flat tire MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2021 User Guide

Onl
yuse tires, wheels andaccessor iesthat
ha ve been checkedand recomme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. *
NO
TERisk todriving safetyfrom retrea ‐
de dtir es Re
trea de dtir es arenei ther tested nor recom‐
mend edbyMer cedes-Ben z,since prev ious
damag ecan notalw aysbe detected on
re trea de dtir es .
Fo rth is reason drivin gsaf etycan notbe guar ‐
ant eed. #
Donotuse used tire sif yo uha ve no
inf orma tionab ou tth eir prev ious usage. *
NO
TEPossible damag eto wheels ortires
when drivin gove robs tacle s Larg
ewhe elsha ve alowe rtir esection width.
The lowe rth etir esect ionwidt h,thegr eat er
is therisk ofdamag eto wheels ortires when
dr ivin gove robs tacle s. #
Avoid obstacle sor drive pa rticular ly
car efu lly. *
NO
TEPossible wheel andtiredamag e
when parking oncurbs orinpo tholes Pa
rking oncurbs orinpo tholes maydamag e
th ewheels andtires. #
Ifpossible, parkonl yon flat sur faces. #
Avoid curbs andpotholes when parking. *
NO
TEDama getoelectr oniccomponen t
par tsfrom theuse oftire-moun tingtools Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Electronic component partsare
locat edinthewheel. Tire -mou nting tools
should notbe used inthear ea oftheva lve.
This could other wise damag eth eelectr onic
com ponen tpar ts. #
Have thetir es chang edataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop only. *
NO
TEDama getosummer tires atlow
ambient temp eratur es At
low ambien tte mp eratur es,tear scoul d
fo rm when drivin gwit hsumm ertires, caus‐
ing perman entdamag eto thetir e. #
Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use
004D M+S- tires. Ac
cess orypa rts th at areno tappr ovedfo ryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben zor areno tbeing used
cor rectl ycan impairth eoper ating safety.
Bef orepu rchasing andusing non-appr oved
acc esso ries, visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
and inquireabout :
R Suit ability
R Leg alstipulation s
R Factor yre comme ndations &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent with high
per form anc etir es
The spec ialtiretread incom binatio nwit hth e
op timized tirecom pound means that therisk 330
Wheels andtires

of
skidding andhydroplaning onwetro ads is
inc reased.
In addit ion,th etir egr ip isgreatl yre duced at
a low outside temp eratur eand tireru nning
te mp eratur e. #
Switc hon theES P®
and adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle accor dingly. #
Use 004D M+Stires atoutside temp er‐
atur esofless than 50 °F(10 °C) . #
Onlyuse thetir es forth eir intended pur‐
pose. Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Further mor e,theuse ofcer tain tiretypes in
cer tain regions andareas ofoper ation can
be highl ybenef icial.
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right). It
is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop.
R Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use win‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir es mar ked004D M+S
fo rall whee ls.
Wi nter tires prov ide thebes tpossible grip in
wintr yro ad con dition s.
R For004D M+Stires, only usetires wit hth e
same tread.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th e004D M+Stires installed.
If th etir e's maximum speedisbelo wthat of
th eve hicle, this mus tbe indic ated byan
appr opriatelabel inthedr iver's field of
vision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) . R
Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfe a‐
tur eru n-f lat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires areno teq uipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip th eve hicle
wit haTIREFIT kitafte rre placing withtir es
th at do notfe atur eru n-f latch aract eristic s,
e.g .wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
ta ct aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page31 0)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page31 7)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e32 4)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page31 2)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page33 8) Wheels
andtires 33
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Warning TireMalfunct ion *T
hetirepr essur ein one ormor etir es has dropped suddenly .The wheel position willbedispla yed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with aflat tire
R The tires ma yove rheat and bedamag ed.
R The driving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and braking charact eristic sma ybe great lyim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Donotdr ive wit haflat tire. #
Donotexc eed themaximum driving distance perm issible inemer gency mod ewi th aflat MOE xtend edtire. #
Obse rveth eno teson flat tires. No
tesin theeve ntofaflat tire(/ page29 0). #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth etir es.
Tires Overheat ed *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with ove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires can burst. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. 39
4
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ures. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition s. #
Chec kth etir epr essur e(/ page31 0) andth etir es. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page31 6).
Che ckTire Press ureThen
Res tart RunFlat Indica tor *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system gener ated adi spl aymessa geand hasnotbeen restar tedsinc e. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page31 6).
Ru nFlat Indica torInopera -
tive *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 396
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ov
ervie wof thehelp functions...... ........ 16
Ro adside Assis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....22
To w- star tin g.................................... .... 305
To wing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 302
Tr ans portingth eve hicle ......................3 03
Br eakdo wn
see Flat tire
Butt ons
St eer ing wheel .................................... 228 C
Calls Mer cedes me...................................... 256
Camer a
see 360° Camer a
see Rear vie wcam era
Car key
see Smar tKey
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (car e)....................................... 282
Car -to-X -Comm unication
Displa yinghazar dwa rnings ............ .....2 50 Car
e....... ...................................................286
Air -water duct ......................................281
Au tomatic carwash ........................ ..... 282
Car pet............................................. ....2 86
Decor ativefo il ................................ .....2 84
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 286
EAS Y-PA CK trunk box...................... .... 286
Ex terior lighting .............................. ..... 285
Headliner ............................................. 286
Matt efinis h<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...............283
Pa int wo rk <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 283
Pl as tic trim <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 286
Po we rwa sher ................................. ..... 283
Re alwo od/tr imelements ............... ....2 86
Re ar vie wcam era ................................ 285
Seat belt........................................ ...... 286
Seat cover..... ................................... ... 286
Sensor s..... ........................................ .. 285
St eer ing wheel .................................... 286
Sur round viewcam era ........................ 285
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 285
Wa shing byhand .............................. ... 283
Wheels/r ims....................................... 285
Wi ndo ws <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 285
Wi per blades .......................................2 85 Car
gotie-do wnrings ................................ 111
Car pet(Car e)...........................................2 86
Chang eof addr ess ....................................22
Cha ngeof ow ner ship ................................ 22
Changing awheel
Pr epar ation ......................................... 333
Ra ising theve hicle .............................. 334
Changing awheel
see Emer gency sparewheel
Chan ginggears ....... ................................. 160
Manually ..............................................1 60
Chang inghub caps ................................. 333
Char ging
Batt ery(v ehi cle) .................................. 299
Mobi lephone (wireless) .......................1 18
USB port..............................................1 18
Cha ssis leve l(AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Se tting .................................................2 08
Chil dsaf etyloc k
Re ar door s.............................................6 3
Re ar side windows <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 6441
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ESP
®
Cr osswi ndAssis t.................................1 76
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ....... 175
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .176
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 175
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior light ing(car e)............................ 285
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 133, 134
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) ................1 34
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 136
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 33
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 05
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 35
Se tting ................................................. 133 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fi re extin gui she r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ...............289
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ....289
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving .............................. 141 Flat
tire .....................................................2 90
Cha nging awhe el....... .........................333
MOExt ended tires ....... .........................290
No tes .................................................. 290
TIREFIT kit...........................................2 92
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 120
Fo glight (ext ended rang e) ......................1 25
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors........ ...... 172
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 34
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ................................ ...... 341
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....4 2
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................3 46
Ad ditiv es........................................ .....3 46
E1 0 ....... .......................................... ..... 345 Fu
elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 346
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 345
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 345
Re fuel ing ............................................. 162
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 345
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ...............346
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ........................................................ 305
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 305
Dashboar dfuse box.............................3 07
Fu se assignment diagram...................3 05
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 306
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll...................................................... 307
Fu se boxin thetrunk ........................... 308
No tes .................................................. 305
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 168
Opening orclosing thedoor ................1 68 Inde
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Chec
kingth etir epr essur e(man‐
uall y)................................................ ....3 13
Chec kingth etir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 15
Def initio ns ............ ...............................326
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... .................... .............................. ......3 22
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 290
Ins talling .............................................. 336
Load index...........................................3 24
Load-be aring capaci ty..... .................... 324
Maximu mtireload ......................... ..... 323
Maximu mtirepr essur e..... .................. 323
MOExt ended tires ................................290
Noise ............................................. ......3 09
No teson installing .............................. 329
Ov ervie wof tirelabeling ...................... 321
Re mo ving ............................................ 336
Re placing ...... .............................. 329, 333
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system .............................. ...... 316
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................3 15
Ro tating ........... ........... ...................... ...332
Sel ecti on ........... ..................................329
Sno wch ains ........................................ 310 Spee
dra ting ........... .............................324
St or ing ............................................. ... 332
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 321
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d.. 317
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ........................ ....3 10
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 316
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 313
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .....3 12
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 321
Ti re size designation ........................ ....3 24
TIREFIT kit...........................................2 92
Tr act ion grade ................................ ...... 321
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 21
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s........ 309
To llsy stem
Wi ndsh ield <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>136
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pTe ther .................................................. 58
To uc hCon trol
On-board computer ...... ....................... 228
Oper ating ............................................235 To
uc hpad ..................................................235
Oper ating ............................................235
To uc hscr een(media display)
Oper ating ............................................235
To w- aw ay alar m
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............89
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 88
To w- bar system .......................................2 25
To w- star ting .............................................305
To wing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 302
To wing eye
Ins talling .............................................. 305
St or ag elocation ..................................3 05
To wing methods ...................................... 301
Tr actio ngr ade .......................................... 321
Tr af fic inf orma tion
Swit ching onthedispla y......................2 50
Tr af fic ligh tda ta ser vice
Dis playin theIns trument Display........ 200
Tu rning thedispla yon/ off...................2 02
Tr af fic Sign Assis t...................................1 98
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 198 Inde
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0049
Electricpa rking brak eindic ator
lam p(red) (USAonl y).......................... 406
003D Electrical malfun ction warning
lam p...... .............................................. 405
00B9 Engine diagno siswarning lam p.. 404
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam p.............. 411
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes .........4 10
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup .......4 11
00B6 Fuelreser vewarning lam p
fl ashes .................. ...............................4 05
00B6 Fuelreser vewarning lam p
light sup .............................................. 405
Ù Powe rst eer ing warning lam p
(r ed) .................................................... 402
00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem
wa rning lam p(US Aonl y).....................4 07
0075 Restra int system warning lam p.. 401
00E9 Seatbeltwarning lam pflashes ...4 01
00E9 Seatbel twa rning lam plight s
up .......... .............................................. 402 ä
Suspen sionwarning lam p(yel‐
lo w) ................................................ .....4 09
0024 Theelectricpar king brak e(yel‐
lo w) indi catorlamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 406
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam pflashes .................... 412
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam plight sup .................. 413
L Warning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion ............................ .....4 09
Wa rning/indicat orlam ps.......................3 99
Ov ervie w ....... ................................... ...399
PA SSENGER AIRBAG .............................4 7
Wa rranty ....................................................2 9
Wa sher fluid
see Windsh ield wa sher fluid
Wa shing byhand (care)...... ....................283
Wa terta nk
see Air-water duct
We ather information ...............................250 We
bbr ow ser
Ov ervie w(multimedia system) ............ 260
Wheel chang e
Lo we ring theve hicle ............................3 37
Mounting ane wwheel ........................ 336
Re mo ving awhee l..... ..........................3 36
Re mo ving/ins talling hubcaps .............3 33
Whee lro tat ion .........................................3 32
Whee ls
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 285
Ch ang inghubcap s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 333
Ch ecking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 309
Ch ecking thetir epr essur e(man‐
ually) ....................................................3 13
Chec kingth etir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 15
Def initio ns ............. ..............................326
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................3 22
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 290
Ins talling .............................................. 336
Load index...........................................3 24
Load-be aring capaci ty.........................3 24
Maximum tireload .............................. 323
Maximum tirepr essur e....................... 323 444
Index