2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS tire

If
yo uco me intoco ntact withth etir esealant,
obser vethefo llo wing: #
Rinse offth etir esealant from your skin
imm ediat elyusin gwa ter. #
Iftir eseal antgets int oyo ur eyes, thor‐
oughl yrinse outth eey es using clean
wa ter. #
Iftir eseal anthas been swallowe d,
immediat elyrinse outth emout hth or‐
oughl yand drink plenty ofwa ter.Do not
ind uce vomiting andseek medica l
att ention immedi ately . #
Cha ngeout ofanyclo thes con tamina‐
te dwit htir esealant immediat ely. #
Ifall ergic react ionsocc ur,seek medical
att ent ion imm ediat ely. *
NO
TEOverhea ting dueto thetir einf la‐
tion compressor running toolong #
Donotru nth etir einf lation compressor
fo rlong erthan tenminu teswit hout
int erru ption. Com
plywit hth emanuf acturer'ssafetyno teson
th est icke ron thetir einf lation compressor .
Ha ve thetir esealant bottle replaced inaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop everyfive years. #
Donotre mo veanyfo re ign obje ctswhic h
ha ve ent ered thetir e. #
Affix pa rt1 oftheTIREFI Tst icke rto the
ins trumen tclus terwit hin thedr iver's field of
vision. #
Affix pa rt2 oftheTIREFI Tst icke rnear the
va lve on thewheel withth efa ulty tire. #
Pull plug 6withth ecable andhose 5out
of thetir einf lation compressor housing. #
Push theplug ofhose 5intoflang e4 of
tir esealan tbo ttle 3 untilth eplug engages. #
Place tiresealant bottle 3 head down into
re cess 2ofthetir einf lation compressor . 34
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Remo vetheva lve cap from valve 7 onthe
fa ulty tire. #
Screw filling hose 8ontova lve 7. #
Insertplug 6intoa12 Vsoc ketin your
ve hicle. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Switc hon thetir einf lation compressor using
On/ Offswitc h1.
The tireis inf lated. First,tir esealant ispum‐
ped intoth etir e. The pressur ema ybr ief ly
ri se toappr oximat ely500 kPa(5 bar/7 3psi).
Do notswitc hof fth etir einflat ioncom pres‐
sor during this pha se! #
Letth etir einf lation compressor runfo ra
maximu mof tenminu tes.
The tireshould then have attaine datir e
pr essur eof at leas t20 0kP a(2. 0bar/
29 psi).
If tir esealan tleak sout ,mak esur eyo ucle an the
af fect ed area asquickl yas possible .It is prefer a‐
ble touse clean water.
If yo uge ttir ese alant onyour clo thing, have it
clean edassoon aspossible withper chlor oethy‐
len e.
If, afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasnotbeen
attained: #
Switc hof fth etir einf lation compressor . #
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
fa ulty tire.
Pleas eno te that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
uns crew ing thefilling hose. #
Drive fo rw ards orinreve rseve ry slo wlyfo r
appr oximat ely33 ft(10 m). #
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
Af tera maximu mof tenminu testh etir e
pr essur emus tbe atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
specif iedtirepr essur eno tbeing ach‐
ie ve d
If th especif iedtirepr essur eis no tac hie ved
af te rth especif iedtime, thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotrepair the
tir ein this ins tance.
The braki ng charact eristic sas wellas the
dr iving charact eristic sma ybe grea tly
im pair ed. #
Donotcon tinue drivin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If,
afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasbeen attained: #
Switc hof fth etir einf lation compressor . #
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
fa ulty tire. Br
eak down assis tance 34
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from drivi ng
wi th sealed tires
A tir ete mp orarily sealed withtir esealant
im pair sth ehandling charact eristic sand is
no tsuit able forhighe rspee ds. #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Donotexc eed themaximum speed
limit withatir eth at has been repair ed
using tiresealant. #
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
a tir esealed withtir esealan t50 mph
(80 km/ h).
* NO
TEStainin gcaus edbyleakin gtir e
sealant Af
teruse, excess tiresealant mayleak out
fr om thefilling hose. #
Ther efor e, place thefilling hose inthe
plas ticbag that con tained theTIREFI T
kit. +
ENVIR
ONMEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tally irre ‐
sponsible disposal Ti
re seala ntcont ains pollu tants. #
Have thetir esealant bottle disposed of
pr ofessionall y,e.g. atan aut hor ized
Mer cedes- BenzCenter. #
Storeth etir esealant bottle and thetir einf la‐
tion compressor . #
Pull away immed iately. #
Stop driving afte rapp roxima tely tenminu tes
and checkth etir epr essur eusing thetir e
inf lation compressor .
The tirepr essur emus tno wbe atleas t
13 0kP a(1 .3 bar/1 9psi) . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
specif iedtirepr essur eno tbeing attained
If th especif iedtirepr essur eis no tre ac hed,
th etir eis toobadly damag ed.The tireseal‐
ant cann otrepair thetir ein this ins tance. The
braki ng and drivi ng charact eristic sma y
be great lyim pair ed. #
Donotcon tinue drivin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. In
cases suchas theone ment ioned above,con ‐
ta ct an author ized Mercedes-B enzCent er.Or
call 1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00-387-0 100(in Canada). #
Cor rect thetir epr essur eif it is still at leas t
13 0kP a(1 .3 bar/1 9psi ).See theTire and
Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar don theB‑pillar
on thedr iver's side orthetir epr essur eta ble
in thefuel filler flap forva lues. #
Toincr ease thetir epr essur e:swit chon
th etir einf lation compressor . 34
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Toreduce thetirepr es sur e:press press ure
re lease button1 next to manome ter2. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ew
th efilling hose from theva lve of thesealed
tir e. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Pull thetir esealant bottle out ofthetir e
inf lation compressor .
The filling hose stay son thetir esealant bot‐
tle. #
Drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle
and filling hose replaced ther e. Bat
tery (vehicle) No
teson the12 Vbatt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly onthebat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can restrict functi onsreleva nt forsaf etysy s‐
te ms and impai rth eoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle.
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R When brakin g
R Intheeve ntofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle's speedisno t
adap tedto thero ad con dition s #
Intheeve ntofasho rtcir cui tor asim i‐
la rinci dent, contactaqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop immediat ely. #
Donotdr ive on. #
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (/page21 2)
R Further information onESP ®
(/ page21 3)
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .
All vehicl esexc eptve hicl eswith alithium-
ion batt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec‐
tr os tatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can ignitethehighly
ex plosiv ega smixtur ein thebatt ery. #
Todisc hargeanyelec tros tatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandling thebat‐
te ry. Br
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No
teson noise orunusua lhand lingcharac‐
te rist ics
Mak esur eth er ear eno vibr ations, noisesor
unusual handling charact eristic swhen theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. Thismayindicat eth at the
wheels ortires aredamag ed.Hidde ntir edam‐
ag ecould alsobecausin gth eunusual handling
ch aract eristic s.
If yo ususp ectthat atir eis malf unctionin g,
re duce your spee dimm ediat elyand have the
tir es and wheelsch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. No
teson regular lyinspect ingwheels and
tir es &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh dam‐
ag ed tires
Dam aged tires can caus etir epr ess ureloss . #
Chec kth etir es regular lyforsigns of
dama geand replace anydamag edtires
immediat ely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofhydroplaning dueto
insuf ficie nttiretrea d
Insu fficien ttir etread willresult inreduced
tir egr ip.
In hea vyrain or slush therisk ofhydroplaning
is incr eased, inpar ticular wherespeed isno t
adap tedto suit thecon ditions . #
Thus, yousho uld regular lych eckth e
tr ea dde pthand thecon dition ofthe
tr ea dacr oss theent ire widt hof all tires.
Minimum tread depthfor:
R Summ ertires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin (4mm) #
Forsaf etyre ason s,replace thetir es
bef oreth eleg ally -prescr ibed limit for
th eminimum tread depthisreac hed. Car
ryout thefo llo wing checks on allwheels reg‐
ular ly,at leas tonce amont hor as requ ired, for
ex am ple, prior toalon gjo ur ne yor drivin gof f-
ro ad:
R Chec kth etir epr essur e(/ page36 7). R
Visual lyinspect wheelsandtires fordama ge.
R Chec kth eva lve caps.
R Visual checkof thetir etread depthand the
tir econt actsurface across theent ire widt h.
The minimum tread depthforsummer tires is
00CE in(3 mm) andforwint ertires 00CF in
(4 mm). Six
mar ks1 showwher eth ebar indicat ors
(ar row )ar eint egr ated intoth etir etread. They
ar evisible onceatir etread depthofappr ox‐
imat ely00CD in(1.6 mm) hasbeen reac hed. Whee
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No
teson sno wch ains &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct mou nting ofsno wch ains
If yo uha ve mount edsno wch ains tothefront
wheels, thesno wch ains maydr ag agains t
th eve hicle body orchassis components.
This couldcaus edamag eto theve hicle or
th etir es. #
Nevermount snowch ains onthefront
wheels. #
Onlymount snowch ains onthere ar
wheels inpair s. *
NO
TEDama getocom pone ntsofthe
ve hicle body orchassis duetomount ed
sno wch ains If
yo umoun tsn ow chains tothefront wheels
of 4MA TICvehicles, youma ydamag eco mp o‐
nent sof theve hicle body orchassis . #
Onlymount snowch ains tothere ar
wheels of4MA TICvehicles. Obser
vethefo llo wing noteswhen usingsnow
ch ains :
R Snow chains areon lype rm issible forcer tain
wheel/t ire com binat ions.Yo ucan obtain
inf ormat ionabout this from anaut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er.
R Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse snow chains that
ha ve been specif icallyapproved foryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben z,or sno wch ains
wit hth esame qualit yst andar d.
R Ifsn ow chains areins talled, themaximum
per missible speedis30 mph(50 km/h).
R Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:Do
no tuse ActivePa rking Assistwhen snow
ch ains areins talled.
R Vehicl eswith leve lcontr ol:Ifsno wch ains
ar eins talled, onlydr ive at raised vehicle leve l
( / pag e24 9).
R Vehicl eswith rear axle steer ing: Ifsn ow
ch ains areins talled, onlydr ive wit hsno w
ch ain mode active (/ page36 6). %
Youcan deac tivateES P®
to pull away
( / pag e21 4). This allo ws thewheels to
spin, achie ving anincr eased driving forc e. Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gsn ow chain mode
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
ß 5
y #
Activateor deacti vate Snow Chain Mod e.
Whe nth efunc tion isactiv e,theve hicle behaves
as ifsn ow chains weremount ed.Forex am ple,
th emaximum steer ing movement ofthere ar
wheels islimit ed.
Ad dition ally,par tsof thedr iving anddriving
saf etysy stems areno tav ailable whensnow
ch ain mode isact ive. 366
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Ti
re pres sur e No
teson tirepr essur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ive tir epr ess ure
Ti re swit heit her toolow or toohigh apr es‐
sur epr esent thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R thetir es could burst
R thetir es could wearexcess ively and /or
une venly
R thedr iving charact eristic sas wellas
st eer ing and braking charact eristic sma y
be severely im pa ired #
Observeth ere comme ndedtirepr es‐
su resand checkth etir epr essur eof all
tir es including thespar ewheel:
R mont hly
R ifalt ering theload ontheve hicle
R prior tolong journeys
R ifth eoper ating conditions chang e,for
ex am ple when drivin gof f-ro ad #
Adjus tth etir epr essur ewher eneces ‐
sar y. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh ortoolow can:
R Shor tenth eser vice life of thetir es.
R Cause increased tiredamag e.
R Adversely affect drivi ng charact eristic sand
th us drivin gsaf ety, e.g. due tohydroplaning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto too
lo w atir epr essur e
Ti re swit hpr essur eth at istoolow can over‐
heat andburstas acon sequenc e.
In addit ion,th ey also sufferfr om irre gular
we ar,whic hcan significan tly im pair thebr ak‐
ing proper tiesand thehandling charact eris‐
tic s. #
Avoid excessiv elylow tirepr essur e. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toolow can cause:
R Tire malfu nctions asare sult ofove rheating
R Impair edhandling charact eristic s
R Irre gular wear R
Incr eased fuelconsum ption &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto too
high atir epr essur e
Ti re swit hexc essiv elyhigh pressur ecan
bur st.
In addi tion, they also sufferfr om irre gular
we ar,whic hcan significan tly im pair thebr ak‐
ing proper tiesand thehandling charact eris‐
tic s. #
Avoid excessiv elyhigh tirepr essur es. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh cancause:
R Increased brakin gdis tance
R Impaired handl ing charact eristic s
R Irre gular wear
R Impair eddrivin gcom fort
R Sus ceptibility to damag e Wheels
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto repea‐
te dpr essur edr op inthetir es
The wheels, valves ortires could bedam‐
ag ed.
To olow atir epr essur ecan lead tothetir es
bur sting. #
Examine thetir es forfo re ign obje cts. #
Chec kwhe ther thetir ehas apunct ure
or theva lve has aleak . #
Ifyo uar eunab leto rectify thedamag e,
con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Yo
ucan find informa tionon tirepr ess urefo rth e
ve hicle's fact or y-ins talled tires on thefo llo wing
labels:
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar don the
B‑pil larof your vehicle (/page37 2).
R Tire pressur eta ble ontheinside ofthefuel
fi ller flap (/ page36 8).
Obse rveth emaximum tirepr essur e
(/ page37 8). Us
easu itabl epr es su re gaug eto checkth etir e
pr essur e.The outerappear anceofatir edoes
no tper mit anyre liable conclusion aboutthetir e
pr essur e.
Onl ycor rect tirepr ess ure whe nth etir es are
cold. Condition sfo rcold tires:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hth etir es
out ofdir ect sunlight forat lea stthre ehour s.
R The vehicle hastrave led less than 1mile
(1 .6 km ).
The vehicle's tires heat upwhen driving. Asthe
te mp eratur eof thetir es incr eases, sotoodoes
th etir epr essur e.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: Youcan also seethetir epr essur ein the
dr iver displa y.
The tirepr essur ere comme ndedforincr ease d
loa d/spee din thetir epr essur eta ble can affect
th eride comf ort. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
uns uitable accessories ontireva lves
If yo umoun tuns uitable accessories onto tire
va lves, thetir eva lves ma ybe ove rloaded and
malfunct ion,whic hcan cause tirepr essur e
loss. #
Onlyscr ew standar dva lve caps orvalve
cap sspe cifica llyapprove dby
Mer cedes-Ben zfo ryo ur vehicle onto
th etir eva lve. Ti
re pres sur etab le The
tirepr ess ureta ble ison theinside ofthe
fuel filler flap.
% The datasho wnintheimag esisexam ple
dat a. 368
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