora round a
minut eand then remains lit cons tantl y,the
tir ep ressur emonitorism alfunctioning.
R Am essa gealso appear sinthe instrument
clus ter.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R The tir epressur ehas been se tincor rectly.
R Thereisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tire.
R Ther eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source.
If th et irep ressur emonitor is malfunctioning, it
ma ytakem oret han tenm inutesf or the 0077 tire
pressur ewarning lam ptoinformyou of them al‐
function. When them alfunction has been recti‐ fi
ed, the 0077 warning lam pgoes out af tery ou
ha ve driven foraf ewminutes.
The tir epressur evalue indicated bytheo n-board
computer ma ydiffe rf romt hose measured at a
ga ss tatio nu singap ressur egauge.
The tir epressures shown bytheo n-boar dcom‐
puter refertot hose measured at sea le vel.At
high altitudes, thet irep ressur evalue indicated
by ap ressur egaug earehigher than those shown
by theo n-boar dcomputer .Inthis case, do not
re duce thet irep ressure.
Checking thet irep ressur eelectronically
(onl yvehicles wit hsteering wheel but tons)
Requ irements:
R The ignition is switched on. #
Press the0059 or0065 button toselect
Service. #
Press the0076 button. #
Press the0064 or0063 button toselect Tire
Pressure. #
Press the0076 button.
The displa yshows thec urrent tir epressur eof
ea ch wheel.
If th ev ehicle wasp arke df or longer than
20 minutes, theTire pressure will be displayed
after driving afew minutes messageappear sin
th ed ispla y.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e206)
Rest arting thet irep ressur emonitor
Requ irements:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The recommended tir epressu reis cor rectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating condition on
eac hoft hefour wheel s(/pag e207). Wheels and tires
209

Ve
hicles with steering-wheel but tons #
Use the0059 or00D0 button toselect
Service. #
Use the0064 or0063 button toselect Tire
Pressure. #
Press the0076 button toconfirm.
The displa yshows thec urrent tir epressures
of ea chwheel or theTire pressure will be dis-
played after driving afew minutes message. #
Press the0064 button.
The Use Current Pressures as New Refer-
ence Values: messageisshown in thed ispla y. #
Toconfir mrestar t:press the0076 button.
The Tire Press. Monitor Restarted messageis
shown in thed ispla y.
Af tery ou ha vedriven foraf ewminutes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thec urrent tir epres‐
su resa rewithin thes pecified range. The new
tir ep ressures ar ethen accep tedasr eference
va lues and monitored. #
Tocancel restar t:press the0038 button.
The tir epressur evalues stored at thel ast
re star tw ill continue tobe monitored.
Ve hicles without steering-wheel but tons
The vehicle mus tbeatastandstill .Use theb ut‐
to ns on thei nstrument clus ter. #
Press the00DC button toselect theTire Pres-
sure menu. #
Press the0078button toconfirm.
The Monitoring Active messageisshown in
th ed ispla y. #
Press the0078button toconfirm.
The TireP ressur eOK?messag eisshown in
th ed ispla y. #
Toconfir mrestar t:press the0074button.
The displa yshows theD ista nce menu.
Af tery ou ha vedriven foraf ewminutes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thec urrent tir epres‐
su resa rewithin thes pecified range. The new
tir ep ressures ar ethen accep tedasr eference
va lues and monitored. #
Tocancel restar t:press the0075button.
The displa yshows the Tire Pressure menu.
The tir epressur evalues stored at thel ast
re star tw ill continue tobe monitored. Ra
dio equipment appr oval of thet irep ressure
monitoring sy stem
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers Countr
yRadio equipment appr oval
number
Argentina CNC
:H-12336
Model: Schrade rHSW4
Brazil MODELO: GG4
AN
ATEL: 0381-13-8001
Es te equipament ooper aem
caráter secundário, is toé, não
te md ireit oàp roteção cont rain‐
te rferência prejudicial, mesmo de
es tações do mesm otipo enão
pod ecausar inter ferê ncia asiste‐
mas operando em caráter pri‐
mário.
Jordan Kingdom of Jordan Type appr oval
fo rT yreP ressur eSensor and ECU
Manufacturer :Schrader Elect ron‐
ics Ltd.
Model :Mercedes HS Snap in 433
MHz
Ty pe Appr oval Numb er:
TRC/LPD/20 13/48
Ty pe Appr oval Numb er:L PD
Morocco AGREE PARL 'ANR TMAROC
MR79 07ANR T2013
Dat ed'agrement :05/03/20 13
Moldo va 210
Wheels and tires

Information on maximum tir
eload %
The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
Maximum tir eload 1isthem aximum permissi‐
ble weight forw hichthe tir eisa pprove d.
Do no toverload thet ires by ex ceeding them axi‐
mum permissible load. The maximum permissible
load can be found on thev ehicle's Tire and Load‐
ing In form atio nplacar dont he B-pillar on thed riv‐
er's side . Information on maximum tir
epressure %
The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
Maximum permitted tir epressure 1mus tnever
be exc eeded. Alw ayso bser vether ecommended
tir ep ressur efor your vehicle when adjusting the
tir ep ressur e(/pag e207). Information on tir
echaracteristics %
The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
This information describes thet ype of tir ecord
and then umber of la yers in side wall1 and
under tir etread 2. Ti
re size designation, load-bearing capacity,
speed ratin ga nd load index &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload-bearing capa‐
city or thep ermissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. 1
Firstletter(s)
2 Nominal tir ewidthinm illimeters
3 Aspect ratio (i npercent)
4 Tire code
5 Rimd iame ter
6 Load-bearing index
7 Load index
8 Speed rating
% The da
tashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
Fu rther information about reading tir edatac an
be obtaine dfroma nyqualified specialis twork‐
shop.
First letter(s) 1 1:
R "LT": light truc ktires in acco rdanc ewithUS
manufacturer standards.
R "C": tires forc ommercial usage in accordance
wit hE uropean manufacturer standards. Wheel
sand tires 213