changing a wheel MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Manual

Drivingand pa rking .................................. 127
Driving ........................................................ 127
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h............................1 34
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 135
Manual gearshiftin g................................... .137
Gearshif trecommendatio n......................... 138
Using kickdown .......................................... 138
Re fueling .................................................... 138
Pa rking ...................................................... .140
Driving and driving saf etys ystems .............. 147
Instrument Displa yand on-board
compu ter.................................................. 194
Instrument display overview. ...................... 194
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel ......................................................... .195
Operating theo n-boar dcomputer .............. 195
Displ aysint he multifunction displa y........... 197
Ad justing thei nstrument lighting ............... .197
Menus and submenus ................................. 198
Head-up Displa y......................................... 205
Vo ice Control Sy stem .............................. 206
Operating saf ety. ........................................ 20 6Operatio
n................................................... 206
Using Voice Cont rolS ysteme ffecti vely ...... 208
Essential commands .................................. 208
Multimedias ystem ................................... 217
Overvie wand operation .............................. 217
Sy stem settings .......................................... 225
Na vigation .................................................. 233
Te lephone. .................................................. 23 5
Online an dInterne tfunctions ..................... 249
Media ......................................................... 256
Ra dio .......................................................... 268
Sound .........................................................2 74
Maintenanceand care ............................. 277
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla y....... .2 77
Engine compartment .................................. 278
Cleaning and car e....................................... 28 4
Breakdow na ssistance ............................ 292
Emergency .................................................. 292
Ve hicle tool kit ............................................ 293
Flat tir e.......................................................2 94Batter
y(vehicle) ......................................... 299
To ws tartin gort owing away ....................... 304
Electrica lfuses ........................................... 308
Wheel sand tires ....................................... 311
No ise or unusual handlin gcharacteristics ... 311
Re gular checking of wheels and tires ......... .311
No tesons nowc hains .................................3 12
Ti re pressur e............................................... 312
Loading thev ehicle .................................... .319
Ti re labeling ................................................ 323
Definitions fort ires and loading ................. 328
Changing awheel. ...................................... 331
Tech nical data .......................................... 340
No tesont echnical dat a.............................. 340
Ve hicle electronics .....................................3 40
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number ...........................................3 42
Operating fluids .......................................... 344
Ve hicle dat a................................................ 350
Contents 3

%The duration of thec olor chang evaries
depending on thec onditions of usage.
Mir rors
Operating theo utside mir rors
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irro r
while thev ehicle is in motion
Rifyo uf asteny our seat belt whil ethe vehi‐
cle is in motion
#Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetom is‐
judgment of dis tances when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors reflect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in vie wareinfact
closer than they appear.
As aresult, youm aymisjud gethed ista nce
betwee nyou and ther oad user driving
behi ndyou, e.g .when changing lanes.
#Therefore, alw aysl ook over your shoul‐
der in order toensur ethat youa re
aw areoft he actual dis tance between
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehind
yo u.
#To fold in or out: brieflypress button 1.
% Ifth eb atter yhas been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged ,the outside mir rors must
be reset. Onl ythen will thea utomatic mir ror
fo lding function workproperly.
#To set:select ther equired mir roru sing but‐
to n3 or4.
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Light and visibility

Rifth ew indshield in thea reaoft he camer ais
dirty ,fogged up, damaged or co vered.
Rifth er adar sensors ared irty or co vered.
Do no tuse Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
Rin road and traf ficc onditions whi chdo not
allo wyoutomaintain acons tant speed ,e.g.
in heavy traf ficoronw inding roads.
Ron slippery roads. Brakin goraccelerating
can caus ethe driv ewheels tolose traction
and thev ehicle could then skid.
Rwhen ther eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due tofog,
heavy rain or sno w.
Rin parkin ggarages or at tollst ations.
Ron roads wit hsteep uphill or downhill gradi‐
ents.
Tips
Pa yp articula rattention in thef ollowing traf fic
situations. In suc hsituations, brak eifnecessar y.
Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is then deactivated:
RWhen cornering, entering and exitin gab end.
RWhen no tdrivingint he center of thel ane.
RWhen other vehicles ar echanging lane.
RIfth er ea renar rowv ehicles.
RIfth er ea reobs tacle sand stationar yvehi‐
cles.
RIf th er ea recrossing vehicles, pedestrians,
mo torcyc lists or cyclists.
Displa yofDistance Pilo tDISTRONIC in the
assist ancegraphic and in thes peedome ter
1Ve hicle ahead
2Dis tance indica tor
3Se tspecifie ddista nce
4Own vehicle
1Speed of vehicle ahead
2Stored speed
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
When activatin gDista nce Pilo tDISTRONIC or
when changing thes tore ds peed, then ew stored
speed is shown fora round five seconds in the
ç multifunction displa y50mph (70 km/h).
When Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is acti ve,the set
st ored speed is displa yedn exttot he ç sym‐
bol. When dis tance control is acti ve,the symbol
is shown in green.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance pa ck‐
age: On high ways and high-speed majo rroads
Driving and parking 16
1

Assistanc ewhen changing lane sisprovide difa ll
th ef ollowing condition sareme t:
RYoua redrivin gonah ighwayorhigh-speed
multi-lan emajor road wit hmultiple lane sin
th ed irection of tr avel.
RThe neighboring lane is free and separated
byab roke nl ane marking.
RThe driven speedisb etwe en 45 mph
(7 5k m/h) and 110m ph (180 km/h).
RThe tur nsigna lindicator is switched on for
longer than tw oseconds.
Ste ering and contact de tection
St eering Pilo trequires youast he driver ,tokeep
yo ur hands onthes teering wheel at all times so
th at youa reable tointer vene at an ytime tocor‐
re ct thec ourse of thev ehicle and keep it in lane.
The driver mus texpect achang efroma ctiveto
passiv emode or vice versaata nytime.Ifyo ua renots teering yourself or ifyo ut ake
yo ur hands offt he steering wheel forap ro‐
longed period of time, thes ystemw ill, depend‐
ing on thes ituation ,first aler tyou wit havisual
wa rning. 1appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
If yo ua restill no tsteering thev ehicle yourself or
if yo uh ave nottaken hold of thes teering wheel,
aw arning tone sounds in additio ntothewarning
messag etoremind youtot akec ontrol of the
ve hicle.
The warning messag edoes no tappear or disap‐
pear sifo ne of thef ollowing condition sareme t:
RThe driver steer sthe vehicle.
RThe driver presses asteering wheel button or
operates Touc hC ontrol.
Ac tiv eE me rgency Stop Assist
If th ed rive rc ontinues toigno rethea coustic
wa rning, Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC reduces the
speed. If thed rive rs tilld oes no trespond, the
ve hicle is decelerated in stages toas tandstill.
The driver can cancel thed eceleration at any
time byper form ing one of thef ollowing actions:
RSteering
RBraking or accelerating
RPressing asteering wheel button or operat‐
ing Touc hC ontrol
RActivating or deacti vating Steering Pilo tor
Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC
The driver must beready totake control of the
ve hicle at an ytime.
Ac tivatin gSteering Pilot
Requ irements
RESP®mustbes witched on, but no tinter ven‐
ing.
Driving and pa rking 16
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Entering numbers
Entering numbe rs:
RThe number sallowe da rezero tonine .
RTelephonen umberscan be entered as single
digits.
Changing thel anguag esetting
Yo uc an chang ethe languag eoftheVoice Con‐
trol Sy stem via thes ysteml anguag esettings. If
th es etsystem languag eisnotsuppor tedbyt he
Vo ice Cont rolS ystem, En glish will be selecte d.
The Voice Cont rolS ystemisa vailable in En glish,
Fr enc hand Spanish.
Using Voice Control Sy stem ef fectively
Au dibl ehelpf unctions
Your eceiv einformatio nand help for:
ROptima loperation: sayt he Help Voice Con-
trol System command.
RCurrent application: presstheó button
on them ultifunction steering wheel and say
th eHelp command.
RContinued dialog: sayt he Help command
during avoice dialog.
RSpecific sy stem: call up theh elp command
fo rt he desired sy stem, e.g. Help telephone.
Speechquality impr ovement
Ifth eV oice Control Sy stem does no tunder‐
st and you:
ROnly operat ethe Voice Cont rolS ystemf rom
th ed rive r's seat.
RSa ythe commands coherently and clearly,
but do no texaggerat ethe words.
RPr eve nt loud noises ,e.g.t he blo wer,from
inter fering whil eyou mak eanentry.
RSa ythe voice tagw itht he same intonation
when creating voice tags.
If an addre ss book entr yvoice tag is no trec‐
ognized:
ROnly creat esensible address book entries in
th es ystem/mobile phone, e.g. surname and
fi rs tn am eint he cor rect field.
RDo no tuse an yabbr eviations, unnecessary
spaces or special characters.
RCreat easpeaker-dependentv oicetag,ifn ec‐
essar y.
RPress theó button on them ultifunction
st eering wheel when thed esired name is
re ad out.
If as tatio nliste ntr yisn otrecognized:
RSa ve as peaker-dependentv oicetagf or the
st ation.
RSa ythe Read out station list command.
RPresstheó button on them ultifunction
st eering wheel when thed esired statio nis
re ad out.
Essential commands
Switch commands
Switchcommands can be used toopen cer tain
applications .The command selection can be
208
Voice Cont rolS ystem

Changingawheel
Note sons electing, mounting and replacing
tires
Yo uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permitte d
wheel-tir ecombinations at an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zcenter.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct dimensions of wheelsa nd tires
If wheelsa nd tires of thew rong size are
ins talled, thew heel brakes or wheel suspen‐
sion components ma ybedamaged.
#Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
th ose that fulfill thes pecification sof
th eo riginal part.
When replacing wheels, mak esuretof itth e
cor rect:
RDesignation
RModel
Whe nreplacing tires, mak esuretoi nstallth e
cor rect:
RDesignation
RManufactu rer
RModel
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
exc eeding thes tatedt irel oad rating or
th ea ppr ove dspeed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or
th ep ermissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
damage andtothet ires bur sting.
#Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model.
#Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle.
* NO
TEDama getovehicle and tires due to
non-app rove dt iret ypes and sizes
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse wheels, tires
and accessories whic hhave been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
These tires ha vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe control sy stems, e.g. ABS or
ESP
®,a nd ar emarke dasf ollows:
RMO = Mercedes-BenzO riginal
RMOE = Mercedes-BenzO riginal Extended
(run-flat tires onl yfor cer tain wheels)
RMO1 = Mercedes-Benz Original (onl ycer‐
ta in AMG tires)
Cer tain characteristics, e.g .handling, vehicle
noise emissions or fuel consum ption, may
ot herwise be adversely af fected. In addition,
whe ndriving wi thaload, tir edimension var‐
iations could caus ethe tires tocome into
contact wi th thebody and axle components.
This could result in damag etothe tires or the
ve hicle.
Wheels and tires 331

RAttemp eratures belo w45°F(7°C), use win‐
te rt ires or all-seaso ntires mar kedM +Sfor
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing thei snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
RFo rM +S tires, only use tires wit hthe same
tread.
RObser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th eM +S tir emounted.
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.
RBreak-in ne wtires at moderat espeeds for
th ef irst 60 mile s(10 0k m).
RReplace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
RWhen replacing with tires that do no tfea‐
tu re run-flat characteristics: vehicles with
MOExtended tires ar enotequipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equi pthe vehicle
wit haT IREFIT kit af terr eplacing wit htires th
at do no tfeatur erun- flat characteristics,
e.g .winter tires.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Be sur etoalso observ ethe following fur ther
re lated subjects:
RNo tesont irep ressur e(→page312)
RTire and Loading Info rmatio nplacard
(→pag e319)
RTire pressur etable (→pag e314)
Note sonr otating wheels
&
WARNING Risk of injury thro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions
ma yseverel yimp air thed riving characteris‐
tics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged.
#Rotate front and rear wheels only ifth e
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions.
The wear patte rnsont he front and rear wheels
dif fer:
RFr ont wheels wear mor eonthe shoulder of
th et ire
RRear wheels wear mor einthe center of the
tire
On vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels,r otatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warranty
book in your vehicle documents. If this is not
av ailable, rotate thet ires every
3000 to6000 mile s(5000to1 0000 km),
depending on thew ear.Ensuret hat thed irection
of rotatio nism aintained.
It is impe rativ etoo bservethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Wheel change" when doings o.
Wheels and tires333

#Tomount: positionhub cap 1and turn
unti litisc ompletelyf lush wit hthe wheel.
#Position soc ket2 on hubc ap1.
#Position wheel wrench 3on soc ket2 and
tighten theh ub cap clockwise.
Specified tightening torq ue: 18lb-ft
(25 Nm).
#Ra ise thev ehicle (→pag e335).
Raising thev ehicle when changing awheel
RequirementsRTher eareno persons in thev ehicle.
RThe vehicle is prepared foraw heelc hange
(→pag e334).
RThe hub caps ha vebeen remo ved
(→pag e334).
Impor tant no tesonu singthej ack:
ROnl yusethev ehicle-specific jac kthat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle.
RThe jac kisonlyd esigned forr aising and
holdingt hevehicle foras horttime while a whee
lisbeing changed and no tfor mainte‐
nance workunder thev ehicle.
RThe jac kmustbep laced on afirm, flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge ,
load-bearing, non-slip underla y.
RThe base ofthej ackm ustbep ositioned ver‐
tically under thej acks uppor tpoint.
Rules of conduct when thev ehicle is raised:
RNe verp lace your hands or feet under the
ve hicle.
RDo no tlie under thev ehicle.
RDo no tstar tthe engine and do no trelease
th ep arking brake.
RDo no topen or close an ydoor sort he trunk
lid.
#Using thew heel wrench, loosen thew heel
bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about onef ull turn. Do no tunscr ewtheb olts
comple tely.
Wheels and tires 335

Removing awheel
RequirementsRThe vehicle is raised (→pag e335).
When changing awheel, avoid applying an yforce
to theb rake disks, since this could impair the
le ve lofc omfort when braking.
* NO
TEDama getothre adingf romd irto n
wheel bolts
#Do no tplace wheel boltsins andoron
ad irty sur face.
#Un scr ew theu ppermos twheel bolt com‐
ple tely.
#Scr ew centering pin 1instead of thew heel
bolt int othe thre ad.
#Un scr ew ther emaining wheel bolt sfully.
#Re mo vethew heel.
#Mount then ew wheel (→pag e337).
Mounting anew wheel
RequirementsRThe wheel is remo ved(→pag e337).
&
WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolts or
wheel hubt hreads can cause thew heel bolts
to come loose.
As aresult, youc ould lose awheel while driv‐
ing.
#Ne vero il or grease thew heel bolts.
#Inthee vent of damage tothet hreads,
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop
immediatel y.
#Have thed amaged wheel bolts or dam‐
aged hub thre ads replaced.
#Do no tdrive anyf urther.
#Obser vethei nformation on thec hoice of
tires (→pag e331).
Fo rtires wit haspecified direction of rotation, an
ar row onthes ide wall of thet irei ndicates the
cor rect dire ction of rotation. Observ ethe direc‐
tion of rotatio nw henm ounting.
Wheels and tires 337

Bluetooth®
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 26
Settings ............................................... 226
Blue tooth
®Au dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 266
De-authorizing (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 268
Information .......................................... 265
Overvie w............................................. 26 7
Se arch ing fora nd au thorizing the
device .................................................. 265
Switching device via NFC .................... 266
Brak efluid
No tes. .................................................. 347
Brakes HOLD function .....................................1 68
Breakdown Changing awheel ................................ 334
Flat tir e................................................ 294
Overvie wofthe help functions. .............16
Ro adside Assis tance .............................. 21
To ws tartin g. ........................................ 30 7
To wing away ........................................ 304
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ......................3 06Burmes
ter
®high-end 3D sur round
soun dsystem
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... .276
Ad justing thes ound optimization ........ 276
Ad justing thet reble, mid-rang eand
bass ...... .....
..........................................
276
Calls up thes ound menu ..................... 276
Information .......................................... 276
Setting thes ound profile ..................... 276
Burmes ter
®sur round soun dsystem
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... .275
Ad justing thes ound focus ................... 275
Ad justing thet reble, mid-rang eand
bass ..................................................... 275
Calls up thes ound menu ..................... 275
Information .......................................... 275
Switching thes urround soundo n/off
............................................................ .275
Buttons Steering wheel .................................... .195
C
Calculating aroute
Na vigation ...........................................2 33Cali
forn ia
Impor tantinformatio nfor private
cus tomer sand lessees ..........................2 2
Call list Making acall ...................................... .242
Options in thec all lis t.......................... 242
Overvie w............................................. 242
Calls .......................................................... 239
Ac cepting ............................................ 239
Call swiths eve ralp articipant s............. 23 9
Declin ing. ............................................ 239
Ending acall ........................................ 239
Incoming call during an existin gcall .... 240
Making ................................................ 239
Calls up thes ound menu
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem. ..................................... 276
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...2 75
Camera Assigning as afavo rite ......................... 179
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Index 41
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