2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE ESP

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N N
O O
TE TE
Possible wheel andtiredamag e
when drivi ng ove robst acles Lar
gewheels have asmalle rsecti onwidt h.As
th esection widthdecr eases, therisk of
wheels andtires bein gdamag edwhen drivi ng
ov er obst acles increases. #
Avoid obst acles ordrive especiall ycar e-
full y. #
Reduce your speed whendriving over
curbs, speedbumps,manhole covers
and potholes. #
Avoid particular lyhigh curbs. *
N NO O
TE TE
Possible wheel andtiredamag e
when parking oncurbs orinpo tholes Pa
rking oncurbs orinpo tholes maydamag e
th ewheels andtires. #
Ifpossible, parkonl yon 0at surfaces. #
Avoid curbs andpotholes when parking. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto electr oniccomponent
par tsfrom theuse oftire-mounting tools VV
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:
Electr oniccomponent partsarelocat ed
in thewheel. Tire -mounti ngtools should not
be used inthear ea oftheva lve.
This could other wise damag eth eelectr onic
com ponent parts. #
Have thetir es chang edataqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop only. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto summer tires atlow
ambien tte mp eratur es At
low ambient temp eratur es,tear scould form
when drivi ng withsummer tires, causin gper -
manen tdamag eto thetir es. #
Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use
004D M+Stires. Ac
cessor ypar tswhic har eno tappr oved foryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Be nz,orwh ich ar eno tuse d
cor rectl y,can impair theoper ating safety. Bef
orepurc hasing and using non-a pprovedacces-
sor ies, visit aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop and
inquir eabout:
R Suitabili ty
R Legalstipul ation s
R Factor yre commen dations &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden twit hhigh per-
fo rm ance tires
The special tiretread incombin ationwit hth e
op timize dtir ecom pound means that therisk
of skiddin gand hydroplaning onwetro ads is
incr eased.
In addit ion,th etir egr ip isgre atlyre duced ata
lo w outside temp eratur eand tireru nning tem-
per atur e. #
Swit chon theESP ®
and adap tyo ur driv-
ing styleaccor dingly. #
Use 004D M+Stires atout side temp era-
tur es ofless than 50 °F(10 °C). #
Onlyuse thetir es forth eir intended pur-
pose. 372372
Wheels
andtires

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(/ page352) R
Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page359)
R Tire size desig nation,load- bearingcapacit y,
speed rating andload index(/ page366)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page354)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page380) 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
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#
Plac eth ewheel tobe installed onthewheel
hub andpush iton. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom tight ening
wheel boltsandnuts
If yo utight enthewheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle israised, thejac kcould tip. #
Onlytight enwheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle ison thegr ound. #
Obser vetheinst ruction sand safetyno teson
"Chang ingawheel" (/page370) . #
Forsaf etyre asons, onlyuse wheel boltswhic h
ha ve been approved byMer cedes-Be nzand
fo rth ewheel inqu estion .
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto paintw orkof thewheel
ri m when screwing inthe/r st wheel bolt If
th ewheel hastoomuc hpla ywhen screwing
in the/r st wheel bolt,th ewheel rim paint can
be damag ed. #
Press thewheel /rml yag ainst thewheel
hub when screwing inthe/r st wheel
bolt. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenl yin adiagonal
patt ernin theor der indicat eduntil they are
/ng er-tight . #
Ifth ecollapsible sparewheel hasbeen instal-
led, in0ateth ecollapsible sparewheel
(/ page383). #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/page379). Lo
w Lo
wer er
ing t ing
the v he
vehicle ehicle
aTer aTer
awheel c a
wheel chang e hang
e RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The newwheel hasbeen installed
(/ page378).
Obser vetheinf ormation ontirepr essur e
(/ page352). #
Place thera tche twr enc hont oth ehe xag on
nut ofthejac kso that theletter ing "AB" isvisi-
ble. #
T T
o low o
lower t er
the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
turnth era tche twr enc h
of thejac kcount er-cloc kwise. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenl yin adiagonal
patt ernin theor der indicat ed1 to5 witha
maximum of59 lb-T (80Nm) . #
Then tighten thewheel boltsevenl yin adiago-
nal patt ernin theor der indicat ed1 to5 to
th especi/ed tightening torq ue of11 1lb-T
(1 50 Nm) . Wh
eelsan dtire s
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&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yth ro ugh incor rect
tig htenin gto rq ue
Th ewheels couldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed tightening torq ue . #
Makesur eth ewheel boltsorwheel nuts
ar etight ened tothepr escr ibed tighten-
ing torq ue . #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vetheve hi-
cle. Consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop andhave thetight ening torq ue
ch eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wly mount ed
wheel andadjus taccor dingly.
% 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 (/ page358). #
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 (/ page357). 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 isfastene din the
car gocom partmen tunde rth ecar gocom part-
ment 0oor.
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. 380380
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andtires

%
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
ning sy ning
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Ifan emer gency sparewheel isinst alled,
th etir epr essur eloss warning system canno t
function reliabl y.Onl yre star tth esy stem
ag ain when theemer gency sparewheel has
been replaced withane wwheel.
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:
Ifan emer gency sparewheel isinst alled,
th etir epr essur emonit oring system canno t
function reliabl y.Fo ra few minut esaTer an
emer gency sparewheel isins talled, thesy s-
te m ma yst ill displa yth etir epr essur eof the
re mo vedwheel. Onlyre star tth esy stem again
when theemer gency sparewheel hasbeen
re placed withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obser vethefo llo wing further rela-
te dsubjects:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page352)
R Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page359)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page354)
R Noteson installing tires (/ page370)
R Inst alling anemer gency sparewheel
(/ page374) In0at
ing In0at
ingt t
he emer g he
emer gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel *
N NO O
TE TE
Overheatin gdue tothetir ein0 ation
com pressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir ein0 ation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminut eswithou tint er-
ru ption. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
The emer gency sparewheel hasbeen installed
cor rectl y.(/ pag e374)
Com plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th estic kerof theemer gency sparewheel andon
th etir ein0 ation compressor . #
Remo vethestic kerwit hth elabel 50mph
(80 km/h )fro mthetir ein0 ation compressor
housing anda1x itto theinst rument cluster
wit hin thedr iver's /eld ofvision. #
Remo vethetir ein0 ation compressor from the
st ow agespace underthetrunk 0oor .
(/ page333) #
Pull /ller hose 1and plug 3out ofthetir e
in0 ation compressor housing. #
Inser tplug 7of/ller hose 1inthesoc ket
on thetir ein0 atio ncom pressor andthen turn
it until plug7engages. #
Unscr ewthecap from theva lve on theemer -
ge ncy sparewheel. #
Screw union nut2of/ller hose 1ontoth e
va lve. #
Mak esur eon and o.switc h4 ofthetir e
in0 ation compressor isse tto 0 0
. #
Inser tplug 3inasoc ketin your vehicle.
R Cigarette light ersoc ket Wheels
andtires
381 381

R
12Vsoc ket:(/ page 126)
R Obser vetheno teson thecig arette light erin
th eDigit alOper ator's Manual
R Obser vetheno teson soc kets: (/ page126) #
Press thestar t/s topbutt ononce toswitc hon
th epo we rsuppl y(/ page156). #
Press onand o.switc h4 onthetir ein0 ation
com pressor toI I
.
The tirein0a tio nco mpr esso ris swi tche don .
The tireis in0a ted. The tirepr essur eappear s
on manome ter5. #
Pum pth etir eto thespeci/ed tirepr essur e.
% The speci/ed tirepr essur eis stat ed on the
label oftheemer gency sparewheel. #
When thespeci/ed tirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press onand o.switc h4 onthe
tir ein0 ation com press orto0 0
.
The tirein0a tio nco mpr esso ris swi tche do.. #
Press thestar t/s topbutt ontoswitc ho. the
po we rsuppl y. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci/ed
pr essur e,press pressur ere lease valve butt on 6
until thecor rect tirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed. #
Unscr ew union nut2of/ller hose 1from
th eva lve. #
Screw theva lve cap oftheemer gency spare
wheel ontoth eva lve ag ain. #
Stow /ller hose 1and plug3 inthelowe r
secti onofthetir ein0 ation compressor hous-
ing. #
Stow thetir ein0 ation compressor intheve hi-
cle. Coll
apsibl espar Coll
apsibl espar ewheel e
wheel NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the collap siblespar he
collap siblesparewheel e
wheel &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tcaused by
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
collapsib lespar ewheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel whichis onl ysuit able foruse fora
limit edper iod oftime andinare str icte dmanner
in theev ent ofa0at tire(e.g. untilthenear est
wo rkshop).
The tireside wallsarefo lded when intranspor t
mode. Beforeuse, thecollapsible sparewheel has
to be in0a tedwit hth eaccom panying compressor . 382382
Wheels
andtires

Chec
kth etir epr essur eof thecollapsible spare
wheel onceinstalled. Correct thepr essur eas
necessar y.
The maxim um permis siblespe edwithacol lapsi-
ble sparewheel installed is50 mph(8 0km /h).
Do noteq uip th ecollapsible sparewheel with
sno wch ains.
Re place thecollapsible sparewheel aTersixyears
at thelat est, rega rdless ofwe ar.
% V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
nin gsy nin
gsy s- s-
t t
em: em:
Ifacollap siblesparewheel isins talled,
th etir epr essur eloss warning system canno t
function reliabl y.Onl yre star tth esy stem
ag ain when thecollapsible sparewheel has
been replaced withane wwheel.
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:
Ifacollapsible sparewheel isins talled
th etir epr essur emonit oring system canno t
function reliabl y.Fo ra few minut esaTer an
emer gency sparewheel isins talled, thesy s-
te m ma yst ill displa yth etir epr essur eof the
re mo vedwheel. Onlyre star tth esy stem again
when thecollapsible sparewheel hasbeen
re placed withane wwheel. Be
sureto also obser vethefo llo wing further rela-
te dsubjects:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page352)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page354) RR
emo emo
ving t ving
the collapsible spar he
collapsible sparewheel e
wheel The
collapsible sparewheel islocat edunder the
car gocom partmen t0oor . #
Obser vetheinf ormation onmounting tires
(/ page370). #
Open theta ilg ate. #
Open thecar gocom partment 0oor. #
Remo vethecollapsible sparewheel. In0
atin g In0
atin gt t
he collapsible spar he
collapsible sparewheel e
wheel RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Mount thecollapsible sparewheel asdescr i-
bed (/page378).
R Remo vethetir ein0 ation compressor from the
st or ag esp ac eund erthetrunk 0oor
(/ page333). *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thecollapsible spare
wheel whenlowe ring theve hicle Lo
we ring theve hicle without prev iousl yin0 at-
ing thecollapsible sparewheel candamag eits
ri m. #
In0a tethecollapsible sparewheel using
th etir ein0 ation compressor beforelow-
er ing theve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Overheati ngdue tothetir ein0 ation
com pressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir ein0 ation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminut eswithou tint er-
ru ption. Wheels
andtires
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#
Pull conn ector4 and thehose outofthe
housin g. #
Unscr ew thecap from theva lve on thecol-
lapsible sparewheel. #
Screw union nut1ofthehose ontoth e
va lve. #
Mak esur eon and o.switc h3 ofthetir e
in0 ation compressor isse tto 0 0
. #
Inser tconn ector4 intoth ecig arette light er
soc ketor intoa12 Vsoc ket(/ page126) in
yo ur vehicle. #
Switchon thepo we rsuppl y(/ page156). #
Press onand o.switc h3 onthetir ein0 ation
com pressor toI I
.
The tirein0a tio nco mpr esso ris swi tche don .
The tireis in0a ted. The tirepr essur eis sho wn
on manome ter2. #
Pum pth etir eto thespeci/ed tirepr essur e.
% The speci/ed tirepr essur eis print ed on the
ye llo wlabel ofthecollapsible sparewheel. #
When thespeci/ed tirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press onand o.switc h3 onthe
tir ein0 ation com press orto0 0
. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci/ed
pr essur e,press pressur ere lease valve butt on
5 until thecor rect tirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed. 384384
Wheel
sand tires