ECO mode MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2020 Owner's Guide

Smar
tKey Display
messages Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 00AF
Key Does Not Key
Does Not
Belong toVehicle Belong
toVehicle You
have putthewrong SmartK eyinthe ignition lock.
X Use thecorrect SmartKey. 00AF
Take YourKeyfrom Take
YourKeyfrom
Ignition Ignition The
SmartK eyisin the ignition lock.
A warning tonesounds
X Remove theSmartK ey. 00AF
Obtain aNew Key Obtain
aNew Key The
SmartK eyneeds tobe replaced.
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. 00AF
Replace KeyBattery Replace
KeyBattery The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged.
X Change thebattery (Ypage 72). 00AF
Don't Forget Your Don't
Forget Your
Key Key The
display message isshown foramaximum of60 seconds andis
only areminder.
You have opened thedriver's doorwiththeengine switched off.The
SmartK eyisnot inthe ignition lock.Awarning tonesounds.
X Take theSmartK eywith youwhen youleave thevehicle. 00AF
Key NotDetected Key
NotDetected
(red display message) The
SmartK eyisnot inthe vehicle.
A warning tonealsosounds.
If the engine isswitched off,you can nolonger lockthevehicle cen-
trally orstart theengine.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, paying
atten tiontoroad andtraffic condition s.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway(Ypage 145).
X Locate theSmartK ey. Because
thereisinterf erence fromastron gsource ofradio waves,
the SmartK eyisnot detect edwhilst theengine isrunning.
A warning tonealsosounds.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, paying
atten tiontoroad andtraffic condition s.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway(Ypage 145).
X Insert theSmartK eyinto theignition lockanddrive inSmartK ey
mode. 230
Display
messagesOn-board computerand displays

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
OFF warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ESP ®
is dea ctivated. ESP®
wil lnot stabi lizethevehicl eif it starts toskid orifa
whee lstarts tospin.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
is swi tched off,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
Further drivingsystems ordrivi ngsafety systems arethus restricted.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Rea ctivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e65) ,it may bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e64).
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
If ESP ®
cannot beactiva ted:
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand have ESP®
checked. 0074
0051
Mercede s-AMGvehiclesonly :
The yellow SPORT handlingmode warninglamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
SPORT handlingmode isactiva ted.
G WARNING
When SPORT handlingmode isswi tched on,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehi-
cle.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Only switch toSPORT handlingmode inaccorda ncewith theconditions
descri bedinthe "Activating/d eactivatingESP®
" section (Ypag e65) . 00E500BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warni nglamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ESP ®
,BAS, Active BrakeAssist, theHOLD function andhillstart assistare not
ava ilable due toamalfu nction.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.
The braki ngdista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanthus increas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entcluster
237On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Opera
tingsystem Overview
General notes !
Do
not use thespace infron tof the dis-
play forstor age. Objec tsplaced herecould
damage thedisplay orimpair itsfunc tion.
Avoid anydirect contact with thedisplay
surface. Pressure onthe display surface
may result inimpairment sto the display,
which couldbeirrever sible.
Wearing polarized sunglasses mayimpair your
ability toread thedisplay.
The display hasanautomatic temperature-
con trolled switch- offfeature. Thebrightn essis
automatic allyreduced ifthe temper atureis
too high. Thedisplay maytempor arilyswitch
off complet ely.
Cleaning instructions !
Do
not touch thedisplay. Thedisplay hasa
very sensit ivehigh-gloss surface;thereisa
risk ofscrat ching .If you have toclean the
screen ,however, useamild cleanin gagent
and asoft ,lint- free cloth .
The display mustbeswitched offand have
cooled downbefore youstart cleanin g.Do not
apply pressure tothe display surface when
cleanin git, as this could cause irreversible
damage tothe display.
Switching themult imedia system
on/off X
Press the0043con trol knob.
Adju sting thevolume X
Turn the0043con trol knob.
The volume isadjusted:
R for the curren tlyselect edmedia source
R during trafficor navigation announcements
R in hands- freemode during anactive call
Switching thesound onoroff X
Press the0063 button onthe control panel.
If the audio output isswitched off,thesta-
tus line willshow the0063 symbol. Ifyou switch
themedia source orset the volume,
the sound isautomatic allyswitched on.
i Navigation
announcementswill beheard
even ifthe sound ismuted.
Functions The
multimedia systemhasthefollowing func-
tion s:
R Radio mode
R Media modewithmedia search
R Sound systems
R Navigation system
COMAND :navigation viathe hard drive
Audio 20:navigation viaSD card
R Communicat ionfunc tions
R SIRIUS Weather (COMAND )
R Vehicle functionswith system settings
R Favorit esfunc tions
Controller The
controller inthe cent ercon sole letsyou:
R select menuitemsonthe display
R ent ercharact ers
R select adestin ationonthe map
R save entries
The controller canbe:
R turn ed3
R slid leftorright 1
R slid forwards orback 4
R slid diagonally 2
R pressed brieflyorpressed andheld7
Back button You
canusethe0038 button toexit amenu or
to call upthe main menu ofthe curren toperat-
ing mode.
X To exit themenu: brieflypressthe0038
button .
The multimedia systemchanges tothe next
higher menulevelinthe curren toperatin g
mode.
X To call upthe main menu: pressthe0038
button forlonger thantwosecon ds.
The multimedia systemchanges tothe main
menu ofthe curren toperatin gmode. 244
Opera
tingsystemMult imedia system

Connect
ingamob ilephone
X One- telep hone mode:selec tCon nectas Con
nectas
New MainPho ne New
MainPho ne.
X Two- telep hone mode:selec tCon nectas Con
nectas
Add itionalPho ne Add
itionalPho newhen amobi lephon eis
already connected.
X Aut
horization usingSecur eSim plePair -
ing:
A cod eis displayed inthemult imedi asys-
tem andonthemobi lephon e.
X Conf irmcodeon themobi lephon e.Dep end-
ing onthemobi lephon eused, confirm the
con nectionto themult imedi asyst emand
for thePBA Pand MAPBluet ooth®
prof iles.
The prom pttocon firm may takeup totwo
min utes tobe displayed (seetheman ufac-
tur er'soper atingins truct ions).
X Ifth ecod esare differen t:selec tNo No
on the
mult imedi asyst em.
The proc essiscan cele d.
Repeat authorizatio n.
or X Aut
horization byente ringapa sskey
(pa sscod e):enterany one-to six tee n-digit
num bersequen cewhic hyou have chosen
yourse lfint oth epassk eyinput menu.
X Pres s0054 tocon firm.
X En ter and confirm thepassk eyon the
mobi lephon e.Dep endingonthemobi le
phon eused, confirm thecon nectionto the
mult imedi asyst emand forthePBA Pand
MA PBluet ooth®
prof iles. Theprom ptto
con firm may takeup totwo minutes tobe
displayed (seetheman ufacturer'soper ating
ins truct ions).
Sym bols inthedev icemanager The
symbo lsare shown incolo rdepen dingon
th eir use. Sym
bol Expl
anation Mobile
phonecon nected tothe
mult imedi asyst em Main
telephon ewith fullrangeof
fun ction s Add
itional telephon efor incom-
ing calls intwo telephon emode Med
iamod e
Gener alnotes If
you wish toplay extern almedia sources,th e
appro priatemedia modemustalready be
tur ned on.Further inform ationon media mode
(see theDig ital Oper ator'sMan ual).
The follo wing extern almedia sourcescan be
used:
R App le®
devic es(e.g.iPhon e®
)
R US Bdevic es(e.g.US Bstick ,MP3 player)
(Y page 250)
R CD
R DV D(COMA ND)
R SD cards
R Via devic escon nected byBluet ooth®
i In
for mat iononsingle CD/ DVDdriv eor
DV Dchan ger(see theDig ital Oper ator's
Man ual).
Select ingusin gth edev icelist Mult
imedi asyst em:
X Sele ctMed ia Med
ia007B Devices Dev
ices.
The available mediasourceswillbeshown .
The 003Bdot indicatesthecur ren tset ting.
X Sele ctthemedia source.
Playable filesareplayed.
Inser ting/rem ovinganSD card Imp
ortant safety notes G
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SD cardsare small parts.They canbeswal-
lowed andcause choking.This poses an
inc reas edrisk ofinjury oreven fatalinj ury.
Keep theSD cardout ofthereac hof chi l-
dren .If aSD cardis swallowe d,seek medi-
cal attent ion imm ediat ely.
! If
th eSD cardis no longer inuse, you
should takeit out and remove itfro mthe
veh icle.High temperat urescandamage the
car d. Oper
ating syst em
249Multim edia system Z

Garage
doorremotecon trol 0083 isno tinc luded
with theint egr atedgarag edoor opener.
X Turn theSm artKey toposit ion2in theign i-
tio nloc k(Y page 125).
X Sel ect oneof butt ons0044 to0085 tocon trol
th egarag edoor drive.
X To star tpr ogr am mod e:pres sand hold
on eof butt ons0044 to0085 ontheint egr ated
garag edoor opener.
The garag edoor openerisno win pro gram
mode .Af tera shor ttim e,ind icat orlamp 0043
light sup yellow.
In dicat orlamp 0043light sup yellow assoon
as butt on0044, 0087or0085 isstore dfor thefir st
tim e.Ifth eselec tedbutt onhas alread y
been program ed,indicat orlamp 0043will only
light upyellow aftertensec onds have
elapse d.
X Release button0044, 0087or0085. Indicat or
lamp 0043flas hes yellow.
X To progr am therem otecont rol:poin t
garag edoor remotecon trol 0083 towards but-
to ns 0044 to0085 ontherear -view mirror ata
dist anceof 2to 8in (5 to 20 cm).
X Pre ssand hold button0084 onrem otecon trol
0083 untilind icat orlamp 0043light sup gre en.
When indicat orlamp 0043light sup gre en:
pro gram mingis fin ishe d.
When indicat orlamp 0043flas hes green: pro-
gram mingwas successful. Thenextst ep is
to syn chron ize theroll ing cod e
(Y page 270).
X Release button0084 onrem otecon trol 0083 for
th egarag edoor drivesyst em.
If ind icat orlamp 0043light sup red: repeatthe
pro gram ingproced ure forthecor respon ding
butt onon therear -view mirror.When doing
so, varyth edist ancebet ween remotecon -
tr ol 0083 and therear -view mirror. The
requi reddistancebet ween remotecon -
tr ol 0083 and theint egr atedgarag edoor
open erdepen dson thegarag edoor drive
syst em. Several attempt smigh tbe nec es-
sary. Youshoul dte st ever yposit ionforat
least 25sec onds befo retrying another posi-
tio n.
Synch ronizin gth eroll ing code
Pay attent ion tothe"Imp ortant safe tyno tes"
(Y page 269).
If th egarag edoor systemuses aroll ing cod e,
you willalso have tosyn chron ize thegarag e
door systemwith theint egr atedgarag edoor
open erintherear -view mirror.To do this you
will needto use thepro gram mingbutt onon
th edoor drivecon trol pane l.The program ming
butt onmay belocate din diff eren tplace s
depen dingon theman ufacturer. Itis usually
loc ate don thedoor driveunit onthegarag e
cei ling .
Fam iliariz eyours elfwith thegarag edoor drive
oper atingins truct ions,e.g .unde r"Pro gram -
min gaddit ionalrem otecon trols", beforecar ry-
ing out thefoll owin gst eps.
Your vehicle must bewith inreac hof the
garag edoor orgat eopen erdriv e.Mak esure
th at nei ther your vehicle norany pers ons/
obj ect sare pres entwith inthesweep ofthe
door orgat e.
X Turn theSm artKey toposit ion2in theign i-
tio nloc k(Y page 125).
X Get outoftheveh icle.
X Pre ssthepro gram mingbutt ononthedoor
driv eunit .
Usually, younowhave 30sec onds toinit iate
th enex tst ep.
X Get intoth eveh icle.
X Pre ssprev iously program edbutt on0044, 0087
or 0085 ontheint egr atedgarag edoor opener
repe atedly and inquick succession untilth e
door closes.
The rolling cod esyn chron izat ion isthen
com plete.
Not eson progr ammin gth erem otecon-
tr ol
Canadi anradio frequen cylaws requirea
"break "(or interr upti on)of thetrans miss ion
sign alsafterbro adcas tingfor afew seconds.
Ther efore, these signalsmay notlast long
eno ugh fortheint egr atedgarag edoor opener. 270
Feat
uresSt owage andfeatures

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
279Maintena nce andcar e Z

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
289Breakdo wnassistanc e

Imp
ortant safety notes G
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If you installwhee lsand tires withinc orrect
dime nsion s,theser vicebrak eor whee lsus-
pen sion compo nentsmay bedamag ed.
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Alw ays replace whee lsand tires withon es
th at comply withth espec ificationsof the
ori gin alpart .
When replaci ngwhee ls,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Mode l
When replaci ngtires ,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Man ufacturer
R Mode l G
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A flat tire will severelyaff ectth edriv ing
ch arac teris tics as well asthest eer ing and
brak ingoftheveh icle. Ther eis aris kof an
acc iden t.
Tir es wit hout run-flat charac teris tics :
R Do notdriv eon withaflat tire.
R Chan getheflat tire imm ediat elywithan
eme rgencyspar ewhee lor spar ewhee l.
Alt ern ativel y,co nsult aqualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop.
Tir es wit hrun -flat charac teris tics :
R Obs erveth einf orm ation and warn ing
no teson MOE xten ded tires (run -flat tires ).
Ac cesso ries that are notappr ovedfor your
veh icleby Mer cedes- Benzor are notbein g
used correc tly can impa irth eoper ating safety.
Bef ore purc hasingand usingno n-appr oved
acc essories, visitaqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho pand inquire about :
R suit abilit y
R legal stipulat ions
R fac tory rec omm endat ions
Fur ther inform ation reg ardi ngwhee lsand tires
can befoun dund er"Whee l/tire combin ations"
(Y page 330). You
canaskforinform ation reg ardi ngper mit-
te dwhee l/tire combin ationsat an auth orized
Mer cedes- BenzCen ter.
In for mat ionontire pre ssur ecan befoun d:
R on theTir eand Load ingInfor mat ionplac ard
on theB- pillar onthedriv er'sside
(Y page 317)
R in thetire pre ssur etab lein thefuel filler flap
(Y page 144)
R und er"Tir epre ssur e"(Y page 308) Op
era tion Infor
mation ondrivin g
Chec kth etire pre ssur ewhen theveh icleis
heav ilyladen andadjust prio rto atrip.
While driving,pay attention tovibr ations,
no ises andunus ualhan dlingch arac teris tics ,
e. g. pullin gto oneside .This may indicat eth at
th ewhee lsor tires are damag ed.Ifyou sus-
pec tth at atire isdef ective, reduce your speed
imm ediat ely.Stop theveh icleas soo nas pos -
sible tocheckth ewhee lsand tires fordam-
age. Hidden tire damag eco uld also becaus ing
th eunus ualhan dlingch arac teris tics .If you
fin dno sign sof damag e,hav eth etires and
whee lsch ecke dat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.
When parkingyour vehicle, mak esur eth at the
ti res donotget deform edbythecur bor other
obs tacles. Ifth ey can notbe avoi ded, drive
ove robs tacles suc has cur bsslow lyand atan
obt use angle.Other wise, youmay damag eth e
whee lsor tires . Reg
ularcheck ingofwheels andtires G
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Dam aged tires can caus etire inflat ion pres-
sur eloss .As ares ult,you could lose control
of your vehicle. Ther eis aris kof acc iden t.
Chec kth etires regularly forsign sof dam-
age and replace anydamag edtires imm edi-
ate ly. Op
era tion
305Wheels andtire s Z

Chec
kwheel sand tires for damag eat least
on ce amon th.Chec kwheel sand tires after
driv ingoff-road oron roug hroad test track s.
Dam aged wheel scan caus ealoss oftirepre s-
sure .Pay particular attentio nto damag esuc h
as:
R cut sin thetir es
R punc tures inthetir es
R tears inthetir es
R bulges ontires
R def orm ationor sev ere corrosio non wheel s
Regular lych eck thetir etread dept hand the
co ndi tionof thetread across thewhole width
of all tires (Y page 306). Ifne ces sary, turnth e
fr on twheel sto full lockin ord erto ins pec tth e
inn erside ofthetir esurf ace.
All wheel smust haveavalv ecap topro tect
th evalv eagain stdirt and mois ture.Do not
moun tanyt hingon to thevalv eot her than the
st and ard valvecap orother valvecaps
appro vedbyMer cedes-Ben zfor your vehicle.
Do notuse anyother valvecaps orsyst ems ,
e.g .tir epre ssur emon itorin gsyst ems .
Regular lych eck thepre ssur eof all thetir es
part icular lyprio rto lon gtrips. Adjus tth etir e
pre ssur eas neces sary (Ypage 308).
Obse rveth eno teson theeme rgencyspar e
wheel (Ypage 331).
The servicelife oftires depen ds,amon got her
th ing s,on thefoll owin gfac tors:
R Dr ivin gst yle
R Tire pressur e
R Dis tan cecover ed Not
eson tiretread G
WAR
NING
If th ere isins ufficie nttiretread, thetir etrac-
tio ndec reas es.The tiretread isno longer
able todiss ipatewate r.This increas esthe
ris kof hydr oplan ingwhen theroad surface
is wet ,part icular lywhen theveh icle'sspee d
is no tadapt edtotheroad condi tions.Ther e
is aris kof an acc iden t.
When thetir epre ssur eis toohigh ortoo
low, tires may wear differe ntly at diff ere nt
poin tson thetir etread. Therefore, regularly
ch eck thetir etread dept hand theco ndi tion of
thetread across thewhole widthof all
tir es.
Min imum tiretread dept hon :
R Sum mer tires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm)
For safe tyreas ons,have thetir es rep lace d
bef ore they reac hth elegally prescribe dmin -
imum tiretread dept h. Mark
ing0043sho wswher ebar indicat or0044 for
tr ead wear isint egr atedint oth etir etread.
Tre adwear indicat ors (TWI )are required by
law. Sixindicat ors are posi tionedon thetir e
tr ead. They arevisible once atread dept hof
appr oximat ely00CD in(1.6 mm)ha sbe en
re ach ed. Ifth is isthecas e,thetir eis so worn
th at itmust berepl aced . Select
ing,mou nting and replacing
tir es G
WAR
NING
Ex cee dingth est ate dtir eload- beari ngcapa-
cit yand theappro vedmax imum speed
coul dlead totiredamage orthetir eburs t-
ing .Ther eis arisk ofacc iden t.
Ther efore, onlyuse tiretype sand sizes
appro vedforyour vehicle mode l.Obse rve
th etir eload rating and spee drat ing
requi redforyour vehicle.
R On lymoun ttir es and wheels ofthesame
type andmake.
Ex cep tion:itis perm issibleto moun ta dif-
fer ent type ormak ein theeven tof aflat
tir e. Obse rveher eth e"MOE xtend edtires 306
Oper
ationWh eels andtires

(tire
swith run-flatcharac teristic s)"sect ion
(Y page 289).
R Only mount tiresof the corr ectsize ontothe
wheels.
R Break innew tiresat moderat espeeds for
the first 60miles (100 km). Thenew tires
only reach theirfullperfor manceafter this
distan ce.
R Do not drive withtireswhich havetoolittle
tre ad depth. Thissignif icantlyreduces the
trac tion onwet roads (hydroplanin g).
R Replace thetiresafter sixyears atthe lat-
est, regardles sof wear.
Observ ethe noteson the emerge ncyspare
wheel (Ypage 331). MOExt
ended tires (tir eswith run-fla t
pr opert ies)
With MOExtended tires(tire swith runflat
charac teristic s),you can continue todrive your
vehic leeven ifther eis atot alloss ofpressur e
in one ormore tires.
MOE xtended tiresmay onlybeused incon -
jun ction with anact ivated tirepressur eloss
warnin gsystem (Canada only)ortire pressur e
mon itor(USA only)andonly onwheels specifi-
cally testedbyMerc edes-B enz.
Not eson drivin gwith MOExtended tireswith a
flat tire (Ypage 289).
Vehicles equipped withMOExtended tiresare
not equipped withaTIREF ITkit atthe factory.
It is ther efore recommen dedthat youaddition -
ally equip yourvehic lewith aTIREF ITkit ifyou
mount tiresthat donot featur erun- flatcharac -
ter istic s,e.g. wintertire s.ATIREF ITkit may be
obtain edfrom aqualified specialist workshop. Wint
eropera tion Genera
lnotes
Have yourvehic lewint er-proof edataqualified
specialist workshopatthe onset ofwint er.
Observ ethe notesinthe "Changing awheel"
sect ion(Ypage 326). Driving
withsummer tires
At tem peratur esbelow 45‡(+7†), summer
tire slose elastic ityand therefore traction and
brakin gpower. Change thetireson your vehi-
cle toM+S tires.Using summer tiresat very
cold temperatur escould cause crackstoform ,
ther eby damaging thetiresperman ently.
Merc edes-B enzcann otaccept responsibility
for this type ofdamage. G
WARN
ING
Damaged tirescan cause tireinflat ionpres-
sure loss. Asaresult ,you could losecontrol
of your vehic le.There isarisk ofacciden t.
Check thetiresregularly forsigns ofdam-
age and replace anydamaged tiresimmedi-
ately. M+S
tires G
WARN
ING
M+S tireswith atire tread depth ofless than
00CF in(4 mm) arenot suitable foruse inwin-
ter and donot provide sufficienttraction.
There isarisk ofan acciden t.
M+S tireswith atre ad depth ofless than 00CF
in (4 mm) must bereplaced immediat ely.
At tem peratur esbelow 45‡(+7 †), use win-
ter tiresor all-season tires.Bot htypes oftire
are ident ifiedbythe M+S marking.
Only wintertire sbearing the004D snowf lake
symbol inaddition tothe M+S markingprovide
the best possible gripinwint ryroad condi-
tion s.Only thesetire swill allow drivingsafet y
system ssuch asABSand ESP®
to func tion
optim allyinwint er.These tireshave been
developed specificallyfordrivin gin snow.
Use M+S tiresof the same make andtread on
all wheels tomaint ainsafe handlin gcharac ter-
istic s.
Always observethe maxim umpermiss ible
speed specifiedforthe M+S tiresyou have
mount ed. Wint
eropera tion
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