2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS ESP

Inde
x Inde
x Speed r Sp
eed ratin g atin
g
ZR ...Y 1
upto186 mph(3 00 km/h)
ZR. ..(..Y )1
over186 mph(3 00 km/h)
ZR 1
over149 mph(2 40 km/h) R
Spe cify ing thespeed rating asthe"ZR" index
in tirecode 4isop tional fortir es up to
186 mph(3 00 km/h).
R Ifyo ur tirecode 4includes "ZR"andther eis
no speed rating 7,/ndout wha tth emaxi-
mum speed isfrom thetir emanuf acturer.
R Ifload-bear inginde x6 and speed rating 7
ar ein brac kets, themaximum speedrating of
yo ur tireis abo ve186 mph(3 00 km/h).To
/nd outthemaximum speed,askthetir eman-
uf actur er. All-w All-w
eat eat
her tir her
tires and wint es
and wintertir er
tires es
Inde
x Inde
x Speedr Speed
rating ating
Q M+S 2
upto100 mph(1 60 km/h)
T M+S 2
upto118 mph(1 90 km/h)
H M+S 2
upto130 mph(2 10 km/h)
V M+S 2
upto149 mph(240 km/h) Wi
nter tires bea rth e004D snow0ak esymbol and
ful/ll there qu irements oftheRu bber Manuf actur-
er sAssociation (RMA)andtheRu bber Association
of Canada (RAC)rega rding thetir etraction on
sno w.
Load inde Load
index x
8 8: :
R Nospec i/cation given: standar dload (SL)tire
R "XL" or"Ex tra Load" :ex tra load tireor rein-
fo rc ed tire
R "Light Load": lightloadtire R
"C", "D", "E":aload rang eth at depen dson the
maximum loadthat thetir ecan carryatacer -
ta in pressur e De/n
ition De/n
itionoft of
ter er
ms f ms
for tir or
tires and loading es
and loading
T T
ir ir
e s e
str tr
uctur uctur
eand c e
and char har
act act
er er
is istics: tics:
descr ibesthe
numb eroflaye rs or thenumber ofrubber -coat ed
belts inthetir econt actsurface and thetir ewa ll.
These aremade ofsteel, nylon, polyester and
ot her materials.
Bar : Bar
:me tric uni tfo rtir epr essur e.14.5038 pounds
per squar einc h(psi) and100 kilopasc al(kP a)is
th eeq uiv alent ofone bar.
DO DO
T(Depar T
(Depar tmentofTr tment
ofTranspo rt anspo
rtatio n): atio
n):DOT-mar ked
tir es ful/ llth ere qu irements ofthe
US Depar tmentof Transpo rtatio n.
Av Av
er er
ag ag
ew e
weight oft eight
ofthe v he
vehicle occupants: ehicle
occupants: the
numb erofvehicle occupan tsforwhic hth eve hicle
is desig ned,mult iplied by150 lb(68 kg).
U Unif nif
or or
m T m
Tir ir
e Quality Gr e
Quality Grading St adin
gSt andar andar
ds: ds:
auni form
st an da rd tograde thequ alit yof tires withre ga rd
1 "ZR" stat ed inthetir ecode.
2 Or "M+S004D" forwint ertires. Wheels
andtires
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to
tread qualit y,tiretracti onand temp eratur e
ch aract eristics. Thequalit ygr adin gassessmen tis
made bythemanuf acturerfollo wing speci/ cations
fr om theU. S. government. Thequalit ygr ade ofa
tir eis im print ed on theside wallof thetir e.
R R
ecommended tir ecommended
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
there commen ded
tir epr essur eis thetir epr essur especi/ed forth e
tir es mount edtotheve hicle atthefa ct or y.
The tireand informa tion table cont ains there com-
mende dtir epr essur esforcold tires, themaxi-
mum permissible loadandthemaximum permissi-
ble vehicle speed.
The tirepr essur eta ble cont ains there commen -
ded tirepr essur esforcold tires under various
oper ating condition s,i.e. loading and/or speedof
th eve hicle.
Incr Incr
eased v eased
vehicle w ehicle
weig htdue t eig
htdue to op o
op tion aleq tion
aleq uip- uip-
men t: men
t:thecombined weight ofall standar dand
op tional equipment availabl efo rth eve hicle,
re ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actuall yinst alled onthe
ve hicle ornot.
Rim : Rim
:th epar tof thewheel onwhic hth etir eis
inst alled. G G
A A
WR (Gr WR
(Gross Axle W oss
Axle Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGA WR is
th emaximum permissible axleload. Theactual
load onanaxle must neverex ceed thegr oss axle
we ight rating. Thegross axle weight rating canbe
fo und ontheve hicle identi/cation plateon the
B‑pi llaron thedr iver's side.
Speed r Speed
rating: ating:
thespeed rating ispar tof thetir e
ident i/cation.Itspeci/es thespeed rang efo r
whic hatir eis appr oved.
G G
VW (Gr VW
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight): eight):
thegr oss vehicle
we ight comprises thewe ight oftheve hicle includ-
ing fuel, tools, thespar ewheel, accessories instal-
led, occupa nts,luggageand thetrailer draw bar
nose weight, ifapplica ble.Thegross vehicle weight
must notex ceed thegr oss vehicle weight rating
GV WR asspeci/ed ontheve hicle identi/cation
plat eon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's side.
G G
VWR (Gr VWR
(Gross V oss
Vehicle W ehicle
Weight R eight
Rating): ating):
theGV WR is
th emaximum permitt edgross weight ofthefull y
laden vehicle (weig htoftheve hicle includin gall
accessor ies,occupan ts,fuel, luggage and the
tr aile rdr aw bar nose weight ifapplica ble).The
gr oss vehicle weight rating isspec i/edon the
ve hicle identi/cation plateon theB‑pillar onthe
dr iver's side. Maximum
w Maximum
weight oft eight
ofthe laden v he
laden vehicle: ehicle:
themaxi-
mum weight isthesum ofthecurb weight ofthe
ve hicle, thewe ight oftheaccess ories, themaxi-
mum loadandthewe ight ofoptional equipment
inst alled atthefa ct or y.
Kilo pascal (kP Kilo
pascal (kPa) : a)
:me tric unit fortir epr essur e.
6.9 kPacor respond sto 1psi. Another unit fortir e
pr essur eis bar .100 kilopasc al(kP a)equals 1bar .
Load inde Load
index: x:
in addition totheload-bear inginde x,
th eload indexma yalso beimprint ed on theside
wa llof thetir e. This speci/es theload-bear ing
capac ityofthetir emor epr ecisel y.
Curb w Curb
weight: eight:
thewe ight ofave hicle withstandar d
eq uipme ntincl udin gth emaximum capacityof
fuel, oiland coolant. Italso includes theair condi-
tioning system and optional equipment ifth ese
ar einst alled ontheve hicle, butdoes notincl ude
passen gers or lugg age.
Maximum tir Maximum
tireload: e
load: themaximum tireload isthe
maximum permissible weight inkilog rams orlbs
fo rwhic hatir eis appr oved.
Maximum per Maximum
permissible tir missible
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
maximum
per missible tirepr essur efo rone tire. 310310
Wheels
andtires

br
ak esy stem and inthewheel suspension
ma ybe damag ed. #
Alwaysre place wheels andtires with
ones that ful/ll thespeci/c ationsof the
or iginal part.
Fo rwheels, payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Designation
R Type
Fo rtir es, payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Designation
R Manuf acturer
R Type &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed-
ing thespeci/ed tireload-bear ingcapa-
city ortheper missible speedrating
Ex ceed ingthespeci/ed tireload rating orthe
per missible speedrating maylead totiredam -
ag eand tothetir es bur stin g. #
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. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle andtiredamag ecaused by
non-a pprovedtir etypes andsizes Fo
rsaf etyre asons, onlyuse tires, wheels and
accessor ieswhic hha ve been speciall y
appr oved byMer cedes-Be nzforyo ur vehicle.
These tires arespecial lyadap tedto theactiv e
saf etysy stem s,such asABS,ESP ®
and
4MA TIC,andmarkedas follo ws :
R MO =Mer cedes-Be nzOrigina l
R MOE =Mer cedes-Be nzOrigina lEx tended
(r un -0at tires onl yfo rcer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mer cedes-Benz Original (onlycer -
ta in AMG tires)
Ot her wise, certain proper ties, suchas han-
dling charact eristics, vehicle noiseemissi ons,
consu mption, etc. could beadv ersel ya.ec-
te d. Further mor e,other tiresize scould result in
thetir es rubbing against thebody andaxle
com ponents whenloaded. Thiscould result in
damag eto thetir eor theve hicle.
Onl yuse tires, wheels andaccessor iesthat
ha ve been checkedand recommen dedby
Mer cedes-Be nz. *
N NO O
TE TE
Risk todriving safetyfrom retrea-
ded tires Re
tread edtires areneit her tested norre com-
mende dby Mer cedes-Be nz,sinc epr ev ious
damag ecanno talw aysbe detected on retrea-
ded tires.
Fo rth is reason drivi ng safetycann otbe guar -
ant eed. #
Donotuse used tires ifyo uha ve no
inf orma tion abouttheir prev ious usage. *
N NO 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 312312
Wheel
sand tires

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 tsdue totheuse oftire-ins talling tools VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withtir h
tir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Therear eelectr oniccomponent partsin
th ewheel. If
tir e-ins talling tools arepositioned inthear ea
of theva lve, theelectr oniccomponents could
be damag ed. #
Tire -inst alling tools should notbe applied
in thear ea oftheva lve. #
Alwaysha ve tires chang eat aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto 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. Wheels
andtires
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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(/ page293) R
Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page300)
R Tire size desig nation,load- bearingcapacit y,
speed rating andload index(/ page307)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page295)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page321) 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 314314
Wheels
andtires

#
Tight enthewheel boltsevenl yin adiagonal
patt ernin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with
an initial maximum forc eof 59 lb-T (80Nm). #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenl yin adiagonal
patt ernin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with
th especi/ed tightening torq ue of96 lb-T
(1 30 Nm) . &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacc iden tdu eto incor -
re ct tightenin gto rq ue
Th ewheels couldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed torq ue . #
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 (/ page299). #
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 (/ page298). 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 remo vingan emer -
ge ncy sparewheel:
R Beforestow ing theemer gency sparewheel,
mak esur eth er eis no airleT inthetir e.
If necessar y,allo wtheair toescape.
R T T
o r o
release airfr elease
airfrom t om
the tir he
tire: e:
remo vetheva lve
cap ofthetir e.
R Press down theme talinser tin theva lve using
a point edobject, e.g.apen. Wheels
andtires
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R
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve.
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
eloss w e
loss war ar
nin gsy nin
gsy s- 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(/ page293)
R Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page300)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page295)
R Noteson installing tires (/ page311)
R Inst alling anemer gency sparewheel
(/ page316) 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:
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 or ag ewe llunder thetrunk 0oor
(/ page275). 322322
Wheels
andtires

#
Pull /ller hose 1 and plug3 out ofthetir e
in0 ation compressor housing. #
Inser tplug 7of/ller hose 1inthesoc ket
on thetir ein0 ation compressor andthen turn
it until plug7engages. #
Unscr ewthecap from theva lve on theemer -
ge ncy sparewheel. #
Screw union nut2of/ller hose 1onto
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 12Vsoc ket(/ page107) R
Obs erve theno teson soc kets (/ page107) . #
Press thestar t/s topbutt ononce toswitc hon
th epo we rsuppl y(/ page128). #
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 eis sho wn
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. #
Store/ller hose 1and plug 3inthelowe r
secti onofthetir ein0 ation compressor hous-
ing. #
Storeth etir ein0 ation compressor intheve hi-
cle. Wheel
sand tires
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