MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2020 Owner's Manual

Tow
ingand tow-starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
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Fun ctio nsreleva ntto safety areres tric ted or
no longe rav ailabl e if:
R the engineisnot running
R the brakesystem orthe powe rstee ringis
ma lfunctio ning
R the reisama lfunctio nin the powe rsu pp ly
or the vehicle's electri calsystem
Wh enyour veh icleis tow edaway ortow ed
sta rted ,yo uma yreq uire cons idera blymor e
eff ort tostee rand brake. Thereisaris kof
an acc ident.
In such cas es, useatow bar.Befo rebeing
tow edaway ortow started ,ma kesure the
stee ringmov esfreely. G
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Yo ucan nolonge rstee rthe vehicleif the
stee ringwh eello ck hasbe en eng aged .
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Alw ayssw itch offthe igniti onwhen tow ing
the vehiclewi th atow cableor atow bar. G
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Wh entow ingortow -sta rtingano therveh icle
and itsweight isgre atertha nthe permi ssi-
bl e gro sswe ight ofyour veh icle, the :
R the towingeyecou ldde tach itself
R the vehicle/tra iler comb inationcou ldrol l-
ove r.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtingano therveh i-
cle ,its weight sho uld not begre atertha n
the permi ssible gro sswe ight ofyour veh icle.
Deta ils on the permi ssible gro ssveh iclewe ight
of your veh iclecan befou ndonthe vehicle
id enti ficati on plate (Ypage 334 ).
! Wh
enActiv eBra keAssi st,Activ eDis tance
Assi stDISTR ONICor the HOLD functio nis
acti vated ,the vehiclebra kes automa tically
in certa insitua tions. To
avoid da ma getothe vehicle, de acti vate
the sesystem sin the followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
! Ma
kesure tha tthe electri cpa rkin gbra ke
is rel eased .If the electri cpa rkin gbra keis
fa ulty, visitaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
! Onl
ysec urethe tow ropeor tow barat the
tow ingeyes. Othe rwise, the vehiclecou ldbe
da ma ged.
! Do
not usethe towingeyes for reco very
pu rpo ses asthiscou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
If in do ubt,reco verthe vehiclewi th acra ne.
! Wh
entow ing,pu llaw ay slow lyand
smo othly.Ifthe tractiv epo we ris too high,
the vehicles cou ldbe dama ged.
! The
vehiclecan betow edama xim um of
30 miles(50km) .The towingspee dof
30 mph (50km/h) mustnot beexce eded.
If the vehicleha sto be tow edmor etha n
30 miles(50km) ,the frontaxl emu stbe
ra ised orthe entireveh iclera ised and trans-
po rted .
! Do
not tow with sling -typ eeq uipme nt.This
cou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
! Wh
entow ingaway veh icles with KEYL ESS-
GO ,us ethe key instea dof the Star t/Stop
bu tton. Theautoma tictransmi ssion may
othe rwise shi ftto positio n005D when you
op en the driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rdo or,
wh ich cou ldda ma gethe transmi ssion.
! Veh
icles with automa tictransmi ssion mu st
not bestarted bytow -sta rting.Thi scou ld
othe rwise da ma gethe transmi ssion.
It is be tter tohave the vehicletra nsp orte d
tha nto have ittow edaway.
If the vehiclecan nolonge rbe driven becau se
of an acc ident orbre akd own,youha ve the fol-
lo wi ng optio ns:
R Tra nsp ortingthe vehicle.
As aru le,yo usho uld ha ve the vehicletra ns-
po rted .
R To wing the vehiclewi th atow ropeor tow
ba r.
Onl ytow thevehiclein exce ptiona lcas es. Tow
ingand tow-starti ng
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The
battery mustbeconn ected andcharged.
Otherwise, you:
R cann otturn theSmart Keytoposition 0048in
the ignition lock.
R cann otrelease theelectric parking brake.
R cann otshift thetrans mission toposition 005C.
The funct ionofthe electric parking brakeand
the parking lockisdependent onthe on-board
voltage.
If the on-board voltageislow orifthere isa
system malfunct ion:
R the electric parking brakemaynotbe
applied incert aincircumst ances,or
R itmay nolonger bepossible toshift the
trans mission toposition 005D
Switch offnon- essent ialconsumer s,e.g. the
radio.
Deact ivatetheautomatic lockingfeature
before thevehicle istowed (Ypage 199). You
could otherwise belocked outwhen pushing
or towing thevehicle. <002C0051005600570044004F004F004C0051004A001200550048005000520059
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thetowing eye
Installing thetowing eye The
bracket sfor the screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe rear
and atthe front ,under covers 0043.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thestowage
space. The
towing eyeislocated withthevehicle
tool kitunder thecargo compart mentfloor
(Y page 288).
Vehicles withtheTIREFIT kit:the towing eye
is beneath thetire inflation compressor
(Y page 288).
X Press themark oncover 0043inwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Take cover 0043offthe opening.
X Scr ew inthe towing eyeclock wisetothe
stop.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Attach cover 0043tothe bumper andpress
until itengages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe stowage well
beneath thecargo compart mentfloorinthe
cargo compart ment(Ypage 288).
X Vehicles withtheTIREFIT kit:put back the
tire inflation compressor (Ypage 288). Towing
thevehicle withthefront
axle raised
Observe theimportant safetynoteswhen tow-
ing your vehicle withthefront axleraised
(Y page 299).
Only vehicles without4MATICcanbe
towed withthefront axleraised.
! Vehicles
with4MATI Cmust notbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised,
as doing sowill damage thetrans mission.
Vehicles with4MATI Cmay either betowed
away withboth axles onthe ground orbe loa-
ded upand trans ported.
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifthe
vehicle isbeing towed withthefront axle
raised. Otherwise, ESP®
may intervene and
damage thebrake system.
X On
vehicles withKEYL ESS-GO orthe
KEYL ESS-GO startfunction: youmust use
the Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbut-
ton (Ypage 126).
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation ary.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock. 300
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X
When thevehicle isstation ary,depress the
brake pedalandkeep itdepressed.
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005D.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectr icparking brake.
X Switc hoff the automatic locking
(Y page 199).
X Switc hon the hazard warning lamps
(Y page 104).
X Turn theSmart Keyinthe ignition lockto
position 005Aand leave theSmart Keyinthe
ignition lock. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground
It is importan tthat youobserve thesafety
inst ruction swhen towing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 299).
X On
vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO orthe
KEYLE SS-GO startfunction: youmust use
the Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start/S topbut-
ton (Ypage 126).
The automatic transmission automatically
shifts toposition 005Dwhen youopen thedriv-
er's orfron t-passenger doororwhen you
remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition lock.In
order toensure thattheautomatic transmis-
sion stays inposition 005Cwhen towing away
the vehicle, youmust observe thefollowing
points :
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation ary.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005C.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe
ignition lock.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectr icparking brake.
X Switc hon the hazard warning lamps
(Y page 104).
i In
order tosignal achange ofdirect ion
when towing thevehicle withthehazard
warning lampsswitched on,use thecombi-
nation switch asusual. Inthis case, onlythe
indicator lampsforthe direct ionoftravel flash.
Afterresett ingthe combin ation
switch, thehazard warning lampstarts
flashing again. Perm
ittedtowing methods
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endstransportin gyour
vehicle inthe case ofabreakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway.
When towing away,useatowing ropeora
towing barwith both axles onthe ground. Do
not use anytow barsystems. Tr
anspor tingthevehicle
Vehicles withautomat ictransmission !
When
thevehicle isloaded fortran sport,
the fron tand rear axles mustbestation ary
and onthe same transportat ionvehicle.
Position ingover theconn ection pointofthe
tran sport vehicle isnot permitt ed.The drive
train mayotherwise bedamaged. All
vehicles !
You
may onlysecure thevehicle bythe
wheels, notbyparts ofthe vehicle suchas
axle orsteerin gcompon ents.Other wise, the
vehicle couldbedamaged.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 125).
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005C.
As soon asthe vehicle hasbeen loaded:
X Preven tthe vehicle fromrolling awayby
applying theelectr icparking brake.
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005D. Towing
andtow-sta rting
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X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 005Ainthe igni-
tion lock andremove it.
X Secure thevehicle.
The towing eyecan beused topull thevehicle
ont oatrailer ortrans porter fortrans portin g
purposes. Notes
on4MATIC vehicles
! Vehicles
with4MATI Cmust notbetowed
with either thefront orthe rear axle raised,
as doing sowill damage thetrans mission.
Vehicles with4MATI Cmay onlyeither be
towed awaywithboth axles onthe ground or
be loaded upand trans ported.
If the vehicle's transmission, front,or rear axle
is damaged, havethevehicle transported ona
truck ortrailer.
In the event ofdam agetothe electrical
system:
If the battery isdefect ive,theautomatic trans-
mission willbelocked inposition 005D.Toshift
the automatic transmission toposition 005C,you
must provide powertothe vehicle's on-board
electric alsystem inthe same wayaswhen
jump-st arting(Ypage 296).
Have thevehicle transported onatrans porter
or trailer. Tow-star
ting(emergency engine
star ting)
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betow-st arted. Youcould otherwise
damage theautomatic transmission.
i You
canfind inform ationon"Jump-start-
ing" under (Ypage 296). Fuses
Import
antsafety notes G
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If you manipulate orbridge afaulty fuseorif
you replace itwith afuse withahigher
amperage, theelectric cablescouldbeover-
loaded. Thiscould result inafire. There isa
risk ofan accident andinjury. Always
replace faultyfuseswiththespeci-
fied new fuses having thecorrec tamperage.
! Only
usefuses thathave been approved
for Mercedes- Benzvehicles andwhich have
the correc tfuse rating forthe system con-
cern ed.Only usefuses marked withan"S".
Otherwise, componentsorsystems couldbe
damaged.
! Make
surethatnomoisture canenter the
fuse boxwhen thecover isopen.
! When
closing thecover, makesurethatit
is lying correc tlyon the fuse box. Moisture
seeping inor dirt could otherwise impairthe
operation ofthe fuses.
The fuses inyour vehicle servetoclose down
faulty circuits. Ifafuse blows, allthe compo-
nent son the circuit andtheir functionsstop
operating.
Blown fusesmustbereplaced withfuses of
the same rating, whichyoucan recogn izeby
the color andvalue. Thefuse ratings, and
other items ofinform ationtobe complied with
are, listed inthe fuse allocation chart.
The fuse allocation chartisin the fuse boxin
the front -passenger footwell(Ypage 303).
If anewly insertedfuse alsoblows, havethe
cause traced andrectified ataqualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g.anauthorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Before
changing afuse
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway
(Y page 145).
X Switch offallelectric alconsumer s.
X Vehicles withoutKEYLESS-GO: remove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.
X Vehicles
withKEYL ESS-GO start-func-
tion orKEYL ESS-GO: openthedriver's
door.
The vehicle electron icsare now inposition
005A. This isthe same asthe Smart Keybeing
removed fromtheignition.
The fuses arelocated invarious fuseboxes:
R Fuse boxinthe engine compart mentonthe
left- hand sideofthe vehicle, whenviewed in
the direction oftravel
R Fuse boxinthe front -passenger footwell 302
FusesBr
eakdown assistance

The
fuse allocation chartison the fuse boxin
the front -passenger footwell(Ypage 303). Fuse
boxinthe engine compar tment G
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G
When thehood isopen andthewindshield
wipers aresetinmotion ,you can beinjured
by the wiper linkage. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Always switchoffthe windshield wipersand
the ignition beforeopening thehood. X
Open thehood.
X Use adry cloth toremove anymoisture
from thefuse box.
X To open: openclamps 0044.
X Fold upcover 0043inthe direction ofthe
arrow andremove it. X
To close: checkwhether theseal islying
correc tlyincover 0043.
X Insert cover0043atthe back intoopenings 0087
on the fuse box.
X Fold down cover 0043. X
Hook clamps 0044into thefuse boxand
close.
X Close thehood. Fuse
boxinthe front- passenger foot-
well X
To open: openthefront -passenger door.
X Remove thefloormat.
X Fold outperforated floorcoverin g0043 inthe
direction ofthe arrow. Fuses
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X
To release cover0087,press retainin g
clamp 0044.
X Fold outcover 0087inthe direction ofthe
arrow tothe catc h.
X Remove cover0087forwards.
Fuse allocation chart0085islocated onthe
lower right-hand sideofcover 0087.
X To close: insertcover0087onthe left- hand
side ofthe fuse boxinto theretainer.
Cover 0087engages inthe retainers .
X Fold down cover 0087until clamps 0044lock
audibl y.
X Fold back perforated floorcoverin g0043.
X Inst allthe floormats. 304
FusesBr
eakdown assistance

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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NING
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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NING
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
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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
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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
307Wheels andtires Z

When
youhave mount edthe M+S tires:
X Check thetire pressures (Ypage 308).
X Restart thetire pressure monitor(USA only)
(Y page 315).
X Restart thetire pressure losswarning sys-
tem (Canada) (Ypage 312) Snow
chains G
WARNIN
G
If snow chains aremount edon the rear
wheels, thesnow chains couldcause abra-
sion tothe vehicle bodyortochassis com-
ponen ts.This could cause damage tothe
vehicle orthe tires. There isarisk ofan
accident .
To avoid hazardous situations:
R never mount snowchains onthe rear
wheels
R only mount snowchains inpairs onthe
fron twheels.
! On
some tiresizes there isnot enough
space forsnow chains. Toavoid damage to
the vehicle ortires, observe the"Wheel and
tire combin ations" sectionunder "Tiresand
wheels".
For safety reasons, Mercedes- Benzrecom-
mends thatyouonly usesnow chains that
have been specially approved foryour vehicle
by Mercedes- Benz,or are ofacorr esponding
standard ofquality. Formore inform ation,
please contactaqualified specialist workshop.
If you inten dto mount snowchains, please
bear thefollowing pointsinmind:
R Sno wchains maynotbemount edon all
wheel/tire combinations.Permissible
wheel-tire combinations(Ypage 330).
R Only usesnow chains whendriving onroads
complet elycovered bysnow. Remove the
snow chains assoon aspossible whenyou
come toaroad thatisnot snow-c overed.
R Local regulations mayrestrictthe use of
snow chains. Observe theappropriate regu-
lations ifyou wish tomount snowchains. R
Do not exceed themaximum permissible
speed of30mph (50km/ h).
R Ifsnow chains areinstalled, youcann otuse
Act ive Parking Assist(Ypage 176).
You may wish todeactivat eES P®
when pulling
away withsnow chains installed .This allows
the wheels tospin inacont rolled manner,ach-
ieving increased propulsive force(cutt ing
action ).
R Deact ivateESP®
(all vehicles except
Mercedes- AMGvehicles) (Ypage 64)
R Deact ivateESP®
(Mercedes- AMGvehicles)
(Y page 65)
Inf ormation aboutdriving withanemergen cy
spare wheel (Ypage 331). Tir
epr essure Tir
epr essure specifications
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Underin flatedoroverinf latedtirespose the
following risks:
R the tires mayburst, especially asthe load
and vehicle speedincrease.
R the tires maywear exces sively and/or
unevenly, whichmaygreatly impairtire
trac tion.
R the driving charact eristics,as well as
steerin gand braking, maybegreatly
impaired.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Follow recomm endedtireinflation pressures
and check thepressure ofall the tires
including thespare wheel:
R mont hly,atleast
R ifthe load changes
R before beginnin galong journ ey
R under differen toperating conditions,e.g.
off- road driving
If neces sary,correctthe tire pressure.
i The
data onthe Tire andLoading Informa-
tion placard andtirepressure tableshown
here areexamples. Tirepressure specifica- 308
Tir
epr essureWheels andtires