flat tire MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 Owners Manual

What to do in th ee ve nt of an accident
1
QR cod ef or accessing th er escue card →
26
2
Saf et yv ests →
334
3
Button fo rt he SOS emer ge ncy cal ls yst em and
breakdown assis ta nce →
286
4
Checking and to pping up operating fl uids →
388
5
To w- st artin ga nd to wing aw ay →
346
6
Flat tire →
334 7
St artin ga ssis ta nce →
342
8
Haza rd wa rn ing lights →
11 6
9
Fu el fi ller fl ap wit hi nstruction labels fo rt ire
pressu re ,f uel type and QR code fo ra ccessing
th er escue card →
14 7
A
To w- st artin ga nd to wing aw ay →
346
B
TIREFIT kit →
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junction wi th an activated tir ep re ssur em onitor‐
ing sy st em.
If ap re ssur el oss wa rn ing messag ea ppear si n
th em ultifunction display:R
Chec kt he tir ef or damage.R
If driving on, obser ve th ef ollowing no te s.
Driving distance possible in limp-home mode
af te rt he pressur el os sw arning:
Loa dc ondition Driving distance pos‐
sible in limp-home
mode
Pa rt iall yl aden 50 miles (80 km)
Fu ll yl aden 19 mile s( 30 km)R
The driving dis ta nce possibl einl imp- home
mod em ay va ry dependin gont he driving
st yl e.R
Maximum permissible speed 50 mp h
(80 km/h).
If at ir eh as gone fl at and canno tber eplaced
wit hanM OEx te nde dt ire, yo uc an use as ta nd‐
ar dt ir easat emporar ym easure. TIREFIT kit sto ra ge location
The TIREFIT kit is located under th et ru nk fl oor.
1
Ti re sealant bottle
2
Ti re inflation compressor
Using th eT IREFIT kit
Re qu irements
Ha ve th ef ollowing to ols re adil ya va ilable:R
Ti re sealant bottle R
St ic ke rT IREFIT R
Ti re inflation compressor Yo uc an use TIREFI Tt ir es ealan ttos eal per fo ra ‐
tio nd amag eofupto0 .1 6in(4m m), particularly
th ose in th et ir ec on ta ct su rf ace. Yo uc an use
TIRE FI Tino ut side te mp eratures down to -4 °F
(-20 °C).
q
WA RNING Risk of accident whe nu si ng
tir es ealant.
In th ef ollowing situations, th et ir es ealant is
unable to pr ov ide suf fi cient breakdown assis‐
ta nce, as it is unabl etos eal th et ir ep ro perly:R
Ther ea re cuts or punctures in th et ire
lar ge rt han th ose pr ev iousl ym entioned. R
The wheel ri misd ama ge d. R
Yo uh ave driven at av er yl ow tir ep re s‐
sur eoronaf lat tire.

Fu rt her re lated subjects:R
No te sont ir ep re ssur e( →
pag e3 56)R
Ti re pressur et able ( →
pag e3 57 )R
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacard
( →
pag e3 61 )
Ti re pressur em oni to ri ng sy st em
Fu nction of th et ir ep re ssur em oni to ri ng sys‐
te m
q
DA NG ER Risk of acciden td ue to incor‐
re ct tir ep re ssure
Ever yt ire, including th es par e( if pr ov ided),
should be ch ec ke dw hen cold at leas to nc ea
mont ha nd inflated to th ep re ssur er ecom‐
mended by th ev ehicle manufacturer (see
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacar dont he
B-pi llar on th ed ri ve r’ ss ide or th et ir ep re s‐
sur el abel on th ei nside of th ef uel fi ller fl ap
of yo ur ve hicle). If yo ur ve hicle has tires of a
dif fe re nt size th an th es ize indicated on th e
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacar dort he tir ep re ssur et able, yo un ee dtod et ermine
th ep ro per tir ep re ssur ef or th ose tires.
As an added saf et yf eature, yo ur ve hicle has
been equipped wit hat ir ep re ssur em onitor‐
ing sy st em (TPMS) th at illuminates al ow tire
pressur ei ndicator lam pw hen on eorm or eo f
yo ur tires ar es ign if icantl yu nderinflated.
Ac cordingly ,ift he lo wt ir ep re ssur ei ndicator
lam pl ights up, yo us hould st op and ch eck
yo ur tires as soo nasp ossible, and inflate
th em to th ep ro per pressure. Driving on a
significantly underinflated tir ec auses th et ire
to ove rh eat and can lead to tir ef ailure.
Und erinflation also increases fuel consump‐
tion and re duces tir et re ad life, and may
af fe ct th ev ehicle's handling and braking abil‐
ity .P lease no te th at th eT PMS is no tas ubsti‐
tut ef or proper tir em aintenance, and it is th e
driver's re sponsibility to maintain cor re ct tire
pressure, eve nifu nderinflatio nh as not
re ached th el ev el to trig ge ri llumination of
th eT PMS lo wt ir ep re ssur ei ndicator lamp.
Yo ur ve hicle has also been equipped wit ha
TPMS malfunction indicator to indicat ew hen th es ys te misn ot operating properly .T he
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
th el ow tir ep re ssur ei ndicator lamp. When
th es ys te md et ects am alfunction, th ei ndica‐
to rl amp wil lf lash fo ra pp ro xima te ly am inute
and th en re main continuously illumina te d.
This sequence will continue upon subsequent
ve hicle st art-ups as lon gast he malfunction
ex ists.
When th em alfunction indicator is illumina‐
te d, th es yst em ma yn ot be able to de te ct or
signal lo wt ir ep re ssur easi ntended. TPMS
malfunctions ma yo ccu rf or av ariety of re a‐
sons, includin gt he ins ta llation of incompati‐
ble re placemen tora lternat et ires or wheels
on th ev ehicle th at pr eve nt th eT PMS from
functioning properly.
Alw ay sc hec kt he TPMS malfunction wa rn ing
lam pa ft er re placing one or mor et ires or
wheels on yo ur ve hicle to ensur et hat th e
re placemen tora lternat et ires and wheels
allo wt he TPMS to continu etof unction prop‐
er ly . Wheels and tires 359

Obser ve th ef ollowing when selecting, ins ta lling
and re placing tires:R
Onl yu se tires and wheels of th es ame type
(summer tires, winter tires, MOEx te nded
tires) and th es ame make.R
Onl yi ns tal lw heels of th es ame size on one
axle (lef ta nd ri ght).
It is onl yp ermissible to ins ta ll ad if fe re nt
whee ls iz eint he eve nt of af lat tir eino rd er
to driv etot he specialis tw or ks hop.R
Onl yi ns ta ll tires of th ec or re ct size ont ot he
wheels. R
Ve hicles with at ir ep re ssur em onitoring
sy st em: all moun te dw heels mus tbee qu ip‐
ped wit hf unctioning sensor sf or th et ire
pressur em onitoring sy st em.R
At te mp eratures belo w45° F(7° C), use win‐
te rt ires or all-seaso nt ires mar ke dM +S fo r
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing th e M snowflak es ym‐
bol in addition to th eM +S marking pr ov ide
th eb es tp ossible grip in wintr yr oad condi‐
tions. R
Fo rM +S tires, only use tires wit ht he same
tread. R
Obser ve th em aximum permissible speed fo r
th eM +S tires ins ta lled.
If th is is belo wt he ve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbei ndicated in an appropriat el abel
in th ed ri ve r's fi eld of vision.R
Ru ninn ew tires at moderat es peed sf or th e
fi rs t60m iles (1 0 0k m).R
Re place th et ires af te rs ix ye ar satt he latest,
re ga rd less of we ar.R
When re placing with tires that do no tf ea‐
tu re ru n-flat ch arac t
eristics: ve hicles with
MOExtended tires ar en ot equipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at th ef actor y. Equi pt he ve hicle
wit haT IREFIT kit af te rr eplacing wit ht ires
th at do no tf eatur er un- fl at ch aracteristics,
e.g .w inter tires.
Fo rm or ei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tw or ks hop.
Be sur etoa lso obse rv et he fo llowing fur th er
re lated subjects: R
No te sont ir ep re ssur e( →
pag e3 56) R
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacard
( →
pag e3 61 ) R
Ti re size designation, load-bea ri ng capacity,
speed ra ting and load ind ex ( →
pag e3 69)R
Ti re pressur et able ( →
pag e3 57 )
Note sonr ot ating wheels
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry th ro ugh dif fe r‐
ent whee ls izes
Inter ch anging th ef ro nt and re ar wheels if th e
wheels or tires ha ve dif fe re nt dimensions
ma ys eve re ly impair th ed ri ving ch aracteris‐
tics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent sm ay also be damaged.

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
w :DUQLQJ 7LUH 0DOIXQFWLRQ *T he tir ep re ssur eino ne or mor et ires has dropped suddenly .T he wheel position is displa ye d.
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WA RNING Risk of an accident from driving wi th af lat tire
Flat tires ar ed angerous in th ef ollowing wa ys :R
The tires can ove rh eat and cause af ire.R
The driving ch aracteristics, as we ll as st eering and braking, ma ybeg re atl yi mp aired.
Yo uc ou ld th en lose control of th ev ehicle.

Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
w Ti re pressur em onitoring
sy st em wa rn ing lamp
fl ashes The ye llo wt ir ep re ssur em onitoring sy st em wa rn ing lam p( pressur el oss/malfunction) fl ashes fo ra pp ro xima te ly one
minut ea nd th en re mains lit.
The tir ep re ssu re monitoring sy st em is malfunctioning.
q
WA RNING The re is ar isk of an accident if th et ir ep re ssur em onitoring sy st em is malfunctioning
If th et ir ep re ssur em onitoring sy st em is malfunctioning, it is no ta ble to issue aw arning if th er eisp re ssur el oss in
one or mor eoft he tires.
Un derinflated tires ma y, fo re xa mp le, impair th ed ri ving, st eering and braking ch aracteristics.

Switching profil e( DUN/PAN) .............. 291
Blue to ot h ®
audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 308
De-authorizing (de-regis te ri ng) th e
device .................................................. 308
Information .......................................... 305
Overvie w. ............................................ 30 6
Searchi ng fo rat ra ck ........................... 308
Sear ch ing fo ra nd au th orizing th e
device .................................................. 307
Selecting am usic pla ye r. .................... 308
Switching device via NFC .................... 308
Brak eA ssis tS ys te m
see BA S( Brak eA ssi st Sy st em)
Brak ef luid
No te s. .................................................. 391
Brak ef orce distribution
EB D( Elect ro nic Brak ef orce Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 15 9
Brakes
ABS (Anti-loc kB ra king Sy st em) ........... 15 8
Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st .............................. 16 0
BA S( Brak eA ssi st Sy st em) .................. 15 9
Driving tip s. ......................................... 13 8 EBD (Electroni cB ra ke fo rc eD istribu‐
tion ). .................................................... 15 9
HOLD functio n. ................................... .1 75
Limited braking ef fe ct (salt-tr ea te d
ro ads) . .
................................................ 13 8
New/replaced brak ep ads/brake
discs .................................................... 13 7
No te sonb re aking-in an ew ve hicle ..... 13 7
Brakin ga ssistance
see BA S( Brak eA ssi st Sy st em)
Breakdown
Changing aw heel ................................ 37 8
Overvie woft he help function s. ............. 16
Ro adside Assis ta nce .............................. 21
To w- st artin g. ...................................... .3 50
To wing aw ay ........................................ 346
Tr ansportin gt he ve hicle ..................... .3 48
Breakdown
see Flat tire
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds ys te m
Ad justing th eb alance/fader ............... .3 18
Ad justing th es ound optimization ......... 31 8 Ad justing treble ,m id-rang ea nd bass
setting s. ............................................... 31 7
Au to matic vo lume adjustment ............ .3 18
Callin gupt he sound menu .................. 31 7
Information .......................................... 31 7
Setting th es ound profile ..................... 31 8
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m .... .3 16
Ad justing th eb alance/fader ............... .3 17
Ad justing th es ound fo cus ................... 31 7
Ad justing treble ,m id-rang ea nd bass
setting s. ............................................... 31 7
Au to matic vo lume adjustment ............ .3 17
C a
llin gupt he sound menu .................. 31 6
Information ......................................... .3 16
Switching th es ur ro und soun do n/ off
.............. .............................................. .3 17
Buttons
St eering wheel .................................... 204
C
California
Impor tan ti nformatio nf or private
cus to mer sa nd lessees ......................... .2 2462
Index

Callin gu p. .......................................... .2 33
De le tin g. .............................................. 23 4
Moving ................................................ 23 4
Overvi ew ............................................. 233
Re naming ............................................ 234
Flacon
Inse rt ing/ re moving .............................. 13 1
Flat tire .................................................... .3 34
Changing aw heel ................................ 37 8
MOExtended tires ................................ 335
No te s. ................................................. 334
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .3 36
Floor mats ................................................ 11 2
Fr ag ra nce
see Fr agranc es ys te m
Fr ag ra nce sy st em .................................... 13 1
Inserting/removing th ef lacon ............ .1 31
Fr ee software ............................................ 29
Fr equencies
Tw o-w ay ra dio ...................................... 385
Fr equency band
Selecting (on-boar dc omputer) ............ .2 11
Fr ont air bag (driver ,f ro nt passenger) .... 38 Fr ont passenger front air bag shu to ff
see Au to matic front passenger front
air bag shutoff
Fr ont p a
ssenger seat
Ad justing from th ed ri ve r's seat ............ 87
Fr ont passenger seat
see Seat
Fu el .......................................................... .3 90
Ad ditives ............................................ .3 90
E1 0. ..................................................... 389
Gasoline .............................................. 389
Quality (gasoline ). ............................... 389
Re fueling .............................................. 14 7
Re ser ve fuel le ve l. .............................. .3 90
Sulfur con te nt ..................................... 389
Ta nk capacity ...................................... 390
Fu el consum pt ion
On-boar dc omputer ............................ .2 08
Fu nction seat
see Door cont ro lp anel
Fu se insert
see Fu ses Fu ses ........................................................ 350
Assignment diagram ........................... .3 50
Dashboard fuse bo x. ........................... 352
Fu se bo xint he engine compartment .. 351
Fu se bo xint he front-passen ge rf oot‐
we ll ...................................................... 352
Fu se bo xint he trunk ........................... 353
No te s. ................................................. 350
G
Garag ed oor opener
Clea ri ng th em emor y. .......................... 15 3
Opening/closing th eg arag ed oor ........ 15 2
Programming buttons .......................... 15 0
Ra dio equipment appr ov al number s. .. .1 53
Re solving problems ............................. 15 2
Synchronizing th er olling code ............ .1 51
Gas st ation sear ch
St artin gana utomatic ga ss ta tion
sear ch ................................................. 253
Switching th ea utomatic ga ss ta tion
sear ch on/of f. ..................................... 258
Gasoline ................................................... 38947 2
Index

Re ar-vie wm ir ro r
see Outside mir ro rs
Re frigerant (air conditioning sy st em)
No te s. ................................................. 393
Re fueling
Re fueling th ev ehicle ........................... .1 47
Re mo te Online
Cooling or heating th ev ehicle inte‐
ri or ...................................................... .1 36
St artin gt he ve hicle ............................. 13 6
Re porting malfunction sr ele va nt to
saf et y .......................................................... 25
Re scue card ............................................... 26
Re ser ve
Fu el ..................................................... 390
Re se tf unction (multimedia sy st em) .... .2 48
Re sidual heat .......................................... .1 30
Re st oring (factor ys et ti ngs)
see Re se tf unction (multimedia sy st em)
Re st ra int sy st em ...................................... .3 1
Childr en ................................................ .4 6
Fu nctio ninana ccident ......................... 32 Fu nctionality .......................................... 32
Malfunctio n. .......................................... 32
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 1
Re duced pr ot ection .............................. .3 1
Sy st em self-tes t. ................................... .3 2
Wa rn ing lam p. ...................... ................ .3 2
Re ve rs eg ea r
S
electing ...... .. ..................................... 14 4
Rims (Care) .............................................. 329
Ro adside Assistance ................................. 21
Ro adside Assistance call
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
(USA) ........... 288
Ro ll aw ay pr ot ection
see HOL Df unction
Ro ller sunblind
Re ar wind ow .......................................... 72
Sid ew in do ws ......................................... 71
Ro ller sunblind
see Co ve r
Ro of lining (care) .................................... .3 31
Ro of load .................................................. 395
Ro of ra ck .................................................. 10 4 Ro ute ................................................ 256, 258
Calculating .......................................... 256
Displ ay ing destination informatio n. .... .2 57
Ex te rn al .............................................. .2 64
Selecting at yp e. ................................. 256
Selecting an al te rn ativ er out e. ............ 25 8
Select in gn ot ifications ......................... 257
Selecting options ................................. 257
St artin gt he automatic service st a‐
tio ns ear ch .......................................... 258
Switching th ea utomatic ga ss ta tion
sear ch on/of f. ..................................... 258
Wi th intermediat ed estination s. .......... 25 4
Ro ut eg uidance ....................................... 259
Canceling ............................................ 262
Changing direction .............................. 259
Continuing .......................................... .2 62
Destinatio nr eached ........ ...... .............. 260
Fr om
an off-road location .................... 262
Lane re commendations ....................... 260
No te s. ................................................. 259
Off-road ............................................... 263
To an off- ro ad destinatio n. .................. 26 2
Ru n-flat ch aracteristics
MOExtended tires ................................ 335482
Index

Using Near Field Communication
(NFC) ................................................... 27 6
Vo ice command s( Vo ice Cont ro lS ys ‐
te m) ..................................................... 222
Wi re less ch argin g( mobile phone) ........ 11 2
Te lephone number
Dialin g( on-boar dc omputer) ................ 21 2
Te lephon yo perating modes
Blue toot h ®
Te lephon y. ........................ .2 74
Te mp erature ............................................ .1 27
Te mp eratur eg ra de .................................. 366
Te xt messages ......................................... 281
calling am essag es ender .................... 282
Changing fo lder s. ................................ 28 3
Co mp osing .......................................... 282
Configu ri ng th ed ispla ye dt ex tm es‐
sa ge s. .................................................. 281
Deleting ............................................... 283
Drafts .................................................. 283
No te s. .................................................. 281
Options ................................................ 283
Outbo x. ............................................... 283
Re ad-aloud function ............................ 282
Re adin g. ...................... ........................ 28 2 R e plying
.............................................. 282
Sending .............................................. .2 82
Vo ice command s( Vo ice Cont ro lS ys ‐
te m) ..................................................... 226
Through-loading fe ature
see Seat
Ti e-d ow ne ye s .......................................... 10 2
Time
Manual time settin g. ............................ 239
Settin gs ummer time ........................... 238
Settin gt he time and dat ea utomati‐
call y. .................................................... 238
Setting th et ime zon e. ......................... 238
Setting th et ime/dat ef ormat .............. 239
TIN (Tir eI dentification Nu mber) ........... .3 67
Ti re and Loading Information placard ... 361
Ti re ch aracteristics ................................. 369
Ti re inflation compressor
see TIREFIT kit
Ti re information table ............................ .3 61
Ti re labeling ............................................ .3 66
Cha ra cteristics .................................... 369 DO T, Ti re Identification Nu mber (TIN)
............................................................ .3 67
Load inde x. .......................................... 369
Load-bearing capacity ........................ .3 69
Maximum tir el oa d. ........................... .. 368
Ma xi mum tir ep re ssu re ....................... 368
Overvie w. ............................................ 366
Spee dr ating ....................................... .3 69
Te mp eratur eg ra de .............................. 366
Ti re Quality Grading ............................. 366
Ti re size designation ........................... .3 69
Tr action gr ade .................................... .3 66
Tr ead we ar grade ................................ .3 66
Ti re load (maximum) .............................. .3 68
Ti re pressure ........................................... 358
Checking (manually) ............................ 358
Checking (tir ep re ssur em oni to ri ng
sy st em) ............................................... 360
Maximum ............................................ 368
No te s. ................................................. 356
Re st artin gt he tir ep re ssur em onitor‐
ing sy st em .......................................... .3 61
Ti re pressur em onitoring sy st em
(function) ............................................. 359
Ti re pressur et able .............................. 357 Index 487