Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting, installing
and replacing tires:
R Further mor e,theuse ofcer tain tiretypes in
cer tain regions andareas ofoper ationca nbe
high lybene/cia l.
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOExt ended tires)
and thesame make.
R Onlyinst allwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leTandright) .
It is onl yper mis sibleto inst alladi.er ent
wheel sizeintheev ent ofa0at tirein order to
dr ive to thespecialist workshop.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emoni t e
moni tor or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Allinstalled wheels mustbeequipped
wit hfunctionin gsensor sfo rth etir epr essur e
monit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use win-
te rtir es orall-season tires mar ked004D M+S
fo rall wheels.
Wi nter tires prov ide thebest possible grip in
wintr yroad conditions. R
ForM+S tires, onlyuse tires withth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires inst alled.
If th etir e's maximum speedisbelo wthat of
th eve hicle, this must beindicat edbyan
appr opriatelabel inthedr iver's /eld ofvision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds forth e
/r st 60 miles (100km).
R Replace thetir es aTer sixyearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R When r When
replaci ngwit eplaci
ngwithtir h
tir es t es
that dono hat
donotf t
featu r eatu
re e
r r
un-0at un-0at
c c
har har
act act
er er
is is
tics: tics:
vehicles with
MOExt endedtires areno teq uipp edwitha
TIR EFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip theve hicle
wit haTIR EFIT kitaTer replacing withtir es that
do notfe atur eru n-0at charact eristics, e.g.
wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwheels andtires, cont act
a qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obser vethefo llo wing further rela-
te dsubjects:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page310) R
Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page316)
R Tire size desig nation,load- bearingcapacit y,
speed rating andload index(/ page324)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page312)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page338) NNo o
t t
es on rot es
on rotatin gt atin
gthe wheels he
wheels &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryth ro ugh di.er ent
wheel sizes
Ro tating thefront and rear wheels can
se verely im pair thedr iving charact eristics.
The wheel brak es orsuspen sioncomponen ts
ma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyif th e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen-
sions. The
wearpatt erns on thefront and rear wheels
di.er :
R Front wheels wearmor eon thetir eshoulder Wheels
andtires
331 331
R
Rear wheels wearmor ein thecent erofthe
tir e
Do notdr ive wit htir es that have toolittle tread
dep th.This signi/ can tly re duces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing).
On vehicles that have thesame sizefront and rear
wheels, rotate thewheels accordingtotheint er-
va ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant ybook in
yo ur vehicle docume nts. Ifth is is no tav ailabl e,
ro tate thetir es every3,000 to6,000 miles
(5,000 to10,000 km),depending onthewe ar.
Ensu rethat thedir ection ofrotation ismai n-
ta ined.
Obser vetheinst ruction sand safetyno teson
"Chang ingawheel" whendoingso (/ page332). NNo o
t t
es on st es
on stor or
ing wheels ing
wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing notes:
R ATer remo vingwheels, stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer abl ydar kplace.
R Protect thetir es from cont actwithoil, grease
or fuel. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the tir he
tire-c e-c
hang hang
et e
tool kit ool
kit *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. Apar
tfr om some countr y-speci/c variant s,vehi-
cles areno teq uipp edwithatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhic htir e-c hanging tools
ar ere qu ired and appr ovedfo rper form ing awheel
ch ang eon your vehicle, consu ltaquali/ed spe-
cialis two rkshop.
Yo ure qu ire th efo llo wing tools, forex am ple, to
ch ang eawheel:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignme ntbolt
The tire-c hangeto ol kit islocat edunder thetrunk
0oor . %
Depending onthemodel, thetir ech ang eto ol
kit maybe locat edatother posit ionsund er
th etrunk 0oor . 1
Jack
2 Lugwr enc h
3 Alignme ntbolt
4 Folding choc k
5 Ratche tfo rjac k PrPr
epar epar
ingt ing
the v he
vehicle f ehicle
for awheel c or
awheel chang e hang
e RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle isno ton aslope. 332332
Wheel
sand tires
#
Ensur eth at thewheel boltsorwheel
nuts aretight ened tothepr escr ibed
tight ening torq ue . #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vetheve hi-
cle. Contact aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop andhave thetight ening torq ue
ch eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wly installed
wheel andadjust itifnecessar y.
% The follo wing does notappl yif th ene wwheel
is an emer gency sparewheel. #
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit htir h
tir epr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
nin gsy nin
gsy s- s-
t t
em: em:
Restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem (/ page316). #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring sys-
te m (/ page315). Emer
g Emer
gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the emer g he
emer gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident causedby
incor rect wheel andtiredimen sions
The wheel ortiresizes andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydi.er .The emer -
ge ncy sparewheel orspar ewheel cansigni/-
cantl yim pair drivi ng charact eristics ofthe
ve hicle.
To prev ent hazar dous situations: #
Drive car efull y. #
Neverinst allmor eth an one emer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that di.er s
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel brie0y . #
Donotdeacti vate ESP ®
. #
Have theemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadi.er entsize replaced
at thenear estquali/ed special istwo rk- shop.
Thenewwheel mustha ve thecor -
re ct dimen sions. %
The emer gency sparewheel issecur edinthe
emer gency sparewheel baginthetrunk .
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson installing anemer -
ge ncy sparewheel:
R The maximum permissibl espeed withan
emer gency sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/h ).
R Donoteq uip theemer gency sparewheel with
sno wch ains.
R Replace theemer gency sparewheel aTersix
ye arsat thelat est, rega rdless ofwe ar.
R Chec kth etir epr essur eof theemer gency
spa rewheel installed. Correct thepr essur eas
necessar y.
% The speci/ed tirepr ess ureis stat ed on the
label oftheemer gency sparewheel. 338338
Wheels
andtires
Sea
the ating Sea
the ating
Ac tivating/dea ctivating <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 97
Seat v Seat
ventilati on entilati
on
Ac tivating/dea ctivating <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 99
Seats Seats
Folding thebac krest forw ards (rear
passen gercom partment) ........... ............ 107
Selecting ag Selecting
agear ear
see Changing gears
Se lect Se
lect orlev or
lever er
see DIREC TSEL ECT leve r
Self -t Self
-test est
Au tomatic front passeng erairbag shut
o..... ........................................................ 45
Sen sor Sen
sors(car s
(car e) e)
... .......................................... 285
Ser Ser
vice vice
see ASSYST PLUS
Ser Ser
vice Cent vice
Cent er er
see Quali/ed speci alist wo rkshop
Se r Se
rvice int vice
interv er
val displa y al
displa y
see ASSYST PLUS
Se Se
tting asp eed tting
asp eed
see Cruis econt rol Se Se
tting t tti
ng the mapsc ale he
mapsc ale
se eMap
Sh iT Sh
iTpadd les pa
dd les
se eSt eer ing wheel paddle shiTers
ShiTin g ShiTin
gg g
ear s ear
s
Gear shiT recommen dation..................... 159
Sid eairbag Sid
eairbag ..................................................... 41
Sid ewindo ws Sid
ewi ndo ws
Child safetyloc kin there ar
passen gercom partment ..........................62
Closing usingtheSmar tKey <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F> 79
Con venienc eclo sing. .......... .....................79
Con venienc eope ning .......... .....................79
Openin gwit hth eSmar tKey <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F> 79
Opening/c losi<004F0048000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 77
Pr oblem <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F> 80
Ro ller sunblind...... ................................... 84
Size designation (tir Size
designation (tires) es).....
............................ 324
Sliding sunr Sliding
sunroof oof
Au tomatic functions. ................................ 83
Closing .................. ..................................8 0
Closing usingtheSmar tKey <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F> 79
Opening <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F> 80
Opening withth eSmar tKey <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F> 79Pr
oblem <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F> 84
Ra in-closing featur e.................................8 3
Sma r Sma
rtK ey tK
ey
Ac oust icloc king veri/catio nsig nal ...........6 5
Batt ery.. ...... ...... .......................................66
Dea ctivating a<00470056004F00440055004A0050004F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F> 65
Ener gycons umption ...... ..........................65
Fu nctio nove rview........ ............................ 64
Ke yring attachm <0046004F0055000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F> .................. 66
Mec hanica lke y.<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 66
Pa nic alarm<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 65
Pr oblem <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F> 67
Unloc kingse<00550055004A004F0048000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 65
Smar Smar
tKey tK
ey
see Smar tKey
Sma r Sma
rtph one tph
one
se eSma rtphone integration
see Telephone
Smar Smar
tphone int tphone
integr eg
ration ation
Ov ervie w........ ........................................ 261
Sno Sno
wc w
chains hains.....
...........................................3 10
Soc ke Soc
ket(12 V) t
(12 V)
Fr ont cent erconsole .............................. 115 Inde
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445 445
TT
ir ir
e labeling e
labeling
Char acteristics ............ ...........................324
DO T,Tire Identi/cation Number(TIN) .....3 22
Load index.......... ................................... 324
Load-bear ingcapa city....... ..................... 324
Maximum tireload..... ............................ 323
Maximum tirepr essur e.<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 323
Ov ervie <0058000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F> 321
Speed rating......... <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F> 324
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. ... 321
Ti re Quality Grading ...............................3 21
Ti re size desig nation.............................. 324
Tr actio ngr ade ...... ..................................3 21
Tr ead weargrade ................................. .. 321
T T
ir ir
e load (maximum ) e
load (maximum )... ...... ............................3 23
T T
ir ir
e pr e
pr essur e essur
e
Chec king(manuall y)....... ........................313
Chec king(tirepr essur emonit oring
sy stem) ....... ....... ....................................314
Maximum...... ......................................... 323
No tes... .................................................. 310
Re star ting thetir epr essur eloss warn-
ing system.. ...........................................3 16
Re star ting thetir epr essur emonit or-
ing system.. ........................................... 315 Ti
re pressur eloss warning system
(function)...... ......................................... 315
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(function )............................................... 313
Ti re pressur eta ble .................................3 12
TIREFIT kit..............................................292
T T
ir ir
e pr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
ning syst ning
system em
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 315
Re star ting. ............................................. 316
T T
ir ir
e pr e
pr es su r es
su re mo nit e
mo nitor or
Ch ecking thetir epr essur e.<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F> 314
Chec kingthetir ete mp eratur e...... .......... 314
Fu nctio n.......... ...................................... 313
Re star ting. ............ ................................. 315
T T
ir ir
e pr e
pr es su r es
su re t e
tab le ab
le.. ........................... ..........3 12
T T
ir ir
e Quality Gr e
Quality Grading ading.
.....................................321
T T
ir ir
e t e
tem em
per per
atur e atur
e
Chec king(tirepr essur emonit oring
sy stem) ....... .............. .............................314
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(function )............................................... 313
T T
ir ir
e tr e
tread ead.....
................................................ 309
T T
ir ir
e-c e-c
hang hang
et e
tool kit ool
kit
Ov ervie w..... ........................................... 332 TIREFIT
kit TIREFIT
kit
St orag elocation.. ................................... 292
Using.. ................................................... 292
T T
ir ir
es es
Char acterist ics ....................................... 324
Chec king............................................... 309
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(manuall y)..... 313
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es-
sur emonit oring system) ......................... 314
De/n itions..... ........................................ 326
DO T,Tire Identi/cation Number(TIN) .....3 22
Flat tire....... ...........................................290
Inst alling...... .............. ............................ 336
Load index.......... ....... ............................ 324
Load-bear ingcapa city....... ..................... 324
Maximum tireload..... ............................ 323
Maximum tirepr essur e.<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 323
MOEx tended tires.......... ........................291
Noise gener atio <004F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F> .................309
No teson installing ................................. 328
Ov ervie wof tirelabeling...... ...................321
Re mo ving..... .......................................... 336
Re placing.. ............ .........................3 28, 332
Re placing thewheel trim. ..... .................. 333 448448
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