MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS 2019 Owner's Manual

Cha
nging awheel No
teson selecting, installing andreplac ing
tir es Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Yo ucan askforinf ormation rega rding permitted
wheel/ tirecom binat ionsatan aut hor ized
Mer cede s-Ben zCent er. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct dimensi onsofwhe elsand tires
If whe elsand tires ofthewr ong size are
ins talled, thewheel brak es orwheel suspen‐
sion componen tsma ybe damag ed. #
Alw aysre place wheels andtires wit h
th ose that fulf illthespecif ication sof
th eor iginal part.
When replacing wheels, makesur eto fit th e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on R
Mod el
Whe nre placing tires, mak esur eto ins tallth e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Manuf actu rer
R Model &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thespecif iedtireload rating orthe
per missible speedrating
Ex cee ding thespecif iedtireload rating or
th eper missible speedrating mayle ad totire
da ma geand tothetir es bur sting. #
Ther efor e, onl yuse tiretypes andsizes
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model. #
Obser vethetir eload rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired foryo ur vehicle. *
NO
TEVehicle andtiredamag eth ro ugh
tir etyp esand sizes that have notbe en
ap prove d Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse tires, wheel s
and accessories whic hha ve been speciall y
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben zfo ryo ur vehicle.
These tires arespecially adaptedto thecon ‐
tr ol systems, suchas ABS ,ES P®
and
4MA TIC,andmarkedas follo ws :
R MO =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal
R MOE =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal Extended
(r un-f lattireonl yfo rcer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mer cedes -Benz Original (onlycer ‐
ta in AMG tires)
Cer tain charact eristic s,suc has han dling,
ve hicle noise emissions, fuelconsum ption,
et c. ma yot her wise beadv ersel yaf fect ed.
Fu rther mor e,other tiresizes could result in
th etir es rubbing agains tth ebody andaxle
com ponen tswhen loaded. Thiscould result
in damag eto thetir eor theve hicle. Wheels
andtires 389

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
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 es. #
Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C),
use 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
of skidding orhydroplaning 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 M+S tireat outside temp eratur es
of less than 10 °C (50 °F). 390
Wheels andtires

Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
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 Onlyins talltir es ofthecor rect size ontoth e
wheels.
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), usewin‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir emar kedM+S forall
whee ls.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol inaddition totheM+S marking prov ide
th ebes tpossible grip inwintr yro ad con di‐
tio ns. R
ForM+S tires, only usetires wit hth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires installed.
If th is isbelo wtheve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbe indic ated byan appr opriate
label inthedr iver's field ofvision.
R Breaking 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.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
tac ta qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page37 1)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page37 7)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e38 4)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page37 3) R
Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page39 7) No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthefront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yse verely im pair thedr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon theshoulder of
th etir e
R Rear wheels wearmor ein thecent erofthe
tir e Wh
eelsand tires 39
1

On
vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tate thewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es eve ry
3,000 to6,000 miles(5 ,000 to10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained .
It is imper ative toobser vetheins truction sand
saf etyno teson "Cha nging awheel" whendoing
so Prepar ingtheve hicle fora whee l
ch ang e(/ page39 3). No
teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace.
R Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ve
hicl eto ol kit ove rview The
vehicle tool kit contains:
R Vehicle tool bag with:
- Pum pleve rfo rjac k
- Wheel wrenc hwit hT-piece
- Screwdriver (inser tedin apum pleve r)
R Jack withadap ter 1
Vehicle tool bag
2 Jack #
Foldthere ar ben chseat forw ards
(/ page96) . 392
Wheelsand tires

Pr
epar ingtheve hicl efo ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The requ ired tire-c hang eto ol isavailable. If
yo ur vehicle isno teq uipped withth etir e-
ch ang eto ol kit, consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop tofind outab ou tsu itab letools.
R The vehicle isno ton aslope.
R The vehicle ison solid, non-slipper yand leve l
gr ou nd . #
Apply theelectr icpar king brak emanually . #
Movethefront wheels tothest ra ight -ahead
posit ion. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Switc hof fth eengine. #
Mak esur eth at theengine cannotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th efront and rear ofthewheel that isdiago‐
nall yoppos ite th ewheel youwish tochang e. #
Remo vethehub caps ifneces sary
(/ page393). #
Raise theve hicle (/page393). Re
mo ving and inst alli ng hub caps Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isprepar edfora whee lch ang e
(/ page39 3).
Pla stic hub cap #
Toremo ve:tur nth ecent ercoverof thehub
cap count er-cloc kwise andremo vethehub
cap. #
Toins tall: makesur eth at thecent ercoverof
th ehub capistur ned count er-cloc kwise. #
Position thehub capand turnth ecent er
co vercloc kwise untilthehub capengages
ph ysicall yand audibly . Ra
ising theve hicl ewhe nch angi ngawhe el Re
quirement s:
R Ther ear eno per sons intheve hicle.
R The vehicle hasbeen prepar edfora whee l
ch ang e(/ page39 3).
R The hub caps have been remo ved
( / pag e393). Ins
talling theja ck #
Asse mblepu mp leve r1. #
Placepum pleve r1 withth ere cess onlow‐
er ing screw 2 onthejac k. #
Turn pum pleve r1 cloc kwise asfaras itwil l
go.
Lo we ring screw 2 isclos ed. Wheels
andtires 393

3
Adapter
To raise theve hicl eat thefront :adap ter3
mus tbe secur edon thejac k.
To raise theve hicl eat there ar: remo ve
adap ter3 from thejac k.
Im por tant noteson using thejac k:
R Onlyuse theve hicle-specif icjac kth at has
been tested and appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z
to raise theve hicle.
R The jackis onl ydesigned forra ising and
holdin gth eve hicle fora shor ttime whilea
whee lis being chang edand notfo rmaint e‐
nance workund ertheve hicle. R
The jackmus tbe placed onafirm ,fl at and
no n-slip surface. Ifneces sary,use alar ge,
fl at, load- bearing,no n-slip unde rlay .
R The jackma yonl ybe positioned atthejac k
suppor tpoint .
Ru les ofcon duct when theve hicle israised:
R Neverpla ceyour han dsorfeet und erthe
ve hicle.
R Neverlie under theve hicle.
R Donotst ar tth eengine anddonotre lease
th eelectr icpar king brak e.
R Donotopen orclose anydoor sor there ar-
end door . #
Usin gth elug wrenc h,loosen thewheel bolts
on thewheel youwish tochang eby about
on efull turn.Do notuns crew thebolts com‐
ple tely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom incor rect
pos itioning ofthejac k
If yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectl yat
th eappr opriatejac king point oftheve hicle,
th ejac kcould tipwithth eve hicle raised. #
Onlyposit ionthejac kat theappr opri‐
at ejac king point oftheve hicle. The
base ofthejac kmus tbe position edver‐
tically underthejac king point ofthe
ve hicle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efrom thejac k If
yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectl yat
th eappr opriatejac ksuppor tpoint ofthe
ve hicle, thejac kcould tipove rwit hth eve hi‐
cle raised. 39
4
Wheels andtires

#
The jackis designed exclu sively for
jac king uptheve hicle atthejac ksup‐
por tpoint s. Ra
ising theve hicl eat thefront #
Mak esur eth at theadap teris secur edon the
jac k. #
Position jack4 onthecomf ortbushing on
tra nsv erse link 5. #
Raise theve hicle bypum ping until thetir eis
no mor eth an 1.2 in (3 cm) offth egr ound. #
Loosen andremo vethewheel (/page395).
Ra ising theve hicl eat there ar #
Pullout theadap terfr om thejac k. #
Position jack4 atthejac ksuppor tpoint of
axle carrier tube 6. #
Keep pum ping until axlecarrier tube 6sits
secur elyinthere cess ofthejac kand the
base ofthejac klies evenlyon thegr ound. #
Raise theve hicle bypum ping until thetir eis
no mor eth an 1.2 in (3 cm) offth egr ound. #
Loosen andremo vethewheel (/page395). Re
mo ving awh eel Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle israised (/page393).
When chang ingawheel, avoid applying anyfo rc e
to thebr ak ediscs, sincethis could impair the
le ve lof com fort when brakin g.
* NO
TEDama getothre adin gfrom dirton
wheel bolts #
Donotplace wheel boltsin san dor on
a dir tysur face. #
Unscr ew thewheel bolts. Wheels
andtires 395

#
Remo vethewheel. #
Installth ene wwheel (/page396). Mounting
ane wwheel Re
quirement s:
R The wheel isremo ved(/ page395 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from losing a
whe el
Oil ed, grea sed ordamag edwhe elbol t/whe el
nut thre ads orwheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can caus eth ewheel bolts/
wheel nutstocome loose.
As are sult, youco uld lose awheel whiledriv‐
ing . #
Neveroil orgrease theth re ads. #
Intheeve ntofdamag eto theth re ads,
con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
immediat ely. #
Have thedamag edwheel boltsordam‐
ag ed hub thre ads replaced. #
Donotcon tinue driving. #
Obser vetheinf ormation onthech oice of
tir es (/ page389).
Fo rtir es wit haspecif ieddirection ofrotatio n,an
ar ro w on theside wallof thetir eindicat esthe
cor rect dire ction ofrotatio n.Ob serveth edir ec‐
tion ofrotatio nwh en installing. #
Place thewheel tobe installed onthewheel
hub andpush iton. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom tight ening
whee lbol tsand nuts
If yo utig hten thewheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle israised, thejac kcould tip. #
Onlytight enwheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle ison thegr ound. #
Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse wheel bolts
whic hha ve been approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz andforth ewheel inqu estion . *
NO
TEDama getopaintw orkof thewheel
ri m when screwing onthefirs twh eelbo lt If
th ewheel hastoomuc hpla ywhen screw‐
ing inthefirs twh eelbo lt, thewheel rim pai nt
can bedama ged. #
Press thewheel firm lyag ains tth e
wheel hubwhen screwing onthefirs t
wheel bolt. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat eduntil they are
fi ng er-tig ht. #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/page396). Lo
we ring theve hicl eaf te ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The newwheel hasbeen installed
(/ page396) . #
Place thera tche tont oth ehe xagon nutofthe
jac kso that theletter s"AB" arevisible. #
Tolowe rthe vehicl e:tur nth era tche tof the
jac kcou nter-clo ckwise. 396
Wheels andtires

#
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat ed(1 to5 ).
Specif iedtight ening torq ue: 111 lb-ft
(1 50 Nm). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct tigh tening torq ue
Th ewh eelscou ldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed tighteningto rq ue. #
Makesur eth ewheel boltsorwheel
nuts aretight ened tothepr escr ibed
tight ening torq ue. #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vethe
ve hicle. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop andhave thetight ening tor‐
qu ech eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wlymoun‐
te dwheel andadjus taccor dingly. #
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem (/ page37 6).
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page37 1) Emer
gency spar ewheel No
teson the emer gency spar ewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tiredimensi ons
The wheelor tiresize andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydif fer. Mount‐ ing
anemer gency sparewheel/ sparewheel
ma yse verely im pair thedr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
To preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Nevermount moreth an oneemer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size briefly. #
Donotsw itchof fESP ®
. #
>Ha vetheemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size replaced
at thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Thenewwheel mustha ve the
cor rect dimensi ons. Ch
eckth etir epr essur eof theemer gency spare
wheel mounted. Cor rect thepr essur eas neces ‐
sar y. Wheels
andtires 39
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The
maximum permissible speedwithan emer‐
ge ncy sparewheel mountedis 50 mph
(80 km/ h).
Do notmount theemer gency sparewheel with
sn ow chains .
Re place theemer gency sparewheel afte rsix
ye arsat thelat est,re ga rdless ofwe ar.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page37 1)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page37 7)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page37 3) 39
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Wh eelsan dtir es