2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS tire size

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(/ page371) R
Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page376)
R Tire size desig nation,load- bearingcapacit y,
speed rating andload index(/ page384)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page373)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page399) 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
391 391

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 (/ page392). 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 Apar
tfr om some country-sp eci/c variant s,vehi-
cles areno teq uipp edwithatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhic hto ols arere qu ired
and appr ovedto per form awheel chang eon your
ve hicle, consu ltaqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
Re quired tire-c hanging tools mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
Ti re -cha ngeto ol kit 1 islocat edunder thecar go
com partment 0oor.
% Depending onthemodel, thetir ech ang eto ol
kit maybe locat edinother posit ionsund er
th ecar gocom partment 0oor. The
tire-c hang eto ol kit includes thefo llo wing:
R Jack
R Lugwr enc h
R Whe elstuds
R Extensio natt achme ntforwheel studs, ifnec-
essar y(depending onvehicle version)
R Folding choc k
R Ratche twr enc h PrPr
epa r epa
ring t ing
the v he
vehic lef ehic
lefor awhe elc or
awhe elchang e hang
e RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements : ements
:
R The vehicle isno ton aslope. 392392
Wheel
sand tires

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.
% Notfo rMer cedes-Ma ybachve hicles.
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.
% 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:
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(/ page371)
R Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page376)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page373)
R Noteson installing tires (/ page388)
R Inst alling anemer gency sparewheel
(/ page392) Wheels
andtires
399 399

#
Uns crew union nut2of/ller hose 1from
th eva lve. #
Screw theva lve cap oftheemer gency spare
wheel ontoth eva lve ag ain. #
Stow /llerhose 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 .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
emoni t e
moni tor or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Ifacollap siblesparewheel 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(/ page371)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page373) Wheels
andtires
401 401

Sea
t(r Sea
t(r ea rpa sseng ea
rpa sseng ercom er
compa r pa
rtme nt) tme
nt)
Se tting optio ns.... .....................................1 6
Sea tbe lt Sea
tbe lt
Ad justing theheight..... ............................ 43
Car e..... ................................................. 347
Fa steni ng. ................................................ 43
Pro tection ...... .......................................... 40
Wa rning lamp........ ................................... 44
Seat beltadjus Seat
beltadjustment tment
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Fu nctio n.......... ........................................ 43
Seat beltw Seat
beltwar ar
ning ning
see Seat belt
Seat belts Seat
belts
Ac tivating/dea ctivating seatbelt
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000F000F000F>44
Re duced protection .................................. 41
Re leasing....... .......................................... 44
Seat beltadjustment (function)...... .......... 43
Seat cov Seat
cover (Car er
(Car e) e)
...... ...... ............................. 347
Seat heating Seat
heating
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Seat v Seat
ventilati on entilati
on
Ac tivating/dea ctivating <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 115Seats Seats
Folding thebac krest forw ards (rear
passen gercom partment) ....................... 129
Re ar passen gercom partment (adjust-
ing electr ically)...... .................................102
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..... ........................................................ 49
Sen sor Sen
sors(car s
(car e) e)
... .......................................... 346
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..................... 195
Sid eairbag Sid
eairbag ..................................................... 44
Sid eim Sid
eim pact prot pact
protection ection
................................. 270
Side windo ws Sid
ewi ndo ws
Child safetyloc kin there ar
passen gercom partment ..........................6 8
Closing usingtheSmar tKey <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Con venienc eclo sing. .......... .....................87
Con venienc eope ning .......... .....................86
Openin gwit hth eSmar tKey <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Opening/c losi<004F0048000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Pr oblem <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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000F000F000F> 87
Ro ller sunblind (electric)...... .....................93
Size designation (tir Size
designation (tires) es).....
............................ 384
Sliding sunr Sliding
sunroof oof
Au tomatic functions. ................................ 91
Closing .................. ..................................8 8
Closing usingtheSmar tKey <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F000F000F> 87
Opening <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Te
mp eratur egr ade ................................. 381
Ti re Quality Grading ...............................3 81
Ti re size desig nation.............................. 384
Tr actio ngr ade ...... ..................................3 81
Tr ead weargrade ................................. .. 381
T T
ir ir
e load (maximum ) e
load (maximum )... ...... ............................3 83
T T
ir ir
e pr e
pr essur e essur
e
Chec king(manuall y)....... ........................374
Chec king(tirepr essur emonit oring
sy stem) ....... ....... ....................................375
Maximum...... ......................................... 383
No tes... .................................................. 371
Re star ting thetir epr essur emonit or-
ing system.. ........................................... 376
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(function )............................................... 374
Ti re pressur eta ble .................................3 73
TIREFIT kit..............................................353
T T
ir ir
e pr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
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Chec kingthetir ete mp eratur e...... .......... 375
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 374
Re star ting. ............................................. 376
T T
ir ir
e pr e
pr es su r es
su re t e
tab le ab
le.. .....................................3 73 T T
ir ir
e Quality Gr e
Quality Grading ading.
............................ .........381
T T
ir ir
e t e
tem em
per per
atur e atur
e
Chec king(tirepr essur emonit oring
sy stem) ....... .............. .............................375
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(function )................. .............................. 374
T T
ir ir
e tr e
tread ead.....
................................................ 370
T T
ir ir
e-c e-c
hang hang
et e
tool kit ool
kit
Ov ervie w..... ........................................... 392
TIREFIT kit TIREFIT
kit
St orag elocation.. ................................... 353
Using.. .................... ............................... 353
T T
ir ir
es es
Char acterist ics ........ ............................... 384
Chec king................ ............................... 370
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(manuall y)..... 374
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es-
sur emonit oring system) ......................... 375
De/n itions..... ......................... ............... 386
DO T,Tire Identi/cation Number(TIN) .....3 82
Flat tire....... .............. .............................351
Inst alling...... .......................................... 397
Load index.......... ................................... 384
Load-bear ingcapa city....... ..................... 384 Maximum
tireload..... ............................ 383
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000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 383
MOEx tended tires.......... ........................352
Noise gener atio <004F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
000F000F000F000F> .................370
No teson installing ................................. 388
Ov ervie wof tirelabeling...... ...................381
Re mo ving..... ......... ................................. 396
Re placing.. ............ .........................3 88, 392
Re placing thewheel trim. ..... .................. 393
Re star ting thetir epr essur emonit or-
ing system.. ........................................... 376
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Selectio <004F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Sno wch ains ............ .............................. 371
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St oring.... ............................................... 392
Te mp eratur egr ade ................................. 381
Ti re and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d..... 376
Ti re pressur e(no tes)... ........................... 371
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(function )................. .............................. 374
Ti re pressur eta ble .................................3 73
Ti re Quality Grading ...............................3 81
Ti re size desig nation.............................. 384
TIR EFIT kit............. ................................. 353
Tr actio ngr ade ........................................3 81 524524
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