wheel MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Manual PDF

Compl
ywitht he manufacturer's saf etyn otes on
th es tickeront he tyr einflation compressor.
Ha ve thet yres ealant bottle replaced in aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop everyf ivey ears. #
Do no tremo veanyforeign object swhich
ha ve entered thet yre. #
Affixp art 1 oftheT IREFI Tstickertot he
instrument clus terw ithin thed rive r's field of
vision. #
Affixp art 2 oftheT IREFI Tstickern ear the
va lveont he wheel wit hthe defectiv etyre. #
Pull plug 4withthe cable and hose 5out
of thet yrei nflation compressor housing. #
Push thep lug of hose 5intof lange 6of
tyr es ealan tbottle 1 until thep lug engages. #
Place tyr esealant bottle 1head down wards
int or ecess 2ofthet yrei nflation compres‐
sor. #
Remo vethev alvec ap from valve 7 onthe
fa ulty tyre. #
Screwf iller hose 8ontovalve 7. #
Inser tplug 4intoa12Vs ocketiny our
ve hicle. #
Switc hthe ignition on. #
Press on and of fswitch 3onthet yrei nfla‐
tion compressor.
The tyr einflation compressor is switched on.
The tyr eisinflated. Fir st,t yres ealant is pum‐
ped int othe tyre. The pressur emaybrief ly
ri se toappr oximatel y500 kP a(5bar/73psi). 412
Breakdown assis tance

*
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly #
Obser vethei nstruction sand no teson
to wing away. Pe
rm itted towing me thods Ve
hicl eequipment/t owing
me thod Bo
th axle sont heground Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles wit hmanual transmission Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h
Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No Yes, if thes teering wheel is fixe din
th ec ent reposition wit hasteering
wheel loc k.
4MATIC vehicles Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No NoTo
wing wit haraisedaxle: towing should be
per form ed byatow ing compan y. To
wing thev ehicle wit hbotha xlesont he
gr ound #
Obser vethen otes on thep ermitted towing
me thods (→ page419)(→pag e420). 420
Breakdown assis tance

#
Do no tactivate theH OLD function. #
Deactivat ethe tow- aw ay protection
(→ pag e92). #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (→pag e205). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i. #
Release thee lectric parking brake. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
R thei gnition is switched off.
R theb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
R thee nergy supply or theo n-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signif‐
icantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normall yrequired. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcessiv etracti ve
po wer If
yo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowl yand smoo thly. Loading the
vehicl efor transport #
Obser vethen otes on towing away
( → pag e420). #
Connec tthe towb arto thet ow ing eyeto
load thev ehicle.
% Youc an also attac hthe towb arto thet railer
hitch. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
th ea utomatic transmission ma ybelockedin
position jinthee vent of dama getothe
electrical sy stem. Toshif tto i,provide the
on-boar delectrical sy stem wit hpower
( → pag e417). #
Load thev ehicle ont othe transpor ter. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
j. #
Use thee lectric parking brak etosecurethe
ve hicle and pr event it from rolling away. #
Onlysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels. 422
Breakdown assis tance

Ve
hicles with ADSP LUS(Ad aptiv eDamping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles wit hAdaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on thev ehicle
being transpor tedc an cause thev ehicle/
trailer combinatio ntostart to swing.
As aresult, when transporting vehicles with
th eA daptiv eDampin gSystemP LUS,the
ve hicle/trailer combination ma ystart to skid.
Consequentl y,yo uc ould lose cont rolofy our
ve hicle. #
When transporting, ensur ethat:
R thev ehicle has been loaded onto
th et ranspor terc orrectly
R thev ehicle is secured at all four
wheel swiths uitable tensioning
st ra ps
R them aximum permissible speed of
60 km/hisn otexc eeded when
transporting *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle from secur‐
ing it incor rectly #
Afterl oading, thev ehicle mus tbe
secured on all four wheels. Otherwise,
th ev ehicle could be damaged. #
Am inimum dis tance of 20 cm up wards
and 10cm down wardsm ustbek eptto
th et ranspor tplatform. #
Secur ethe vehicle on all four wheel safter
loading.
4MATIC vehicles/ vehicles with automatic
transmission #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning #
Do no tposition thev ehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. To
wing eyes torage location To
wing eye1is attached tothee dgeoft he
load compartment under thel oad compartment
fl oor. Breakdown assis
tance 423

Note
sonn oise or unusua lhandling charac‐
te rist ics
While driving ,pay attention tovibrations, noises
and unusual handling characteristics, e.g .pulling
to one side. This ma yindicat ethat thew heels or
tyres ar edamaged. If yous uspect that at yreis
defective, reduce your spee dimmediatel y.Stop
th ev ehicle as soon as possible tocheckt he
wheels and tyres ford ama ge.H idden tyr edam‐
ag ec ould also be causing theu nusual handling
ch aracteristics. If youf ind no sign sofdamage,
ha ve thet yres and wheels checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop. Re
gular checking of wheels and ty res&
WARNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged tyres
Dama gedt yres can cause tyr epressur eloss.
As aresult, youc ould lose cont rolofy our
ve hicle. #
Chec kthe tyres regularly fors igns of
dama geand replace an ydamaged tyres
immediatel y. &
WARNING Risk of aquaplaning du eto
insuf ficient tyr etread
Insu fficien ttyret read will result in reduced
tyr eg rip. The tyr etread is no longer able to
dissipat ewater.
This mean sthat in heavy rain or slush the
ri sk of aquaplaning is increased, in particular
wher espeed is no tadap tedtos uitthec ondi‐
tions.
If th et yrep ressur eist oo high or tool ow,
tyres ma yexhibit dif fere nt le vels of wear at
dif fere nt locations on thet yret read. #
Thus, yous hould regularly checkt he
tread dep thand thec ondition of the
trea dacross thee ntir ew idthofa ll
tyres. Minimum tread dep
thfor:
R Summer tyres: 3mm
R M+S tyres: 4mm #
Fors afet yr easons, replace thet yres
befor ethe legally prescribed limit for
th em inimum tread dep thisreached. Car
ryout thef ollowing checks on all wheels reg‐
ularly ,atleastonce amonthorasr equired, e.g.
prior toalon gjou rney or drivin goff-roa d:
R Chec kthe tyr epressur e(→pag e429).
R Visual inspection of wheels and tyres for
damage.
R Chec kthe valvec aps.
The valves mus tbeprotected agains tmois‐
tur ea nd dir tbythevalvec aps appr oved
especially fory our vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
R Visual checkoft he tyr etread dep thand the
tyr etread condition across thee ntir ew idth.
The minimum tread dep thfors ummer tyres
is 3mma ndforw inter tyres 4mm. 428
Wheel sand tyres

Note
sons nowc hains &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct sno wchain fitting
If yo uh ave fitted sno wchains tothef ront
wheels, thes nowc hains ma ydraga gainst
th ev ehicle body or chassis components.
This coul dcaus edamag etothevehicle or
th et yres. #
Neverfit sn ow ch ains on thef ront
wheels. #
Onlyfit sn ow ch ains on ther ear wheels
in pairs. *
NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from fit‐
te ds nowc hains If sno
wchains ar efitted tosteel wheels, the
wheel trims can be damaged. #
Remo vethew heel trims of steel wheels
befor efittin gsnowc hains. R
Sno wchains ar eonly pe rmissible forc ertain
wheel/tyr ecombinations .You can obtain information aboutt
his fromaMercedes-Benz
Service Cent re.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sn owchains that
ha ve been specifically appr ovedfor your
ve hicle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains
wit hthe same qualit ystandard.
R If sn owchains ar efitted, them aximum per‐
missible speed is 50 km/h.
R Vehicles with Activ eP arking Assis t:do
no tu se ActiveP arking Assis twhen snow
ch ains ar efitted.
R Vehicles with AIRB ODYC ONT ROL:only
driv eatr aised vehicle le velw hen snow
ch ains ar efitted.
% Youc an permanentl ylimit them aximum
ve hicle speed ford riving wit hwinter tyres
(→ pag e209).
% Youc an deactivat eESP®
to pull away
( → pag e200). This allo wsthew heels to
spin, achieving an increased driving forc e. Ty
re pressure Note
sont yrep ressure &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient or excessiv etyrep ressure
Underinfla tedoro verinfla tedt yres pose the
fo llowing risks:
R The tyres ma yburst,e speciall yasthe
load and vehicle speed increase.
R The tyres ma ywear excessivel yand/or
une venly, whic hmaygreatly impair tyre
traction.
R The drivin gcharacteristics, as well as
st eering and braking, ma ybegreatly
impaired. #
Comply wit hthe recommended tyre
pressur eand checkt he tyr epressur eof
all tyres including thes par ew heel regu‐
larly:
R at leas tonce amonth
R when thel oad changes Wheels and tyres
429

R
befor eembarkin gonalonger journey
R if operating condition schange, e.g. off-
ro ad driving #
Adjus tthe tyr epressur easn ecessar y. Driving wi
thtyr ep ressur ethat is tooh igh or too
lo wc an:
R Sho rten thes ervice lif eofthe tyres.
R Cause increased tyr edamage.
R Adverselya ffect driving characteristic sand
th us drivin gsafet y, e.g. due toaquaplaning. &
WARNING Risk of accident from repea‐
te dt yrep ressur edrop
If th et yrep ressur edrops repeatedl y,the
wheel, valveort yrem aybe damaged.
Insuf ficient tyr epressur ecan cause thet yres
to bur st. #
Inspect thet yref or signs of fore ign
objects. #
Chec kwhether thew heel or valveh as a
leak. #
Ifyo ua reunable torectify thed amage,
conta ctaq ualified specialis tworks hop. Information on
ther ecommende dtyrep ressure
fo rt he vehicle's factor y-fitted tyres can be found
on thet yrep ressur etable on thei nside of the
fuel filler flap (→ page430).
Use asuitable pressur egaug etoc heckthe tyre
pressure. The outer appearance of atyred oes
no tp ermit an yreliable conclusion about thet yre
pressure.
Ve hicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m: youc an also checkt he tyr epressur eusing
th eo n-boar dcomputer.
Onl ycorrect tyr epressures whe nthe tyres are
cold. Conditions forc old tyres:
R The vehicle has been par kedw itht he tyres
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh ours.
R The vehicle has tr avelled less than 1.6k m.
Ar ise in thet yret emperatur eof10°Ci ncreases
th et yrep ressur ebya pprox.10k Pa(0.1b ar/ 1.
5p si).Tak et his int oaccount when checking
th et yrep ressur eofw armt yres.
Tr aile roperation no tes
Alw aysi nflat ethe rear axle tyres tother ecom‐
mended tyr epressures on thet yrep ressure
ta ble fori ncrease dload. Ty
re pressur etable The tyr
epressure table is on thei nside of the
fuel filler flap. 430
Wheels and tyres

The tyr
epressur etable sho ws therecommended
tyr ep ressur efor all tyres appr ovedfor this vehi‐
cle. The recommended tyr epressures apply for
cold tyres under various operating conditions,
i.e. loading and/or speed of thev ehicle.
If one or mor etyres izes precede atyrep res‐
sure, thet yrep ressur einformation following is
onl yvalid fort hose tyr esizes. If
th ep receding tyr esizes ar ecomplemented by
the + symbol, thet yrep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etyrep ressures.
Thes etyrep ressures ma yimp rove your vehicle's
ri de comfort. Fuel consum ption ma ythen
increase slightly.
The load conditions "partially laden" and "fully
laden" ar edefined in thet able ford iffe re nt num‐
be rs of passenger sand amounts of luggage. The
actual number of seats ma ydiffe rf romt his.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e429) Ty
re pressur emonitoring sy stem Fu
nction of thet yrep ress urem onitoring sys‐
tem
The sy stem checks thet yrep ressur eand the
tyr etemperatur eofthe tyres fitted tothev ehicle
by means of atyrep ressu resensor.
Ne wt yrep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tyres,
ar ea utomatically taught-in thef irst tim etheya re
driven. The tyr
epressur eand thet yret emperature
appear in them ultifunction display
(→ pag e264).
If th er eisas ubstantia lpressur elossorift he
tyr etemperatur eisexcessive, awarning will be
given:
R Viad ispla ymessages (→ page502).
R Viat he h warning lam pinthe instrument
clus ter( →pag e538).
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tyre
pressur etotherecommended cold tyr epressure
suitable fort he operating situation. Se tthe tyre
pressur efor cold tyres using atyrep ressu re
ga uge. Notethat thec orrect tyr epressur efor
th ec urrent operating situatio nmustfirst be
ta ught-in tothet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m.
In mos tcases, thet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw illa utom atical lyupdat ethe ne wreference
va lues af tery ou ha vechanged thet yrep ressure.
Yo uc an,h owe ver,also updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestartin gthe tyr epressur emonitoring
sy stem manually (→ page432). Wheels and tyres
431

Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth et yrep ressur eiss etincor rectly.
R Ifth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tyre.
R Ifth er eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e429)
Checking thet yrep ress urew itht he tyre
pressur emonitoring sy stem
Re quirement:
R The ignition is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
, Service .
Tyres
One of thef ollowing displa ysappears:
R Cur rent tyr epressur eand tyr etemperature
of thei ndividual wheels: R
Tyre pressures will be displayed after afew
minutes of driving
R Tyre pressure monitor active:t heteach-in
process of thes ystemisn ot yetcompl ete.
The tyr epressures ar ealready being moni‐
to re d. #
Compar ethe tyr epressur ewitht he recom‐
mended tyr epressur efor thec urrent operat‐
ing condition (→ page 430). Obse rvet he
no tesont yret emperatur e(→pag e429).
% The values displa yedint he multifunction dis‐
pla ym aydeviat efromt hose of thet yrep res‐
sur egaug east heyr efer tosea le vel.At high
altitudes, thet yrep ressur evalues indicated by
pressur egauges ar ehigher than those
shown bytheo n-boar dcomputer .Inthis
case, do no treduce thet yrep ressure.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e429)
Rest arting thet yrep ress urem onitoring sys‐
tem
Requ irement:
R The recommended tyr epressur eisc orrectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating condition on
eac hoft hefour wheel s(→pag e429).
Re star tt he tyr epressur emonitoring sy stem in
th ef ollowing situations:
R The tyr epressur ehaschanged.
R The wheels or tyres ha vebeen changed or
newl yfitted. 432
Wheels an dtyres

On-boar
dcomputer:
, Service .
Tyres #
Swipe down wardsonT ouchControl on the
left-hand side of thes teering wheel.
The Use curren tpressures as new reference
values messag eisshown in them ultifunction
displa y. #
Press atoconfir mtherestart.
The Tyre press. monito rrestarted messageis
shown in them ultifunction displa y.
Cur rent wa rning messages ar edeleteda nd
the h yello ww arning lam pgoes out.
Af tery ou ha vedriven foraf ewminutes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thec urrent tyr epres‐
su resa rewithin thes pecified range. The cur‐
re nt tyr epressures ar ethen accep tedasr ef‐
erence values and monitored.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e429) Ra
dio-equipment appr oval of thet yrep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers Countr
yRadio equipment appr oval
number
Ab uD habi TRA
REGISTERED NO: ER3 7156/15.
DEALER NO: DA00470 74/10
Argentina AFTIC:H1 4788
Duba iT RA
REGI STERED NO: ER3 7156/15.
DEALER NO: DA00470 74/10
European
Union Schrader Electronics Ltd.
11
Te ch nology Park,
Belfas tRoad, Antrim BT4 11QS,
Nor ther nI reland Countr
yRadio equipment appr oval
number
Jordan Kingdo mofJordan Type appr oval
fo rT yreP ressur esensor.
Manufacturer :Schrader Elect ron‐
ics Ltd. Model :AG5SP4
Ty pe Appr oval Numb er:
TRC/LPD/20 15/21
Kingdom of Jo rdan Type appr oval
fo rT yreP ressur esensor.
Manufacturer :Schrader Elect ron‐
ics Ltd. Model :MFR
Ty pe Appr oval Numb er:
TRC/LPD/20 15/223
Mal aysia RCDD/04A/0 615/S(15-2095)
Morocco AGREE PARL 'ANR TMAROC
Nume rod'agrement :MR 10216
ANR T2015
Dat ed'agrement :18/3/20 15 Wheels and tyres
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