MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE 2019 Owner's Manual

Clean
ingwiper blades G
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You couldbec ome trapped bythewind shield
wiper sif th ey start mov ingwhile cleanin gth e
wind shieldor wiper blades .Ther eis aris kof
inj ury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition bef ore cleanin gth ewind shieldor
wiper blades .
! On
lyfold thewind shieldwiper saway from
th ewind shieldwhen vertical. Other wise, you
will damag eth ehood .
! Do
notpull thewiper blade. Other wise, the
wiper bladecouldbe damag ed.
! Do
notcle an wiper blades toooft en and do
no trub them toohard .Ot her wise, thegrap h-
ite coa tingcoul dbe damag ed.This could
caus ewiper noise.
! Hol
dth ewiper armsecurely when folding
back .The wind shieldcoul dbe damag edifth e
wiper armsmac ksagain stitsudde nly.
X Fol dth ewind shieldwiper armsaway from the
wind shield.
X Caref ullyclean thewiper blades withadamp
clo th.
X Fol dth ewind shieldwiper armsback again
bef ore swit ching ontheign ition .
Clean ingtheext erior ligh ting !
On
lyuse cleanin gagen tsor cle anin gclo ths
whic hare suitable forplast iclight lenses .
Un suit able cleanin gagen tsor cle anin gclo ths
coul dsc rat ch ordamag eth eplast iclight len-
ses .
X Clean theplast iclen ses oftheex terior light s
wit hawet spon geand amild cleanin gagen t,
e.g .Mer cedes-Ben zcar sham pooorcle anin g
clo ths.
Clean ingthemir ror turn signa ls !
On
lyuse cleanin gagen tsor cle anin gclo ths
th at are suit able forplast iclen ses .Un suit able
cle anin gagen tsor cle anin gclo thscoul d
sc rat ch ordamag eth eplast iclen ses ofthe
mir ror turnsign als. X
Clean theplast iclen ses ofthemir ror turnsig-
nals intheex terior mirror hous ingusin gawet
spon geand mild cleanin gagen t,e.g .
Mer cedes-Ben zcar sham pooorcle anin g
clo ths.
Clean ingthesensor s !
If
you clean thesen sorswit hapower
washe r,mak esure that you keep adist ance
of at least 11.8in(30 cm)be tweenthe vehicle
and thepower washer nozzle. Infor mat ion
about thecor rectdist anceis availabl efrom
th eequipm entman ufacturer. X
Clean sensors0043 ofthedriv ingsyst ems with
wate r,car sham pooandasof tclo th.
Cleani ngtherea rview camera !
Do
notcle an thecam eralensand thearea
aroun dth erear view camerawith apower
washer . Car
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X
Make surethatthevehicle isat astandstill
and theSmartK eyisin position 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Open thecamera coverforcleaning viathe
multimedia system(seeDigital Operator's
Manual).
X To clean therear view camera: useclear
water andasoft cloth toclean camera
lens 0043.
Cleanin gthe exhaust pipes G
WARNING
The exhaust tailpipe andtailpipe trimcan
become veryhot.Ifyou come intocontact
with these partsofthe vehicle, youcould burn
yourself. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Always beparticularly carefularound the
exhaust tailpipe andthetailpipe trim. Allow
these componen tsto cool down before touch-
ing them.
! Do
not clean theexhaust pipewithacid-
based cleaning agents,suchasbathroom
cleaner orwheel cleaner.
! Mercedes-AMG
vehicleswithblack exhaust
pipes: theblack-chr ometailpipe finishers
should notbepolished withachrome polish.
They willotherwise losetheir black sheen. For
optimal care,thefaceplates shouldberubbed
with alightly oiledcloth afterevery carwash.
Commercially availableengine andcare oils
are suitable forthis.
For heavier soiling,youcan apply afine paint-
work polish withamicrofiber cloth.Remove
the excess polishresidue afterpolishing.
Impurities combinedwiththeeffect sof road grit
and corrosive environmentalfactors maycause
flash rusttoform onthe surface. Youcan
restore theoriginal shineofthe exhaust pipeby
cleaning itregularly ,especially inwinter and
after washing.
X Clean theexhaust pipewithacare product
tested andapproved byMercedes-Ben z. Interior
care
Cleanin gthe display !
For
cleaning, donot use anyofthe following:
R alcohol-based thinneror gasoline
R abrasive cleaningagents
R commerc ially-availabl ehousehold cleaning
agents
These maydamage thedisplay surface. Do
not putpressure onthe display surface when
cleaning. Thiscould leadtoirreparable dam-
age tothe display .
X Before cleaning thedisplay ,make surethatit
is switched offand hascooled down.
X Clean thedisplay surface usingacommer-
cially availa blemicrofiber clothandTFT/LCD
display cleaner.
X Dry thedisplay surface usingadry microfiber
cloth.
Cleanin gthe plastic trim G
WARNING
Care products andcleaning agentscontaining
solvents causesurfaces inthe cock pitto
become porous.Asaresult, plastic partsmay
come looseinthe event ofair bag deploy -
ment. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Do not use anycare products andcleaning
agents toclean thecock pit.
! Never
attach thefollowing toplastic surfa-
ces:
R stick ers
R films
R perfume oilcont ainer orsimilar
You could otherwise damagetheplastic.
! Do
not allow cosmetic s,insect repellent or
sunscreen tocome intocont actwith theplas-
tic trim. Thismaintains thehigh-quali tylook of
the surfaces.
X Wipe theplastic trimwith adamp, lint-free
cloth, e.g.amicrofiber cloth.
X Heavy soiling:use care andcleaning prod-
ucts recommen dedandapproved by
Mercedes-Ben z.
The surface maychange colortemporarily.
Wait untilthesurface isdry again. 270
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andcare

Clean
ingthest eeri ngwheel andgear or
select orlever X
Thor oughl ywipe withadamp clothor use
leat her careagen tsthat have been recom-
men dedandappro vedbyMer cedes-Ben z.
Clean inggenu inewood andtrim ele-
men ts !
Do
notuse solvent-based cleanin gagen ts
suc has tar rem over,wheel cleane rs,polis hes
or waxe s.Ther eis other wise aris kof damag -
ing thesurf ace.
! Do
notuse chrom epolis hon trim piec es.
The trim piec eshave ach rom elook butare
mos tlymade ofano dized alumin umand can
lose their shin eif ch rom epolis his used. Use
a damp, lint-fr ee clothins tead when cleanin g
th etrim piec es.
If th ech rom e-plat edtrim piec esare very
dirt y,you can useach rom epolis h.Ifyou are
uns ure astowhet herthetrim piec esare
ch rom e-plat edornot,con sult anauth orized
Mer cedes-Ben zCen ter.
X Wipe thewoode ntrim and trim piec eswit ha
damp, lint-fr ee cloth,e.g .a mic rofiber cloth.
X Hea vysoilin g:use careand cleanin gpro d-
uct srec omm ended andappro vedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.
Clean ingtheseat cover s Gener
alnot es
! Do
notuse amic rofiber clothto cle ancov ers
made outofreal leather,art ific ialleat her or
DI NA MICA .If used often,th ese can damag e
th ecov er.
Not eth at reg ular careis ess ential toensure that
th eappear anceand comfortof thecov ers is
ret aine dove rtim e. Genu
ineleat her seat cover s
! To
retain thenat ural appear anceof the
leat her,obse rveth efoll owin gcle anin g
ins truct ions:
R Clean genuine leather covers carefull ywit h
a damp clothand then wipe thecov ers
down withadry cloth.
R Mak esure that theleat her does not
bec ome soaked.Itmay other wise become
roug hand crack ed.
R On lyuse leather careagen tsthat have
been tested and appro vedbyMer cedes-
Ben z.You canobtain these from aqualif ied
spec ialist workshop.
Leat herisanat ural product .
It ex hibit snat ural surface charac teris tic s,for
ex ample :
R diff ere nces inthete xture
R mar kscaus edbygro wth and injury
R sligh tnuan cesofcol or
Thes eare charac teris tic sof leat her and not
mat erial defects.
Seat cover sof oth erma terials
! Obse
rveth efoll owin gwhen cleanin g:
R cle an artific ialleat her covers withaclo th
mois tene dwit hasolut ioncontain ing1%
det ergent(e. g.dish washin gliquid).
R cle an clothcov ers withamic rofiber cloth
mois tene dwit hasolut ioncontain ing1%
det ergent(e. g.dish washin gliquid). Rub
car efull yand always wipeentireseat sec-
tio ns toavoid leavingvisible lines. Leav e
th eseat todry afterwar ds.Clean ingresults
depen don thetype ofdirt and how longit
has been there .
R cle an DINA MICA covers withadamp cloth.
Mak esure that you wipe entireseat sec-
tio ns toavoid leavingvisible lines.
Clean ingtheseat belts G
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Seat beltscan become severelyweak ened if
bleac hedordyed. Thiscouldcaus eth eseat
belt sto tear or fail, forinstan ce, intheeve ntof
an acc iden t.This pose san increas edriskof
inj ury orfatalinj ury.
Nev erbleac hor dye theseat belts. Car
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!
Do
not clean theseat belts using chemical
cleaning agents.Donot drythe seat belts by
heating attemperatures above176‡(80 †)
or indire ctsunl ight.
X Use clean,lukewa rmwater and soapsolu tion.
Cl eani ngthe headli nerand carpets X
Headli ner:ifit is very dirty,use asoft brus hor
dry sham poo.
X Carpets: usethecarpe tand textile cleaning
age nts recommend edand approved by
Merced es-Benz. 272
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nanceand care

Where
willIfind...? Refle
ctive safety jacket
Removi ng/replac ingthe refle ctive
safety jacket The
refle ctive safetyjackets areloca tedinfront
door stowa gecompa rtments 0043.Reflective
safe tyjackets canalsobe stored inthe rear door
stowa gecompa rtments.
X To remove :pul lout thesafe tyjacket bag
containing therefle ctive safetyjacket.
X Open thesafe tyjacket bagand pullout the
refle ctive safetyjacket.
X To stow :fold therefle ctive safetyjacket, roll
it up and stow itin the safe tyjacket bag.
X Rep lace thesafe tyjacket baginto stowa ge
compa rtment 0043.
i Remo
veanew reflective safetyjacket from
its packa gingmateri albefore sliding itinto
the stowa gecompa rtment. Thepacka ging
materi almay otherw isecaus eit to slipout or
make removi ngitdiffi cult.
Obser vethe lega lrequ ireme ntsineach country. Info
rmation onrefle ctive safety jackets 0043
Maxim umnumbe rof wa shes
0044 Maxim umwash tempera ture
0087 Donot bleach
0085 Donot iron
0083 Donot use alau ndry dryer
0084 Donot dry-cl ean
006B This isaclas s2 vest
R The refle ctive safetyjackets meettherequ ire-
ments defined bythe lega lstanda rdonly :
- ifthe correct sizeisuse dand
- ifthe refle ctive safetyjackets arecorrectly
fastened
R Before use,ensure thattherefle ctive safety
jackets areclea nand intact. Thespeci alprop-
erties mayotherw isebecompromi sed.
R The refle ctive safetyjackets shouldbe stored
in their originalpacka ginginadry placeaway
from sourcesofhea tand light.
R The maximu mnumbe rof wa shes speci fiedis
not theonly factor influencing thelifespa nof
the refle ctive safetyjackets. Theirlife span
als odepe ndsonuse ,care, storage ,etc.
R The refle ctive safetyjackets shouldbe dis-
pose dof and replaced withnewones:
- after 15washes, and/or
- ifthe refle ctive strips havebecome
scratched ,and/or
- ifthe backing materialand/or reflective
strips havebecome soiledand cannot be
clea ned off,and/or
- ifthe fluo rescence hasfade de.g. due tothe
effects ofsunli ght
R Dispos eof refle ctive safetyjackets inan envi-
ronmentall yrespo nsiblemanner. Todo so,
contact yourloca lwa ste disp osal compa ny. Where
willIfind...?
273Breakdown assistance

Vehi
cle too lkit
Gen eral notes Veh
icles with aTIR EFIT kit:the TIREFIT kitis
lo cate din the stow agewe llund erthe trunk
flo or.
Veh icles with atire -cha nge tool kit:the tire-
cha nge tool kitisin the stow agewe llund erthe
trunk floor.
Apa rtfrom certaincou ntry -spe cificvar iatio ns,
the vehicles are not equipp ed with atire -cha nge
tool kit.Some toolsfor cha nging awh eelare
spe cificto the vehicle. For more informa tionon
wh ich tire changing tool sare required and
ap pro ved toperfor mawh eelcha nge onyour
veh icle, consu ltaqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Too lsreq uired forcha nging awh eelmay
incl ude,for exa mpl e:
R Jack
R Whe elchoc k
R Lu gwre nch
R Ali gnme ntbolt
Vehi cles with aTIRE FITkit 0043
Tire infl ation comp ressor
0044 Tire sea lant fillerbo ttle
0087 Tow ingeye
X Ope nthe trunk lid.
X Lif tthe trunk floor upwa rds (Ypage 243) .
X Use theTIREFIT kit(Ypage 276 )orremove it.
Towi ngeye 0087islocated undertireinfla tion
compresso r0043.
i Example:
equipment andcountry-spe cific
varia tions possible. Vehic
leswith atire-chang etool kit X
Open thetrunk lid.
X Lift the trunk floorupwards (Ypag e243).
X Remo vethe tire-change toolkit.
The tire-change toolkitcontains:
R Jack
R Lug wrench
R Pai rof glove s
R Foldi ngwhee lchock Flat
tire Preparing
thevehic le
You rvehicl emay beequ ipped with:
R MOExtended tires(tires withrun-flat proper-
ties) (Ypag e275)
Vehicl eprepa ration isnot necessary onvehi-
cles with MOExtended tires.
R aTIREFIT kit(Ypag e274)
Vehicl esequ ipped with MOExtended tiresare
not equippedwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory. It
is therefore recommended thatyouadditional ly
equ ipyou rvehicl ewith aTIREFIT kitifyou mount
tires thatdonot feature run-flat characteristics,
e.g. winter tires.ATIREFIT kitmay beobtai ned
from aqua lified specia listworkshop .
Information onchanging andmounting wheels
(Y pag e310).
X Stop thevehicl eon soli d,non-slipp eryand
level ground ,as far awa yas possi blefrom
traffic.
X Switch onthe hazard warninglamp s.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y
(Y pag e142) .
X Ifpossi ble,bring thefront wheelsinto the
straigh t-ahead position.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Vehic leswitho utKE YLESS-GO :remove the
SmartKey fromtheignitio nlock.
X Vehic
leswith KEYLESS-GO start-function
or KEYLESS-GO :open thedriver' sdoor.
The vehicl eelectronics arenow inposi tion
005A. This isthe same asthe SmartKey having
been removed .
X Vehic
leswith KEYLESS-GO start-function
or KE YLESS-GO :remove theStart/Stop but-
ton from theignitio nlock (Ypag e123). 274
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X
Make surethattheengine cannot bestarted
via your smartphone (Ypage 124).
X Make surethatthepassengers arenot endan-
gered asthey doso. Make surethatnoone is
near thedanger areawhile awheel isbeing
changed. Anyonewhoisnot directly assisting
in the wheel change should,forexample,
stand behind thebarrier.
X Get outofthe vehicle. Payattent iontotraffic
condition swhen doing so.
X Close thedriver's door. MOExtended
tires(tires withrun-flat
proper ties)
General notes With
MOExt ended tires(tires withrunflatchar-
acteristics ),you can cont inue todrive yourvehi-
cle even ifthere isatotal lossofpressure inone
or more tires.Theaffected tiremust notshow
any clearly visibledamage.
You canrecogniz eaMOExt ended tirebythe
MOExt ended marking whichappears onthe
sidewa llof the tire. Youwillfind thismarking
next tothe tire size designation, theload-bear-
ing capacity andthespeed index(Ypage 305).
MOExt ended tiresmaybeused onlyinconj unc-
tion with anactivated tirepressure losswarning
system (Canada only)ortire pressure monitor
(USA only).
If apressur eloss warning message appears
in the multifu nctiondisplay:
R observe theinstruct ionsinthe display mes-
sages (Ypage 213).
R check thetire fordamage
R ifdriving on,observe thefollowing notes
The driving distance possibleinrun-flat modeis
approximately 50miles (80km) when thevehi-
cle ispartially laden.Whenthevehicle isfully
laden itis approximately 19miles (30km).
In addition tothe vehicle load,thedriving dis-
tance possible depends upon:
R vehicle speed
R road condition
R outside temperature
The driving distance possibleinrun-flat mode
may bereduced byextrem edriving condition s
or maneuvers, oritcan beincreased througha
moderate styleofdriving. The
driving distance possibleinrun-flat modeis
counted fromthemoment thetire pressure loss
warning appears inthe multifunction display.
You must notexceed amaximum speedof
50 mph (80km/h).
When replacing oneorall tires, please observe
the following specifications foryour vehicle's
tires:
R size
R type and
R the "MOExt ended" marking
If atire has gone flatand cannot bereplaced
with aMOExt ended tire,astandard tiremay be
used asatemporary measure.Makesurethat
you usetheproper sizeandtype (summer or
winter tire).
Vehicles equippedwith MOExt ended tiresare
not equipp edwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory. It
is therefore recommen dedthat youadditionally
equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou mount
tires thatdonot feature run-flat properties, e.g.
winter tires.ATIREFIT kitmay beobtained from
a qual ified specialist workshop.
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
When driving inemergency mode,thedriving
characterist icsdeteriorate, e.g.when corner-
ing, accelerating quicklyandwhen braking.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Do not exceed thestated maximum speed.
Avoid abrupt steering anddriving maneuvers,
and driving overobstacles (curbs,potholes,
off-road). Thisappli esinparticular toaladen
vehicle.
Stop driving inemergency modeif:
R you hear banging noises.
R the vehicle startstoshake.
R you seesmoke andsmell rubber.
R ESP ®
is interven ingconst antly.
R there aretears inthe sidewa llsofthe tire.
Aft erdriving inemergency mode,havethe
wheel rimscheck edataqual ified specialist
workshop withregard totheir further use.The
defective tiremust bereplaced inevery case. Flat
tire
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TIRE
FITkit
Impo rtant safety notes TIR
EFIT isatire sealant.
Fo rUS Aon ly:Yo ucan useTIR EFIT tosea lpu nc-
tur es ofup to0.16 in(4 mm ),pa rtic ular ly thos e
in the tire trea d.Yo ucan useTIR EFIT atoutside
temp eratures down to00F84 ‡(00F820 †). G
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In the followi ng situa tions, the tire sealant is
una bleto pro videsu fficie ntbre akd ownas sis-
tance ,as itis una bleto sea lthe tire properly:
R the rearecuts orpu nctur esinthe tire large r
tha nthos ementi onedab ove .
R the wheelrim isda ma ged.
R youha ve driven atver ylo w tire pressu res or
on afla ttire .
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Do not drive the vehicle. Co ntact aqu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh op. G
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The tiresealant isha rmfu land causes irrita -
tio n.Itmu stnot come intoconta ctwith your
ski n,eyes orclo thing orbe swallo we d.Do not
inh ale TIR EFIT fumes .Kee ptire sealant aw ay
fro mchi ldren. Thereisaris kof inju ry.
If yo ucome intoconta ctwith the tire sealant,
ob ser vethe followi ng:
R Rinse offthe tire sealant fro myour ski n
imm ediatel ywi th wa ter.
R Ifthe tire sealant come sinto conta ctwith
yo ur eyes, imm ediatel yrin se the mthor -
ou ghl ywi th cle an water.
R Iftire sealant issw allo we d,imm ediatel y
rin se your mou thoutthor oughl yand drink
pl enty ofwa ter. Donot induce vom iting,
and seekmed icalatte ntionimm ediatel y.
R Imme diate lycha nge outof clo thing which
ha scome intoconta ctwith tire sealant.
R Ifan alle rgi crea ctio noccu rs,see kmed ical
atte ntionimm ediatel y. !
Re
sidu efro mthe tire sealant ma ycome out
of the fillerhos eaf ter use. Thi scou ldcau se
sta ins.
The refore ,pl ace thefillerhos ein the plas tic
ba gwh ich conta inedthe TIREFIT kit. H
En
viron men talnote
Hav ethe used tire sealant bottle disp ose dof
pro fessiona lly, e.g .at aqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
! Do
not opera tethe tire inflation comp ressor
for longe rtha nten minutesat atime withou t
a bre ak. Itma yothe rwise ove rheat.
The tireinflation comp ressor can beopera ted
ag ain once itha scoo led do wn.
Co mpl ywi th the manuf actu rer’ssafety instruc-
tio ns on the sticker onthe tire inflation com-
pre sso r.
Us ingthe TIRE FITkit X
Do not rem oveanyforeign objects which have
pe netra tedthetire,e.g .scre wsornai ls.
X US Aon ly:Re mov ethe tire sealant bo ttle ,the
acc omp anying TIREFIT sticker andthetire
infl ation comp ressor fromthe stow agesp ace
und erthe trunk floor (Y page 274 ).
X Affi xpa rt0043 ofthe TIREFIT sticker tothe
ins trument cluster withi nthe driver 'sfie ldof
vis ion.
X Affi xpa rt0044 ofthe TIREFIT sticker nearthe
va lve onthe wheelwi th the defecti vetire . 27
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X
Remo vefiller hos e0084 and conn ector0087 from
th ebot tom sec tion ofthetire inflat ion com-
pre sso rhous ing0044.
X Sli de theyellow filler hos eco nn ectorint oth e
moun ting on yellow cap0083oftire sealan tfill er
bot tle 0043 untilth eco nn ectoren gage s.
X Wit hth eseali ngrings infron t,slid eyellow cap
0083 oftire sealan tbot tle 0043 intoth emoun ting
of tire inflat ion compr essor0044.
Yello wcap 0083and bothhoo ksmus ten gage . X
Remo vethecap from valv e006B onthefault y
ti re.
X Sc rew filler hos e006C onto valv e006B.
X Inser tplug 0087intoa12 Vsoc ketin your vehi-
cle .
Obs erveth eno teson soc kets (Y page 247).
X Turn theSm artKey topos ition 0047intheign i-
ti on lock(Y page 123).
X Pre sson and offswit ch0085 onthetire inf lat ion
co mpr essortoON .
The tire inflat ion compr essorisswit ched on.
The tire isinf lat ed.
Fir st,ti re sealan tis pump edintoth etire. The
pre ssur ecan brieflyriseto appr oximat ely
50 0kP a(5 bar/ 73psi) . Do
not swit choff thetire inflation com -
pr essor during this ph ase .
X Let thetire inflat ion compr essorrun fora
max imum oftenmin utes.The tire sho uldthen
hav eatt ain ed apre ssur eof at least 200kP a
(2.0 bar/29 psi).
If apr es su re of20 0kPa (2.0 bar/29 psi)ha s
be en attai ned after fivemi nute s,se e"T ire pre s-
su re rea che d"(Y page 278 ).
If atire pressu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)ha s
not been atta inedaf ter fivemi nute s,see"T ire
pre ssu renot reache d"(Y page 277 ).
If tire sealant hases cap ed,cle an itoff affecte d
ar ea sas quickl yas possi ble. Use plain wa ter if
po ssi ble.
If yo ur clo the sar esoi led wi th tire sealant, have
the mcle ane dwi th perchl oroethylene atadry
cle ane ras soo nas possi ble.
Tire pres sure notreac hed If
atire pressu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)ha s
not been atta inedaf ter ten minute s:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflatio ncomp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerhos efro mthe valve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
Note thattire sealant mayes cap ewh en you
uns crewthe fillerhos e.
X US Aon ly:ver yslow lydri ve forwa rds or
rev ers eap pro xim ately30 ft(10 m).
X Pu mp upthe tire again.
After ama xim um often minute s,the tire pres-
su re mu stbe atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). G
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If the required tire pressu reisnot reache d
af ter the speci fiedtim e,the tire istoo badly
da ma ged. Thetire sealant cann otrep airthe
tire inthi sins tance .Dam aged tire sand atire
pre ssu retha tis too low can signi ficantl y
im pairthe vehicle'sbra king anddrivin gcha r-
acte ristics .Th ere isaris kof acc ident.
Do not conti nuedrivin g.Co ntact aqu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh op. Fl
at tire
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Tire
pres sure reached G
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A tire temp orarilysea led wi th tire sealant
imp airs the drivin gcha racteri stics and isnot
su ita ble for highe rsp ee ds.The reisaris kof
acc ident.
Yo usho uld the refore adaptyo ur drivin gsty le
acc ordinglyand drive car efully. Do not exce ed
the speci fiedma xim um spee dwi th atire that
ha sbe en rep aired using tire sealant.
US Aon ly:The maxim um permi ssiblesp ee dfor
a tire sealed wi th tire sealant is50 mph
(80 km/h ).The upperpa rtof the TIREFIT sticker
mu stbe affixe dto the instrument cluster inthe
dri ver 'sfie ldof vis ion.
If atire pressu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/2 9ps i)ha s
be en atta inedaf ter ten minutes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerhos efro mthe valve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
Note thattire sealant ma yesc apewh en you
uns crew thefillerhos e.
X US Aon ly:Stow thetire sealant bo ttle and the
tire inflation comp ressor .
X Pul law ayimme diately.
X Stop after drivin gfor appro xim atelyten
min utesand checkthe tire pressu rewith the
tire inflation comp ressor .
The tirepressu remu stnow beatleas t
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). G
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If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rdri ving forasho rtper iod,the tire istoo
ba dlyda mag ed.The tiresealant cannot repair
the tire inthis insta nce. Dama gedtiresand a
tire pressu rethat istoo low can signifi cantl y
imp airthe vehi cle'sbra king anddriving char-
acter istics. The reisaris kof acci dent.
Do not continu edri ving .Co ntact aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
i USA
only: Incase ssu ch asthe one men-
tione dab ove, contact anauthori zed
Merce des-Benz Center. Orcall
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(in the USA) or
1-800-38 7-0100(in Ca nad a). X
USA only: Corre ctthe tire pressu reifit is stil l
at leas t130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi) .See theTire
and Load ingInformati onplacard onthe driv-
er's side B-pill aror the tire press uretablein
the fuel filler flapfor values .
X To inc rease thetire pressure :swi tch onthe
tire infla tion compres sor. X
To reduce thetire pressure :dep ress pres-
sure release button 0043next topress ure
gau ge0044.
X When thetire press ureiscorrect, unscrew the
fill er hose fromthevalve ofthe sealed tire.
Note thattiresealant may escap ewhe nyou
unscrew thefiller hose .
X Screw thevalve cap onto thetire valve ofthe
sea led tire. X
To remove thetire sealant bottle fromthetire
infla tion compres sor,press together thelock-
ing tabs onthe yellow cap.
X Pul lthe tire sealant bottle outofthe tire infla -
tion compres sor.
The filler hose remai nsattache dto the tire
sea lant bottle.
X Drive tothe neare stqua lified speci alist work-
shop andhave thetire change dthere. 278
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