park assist MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2020 Service Manual

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E500BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warning lamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ESP ®
,BAS, theHOLD function andhillstart assistare tempora rilyunava ilable .
Active BrakeAssist mayhave alsofail ed.
ATTENTION ASSISTisdea ctivated.
Self-di agnosi sis not yetcomple te
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 Ca reful lydrive asui table distance,making slightsteering movements ata
spee dabo ve12 mph (20km/h) .
The functions mentioned aboveare available againwhen thewarni nglamp
goes out.
If the warning lamp isstill on:
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 00240049
0051
0049 (USAonly),0024 (Canada only):the red indica torlamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake flashes orlights upand/or theyellow warni nglamp forthe elec-
tric parki ngbrake lights up.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display. 0075
0051
The redrestrai ntsystem warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
The restrai ntsystem ismalfu nctioning.
G WARNING
The airbag sor Emergency TensioningDevices mayeither betriggere duninten-
tional lyor, inthe event ofan accide nt,may notbetriggere d.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand have therestrai ntsystem
checked.
For further informati onabo utthe restrai ntsystem, see(Ypag e39). 238
Warning
andindic atorlamps inthe instrum entclusterOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

You
canspecif yup toten areas simult ane-
ously. Differe ntset tings are possible foreach
area.
USA only: theseset tings can becalled up
under "Owner sOnlin e"athtt p:/ /
www.mbusa. com.
Alt ern ative ly,you can trigger anMB Infocall
and inform thecust omer servicerepre senta-
tiv ethat youwish toact ivate geofencing.
Curren tlyinac tiveareas canbeact ivate dby
tex tmessag e.
Tr iggering thevehicle alarm With
thisfunc tion,you can trigger thevehic le's
panic alarm viatextmessag e.An alarm
sounds andtheexterior lightingflashes .
Depen dingonthe setting,the panic alarm
lasts fiveorten seco nds. After wards, the
alarm switchesoff. Gar
age door opener
Genera lnotes The
Hom eLink®
garage dooropene rint egrat ed
in the rear- view mirrorallows youtooperat e
up tothr ee diffe rentdoor andgate syste ms.
Use theintegrat edgarage dooropene ronly on
garage doorsthat:
R have safetysto pand rever sefeat ures and
R meet currentU.S.feder alsafet ystan dards
Onc eprogr amed, theintegrat edgarage door
opene rin the rear- view mirrorwill assume the
func tion ofthe garage doorsyste m'sremo te
con trol. Please alsoread theoperat inginst ruc-
tion sfor the garage doorsyste m.
When programmin gagarage dooropene r,
park thevehic leoutsid ethe garage. Donot
leave theengin erunn ingwhile programmin g.
Cert aingarage doordrives areincompat ible
with theintegrat edgarage dooropene r.Ifyou
have difficultyprogr aming theintegrat ed
garage dooropene r,con tacta Merc edes- Benz
Ser vice Cent er. Alt
ern ative ly,you can callthefollowin gtele-
phon eassist anceserv ices:
R USA: Mercedes- BenzCustom erAss istan ce
Cent erat1-800 -FOR-ME RCedes
R Canad a:Custom erSer vice at
1- 800 -387- 010 0
R Hom eLink®
hot line 1-800 -355- 351 5(free of
char ge)
More informat iononHom eLink®
and/ orcom -
patible productsisalso available onlineat
htt p:/ /www.h omelink.com.
Not eson the declar ationofcon form ity
(Y page 27).
USA :FCC ID:CB2H MIHL4
Canada: IC:279 B-HMI HL4
Imp ortant safet ynotes G
WARN
ING
When youoperat eor progr amthe door with
the integrat edgarage dooropene r,person s
in the rang eof move mentof the door may
becom etrapped orbe struck bythe door.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When usingtheintegrat edgarage door
opene r,always makesurethatnobo dyis
within therang eof move mentof the door. G
DANGER
Combust ionengin esemit poison ous
exhaust gasessuchascarbo nmon oxide.
Inh aling theseexhaust gasesishazar dous to
health andcanresult inpoison ing.There isa
risk offatal injury. Theref ore,neverleave the
engin erunn inganenc losed space without
adequate ventilat ion.
Progr amming Progr
amming thebut tons
Pay attent ion tothe "Impor tantsafet ynot es"
(Y page 269). Featu
res
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or
sparks arecreated, thehydrogen gascan
ignite. Thereisarisk ofan explosion.
R Make surethatthepositive terminalof a
conn ected battery doesnotcome into
cont actwith vehicle parts.
R Never placemetal object sor tools ona
battery.
R Itis important thatyouobserve the
described orderofthe battery terminals
when connectin gand disconn ectingabat-
tery.
R When jump-st arting,makesurethatthe
battery poleswithidentical polarityare
conn ected.
R Itis particularly importanttoobserve the
described orderwhen connectin gand dis-
conn ectin gthe jumper cables.
R Never connectordisconn ectthe battery
termin alswhile theengine isrunnin g. G
WARNING
Batt eryacid iscaustic. Thereisarisk of
injury.
Avoid contactwith skin, eyesorclothin g.Do
not inhale anybattery gases.Donot lean
over thebattery. Keepchildren awayfrom
batteries. Washawaybattery acidimmedi-
ately withplenty ofclean water andseek
medical attention. H
Environmental
note Batt
eries containpollutants.
It is illegal todispose of
them withthehousehold
rubbish. Theymust becol-
lected separately anddis-
posed ofinan environ men-
tally responsible recycling
system. Dispose
ofbatteries inan
environ mentallyresponsible
manner. Takedischarged
batteries toaquali fiedspe-
cialist workshop ortoacol- lection
pointforused bat-
teries.
! Have
thebattery regularly checkedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Comply withtheservice intervalsinthe
Maintenan ceBooklet ,or cont actaquali fied
specialist workshop formore informat ion.
! You
should haveallwork involving thebat-
tery carried outataquali fiedspecialist
workshop. Inthe except ionalcasethatitis
necessary foryou todisconn ectthe battery
yourself, makesurethat:
R switch offthe engine andremove the
Smart Key.Onvehicles withKEYLE SS-GO,
make surethattheignition isswitched
off. Check thatallthe indicator lampsin
the instr ument cluster areoff. Otherwise,
electron iccomponen ts,such asthe alter-
nator, maybedamaged.
R you first remove thenegative terminal
clamp andthen thepositive terminal
clamp. Neverswapthetermin alclamps.
Otherwise, thevehicle's electronicsystem
may bedamaged.
R in vehicles withautomatic transmission,
the transm issionislocked inposition 005D
after thebattery isdisconn ected.The
vehicle issecured againstrollingaway.
You canthen nolonger movethevehicle.
The battery andthecover ofthe positive ter-
minal clamp mustbeinstalled securelydur-
ing operation.
Comply withsafety precautions andtake pro-
tect ivemeasures whenhandling batteries. Risk
ofexplosion. Fire,
open flames andsmokin gare
prohibited whenhandling thebat-
tery. Avoid creatin gsparks. Batt
eryacid iscaustic. Avoidcon-
tact with skin, eyesorclothin g.
Wear suitable protectiveclothin g,
especially gloves,apronandface-
guard.
Rinse anyacid spills immediately
with clear water. Contact aphysi-
cian ifnecessary. 294
Bat
tery (vehicl e)Breakdown assistance

Wear
eyeprotec tion. Keep
children away. Observe
thisOperator' sManual.
For safety reasons, Mercedes- Benzrecom-
mends thatyouonly usebatter ieswhich have
been testedand approved foryour vehicle by
Mercedes- Benz.These batteriesprovide
incr eased impact protectiontoprevent vehicle
occupant sfrom sufferin gacid burns should
the batter ybe damaged inthe event ofan
accident .
In order forthe batter yto achieve themaxi-
mum possible servicelife,itmust alway sbe
sufficien tlycharged.
Like other batter ies,thevehicle batterymay
discharge overtime ifyou donot use thevehi-
cle. Inthis case, havethebatter ydisconn ec-
ted ataqualified specialist workshop. Youcan
also charge thebatter ywith acharger recom-
mended byMercedes- Benz.Contac ta quali-
fied specialist workshop forfurther informa-
tion.
Have thebatter ycondit ionofcharge checked
more frequent lyifyou usethevehicle mainly
for short tripsorifyou leave itstandin gidle
for alength yperiod. Consult aqualified spe-
cialist workshop ifyou wish toleave yourvehi-
cle parked foralong period oftime.
Only replace abatter ywith abatter ythat has
been recomm endedbyMercedes- Benz.
Remove theSmart Keyifyou park thevehicle
and donot require anyelectr icalcons umers.
The vehicle willthen usevery little energy,
thus conserving batterypower.
If the power supply hasbeen interrupted, e.g.
if you recon nectthebatter y,you willhave to:
R set the clock using themultimedia system
(see theDigital Operator' sManual)
R reset thefunct ionforfolding theexterior
mirrors in/outautomatically, byfolding the
mirrors outonce (Ypage 99) Charging
thebatt ery G
WARNIN
G
During charging andjump- starting,explosive
gases canescape fromthebatter y.There is
a risk ofan explosion.
Particularly avoidfire,open flames, creating
sparks andsmokin g.En sure there issuffi-
cient ventilation whilecharging andjump-
start ing.Donot lean over abatter y. G
WARNIN
G
Batt eryacid iscaustic. Thereisarisk of
injury.
Avoid contactwith skin,eyes orclothin g.Do
not inhale anybatter ygases. Donot lean
over thebatter y.Keep children awayfrom
batter ies.Wash awaybatter yacid immedi-
ately withplenty ofclean water andseek
medical attention. G
WARNIN
G
A discharged batterycan freez eat temper a-
tures below freezingpoint. Whenjump-start-
ing the vehicle orcharging thebatter y,
gases canescape fromthebatter y.There is
a risk ofan explosion.
Allow thefrozenbatter yto thaw outbefore
charging itor jump- starting.
! Only
usebatter ychargers withamaximum
charging voltageof14. 8V.
! Only
charge thebatter yusing thejump-
start ingconn ection point.
The jump- startingconn ection pointisin the
engine compart ment(Ypage 296).
X Open thehood.
X Connec tthe batter ycharger tothe positive
term inaland ground pointinthe same order
as when connectin gthe donor batteryin the
jump- startingprocedure (Ypage 296).
If the indicator /warninglamps donot light up
in the instrument clusteratlow temper atures,
it is very likely thatthedischarged batteryhas
froz en.Inthis case youmay neith erjump- start
the vehicle norcharge thebatter y.The service
life ofathawed-out batterymay beshort er.
The start ingcharact eristicscan beimpaired, Bat
tery(vehicle )
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partic
ularly atlow temper atures. Havethe
thawed-o utbatte rychec kedataqualified spe-
cialist worksh op.
Only charge theinstalled batterywith abatte ry
charger whichhasbeen testedand approved
by Mercedes -Benz.A batte rycharger unitspe-
cially adapted forMercedes -Benzvehicles and
test edand approved byMercedes -Benzis
available asan access ory.Itpermit sthe charg-
ing ofthe batte ryinits inst alled position .Con-
tact anauthoriz edMercedes -BenzCenter for
furt her infor mation andavailability. Readthe
batte rycharger 'soperatin ginst ruct ions before
chargin gthe batte ry. Repla
cingthe12Vbatt ery
Observe thenoteson the 12Vbatte ry
(Y page 293).
Mercedes -Benzrecom mends thatyouhave
the 12Vbatte ryreplaced ataqualified spe-
cialist worksh op,e.g. anauthoriz edMercedes -
Ben zCenter .
If you want toreplace thebatte ryyourself,
observe thefollowing notes:
R Always replace adefect ivebatte rywith a
batte rywhich meets thespecific require-
ment sof the vehicle. The
vehicle isequipped withabatte ryusing
AGM (absorbent glassmat)technology ora
batte ryusing EFB(enhanc edflooded bat-
tery) technology. Fullvehicle functionality is
guaranteed onlywith anAGM orEFBbat-
tery. Ifreplacemen tis nec essary, always
use thebatte rytec hnology originally instal-
led. Switc hingbetween thebatte rytec hnol-
ogies isnot permit ted.Forsafety reasons ,
Mercedes -Benzrecom mends thatyouonly
use batte rieswhich havebeen testedand
approved foryour vehicle byMercedes -
Ben z.
R Use detach ableparts suchasbreather
hoses, angled connectingpieces orterm inal
cover sfrom thebatte rywhich isto be
replaced.
R Make surethatthevent hose isalways con-
nec ted tothe original openingon the bat-
tery side.
R Inst allexist ingorsupplied cellcaps; other-
wise gases orbatte ryacid could escape.
R Make surethatthedetach ableparts are
con nected again inthe same way. Jum
p-starting
For thejump- startingprocedure, useonly thejump- startingcon nection point ,con sistin gof a
positive terminaland aground point,in the engin ecompart ment. G
WARN
ING
Batt eryacid iscaustic .There isarisk ofinjury.
Avoid contact with skin,eyes orclot hing. Donot inhale anybatte rygases. Donot lean over the
batte ry.Keep children awayfrombatteries.Wash awaybatteryacid immediately withplent yof
clean water andseek medical attention. G
WARN
ING
Durin gchargin gand jump- starting,explosive gasescanescape fromthebatte ry.There isa
risk ofan explosion .
Partic ularly avoidfire,open flames, creatingsparks andsmok ing.Ensure thereis sufficien t
vent ilation whilechargin gand jump- starting.Donot lean over abatte ry. 296
Jum
p-sta rtingBr eakd ownassista nce

G
WARNING
During thechargi ngprocess ,a battery produceshydrogen gas.Ifashort circuitoccurs or
spar ksare created ,the hydrogen gascan ignite. Thereisarisk ofan explo sion.
R Make surethattheposi tive terminal ofaconnected batterydoesnotcome intocontact with
vehicl eparts.
R Never placemetal objects ortools onabattery .
R Itis impor tantthatyouobse rvethe descri bedorder ofthe battery terminal swhen connect-
ing and disconnecting abattery .
R When jump-starting, makesurethatthebattery poleswith identical polarityareconnected.
R Itis particu larlyimpor tanttoobse rvethe descri bedorder whenconnecting anddisconnect-
ing the jumper cables.
R Never connect ordisconnect thebattery terminal swhi lethe engine isrunning. G
WARNING
A discha rgedbattery canfreeze attempera turesbelow freezing point.Whenjump-starting the
vehicl eor chargi ngthe battery ,gase scan escap efrom thebattery .There isarisk ofan explo -
sion.
Allow thefrozen battery tothaw outbefore chargingitor jump-starting.
! Avoid
repeatedand lengthy starting attempts. Otherwise,the catal yticconverter couldbe
dama gedbythe non-combusted fuel.
If the indica tor/warni nglamp sdo not light up inthe instrument clusteratlow tempera tures,itis
very likelythat thedischa rgedbattery hasfrozen. Inthis case youmay neither jump-start the
vehicl enor charge thebattery .Let the battery thawfirst.Theservice lifeofathawe d-outbattery
may beshorter. Thestarting characteristics canbeimpa ired,particu larlyat low tempera tures.
Have thethawe d-outbattery checked ataqua lified speci alist worksho p.
Do not start thevehicl eusi ng arapi dchargi ngdevi ce.Ifyou rvehicl e'sbattery isdischa rged,the
engine canbejump-started fromanother vehicleor from asecond batteryusing jumper cables.
Observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R The battery isnot accessi bleinall vehicl es.Ifthe other vehicle'sbattery isnot accessi ble,
jump-start thevehicl eusi ng asecond batteryorajump-starting device.
R You may onlyjump-start thevehicl ewhen theengine andexhau stsystem arecold.
R Do not start theengine ifthe battery isfrozen. Letthe battery thawfirst.
R Only jump-start frombatterie swith a12 Vvoltag erating.
R Only usejumper cablesthat arenot dama gedand have asuffi cient cross-section andinsul a-
ted terminal clamps.
R Make surethatthetwo vehicl esdo not touch.
Make surethat:
R The jumper cablesare not dama ged.
R Non-insul atedparts ofthe terminal clampsdo not come intocontact withother metal parts
whi lethe jumper cablesare connected tothe battery .
R The jumper cablescannot comeintocontact withparts thatcanmove whentheengine isrun-
ning, suchasthe V-belt pulley orthe fan.
X Secure thevehicl eby app lying the electric parkingbrake.
X Shift thetransmissi ontoposi tion 005D.
X Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 005Ainthe ignitio nlock andremove it. Jump-star
ting
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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
004C0051004A>
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
Towing
andtow-sta rtingBr eakdown assistance

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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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

pounds
persquare inch(psi), inkilopascal
(kPa) orinbar. Thetirepressure shouldonly
be corr ectedwhen thetires arecold.
Cold tirepr essure
The tires arecold:
R ifthe vehicle hasbeen parked withthetires
out ofdirect sunlight foratleast three hours
and
R ifthe vehicle hasnotbeen driven further
than 1mile (1.6km)
Tr ead
The part ofthe tire that comes intocon tact
with theroad.
Bead The tirebead ensures thatthetire sits
securely onthe wheel. Thereareseveral steel
wires inthe bead topreven tthe tire from com-
ing loose fromthewheel rim.
Sidewall The part ofthe tire between thetread andthe
bead.
Weight ofoptiona lextr as
The combin edweight ofthose option alext ras
that weigh morethanthereplaced standard
parts andmore than2.3kg(5lbs). These
option alext ras, such ashigh-per formance
brakes, levelcontrol, aroof rack orahigh-per -
form ance battery,are not included inthe curb
weight andtheweight ofthe access ories.
TIN (Tire Identificat ionNum ber)
This isaunique identifierwhich canbeused
by atire manufact urertoident ifytires, for
example foraproduct recall,andthus ident ify
the purchasers .The TINismade upofthe
manufact urer'sidentitycode, tiresize, tire
type code andthemanufac turingdate.
Load bearing index
The load bearing index(alsoloadindex )is a
code thatcontains themaximum loadbearing
capacit yof atire.
Tr action
Tract ionisthe result offric tion between the
tires andtheroad surface. Tr
eadwear indicators
Narrow bars(tread wearbars) thataredistrib-
uted overthetire tread. Ifthe tire tread islevel
with thebars, thewear limitof00CD in(1.6 mm)
has been reached.
Occupant distribut ion
The distribut ionofocc upants inavehicle at
their designat edseatin gposition s.
Tota lload limit
Nomin alload andluggage loadplus68kg
(150 lbs)multiplied bythe number ofseats in
the vehicle. Changing
awheel Flat
tire
The "Breakdown assistance"sect ion
(Y page 288)con tains information andnotes
on how todeal with aflat tire. Informat ionon
driving withMOEx tended tires inthe event ofa
flat tire can befound under "MOEx tended tires
(tires withrun-flatcharact eristics"
(Y page 289). Rota
tingthewheels G
WARN
ING
Rotatin gthe fron tand rear wheels ifthe
wheels ortires have differen tdimension s
may severely impairthedriving charact eris-
tics .The servic ebrake orwheel suspension
compon entsmay alsobedamaged. Thereis
a risk ofan acciden t.
Rotate frontand rear wheels onlyifthe
wheels andtires areofthe same dimen-
sions.
! On
vehicles equipped withatire pressure
monit or,elect ronic compon entsare located
in the wheel.
Tire-m ountin gtools should notbeused near
the valve. Thiscould damage theelect ronic
compon ents.
Only have tireschang edataqualified spe-
cialist worksh op.
Observe theinstruct ions andsafety notesin
the "Changing awheel" section(Ypage 326). 326
Changing
awheelWheels andtires