
Cha
nging awheel No
teson selecting, installing andreplac ing
tir es &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct size sof whe elsand tires
If whe elsand tires ofthewr ong size are
ins talled, thewheel brak es orcom ponen tsin
th ebr ak esy stem and inthewheel suspen‐
sion maybe damag ed. #
Alw aysre place wheels andtires wit h
th ose that fulf illthespecif ication sof
th eor iginal part.
Fo rwhee ls,payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Des ignat ion
R Type
Fo rtir es, payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Des ignat ion
R Manuf acturer
R Type &
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 the
act ive saf etysy stems, 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)
Ot her wise, certain proper ties,suc has han‐
dling charact eristic s,vehicle noise emis‐
sions, consum ption, etc. cou ldbe adversely
af fect ed. Further mor e,other tiresizes could
re sult inthetir es rubbing agains tth ebody
and axle componen tswhen loaded. This
could result indamag eto thetir eor theve hi‐
cle.
Onl yuse tires, wheels andaccessor iesthat
ha ve been checkedand recomme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. *
NO
TERisk todriving safetyfrom retrea ‐
de dtir es Re
trea de dtir es arenei ther tested nor recom‐
mend edbyMer cedes-Ben z,since prev ious
damag ecan notalw aysbe detected on
re trea de dtir es . 38
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Wh eelsand tires

#
Use 004D M+Stires atoutside temp er‐
atur esofless than 50 °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 ked004D M+S
fo rall whee ls.
Wi nter tires prov ide thebes tpossible grip in
wintr yro ad con dition s.
R ForM+S tires, only usetires 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-f lat 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(/ page36 7)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page37 2)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e37 9)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page368)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page39 3) No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Rot atin gth efront and rear wheels can
se verely im pa irth edr iving charact eristic s. 386
Wheelsand tires

The
wheel brak es orsuspension component s
ma 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 thetir eshoulder
R Rear wheels wearmor ein 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 tate thewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3000 to6000 miles(500 0to 10,000 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
(/ page388). 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 chtire-c hangi ng
to ols arere qu ired and appr ovedfo rper form ing a
wheel chang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Re quired tire-c hangin gto ols mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack R
Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
The tire-c hang eto ol kit islocat edintool bag 1
on thetrunk floor . The
tool bag cont ains:
R Jack
R Gloves
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
R Folding choc k
R Ratche tfo rjac k Whee
lsand tires 38
7

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 issec ured inthe
emer gency sparewheel baginthetrunk .
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 tallth eemer gency sparewheel
wit hsn ow chains .
R Replace theemer gency sparewheel afte rsix
ye arsat thelat est,re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R Use thewheel boltsthat areinc luded with
th eemer gency sparewheel.
Specif iedtigh tening torq ue: 96lb-ft
(1 30 Nm)
% Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is ins
talled, thetir epr essur emonit oring sys‐
te m canno tfunction reliabl y.Fo ra fe w
minut esafte ran emerg encysparewhee lis
ins talled, thesy stem mayst ill displa yth etir e
pr essur eof there mo vedwheel. Onlyre star t
th esy stem again when theemer gency spare
wheel hasbeen replaced withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page36 7)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page37 2)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page368 )
R Noteson installing tires (/ page38 4) Wheels
andtires 393

Side
windo ws
Child safetyloc kin there ar
passe nger com partment. .........................7 1
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 91
Con venie nce closing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......91
Con venie nce openi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....91
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 91
<0032005300480051004C0051004A00120046004F00520056004C0051004A0011
0011> .............................. ..... 89
Pr oblem.. .................................................9 2
Ro ller sunblin d(elect ric) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 98
Size designatio n(ti res)............................. 379
Sliding sunroof
Au tomatic functions ................................ 96
Clo sing... ............... .................................. 93
Clo sing using theSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 91
Opening... ......... ................................. ...... 93
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 91
Pr oblem. .................................................. 96
Ra in-clos ingfeatur e.......................... .......9 6
Smar tKey
Ac ous ticlocking verificati onsignal .......... 74
Batt er<005C001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ................75
Dea ctivating afu nctio n............. ...............75
Energy consumption............. ...................75
Fu nctio nov ervie w... ................................ 73 Ke
yring attachme nt.... <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..75
Mec hanical key......... ...............................75
Pa nic alar <0050001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....74
Pr oblem. .................................................. 77
Un loc kin gse tting.... .................................7 4
Smar tKey
see Smar tKey
Smar tphone
see Smar tphone integr ation
see Telephon e
Sma rtphon eint egratio n
Ov ervie <005A001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>317
Sno wch ain mode
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............366
Sn ow chains.. ............................................366
Soc ket(1 2 V)
Re ar passe nger com partment ...............1 38
Soc ket(1 15 V)
Re ar passe nger com partment ...............1 38
Sof twareupdat e
Sy stem updat es.....................................2 95
Soun d
PRE-S AFE®
<0036005200580051004700110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ......................57 Wheels
andtires .................................... 365
Sound menu
Fu nctio nsovervie w... ............................3 28
Spar ewhe el
see Emer gency sparewheel
Specia lseat beltretract or........ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 63
Spe ciali st wo rkshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Speed index(tir es)... ................................. 379
St andb ymode
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............209
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 209
St anding lights........ ................................... 147
St art-of fassi st
see Optimized acceleration
St art/s topbutt on
Pa rking theve hicle.... ............................2 02
St artin gth eve hicle ...............................1 82
Switc hingonthepo we rsupp ly/igni‐
tion...... .................................................. 181
St art/s topfunc tion
see ECOstar t/ stop funct ion Inde
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7

Ti
re temp eratur e
Chec king(tir epr essur emon itor ing
sy stem).. .......................................... ...... 371
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................... 370
Ti re tread <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>.......365
Tir e-c hang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w............................................... 387
TIR EFIT kit
St or ag elocation... ................................. 345
Using.. ...... ............................................. 345
Ti re s
Charact eristic s................................. .....3 79
Che cking.. .............................................3 65
Che cking thetir epr essur e(manuall y)... 369
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system).. ......................3 71
Def initio ns............ ................................. 381
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN).... 377
Fla ttir <0048001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>.........343
Ins talling. ...............................................3 91
Load index.............................................3 79
Load -bearing cap acity<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..379
Maximum tireload... .............................. 378 Maximum
tirepr essur e.... ......................3 78
MOExt ended tires...... ............................3 44
No ise.. .............................................. .....3 65
No teson installing. ...............................3 84
Ov ervie wof tirelabel ing........................ 376
Re mo ving....... ................................... .... 390
Re placing ...................................... 384,388
Re placing thewheel trim ....................... 388
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system.. ...........................................3 71
Ro tating ........... ................................. .....386
Sel ecti on..... ........... ............................... 384
Sno wch ains .......................................... 366
Spe edrating ........... ............................... 379
St or ing.... .......................................... ..... 387
Te mp eratur egr ade ................................ 376
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d....3 72
Ti re pressur e(no tes). ........................ ....3 67
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................... 370
Ti re pressur eta ble ............................ .... 368
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng.......... .................... .376
Ti re size designation. ........................ ..... 379
TIREFIT kit............................................. 345
Tr act ion grade .................................. ...... 376
Tr ead weargrade .............................. .....3 76 Un
usual handlingch aract eristic s.......... 365
To llsy stem
Wi ndsh ie<004F004700110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ......166
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pTe ther.. .................................................. 66
To uc hCon trol
Dr iver disp lay..... .................................... 272
Oper ating... ...........................................2 81
To uc h-sen sitiveco ntr ols.. ...........................27
To uc hscr een
Oper ating.......... .................................... 281
To w- aw ay alar m
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............101
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>101
To w- bar system.. .......................................2 71
To w- star ting.............. ................................. 360
To wing away<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 356
To wing eye
Ins talling. ...............................................3 60
St or ag elocation... ................................. 360
To wing methods ........................................ 355 600
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Wa
shing byhand (care)...... ...................... 337
Wa terta nk
see Air-water duct
We ather information ................................. 305
We bbr ow ser s
Ov ervie w................................................ 317
Wheel chang e
Lo we ring theve hicle.... .........................3 92
Mou nting ane wwhe el....... .............. ...... 391
Re mo ving awhee l.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 390
Re mo ving/ins talling hubcaps ...............3 88
Whee lro tat ion. .......................................... 386
Wh eels
Car e................................................... ... 338
Chec king... ............................................ 365
Chec kingth etir epr essur e(manuall y)... 369
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system).. ......................3 71
Def initio ns............ ................................. 381
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN).... 377
Fla ttir <0048001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>.........343
Ins talling. ...............................................3 91
Load index.............................................3 79
Load -bearing cap acity<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..379 Maximum
tireload... ........................ ...... 378
Maximum tirepr essur e.... ......................3 78
MOExt ended tires...... ............................3 44
No ise.. .............................................. .....3 65
No teson installing. ...............................3 84
Ov ervie wof tirelabel ing........................ 376
Re mo ving... ........................................... 390
Re placing ...................................... 384,388
Re placing thehub cap..................... ...... 388
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system.. ...........................................3 71
Ro tating ........... ................................. .....386
Sel ecti on..... ........... ............................... 384
Sno wch ains .......................................... 366
Spe edrating ........... ............................... 379
St or ing.... .......................................... ..... 387
Te mp eratur egr ade ................................ 376
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d....3 72
Ti re charact eristic s........................... .....3 79
Ti re pressur e(no tes). ........................ ....3 67
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................... 370
Ti re pressur eta ble ............................ .... 368
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng.......... .................... .376
Ti re size designation. ........................ ..... 379
TIREFIT kit............................................. 345 Tr
act ion grade ........................................ 376
Tr ead weargrade ...................................3 76
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s.......... 365
Wi -Fi
Conf iguring.............. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .....296
Wi ndo wcur tain airba g............................... 49
Wi ndo wlifte r
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws
Car e...................................................... 338
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndshield
Defr osting.. ............................................ 168
Infr ared reflect ive... ...............................1 67
Ra dio wav es.......................................... 166
Re placing thewiper blades .................... 160
Re placing wiperblades (MAGIC
VISI ONCONTR OL).. ............................... 162
Wi ndshield
see Windsh ield
Wi ndshield heater..................................... 175 60
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