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Tire
s Di
spl aymes sages Po
ssible cause s/consequ encesand 0050 0050
So luti ons Che
ckTirePre s‐ Che
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sur eSoo n sur
eSoo n Ca
nad aonl y:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system hasde tecte dasigni ficant
lo ss inpre ssu re.
A wa rning tone also sou nds .
Po ssi ble cau ses:
R youha ve cha nge dthe positio ns ofthe wheelsand tiresor ins tal-
le d new wheelsand tires
R the tire pressu reinone ormor etire sha sdro pped
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatar etoo low po se the followi ng hazar ds:
R the yma ybu rst, especially as the load and vehiclesp ee dincr ease.
R the yma ywe arexce ssivel yand /or unevenl y,wh ich maygre atly
imp airtire tractio n.
R the drivin gcha racteri stics, aswellas stee ringand braking ,ma y
be gre atlyimp aired .
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Stop thevehiclewi thou tma king anysudd en stee ringor bra king
ma neu vers.Pa yatte ntionto the trafficcond itions asyoudo so.
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away (Y page 145 ).
X Ch eck thetiresand ,if nece ssary,fol low the instructio nsfor afla t
tire (Ypage 288) .
X Ch eck thetire pressu res and,if nece ssary,corr ectthe tire pres-
su re.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu reloss wa rning system when the tire pres-
su re iscorr ect(Ypage 312 ). Che
ckTirePre s‐ Che
ckTirePre s‐
sur eThe nRes tar t sur
eThe nRes tar t
Run FlatInd ica tor Run
FlatInd ica tor Ca
nad aonl y:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system genera tedadi sp laymes sage
and hasnot been res tarted since.
X Set thecorr ecttire pressu reinallfou rtire s.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu reloss wa rning system (Ypage 312 ). Run
FlatInd ica tor Run
FlatInd ica tor
Ino perative Ino
perative Ca
nad aonl y:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system isfaulty.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Ple
ase Correct Ple
ase Correct
Tir ePre ssure Tir
ePre ssure USA
only:
The tirepressu reistoo low in at leas tone ofthe tires,or the tire
pre ssu rediffe renc ebe twe enthe wheelsistoo great.
X Ch eck thetire pressu res atthe next opportu nity (Ypage 312 ).
X Ifnece ssary,corr ectthe tire pressu re.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu remoni tor(Ypage 315 ). 22
4 Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Che
ckTires Che
ckTires US
Aon ly:
The tire pre ssur ein on eor mor etires has dropped significant ly.The
whee lpos ition appear sin themult ifunction disp lay.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
Tir epre ssur esthat are toolow poseth efol lowin ghaz ards :
R they may burst,esp ecially astheload andvehiclespe edincreas e.
R they may wear exce ssi vel yand /orune venly,whic hmay greatly
imp airtire tract ion.
R thedri vin gch arac teris tics ,as well assteer ing and brak ing,may
be gre atlyimp aire d.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Stop theveh iclewit hout makingany sudd ensteer ing orbrak ing
man euve rs.Pay attention tothetraff icco nd ition sas you doso.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Chec kth etires and,if ne cessar y,fol low theins truct ionsfor aflat
ti re (Y page 288).
X Chec kth etire pre ssur e(Y page 312).
X Ifne cessar y,co rrec tth etire pre ssur e. War
ningTir eMal ‐ War
ningTir eMal ‐
fun ction fun
ction US
Aon ly:
The tire pre ssur ein on eor mor etires has dropped suddenly. The
whee lpos ition appear sin themult ifunction disp lay.
G WAR
NING
Dr ivin gwit haflat tire pos esaris kof thefol lowin ghaz ards :
R aflat tire affects theabilit yto steer orbrak eth eveh icle
R you could lose control oftheveh icle
R co ntinu ed drivin gwit haflat tire will caus eex ce ssi ve heat build-
up and possiblya fir e
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Stop theveh iclewit hout makingany sudd ensteer ing orbrak ing
man euve rs.Pay attention tothetraff icco nd ition sas you doso.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 145).
X Chec kth etires and,if ne cessar y,fol low theins truct ionsfor aflat
ti re (Y page 288). Tir
ePre ss. Moni‐ Tir
ePre ss. Moni‐
tor Currently tor
Currently
Una vailable Una
vailable US
Aon ly:
Be caus eth ere isint erf ere ncefrom ast ron gsour ceofradi owave s,
no sign alsfrom thetire pre ssur esen sorsare detected. The tire
pre ssur emon itor istempo rarily malf unction ing .
X Dr ive on.
The tire pre ssur emon itor res tartsauto maticallyas soo nas the
pro blem hasbeen resolved. Disp
laymes sage s
225On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z
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Tire
s Warn
ing/
in dic ato r
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Po ssible cause s/consequ encesand 0050 0050
So luti ons 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)is
li t.
The tirepressu remoni torhasde tecte daloss ofpre ssu reinat leas tone ofthe
tire s.
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatar etoo low po se the followi ng hazar ds:
R the yma ybu rst, especially as the load and vehiclesp ee dincr ease.
R the yma ywe arexce ssivel yand /or unevenl y,wh ich maygre atlyimp airtire
tra ctio n.
R the drivin gcha racteri stics, aswellas stee ringand braking ,ma ybe gre atly
imp aired .
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Stop thevehiclewi thou tma king anysudd en stee ringor bra king maneu vers.
Pa yatte ntionto the trafficcond itions asyoudo so.
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away (Y page 145) .
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laymes sage sin the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
X Ch eck thetiresand ,if nece ssary,fol low the instructio nsfor afla ttire
(Y page 288 ).
X Ch eck thetire pressu re(Y page 312 ).
X Ifnece ssary,corr ectthe tire pressu re. 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)
fla she sfor appro xim atelyone minute and thenrem ains lit.
The tirepressu remoni torisfaulty.
G WA
RNING
The system ispo ssi blyuna ble to reco gnizeorreg ister low tire pressu re.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laymes sage sin the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh opimm ediatel y. 24
2 Warni
ngand indic ator lamps inthe instrume ntcluste rOn-bo ard computer anddisplay s
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Disp
laying service messa ges
X Swi tchon theign ition .
X Press the0059 or0065 buttonto sel ectth e
Ser v. Ser
v.men u.
X Press the0063 or0064 buttonto sel ectth e
ASS YST PLUS ASS
YST PLUSsubm enuand confirm by
pre ssing the0076 button.
The servicedue dateappe arsinthemult i-
fun ction display. Inf
orma tion about Service
Res etting theASSYS TPLUS service
int erva ldi sp lay !
If
th eAS SYST PLU Sser viceinte rval dis -
play hasbeeninadv ertently res et,th is set -
ti ng can becorrec tedat aqualif iedspecial-
ist wor kshop .
Hav eser vicewor kcar riedout asdes cribed
in theMain tenan ceBooklet .Thi smay other -
wise leadtoincr ease dwear anddam ageto
th emaj orass emb liesortheveh icle.
A qualif iedspecialis twor kshop ,e. g. an aut hor -
iz ed Mer cedes -Ben zCen ter, will resetthe
AS SYST PLU Sser viceinte rval dis play afterthe
ser vicewor khas beencar riedout .You can
also obtain further info rm ation onmain te-
nan cewor k,forex amp le.
Sp ecia lser vice requ irem ent s The
specifie dmain tenan ceinte rval take son ly
th eno rm alope ration oftheveh icle into
acc oun t.Un der arduous operating co nd ition s
or incr ease dload ontheveh icle, main tenan ce
wor kmus tbe car riedout morefreque ntly, for
ex amp le:
R reg ular city dri vin gwit hfreque ntinte rm edi-
at est ops
R ifth eveh icle ispri mar ilyused totrave lsho rt
dis tanc es
R use inmo unt ainous terrain oron poo rro ad
sur faces
R ifth een gin eis ofte nlef tidli ng forlon gper i-
ods
R in par ticul arly dust yco nd ition s,or ifair-
rec irculat ionmodeisfreque ntly used
In these orsim ilar ope rating co nd ition s,hav e
th einte rio rfil te r, en gin eair clean er,engin eoil and
oilfilte r, forex amp le,chang edmo refre-
quen tly. Un der arduous operating co nd ition s,
th etires mus tbe checke dmo reofte n. Fur ther
in fo rm ation can beobt ained ataqualif iedspe-
ci alis twor kshop ,e. g. an aut hor ized Mer cedes -
Be nz Cen ter.
Dri vin gab road An
extens ive Mer cedes -Ben zSe rvice ne twork
is also available inother count ries.You can
obt ain further info rm ation from any author ized
Mer cedes -Ben zCen ter. Car
e Gen
eral not es H
Envi
ronm ent alnot e
Di spo seofemp typac kagin gand clean ing
cl ot hs inan environ men tally res pon sible
man ner.
! Whe
nclean ing your car,do notuse:
R dry, coars eor har dclot hs
R abr asiv eclean ing agen ts
R sol ven ts
R clean ing agen tscontain ing sol ven ts
Do notsc rub .
Do notto uch thesur facesand films with
har dobj ects,e. g. rin gs orice sc rap ers.Ot h-
erw ise,you may scrat ch ordam agethesur -
fac esand films .
! Do
notpar kyour vehicle fora lon gper iod
of time directly aft erclean ing, par ticul arly
aft erclean ing th ewhee lrim withwhee l
cl ean er.Whe elclean ercan lead tothe
in cr ease dco rrosi on ofthebra kediscsand
pads .The refore, dri ve fora fe w min utes
aft erclean ing. By heat ing up thebra kes,the
bra kediscsand pads dry.Thevehicle can
th en be par kedfo ra lon gper iod oftime.
Regul arcar eof your vehicle isaco nd ition for
ret ain ing th equalit yin thelon gte rm .
Use carepro duc tsand clean ing agen tsrec om-
men dedandappr oved byMer cedes -Ben z. Car
e
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Washing
thevehi cle and cleani ng
the paintwo rk
Automatic carwash G
WARNING
Braking efficiency isredu cedafter washing
the vehicl e.There isarisk ofan accid ent.
After thevehicl ehas been washed ,brake
carefu llywhi lepay ing attention tothe traffic
conditio nsuntil fullbraki ngpow eris
restored .
! When
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
or the HOLD function isactiva ted,thevehi-
cle brakes automatica llyincertain situa-
tions.
To avoi ddama getothe vehicl e,dea ctivate
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC andthe
HOLD function inthe followi ngorsimi larsit-
ua tions:
R when towing thevehicl e
R in the carwash
! Never
cleanyou rvehicl ein aTou chless
Automati cCa rWas has these usespeci al
clea ning agents. These cleaning agents can
dama gethe paintwork orpla stic parts.
! Make
surethattheautomatic transmiss ion
is in transmiss ionposi tion 005Cwhe nwa shing
you rvehicl ein atow-throu ghcar wash. The
vehicl emay bedama gedinanother trans-
missi onposi tion.
! Make
surethat:
R the side windowsandsliding sunroo fare
close dcomple tely
R the blower isswi tched off
R the wind shieldwip erswi tch isin posi tion
0092
R the 360° camera orthe rear view camera
is dea ctivated
The vehicl emay otherw isebedama ged.
You cancleanthe vehicl eat an automatic car
wa sh from thevery start.
Prefera blyclea nthe vehicl eat automatic car
wa shes thatusetextile washing elements
witho utbrus hes. Thiswillpreve ntfine
scratches tothe paintwork ordecora tivefilms .
If the vehicl eis very dirty,pre-wa shitbefore
clea ning itin an automatic carwash. After
using anautomatic carwash, wipeoff
wa xfrom thewind shieldand thewiperbla des.
This willpreve ntsmea rsand redu cewip ing
noises causedbyresid ueon the wind shield.
i Vehi
cles with decora tivefilm: selecta
wa sh progra mwitho uthot waxat the auto-
matic carwash.
Washing byhand In
some countries ,wa shing byhand isonly
all owe dat speci allyequ ipped washing bays.
Obser vethe lega lrequ ireme ntsineach coun-
try.
X Do not use hotwater and donot wash the
vehicl ein dire ctsunli ght.
X Use asoft sponge toclea n.
X Use amild cleaning agent,such asacar
shamp ooapp roved byMerced es-Benz.
X Thoro ughlyhose downthe vehicl ewith a
gentle jetofwa ter.
X Do not pointthe water jetdire ctly towa rds
the airinlet orthe edge sof decora tivefoils.
X Use plenty ofwa ter and rinse outthe
sponge frequently.
X Rinse thevehicl ewith cleanwa ter and dry
thorou ghlywith achamoi s.
X Do not letthe clea ning agentdry onthe
pai ntwork orthe decora tivefoils.
Ca reful lyremove alldepo sitsofroad saltas
soon aspossi blewhe ndrivi nginwinter.
Pow erwashe rs G
WARNING
The water jetfrom acircul arjet nozzle (dirt
bla sters) cancaus einvisi bleexterior dam-
age tothe tires orchassi scomponents.
Comp onents damagedinthis waymay fail
unexpe ctedly.There isarisk ofan accid ent.
Do not use pow erwa shers withcircul arjet
nozzles toclea nthe vehicl e.Have damaged
tires orchassi scomponents replaced imme-
dia tely .
! Vehi
cles with decora tivefilm: parts ofyou r
vehicl eare covered withdecora tivefilm.
Mai ntain adista nceofat lea st27.5 in
(70 cm) betwe enthe film-cove redparts of 280
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anceandcare
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the
vehicleand thenozzl eof the powe r
wa she r.
Info rma tionab ou tthe corr ectdista nce is
av ailabl e fro mthe equipme ntma nuf actu rer.
Mov ethe powe rwa she rnozzl ear ou nd when
cle ani ng your veh icle.
The water temp eratureof the powe rwa she r
mu stnot exce ed140 ‡(60 †).
! Alw
aysma inta inadi sta nce ofat leas t
12 in(30 cm) betwe enthe vehicleand the
po we rwa she rnozzl e.Info rma tionab ou tthe
corr ectdista nce isavailabl e fro mthe equip-
ment manuf actu rer.
Mov ethe powe rwa she rnozzl ear ou nd when
cle ani ng your veh icle.
Do not aim directl yat any ofthe followi ng:
R Tires
R Doo rga ps,roo fga ps,joi nts, etc.
R Ele ctri cal comp onents
R Batte ry
R Plug -typ ecou pling s
R Light bulbs
R Sea ls
R Tri m eleme nts
R Ven tilati on slots
Dam aged sealsor electri calcomp onents
can lead toleaks orfailur es .
Cl ea ning the pain twork !
Do
not affix :
R sti cker s
R films
R ma gne ticplate sor simi larite ms
to painte dsu rfa ces .Yo ucou ldothe rwise
da ma gethe paintw ork.
Scra tches,corr osive depo sits, area saf fecte d
by corr osion and dama gecau sedby ina de-
qu ate carecann otalwa ysbe comp letel y
rep aired .In such cas es,vis itaqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
X Re mov edirt im med iatel y,wh ere possi ble,
wh ile av oidi ng rubb ing too hard.
X Soa kins ect rem ains with ins ect rem over
and rinse off the trea tedarea saf terw ards .
X Soa kbird dro pping swi th wa ter and rinse off
the trea tedarea saf terw ards . X
Re mov etree resin,oils,fu elsand greases by
ru bb ing gently with aclo thsoa ked inpe tro-
le um etheror lighte rflu id
X Re mov ecoo lant and brakefluidwith amoi st
clo thand clearwa ter.
X Use tarrem overto rem ove tarstains.
X Use silicone removerto rem ove wax.
If wa ter nolonge rfor ms "bea ds"on the paint
su rfa ce, usethe paint carepro ducts recom-
mend edand appro ved byMe rce des-Be nz.This
is the caseap pro xim atelyeve rythre eto five
month s,de pendi ng on the clima tecond itions
and thecarepro duct used .
If dirt ha spe netra tedthepaint surfa ce orif
the paint hasbe come dull, the paint cleane r
rec omm endedand appro ved byMe rce des-
Benz should be used .
Do not usethe secar epro ducts inthe sunor
on the hoodwh ile the hoodis hot.
X Use asu ita ble tou ch-u psti ck, e.g.MB
To uch -Up Stick, torep airsl ig ht dama geto
the paintw orkquickl yand provisional ly.
Matte finish ca re !
Nev
erpolish the vehicleor the light allo y
wh eels.Po lishi ng cau sesthe finish to shi ne.
! Th
efol lowi ng can give the paint agloss y
ap pe arance andthusred uce thematt
eff ect:
R Ru bbing hard with uns uitab leag ents
R Wa shing the vehiclein direc tsu nli ght
! Nev
erusepa int cleane r,bu ffing orpolish-
ing products, orgloss preserve r,e.g .wa x,
for the purpo seofpaintw orkcare.These
pro ducts areonl ysu ita ble for high- gloss sur-
fa ces .Th eirus eon veh icles with ma tte
pa intw orklead sto cons idera ble su rfa ce
da ma geor, mor esp eci fically,to shi ny, spot-
ted area s.
Alw aysha ve paintw orkrepairs car riedou tat
a qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
! Onl
yus eau toma ticcar washe swh ich cor-
res pond tothe lates ttech nologica lsta nd-
ar ds .Nev erusewa sh pro grams which finish
by trea ting thevehiclewi th hot wax.
Ob serve thesenote sif yo ur veh icleha sa cle ar
ma tte finish. Thiswillhe lpyouto avoid da m-
ag eto the paintw orkdueto inco rrecttrea t-
ment. Ca
re
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These
notesalso apply tolight alloy wheels
with aclear mattefinish.
Use only insect remover andcarshampoo
from therange ofcare products approved by
Mercedes- Benz.
Cleaning thedecorative film !
The
following mayhave aneffect onthe
service lifeand color ofdecorative film:
R sunlight
R temperat ure,e.g.hot-airfan
R weather conditions
R ston eimpacts anddirt
R chemical cleaningagents
R greasy substances
! Do
not use anytypes ofpolish onmatt
decorative film.Polishing surfacescovered
with filmgives itashiny finish.
! Do
not treat mattorstruct ureddecorative
film with wax. Thismay lead tomarks that
cann otbe removed.
Observe thenotesinthe section onthe care
and treatm entofmatte paintwork
(Y page 281), these notesalso apply tomatte
decorative film.
To clean, useplenty ofwater andamild clean-
ing agent without additional orabrasive prod-
ucts, e.g.useacar shampoo approved for
Mercedes- Benz.
X Dry vehicles coveredwithfilmusing asoft,
absorbent clothafterevery wash.
Water marks couldotherwise form.
Scr atches, corrosiv edeposits, areasaffected
by corrosion anddamage causedbyinade-
quate carecannotalway sbe completely
repaired. Insuch cases, visitaqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
X Remove dirtimmediately, wherepossible,
while avoiding rubbingtoohard.
The decorative filmmay beirreparably dam-
aged.
X Soak insect remains withinsect remover
and rinse offthe treated areasafterwards.
X Soak birddroppings withwater andrinse off
the treated areasafterwards.
The Paint Cleaner cleaning product, whichhas
been approved andrecomm endedby
Mercedes- Benz,should beused when dirthas penetr
atedthedecorative filmsurface orthe
decorative filmhasbecome dull.
The manufact urercanprovide youwith infor-
mation onspecial careandcleaning products.
Laminated surfacesmayexhibit optical differ-
ences tosurfaces whichwerenotprotec tedby
a decorative filmwhen thedecorative filmis
removed.
i Have
workorrepairs ondecorative film
carried outataqualified specialist work-
shop. Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsthatyou
use anauthorized Mercedes-BenzCenter for
this purpose. Cleaning
thevehicle parts
Cleaning thewheels G
WARNIN
G
The water jetfrom acircular jetnozz le(dirt
blasters) cancause invisible exteriordam-
age tothe tires orchassis compon ents.
Component sdamaged inthis way may fail
unexpect edly.There isarisk ofan accident .
Do not use power washers withcircular jet
noz zles toclean thevehicle. Havedamaged
tires orchassis compon entsreplaced imme-
diately.
! Do
not use acidic wheel cleaning products
to remove brakedust.Thiscould damage
wheel boltsandbrake compon ents.
! Do
not park yourvehicle foralong period
of time directly aftercleaning, particularly
after cleaning thewheel rimwith wheel
cleaner. Wheelcleaner canlead tothe
increased corrosionofthe brake discsand
pads. Therefore, driveforafew minutes
after cleaning. Byheating upthe brakes, the
brake discsandpads dry.Thevehicle can
then beparked foralong period oftime.
Cleaning thewindows G
WARNIN
G
You could become trappedbythe wind-
shield wipers ifthey start moving while
cleaning thewindshield orwiper blades.
There isarisk ofinjury. 282
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andcare
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so,
cont actyour local waste disposa lcom-
pany. Vehicle
toolkit
General notes Vehicles
withaTIREFIT kit:the TIREFIT kitis
located inthe stowage wellunder thecargo
compartment floor.
Vehicles withatire-change toolkit:the tire-
change toolkitisin the stowage wellunder
the cargo compartment floor.
Apart fromcertain country-specific variations,
the vehicles arenot equip pedwith atire-
change toolkit.Some toolsforchanging a
wheel arespecific tothe vehicle. Formore
information onwhich tirechanging toolsare
required andapproved toperform awheel
change onyour vehicle, consultaqual ified
speciali stworkshop.
Tools required forchanging awheel may
include, forexample:
R Jack
R Wheel chock
R Lug wrench
R Alignment bolt
Vehicle swith aTIREFIT kit 0043
Tire inflation compressor
0044 Tire seala ntfiller bottle
0087 Towing eye X
Open thetailgate.
X Lift the cargo compartment floorup
(Y page 257).
X Use theTIREFIT kit(Ypage 290)orremove
it.
Towing eye0087islocated undertireinflation
compressor 0043.
i Example:
equipment andcountry-specific
variations possible.
Vehicle swith atire-change toolkit X
Open thetailgate.
X Lift the cargo compartment floorup
(Y page 257).
X Remove thetire-change toolkit.
The tire-change toolkitcont ains:
R Jack
R Lug wrench
R Pair ofgloves
R Folding wheelchock Flat
tire Prepar
ingthe vehicl e
Your vehicle maybeequip pedwith:
R MOExt ended tires(tires withrun-flat proper-
ties) (Ypage 289)
Vehicle preparation isnot necessary on
vehicles withMOExt ended tires.
R aTIREFIT kit(Ypage 288)
Vehicles equippedwith MOExt ended tiresare
not equip pedwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory.
It is therefore recommended thatyouaddition-
ally equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou
mount tiresthatdonot feature run-flat charac-
teristics, e.g.winter tires.ATIREFIT kitmay be
obtained fromaqual ified speciali stworkshop.
Information onchanging andmounting wheels
(Y page 326).
X Stop thevehicle onsolid, non-slippery and
level ground, asfar awa yas possible from
traffic.
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps.
X Secure thevehicle againstrolling away
(Y page 145).
X Ifpossible ,bring thefront wheels intothe
straight-ahead position.288
Flat
tireBreakdown assistance
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X
Swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Vehi cles without KEYLES S-GO :remo ve
the Smar tKeyfrom theigniti onlock.
X Vehi
cles with KEYLES S-GO start-fun c-
tio nor KEYLES S-GO :ope nthe driver' s
doo r.
The vehicleelectro nicsarenow inpos ition
005A. Thisis the same asthe Smar tKeyhaving
bee nremo ved.
X Vehi
cles with KEYLES S-GO start-fun c-
tio nor KEYLES S-GO :remo vethe Start/
Stop button from theigniti onlock
(Y page 125 ).
X Ma kesure that theengi necanno tbe star ted
via your sma rtpho ne(Ypage 126 ).
X Ma kesure that thepasse nger sare not
enda ngeredasthey doso. Makesure that
no one isnea rthe danger areawh ile a
wh eel isbei ng cha nged .Anyo newhois not
di rectl yas sis ting inthe wheel change
sho uld, for exa mpl e,stand behindthe bar-
rie r.
X Ge tou tof the vehicle. Pa yattenti ontotraf-
fic condi tions when doing so.
X Close thedriver' sdoo r. MOE
xtendedtires(ti res with run-fl at
prope rties)
Gen eral notes Wi
th MOExtend edtire s(ti res with run flat
cha racte ristics) ,yo ucan continu eto drive your
veh icleeve nif there isatotal loss ofpre ssu re
in one ormore tires.The affected tiremus tnot
sho wany clearlyvis ible da mag e.
You canreco gnize anMOExtend edtire bythe
MOExtend edmar king which appea rson the
sid ewallof the tire.You willfind thismarking
next tothe tire size designati on,the load -bea r-
ing capacityand thespeedindex
(Y page 321 ).
MOExtend edtire smay beused only incon-
juncti onwith an acti vate dtire pressu reloss
wa rning system (Cana daonly )or tire pressu re
moni tor(USA only). If
apres sure loss warn ingmess age
appears inthe multi functiondis play :
R obs erve theinstru ctions inthe displ aymes -
sa ges (Ypage 224 ).
R check thetire fordamag e
R ifdri ving on,observe thefollowi ng notes
The driving distance possiblein run-fl atmod e
is ap pro xima tely50miles(80 km)wh en the
veh icleis pa rtia lly la den. Whenthe vehicleis
ful lyladen itis ap pro xima tely19miles
(30 km).
In addition tothe vehicleload ,the driving dis-
tance possibledep ends upon:
R Veh iclespe ed
R Ro ad condi tion
R Ou tsid etemp erature
The driving distance possiblein run-fl atmod e
may bered uce dby extrem edri ving condi tions
or mane uvers,oritcan beincre ased throu gha
mod eratesty leof dri ving .
The driving distance possiblein run-fl atmod e
is cou nted from themome ntthe tire pressu re
lo ss wa rning appea rsinthe multifunction dis-
pl ay .
You mustnot excee dthe maxi mum permis si-
bl e spe edfor limp-h omemodeof 50 mph
(80 km/h ).
Whe nrep lacing oneoralltire s,plea se obs erve
the followi ng spe cificati ons foryour veh icle's
tire s:
R Size
R Type and
R The "MOExtend ed"marking
If atire hasgone flatand canno tbe rep laced
wi th an MOExtend edtire ,a stand ardtire may
be used asatemp orarymea sure. Makesure
that youus ethe proper size andtype(su mmer
or winter tire).
Veh icles equ ipped with MOExtend edtire sare
not equipped with aTIR EFIT kitatthe facto ry.
It is there forerecommend edthat youad dition-
al ly equ ipyour veh iclewi th aTIR EFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire sthat donot feature run-fl atcha rac-
teri stics ,e.g. winter tires.ATIR EFIT kitmay be
obta inedfrom aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p. Fl
at tire
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Using
theTIREFIT kit X
Do not remov eany foreign objectswhich
have penet rated thetire, e.g.screws or
nails.
X Remove thetire sealant bottle,the accom -
panying TIREFITstic ker and thetire inflat ion
compr essorfromthestowage wellunder-
neat hthe cargo compar tmentfloor
(Y page 288).
X Aff ixpart 0043ofthe TIREF ITstic ker tothe
inst rumen tclust erwithin thedriver' sfield of
vision .
X Aff ixpart 0044ofthe TIREF ITstic ker near the
valve onthe wheel withthedefect ivetire. X
Pull connector0085with thecable andhose
0083 out ofthe tire inflat ioncompr essorhous-
ing.
X Sc rew hose 0083ontoflange 0084oftire sealant
bott le0043.
X Place tiresealant bottle0043 head down into
reces s0044 ofthe tire inflat ioncompr essor. X
Remove thecap from valve 006Bonthe faulty
tire.
X Sc rew filler hose 006Contovalve 006B.
X Ins ert plug 0085intoa12 Vsock etinyour
vehicle.
Observ ethe noteson sock ets(Ypage 261).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Press onand offswitc h0087 onthe tire infla-
tion compr essortoI.
The tireinflat ioncompr essorisswitc hedon.
The tireisinflat ed.
First ,tire sealant ispumped intothe tire.
The pressure canbriefly risetoapprox-
imately 500kPa(5bar/7 3psi).
Do not switch offthe tireinflat ioncom-
pr essor during this phase.
X Let the tire inflat ioncompr essorrunfora
maximum offive minut es.The tireshould
then have attained apressure ofat least
180 kPa(1.8 bar/2 6psi).
If apressure of180 kPa(1.8 bar/26 psi)has
been attained afterfiveminut es,see "Tire
pressure reached" (Ypage 292).
If atire pressure of180 kPa(1.8 bar/26 psi)
has notbeen attained afterfiveminut es,see
"Tire pressure notreached" (Ypage 292).
If tire sealant hasescaped, cleanitoff affec ted
areas asquickly aspossible. Useplain water if
possible.
If your clothes aresoiled withtiresealant ,
have them cleaned withperch loroet hylene ata
dry cleaner assoon aspossible. Flat
tire
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