MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

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NO
TERisk todriving saf etyf romr etre a‐
de dt yres Re
treade dtyres ar eneith er tested nor rec‐
ommended byMercedes-Benz, since pr evi‐
ous damag ecanno talway sbed etected on
re treade dtyres.
Fo rthis reason drivin gsafet yc anno tbeg uar‐
anteed. #
Do no tuse used tyres if youh aveno
informatio nabout their pr evious usage. *
NO
TEPossible damag etowheels or
tyres when drivin govero bstac les Lar
gewheels ha vealow er tyr esection width.
The lo werthe tyr esection width, theg reater
is ther isk of dama getowheels or tyres when
drivin govero bstacles. #
Avoid obs tacle sord rive particular ly
carefully. *
NO
TEDama getoelectronic component
parts from theu se of tyre-fitting tools Ve
hicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: electronic component parts are
located in thew heel. Tyre-fitting tools should
no tbea pplied in thea reaoft hevalve.
The tools could damag ethe electronic com‐
ponent parts. #
Have thet yres changed at aqualified
specialis tworks hop onl y. *
NO
TEDama getosummer tyres at low
ambient temp eratures Using summer tyres at
very lowa mbient
te mp eratures can cause crac kstoform,
th ereb ydamaging thet yres permanentl y. #
Attemp eratures belo w7°Cuse M+S-
tyres. Ac
cessor yparts that ar enotappr ovedfor your
ve hicle byMercedes-Benzora renotb eing used
cor rectl yc an impair theo perating saf ety. Befor
epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accesso ries, visit aqualified specialis tworks hop
and enquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations &
WARNING Risk of accident wi thhigh
per form anc etyres
The special tyr etread in combinatio nwith
th eo ptimised tyr ecompound, means that
th er isk of skidding or hydroplaning on wet
ro ads is inc reased.
In addition ,the tyr egripisg reatl yr educed at
al ow outside temp eratur eand tyr erunning
te mp erature. #
Switc hont he ESP ®
and adap tyour
driving stylea ccordingly. #
Use M+S tyres at outside temp eratures
of less than 50 °F. 438
Wheels and tyres

Obser
vethef ollowing when selecting, fitting and
re placing tyres:
R Countr y-specific requirements fort yre
appro valthat define aspecific tyr etype for
yo ur vehicle.
Fu rthermore, theu se of cer tain tyr etypes in
cer tain regions and areas of operation can
be highl ybeneficial.
R Onlyuse tyres and wheels of thes ame type
(summer tyres, winter tyres, MOEx tended
tyres) and thes ame make.
R Onlyfit wheel softhe same size on one axle
(lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible tofitad iffe re nt wheel
size in thee vent of aflat tyr einorder to
driv etot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyfit ty resoft he cor rect size ont othe
wheels.
R Do no tmakea nymodifications totheb rake
sy stem, thew heels or thet yres.
The use of shims or brak edusts hields is not
permitted and ma yinva lidat ethe vehicle's
ge neral operating pe rmit. R
Vehicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: allfitted wheels mu stbe equipped
wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet yrep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w7°C, use winter tyres
or all-season tyres mar kedM +Sfora ll
wheels.
Wi nter tyres bearing thei snowflake
symbol in addition totheM +S marking pro‐
vide theb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad
conditions.
R ForM +S tyres, only use tyres wit hthe same
tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th eM +S tyres fitted.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Runinn ewtyres at moderat espeed sfor the
fi rs t1 00 km.
R Replace thet yres af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear. R
When replacing with tyres that do not
fe atur erun-flat characteristics: vehicles
wit hM OExtended tyres ar enotequipped
wit haT IREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equi pthe
ve hicle wit haTIREFIT kit af terr eplacing with
tyres that do no tfeatur erun- flat characteris‐
tics, e.g .winter tyres.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tyres, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e429)
R Tyre pressur etable (→ page430)
R Notesont he emer gency spa rewheel
(→ pag e446) Note
soni nterchanging wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions Wheel
sand tyres 439

ma
yseve rely impair thed riving characteris‐
tics.
The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo‐
nents ma yalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels on lyifthe
wheels and tyres ar eofthe same
dimensions. Inter
changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions can
re nde rthe general operating pe rmit in valid.
The wear pat tern sont he front and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wear mor eonthe shoulder of
th et yre
R Rear wheels wear mor einthe centre ofthe
tyre
On vehicles wit hthe same front and rear wheel
size, youc an inter chang ethe wheels every
5,000 to10,000 km, dependin gonthewear.
Ensur ethe direction of rotatio nism aintained for
th ew heels. It is imperativ
etoobservethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Wheel change" when doin gso. Note
sons toring wheels R
Afterr emoving wheels, stor et hem in acool,
dr ya nd preferably dar kplace.
R Protect thet yres from conta ct withoil,
grease or fuel. Overvie
wofthe tyre-chang etool kit Apar
tfroms ome countr y-specific variants, vehi‐
cles ar enotequipped wit hatyre-chang etool kit.
Fo rm orei nformation on which tyre-changing
to ols ar erequired and appr ovedfor per form ing a
wheel chang eony ourvehicle, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
Re quired tyre-chang etool kits ma yinclude, for
ex ample:
R Jack
R Chock
R Whee lwrench
R Cent ring pin %
The jac kweighs appr oximatel y3.4kg.
The maximum pa yload of thej ackc an be
fo und on thes tickera ffixed tothej ack.
The jac kismaintenance-free. If ther eisa
malfunction, please conta ctaq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
The tyre-chang etool kit is in tool bag 1under
th el oad compartmen tfloor. 1
Tool bag
To ol bag 1contains:
R Jack
R Gloves
R Wheel wrench 440
Wheels and tyres

R
Centring pin
R Folding wheel chock
R Ratche tfor jack
Setting up thef olding wheel chock Prepa
ring thev ehicle foraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The requ ired tyre-chang etool kit is available.
If yo ur vehicle is no tequipped wit hthe tyre-
ch ang etool kit, consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop tofind ou tabout suitable tools.
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Apply thee lectric parking brak emanually. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tint op osition j. #
Vehicles with AIRB ODYC ONT ROL:setthe
normal vehicle le vel(→pag e221). #
Swit chofft he engine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th ef ront and rear of thew heel that is diago‐
nall yopposit ethe wheel youw ish tochange. #
Remo vetheh ub caps if necessary
(→ pag e441). #
Raising thev ehicle (→ page442). Re
moving and fittin ghub caps Re
quirement:
R The vehicle is prepared foraw heelchange
(→ pag e441).
Plastic hub cap #
Toremo ve: turnthe centre coveroft he hub
cap anti-clockwise and remo vetheh ub cap. #
Tofit: mak esuret hat thec ent recoveroft he
hub cap is turned anti-clockwise. #
Position theh ub cap and tur nthe centre
co verc lockwise until theh ub cap engages
ph ysicall yand audibly. Wheels and tyres
441

Aluminiu
mhubcap #
Toremo ve: positio nsocket 2on hu bcap
1.
% The soc ketc an be found in thet yre-change
to ol kit. #
Position wheel spanner 3on soc ket2. #
Using whee lspa nner 3,turnh ub cap 1
anti-clo ckwise and remo veit. #
Tofit: position hub cap 1and tur nuntil it is
comple tely flush wit hthe wheel. #
Position soc ket2on hu bcap 1. #
Attach wheel spanner 3tosoc ket 2and
tighten theh ub cap clockwise.
Specified tightening torq ue: 25 Nm. #
Raise thev ehicle (→ page442). Ra
ising thev ehicle when changing awheel Re
quirements:
R Ther eareno persons in thev ehicle.
R The vehicle has been prepared foraw heel
ch ang e(→pag e441).
R Theh ub cap shave been remo ved
( → pag e441).
Impor tant no tesonu singthej ack:
R onlyusethev ehicle-specific jac kthat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle.
R thej ackiso nlyd esigned forr aising and hold‐
ing thev ehicle foras horttime while awheel
is being changed and no tfor maintenance
wo rkunder thev ehicle. R
thej ackm ustbep laced on afirm, flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge,
load-bearing, non-slip underla y.
R thef ootoft he jac kmustbep ositioned verti‐
call yunder thej acking point. Ru
les of conduct when thev ehicle is raised:
R Neverp lace your hands or feet under the
ve hicle.
R Do no tlie under thev ehicle.
R Do no tstar tthe engine and do no trelease
th ee lectric parking brake.
R Do no topen or close an ydoor sort hetail‐
ga te. 442
Wheels and tyres

#
Using thew heel wrench, loosen thew heel
bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about on efull turn. Do no tunscr ewtheb olts
comple tely. Po
sition of jac ksuppor tpoints &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectly at
th ea ppropriat ejacking point of thev ehicle,
th ej ackc ould tip wit hthe vehicle raised. #
Onlyposition thej ackatt he appropri‐
at ej acking point of thev ehicle. The
base of thej ackm ustbep ositioned ver‐
tically under thej acking point of the
ve hicle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efromt he jack If
yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl yat
th ea ppropriat ejacks uppor tpoint of the
ve hicle, thej ackc ould tip overwitht he vehi‐
cle raised. #
The jac kisdesigned exclusively for
jacking up thev ehicle at thej acks up‐
por tpoints. #
Take ther atche tring sp anner ou tofthe tyre-
ch ang etool kit and place it on theh exagon
nut of thej acksot hatthel ette ring "AUF" is
visible. Wheels and tyres
443

#
Position jack 2at jac ksuppor tpoint 1. #
Turn ratche tring sp anner 3clockwise until
jack 2sitsc omple tely on ja cksuppor tpoint
1 and theb ase of thej ackl ies evenlyon
th eg round. #
Continue totur nratche tring sp anner 3
unti lthe tyr eisraised amaximum of 3cm
of ft he ground. #
Loosen and remo vethew heel (→ page444). Re
moving awheel Re
quirement:
R The vehicle is raised (→ page442).
When changing awheel, avoid applying an yforce
to theb rake discs, since this could impair the
le ve lofc omfort when braking.
* NO
TEDama getothre adin gfromd irton
wheel bolts #
Do no tplace wheel bolt sinsandoron
ad irty sur face. #
Unscr ew theu ppermos twheel bolt com‐
ple tely. #
Screw centring pin 1instead of thew heel
bolt int othe thre ading. #
Unscr ew ther emaining wheel bolt sfully. #
Remo vethew heel. #
Fitthen ew wheel (→ page444). Fi
ttin gan ewwheel Re
quirement:
R The wheel is remo ved( →pag e444). 444
Wheels and tyres

&
WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut thre ads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can caus ethe wheel bolts/
wheel nuts tocome loose.
As aresult, youc ould lose awheel while driv‐
ing. #
Nevero il or grease thet hreads. #
Inthee vent of damag etothethre ads,
con tact aq ualified specialis tworks hop
immediatel y. #
Have thed amaged wheel bolts or dam‐
aged hub thre ads replaced. #
Do no tcontinue driving. #
Obser vethei nformation on thec hoice of
tyres (→ page436).
Fo rtyres wit haspecified direction of rotation,
an ar rowonthes ide wall of thet yrei ndicates
th ec orrect di rection of rotation. Obse rvet he
direction of rotatio nw henf itting. #
Slide thew heel tobe mounted ont othe cen‐
tring pin and push it on. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom tightening
whee lbolts and nuts
If yo ut ighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is raised, thej ackc ould tip. #
Onlytighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is on theg round. #
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse wheel bolts
whic hhaveb een appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz and fort he wheel in question. #
Tighten thew heel bolts until they aref inger-
tight. #
Unscr ew thec ent ring pin. #
Tighten thel astw heel bolt until it is finger-
tight. #
Lowe rthe vehicle (→ page445). Lo
weri ngthev ehicle af teraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The ne wwheel has been fitted (→ page 444 ). #
Place ther atche tring sp anner ont othe he xa‐
gon nut of thej acksot hatthel ette ring "AB"
is visible. #
Tolowe rthe vehicle: turnthe ratche tring
sp an ner of thej acka nti-clockwise. #
Tighten thew heel bolts evenlyinad iagonal
patter ninthe order indicated (1 to5 ).
Specified tightening torq ue: 150N m. Wheels and tyres
445

&
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
Th ew heel scould come loose if thew heel
bolts or wheel nuts ar enottightened tothe
prescribed torque. #
Have thet ightening torque checked
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop af terc hanging awheel. #
Chec kthe tyr epressur eoft he newl ymoun‐
te dw heel and adjus taccording ly. #
Vehicles with tyr epressur elossw arning
sy stem: restar tt he tyr epressur eloss warn‐
ing sy stem (→ page436).
Exception: then ew wheel is an emer gency
spa rewheel. #
Vehicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: restar tt he tyr epressur emonitoring
sy stem (→ page432).
Exception: then ew wheel is an emer gency
spa rewheel. Mak
esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e429) Emer
gency spar ewheel Note
sont he eme rgency spar ewheel &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tyr edimensions
The wheel or tyr esize and thet yret ype of
th ee mer gency spa rewheel or spar ewheel
and thew heel tobe replaced ma ydiffe r.
Mounting an emer gency spa rewheel/spare
wheel ma yseve rely impair thed riving char‐
acteristics.
To preve nt hazardous situations: #
Adapty our driving stylea ccording lyand
driv ecarefull y. #
Neverfit mo rethan on eemer gency
spa rewheel or spar ewheel that dif fers
in size. #
Onlyuse an emer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel of adiffe re nt size brie fly. #
Do no tswitcho ffESP ®
. #
>Ha vethee mer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel of adiffe re nt size replaced
at then eares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop. The ne wwheel mus thave the
cor rect dimensions. Chec
kthe tyr epressur eoft he emer gency spa re
wheel fitted .Correct thep ressur easn ecessar y.
The maximum permissible speed wit hanemer‐
ge ncy spa rewheel fitted is 80 km/h.
Do no tfitth ee mer gency spa rewheel wit hsnow
ch ains.
Re place thee mer gency spa rewheel af ters ix
ye arsatt he latest, rega rdless of wear.
% Ve
hicles with atyrep ressur elossw arn‐
ing sy stem: If an emer gency spa rewheel is
fi tted thet yrep ressur eloss warning sy stem
cann otfunction reliabl y.Onl yrestart thes ys‐
te ma gain when thee mer gency spa rewheel
has been replaced wit hanewwheel. 446
Wheels and tyres

Ve
hicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: If an emer gency spa rewheel is fit‐
te dt he tyr epressur emonitoring sy stem can‐
no tfunction reliabl y.Onl yrestart thes ystem
again when thee mer gency spa rewheel has
been replaced wit hanewwheel.
Ve hicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: Foraf ewminutes af terane mer‐
ge ncy spa rewheel is fitted ,the sy stem may
st ill displa ythe tyr epressur eoft heremo ved
wheel.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e429)
R Tyre pressur etable (→ page430) Re
moving the eme rgency spa rewheel The eme
rgency spar ewheel is secured in the
emer gency spa rewheel bag in thel oad compart‐
ment. #
Obser vethei nformation on mounting tyres
(→ pag e436). #
Open thet ailgate. #
Detach thef astening stra ps. #
Unhook ther etainin gspring hook softhefas‐
te ning stra ps from theb rack ets. #
Remo vethee mer gency spa rewheel bag with
th ee mer gency spa rewheel. #
Open thee mer gency spa rewheel bag and
re mo vethee mer gency spa rewheel. Wheels and tyres
447