flat tire MERCEDES-BENZ E WAGON 2021 User Guide

as
wellon thego vernment courseasatir egr a‐
ded 100.
The relativ eper form anc eof tires depen dsupon
th eactual conditions oftheir use, howe ver,and
ma ydepar tsign ifican tly from thenor mdue to
va riatio nsindrivin ghabit s,ser vicepr act icesand
dif fere nces inroad charact eristic sand climate
con dition s.
Tr actio ngr ade &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinade‐
qu atetract ion
The tract ion grade assig nedtothis tireis
based onstra ight -ahead brakin gtract ion
te sts. #
Alw aysadap tyo ur drivin gst yle and
dr ive at aspeed tosuit thepr ev ailin g
traf fic and weather condition s. *
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in from
wheelspin #
Avoid wheelspin. The
traction grades, from highes tto lowe st,ar e
AA ,A, Band C.Tho segrad es repr esent thetir e's
ability tostop onwetpa vement asmeasu red
unde rco ntro lled condition son spec ified govern‐
ment test sur faces ofasp haltand concr ete. A
tir emar kedC ma yha ve poor traction perform ‐
anc e.
Te mp eratur egr ade &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from tire
ove rheating andtirefa ilur e
Ex cess ive speed, underinflation ,or exc essiv e
loading, either separ atelyor incombin ation,
can cause excessiv eheat build-up andpossi‐
ble tirefa ilur e. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr es‐
su re. #
Regular lych eckth epr essur eof all the
tir es . #
Adjus tth etir epr essur e,ifneces sary. The
temp eratur egr ades areA (the highes t),B
and C,repr esent ingthetir e's resis tance tothe
ge ner ation ofhea tand itsability todissipat e heat
when tested under controlled conditions on
a specif iedindoor laborator yte st wheel. Sus‐
ta ined hightemp eratur ecan cause themat erial
of thetir eto deg ener ateand reduce tirelife, and
exc essiv ete mp eratur ecan lead tosudden tire
fa ilur e.The grade Ccor responds toaleve lof
per form anc ewhic hall passe nger car tires mus t
mee tunde rth eFe der alMo torSaf etySt andar d
No .10 9. Grade sB and Arepr esent higher leve ls
of per form anc eon thelabor ator yte st wheel
th an theminimum requ ired bylaw. DO
T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) US
tirere gulations stipulat eth at eve rytire man‐
uf actu reror retrea de rmu stimprint aTIN inor
on theside wallof eac htir epr oduced. 33
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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 34
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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(/ page322)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page32 9)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e336)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page32 4)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page35 0) Wheels
andtires 34
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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 pa ired .
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(/ page30 1). #
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. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 409

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(/ page322) andthetir es. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning system (/ page328).
Check TirePressure Then
Restart RunFlatIndic ator *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 (/ page328).
Run FlatIndic atorInoper a-
tive *C
anada only:
The tirepr essur eloss warning system ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 41
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Emer
gency spar ewheel .........................3 50
No tes ..................... ............................. 350
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................36
En gine
ECO star t/ stop funct ion.................. ....1 62
Engine number....... ....... ......................354
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 153
St artin g(R emo teOnline) ............... ...... 154
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on) ............ .... 152
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....311
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on) .... .....1 74
Engine data
Dis playing ............................................ 167
Engine number ........................................ 354
Engine oil.................................................2 90
Ad ditiv es................ ........................ .....3 58
Ca paci ty....... ................................... .... 359
Che cking theoil leve lusing theoil
dips tick............... ........................... ..... 289
Chec kingtheoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter .............................. ..... 289
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval .......... .....3 59 Qua
lity ....... .......................................... 359
To pping up...........................................2 90
EQ boo st
Oper ating safety .................................... 23
Quali fied specialis two rkshop ................2 7
ESC (Electr onicStabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t..... ......................... ... 185
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ...... 184
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .185
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 184
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior light ing(car e)............................ 296
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 140, 141
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .......... ......1 41
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 142
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 40
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ........... 107
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 41
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 140 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..301
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving ............................. 148
Flat tire .....................................................3 01
Chan gingawheel ................................ 345
MOE xten ded tires ................................ 302
No tes ................................................... 301
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 03
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 125
Fo glight (ext ended rang e) ......................1 30
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 182
Fo lding benchseat .................................. 100
Fo lding back........................................ 101
Fo lding out.......................................... 100
Ins talling andremo ving theseat
cushion ................................................ 102 44
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Chec
kingth etir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 27
Def initio ns ............ ...............................338
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... .................................................. ......3 34
Flat tire ....... ......................................... 301
Ins talling .............................................. 348
Load index...........................................3 36
Load -bearing cap acity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 336
Ma ximu mtireload <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....335
Ma ximu mtirepr ess ure <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 335
MOExt endedtires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......302
Noise <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011>.321
No teson installing ...............................3 41
Ov ervie wof tirelabel ing......................3 33
Re mo ving ............................................ 348
Re placing .....................................3 41,345
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system .............................. ..... 328
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................3 27
Ro tating ........... ........... ...................... ...344
Sel ecti on ........... ..................................341
Sno wch ains ........................................ 322
Spe edrating ........... .............................336
St or ing ............................................. ... 344 Te
mp eratur egr ade .............................. 333
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
.. ...................................................... .....3 29
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ........................ ... 322
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 328
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 325
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .....3 24
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 333
Ti re size designation ........................ ....3 36
TIREFIT kit....... ....................................303
Tr act ion grade ................................ .....3 33
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....3 33
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s.........3 21
To llsy stem
Wi ndsh ield <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>143
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pTe ther .................................................. 57
To uc hCon trol
On-board computer ...... ....................... 239
Oper ating ............................................246 To
uc hpad ..................................................246
Oper ating ............................................ 246
To uc hscr een(media display)
Oper ating ............................................246
To w- aw ay alar m
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............88
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 88
To w- bar system .......................................2 36
To w- star ting .............................................317
To wing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 313
To wing eye
Ins talling .............................................. 317
St or ag elocation ................................... 316
To wing methods .......................................3 13
Tr actio ngr ade ......................................... 333
Tr af fic inf orma tion
Swit ching onthedispla y......................2 61
Tr af fic ligh tda ta ser vice
Dis playin theIns trument Display......... 211
Tu rning thedispla yon/ off...................2 13
Tr af fic Sign Assis t...................................2 09
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 209 Inde
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00E5
ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes ........ 425
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup ...... 426
00B6 Fuelreser vewarning lam p
fl ashes .................................................4 20
00B6 Fuelreser vewarning lam p
light sup .............. ............................ .... 420
Ù Powe rst eer ing warning lam p
(r ed) ...... ...............................................4 17
00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem
wa rning lam p(US Aonl y).....................4 22
0075 Restra int system warning lam p...4 16
00E9 Seatbel twa rning lam pflashes ...4 16
00E9 Seatbel twa rning lam plight s
up .......................... .............................. 417
ä Suspens ion wa rning lam p(yel‐
lo w) ................................................ .....4 24
0024 Theelectr icpar king brak e(yel‐
lo w) indicat orlam p.............................. 421
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam pflashes ...................4 27 0077
Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te m wa rning lam plight sup ............ .....4 28
L Warning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion ............................ ...... 424
Wa rning/indicat orlam ps........................ 414
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....4 14
PA SSENGER AIRBAG ...................... ...... 46
Wa rranty ....................................................29
Wa sher fluid
see Windsh ield wa sher fluid
Wa shing byhand (care)...... ....................294
Wa tertank
see Air-water duct
We ather information ...............................261
We bbr ow ser
Ov ervie w(multimedia system) ......... ....2 71
Wheel chang e
Lo we ring theve hicle ........................ ... 349
Mounting ane wwheel ........................ 348
Re mo ving awhee l..... ..........................3 48
Re mo ving/ins talling hubcaps .............3 45
Whee lro tat ion .........................................3 44 Wheel
s
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 296
Ch ang inghubcap s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 345
Ch ecking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 321
Ch ecking thetir epr essur e(man‐
ually) ................................................... 325
Chec kingthetir epr essur e(tir epr es‐
sur emonit oring system) ......................3 27
Def initio ns ............. ..............................338
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................ 334
Flat tire ..... ........................................... 301
Ins talling .............................................. 348
Load index...........................................3 36
Load -bearing cap acity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .336
Maxi mum tireloa d....... .......................335
Maxi mum tirepr essu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 335
MOExt endedtir es <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 302
Noi se <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 321
No teson installing ...............................3 41
Ov ervie wof tirelabel ing......................3 33
Re mo ving ............................................ 348
Re placing .....................................3 41,345
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system ................................... 328 460
Index