tire size MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2020 User Guide

No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthefront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon theshoulder of
th etir e
R Rear wheels wearmor eat thecent erofthe
tir e
Do notdr ive wi th tires that have toolittle tread
dep th.Thi ssig nifica ntlyre duces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing). On
vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tat eth ewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3,000 to6,000 miles(5 ,000 to10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained .
Ob serveth eins truction sand safetyno teson
"Cha nging awheel" whendoing so
(/ page538). No
teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace.
R Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit Apar
tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit. Fo
rmor einf ormation onwhi chtools are
re qu ired and appr ovedto per form awheel
ch ang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Re quired tire-c hang eto ols mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
Ti re -cha ngeto ol kit 1 islocat edunder the
cargo compartment floor . The
tire-c hang eto ol kit includes thefo llo wing:
R Jack Wheels
andtires 53
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#
Mak esur eth ewheel boltsorwheel
nuts aretight ened tothepr escr ibed
tight ening torq ue. #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vethe
ve hicle. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop andhave thetight ening tor‐
qu ech eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wlymoun‐
te dwheel andadjus taccor dingly. #
Vehicl eswith tirepr ess urelos swa rning
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur eloss warn‐
ing system (/ page52 1). #
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem (/ page520).
Ex cep tion: thene wwheel isan emer gency
spa rewheel. Emer
gency spar ewheel No
teson theemer gency spar ewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tiredimensi ons
The wheelor tiresize andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydif fer. Mount‐
ing anemer gency sparewheel/ sparewheel
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
To preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Nevermount moreth an oneemer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size briefly. #
Donotsw itchof fESP ®
. #
>Ha vetheemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size replaced
at thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐ shop.
Thenewwheel mustha ve the
cor rect dimensi ons. Ch
eckth etir epr essur eof theemer gency spare
wheel installed. Correct thepr essur eas neces ‐
sar y.
The maximum permissible speedwithan emer‐
ge ncy sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/ h).
Do notins tallth eemer gency sparewheel with
sn ow chains .
Re place theemer gency sparewheel afte rsix
ye arsat thelat est,re ga rdless ofwe ar.
% Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is
ins talled thetir epr essur emonit oring system
cann otfunction reliabl y.Fo ra fe w min utes
af te ran emer gency sparewheel isins talled,
th esy stem mayst ill displa yth etir epr essur e
of there mo vedwheel. Onlyre star tth esy s‐
te m again when theemer gency sparewheel
has been replaced withane wwheel. 54
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Wheels andtires

#
Pull filler hose 2and plug 4out ofthetir e
inf lation compressor housing. #
Inser tplug 8offiller hose 2inthesoc ket
on thetir einf lation compressor andthen
tur nit until plug8eng ages. #
Unscr ew thecap from theva lve on theemer‐
ge ncy sparewheel. #
Screw union nut3offiller hose 2ontoth e
va lve. #
Mak esur eon and offswitc h5 ofthetir e
inf lation compressor issetto 0. #
Inser tplu g4 inasoc ketin your vehicle.
R 12Vsoc ket:(/ pag e14 6)
R Obse rveth eno teson soc kets: (/ page 146) #
Turn theSmar tKey toposition 0047intheigni‐
tion lock. #
Press onand offswitc h5 onthetir einf la‐
tion compressor toI.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedon.
The tireis inf lated. The tirepr essur eis
sho wnonpressur ega ug e6. #
Pum pth etir eto thespecif iedtirepr essur e.
The specif iedtirepr essur eis stat ed on the
label oftheemer gency sparewheel. #
When thespecif iedtirepr essur ehas been
re ac hed, press onand offswit ch5 onthe
tir einf latio ncom pres sor to0.
The tireinf lation compressor isswitc hedoff. #
Turn theSmar tKey toposition 005Aintheigni‐
tion lock. #
Ifth etir epr essur eis higher than thespeci‐
fi ed pressur e,press pressur ere lease valve
bu tton 7 unti lth ecor rect tirepr ess ureha s
bee nre ac hed. #
Unscr ew unio nnut 3offiller hose 2from
th eva lve. #
Screw theva lve cap oftheemer gency spare
wheel ontoth eva lve ag ain. #
Stow filler hose 2and plug 4inthelowe r
section ofthecom pressor housing. #
Stow thetir einf lation compressor inthe
ve hicle. Collapsible
sparewheel No
teson thecollap siblesparewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tiredimensi ons
The wheelor tiresize andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydif fer. Mount‐
ing anemer gency sparewheel/ sparewheel
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
To preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Nevermount moreth an oneemer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size briefly. #
Donotsw itchof fESP ®
. #
>Ha vetheemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size replaced 54
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Wheels andtires

Seat
belt..................................................... 38
Pr otect ion ..............................................3 8
Seat beltadjustment
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............41
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Seat beltwarning
see Seat belts
Seat belts ...................................................4 1
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating seat belt
ad jus tment ............................................ 41
Ad jus ting theheight .............................. 40
Car e................................................ ....4 92
Fa stening ............................................... 40
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 9
Re leasing ...............................................4 1
Sea tbel tad jus tment (function) ............. 41
Wa rning lam p.................................. .......4 1
Seat cover(C are) ............ .........................492
Seat heatin g
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... .............117
Seat ventilat ion
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............118 Second
telephone
Conn ecting .................................... ...... 424
Selecting age ar
see Changing gears
Select ingthesound profile
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ....4 73
Selec torle ve r
see DIRECT SELECTleve r
Self-t est
Au tomatic front pass engerfront air‐
bag shut off..... ....................................... 47
Sensor s(Car e)......................................... 490
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Ser vice interva ldisp lay
see ASSYST PLUS
Ser vice station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 397
Se tting aspe ed
see Cruise contr ol
Se tting thedatefo rm at ....... ................... 370
Se tting thedis tance unit........................ 376 Se
tting thema pscale
see Map
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 202
Sho rtmes sages
se eMe ssa ges
Side airbag .................................................4 2
Side impact protection ...........................2 72
Side windo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 85,94
Child safetyloc kin there ar
passe nger com partment ........................ 67
Closin g.................................................. 85
Closin gusin gth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 87
Con venie nce closing featur e.................8 7
Con venie nce openi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ....87
Opening .................................................8 5
Opening withth eSmar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 87
Pr oblem .................................................8 7
Ro ller sunblin d(elect ric) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 94
Size designation (tires) ........................... 529 Inde
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Inf
ormation ........ ............................. .....4 23
Int erch ang ingmobi lephon es.............. 424
Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................. 312
Mobile phonevoice recogni tion........... 427
No tes ................................................... 421
Oper ating modes ................................. 423
Re cep tion andtransm ission volume .... 427
Re placing mobilephones .................... 425
Se tting theringt one <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....427
Swi tching mob ile pho nes (NearFie ld
Co mmu nication(NF C))<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 426
Te lephon emen uov ervie w ...................4 22
Te lephon eopera tion............................ 427
Usin gNear FieldCommun ication
(NFC) .... ...............................................4 26
Vo ice com mand s(V oice ControlSy s‐
te m) .................................................. ... 325
Wi reless chargin g(mob ilephon ein
th ere ar passe nger com partment ).......1 52
Wi reless chargin g(mob ilephon e)........ 152
Te lephone number
Dialin g(on- boar dcom puter) ................ 312
Te lephon yoper ating mod es
Blue tooth®
Te lephon y.......................... 423
Te mp eratur e .............................................1 71 Te
mp eratur egr ade .................................. 526
Te xt messag es
Vo ice com mand s(V oice ControlSy s‐
te m) .................................................. ... 329
Te xt messag es
see Messag es
Themes ..................................................... 352
Call ingup ....................................... ..... 352
Dele ting .......................................... ..... 354
Fa stening ............................................. 352
Modifying ............................................ 353
Mo ving ................................................ 354
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 352
Thir dro w of sea ts...................................1 34
Fo lding backth ebac kres ton the
th ird row ofseats ................................ 135
Fo lding thebac kres ton theth ird row
of seats forw ards ............................ .....1 34
Ge tting in/ou t....... ..............................108
Thr oug h-loadin gfe atur e
see Seat
see Third rowofseats
Ti me
Manual timesettin g............................. 370 Se
tting thetime anddateaut omati‐
call y..................................................... 370
Se tting thetime zone.......................... 370
Se tting thetime/ datefo rm at .............. 370
TIN (TireIde ntificat ion Numbe r)........... .527
Ti re and Loading Information placard... 522
Ti re charact eristics ................................. 529
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re informa tion table .............................5 22
Ti re labeling .............................................5 26
Cha racter istics <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ........529
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................5 27
Load index..... ...................................... 529
Load-be aring capaci ty.........................5 29
Maxi mum tireloa d....... .......................528
Maxi mum tirepr essu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 528
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 526
Spee dra ting ........... .............................529
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 526
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 526
Ti re size designation ............................5 29
Tr act ion grade .....................................5 26 Inde
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Te
mp eratur egr ade .............................. 526
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
.. ...........................................................5 22
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ............................5 15
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 520
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 518
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .....5 16
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 526
Ti re size designation ............................5 29
TIREFIT kit....... ....................................495
Tr act ion grade .....................................5 26
Tr ead weargrade ............................ .....5 26
Un usual handlingch aract eristic s.........5 13
To llsy stem
Wi ndsh ield <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>170
To ngue weight .........................................5 66
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pTe ther .................................................. 62
To tal dist ance .......................................... 308
Displ aying ............................................ 308 To
uc hCon trol ...... .................................... 337
On-board computer ...... ....................... 303
Oper ating ............................................337
Se tting acoustic oper atingfe edbac k... 338
Se tting thesensit ivity..................... ..... 338
To uc hpad ..................................................339
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating haptic oper‐
atin gfe edbac k.....................................3 41
Oper ating ............................................ 339
Re adin gth ehandwr itingrecogni tion
al ou d <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011>340
Sele cting ast atio nand track.......... .....3 41
Se tting acoustic ope rating feedbac k... 341
Se tting thesensit ivity..................... ..... 340
To uc hscr een(media display)
Ent ering charact ers ........................ .....3 66
Oper ating ............................................338
Se tting acoustic oper atingfe edbac k... 339
To w- aw ay alar m
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............99
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>98
To w- bar system .......................................3 00
To w- star ting .............................................510 To
wing atrail er
No tes .................................................. 296
To wing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 506
To wing eye
Ins talling .............................................. 509
St or ag elocation ..................................5 09
To wing methods ...................................... 505
Tr actio ngr ade ......................................... 526
Tr af fic inf orma tion .................................. 406
Car -to- X- Comm unication.....................4 08
Displ aying thetra ffic map ...................4 06
Displ aying traffic inci dents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 407
Liv eTraf fic Inf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 406
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>406
Swi tching onthedispla y......................4 08
Tr af fic ma p
see Map
Tr af fic Sign Assis t...................................2 89
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 289
Se ttin g.................................................2 90
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 89
Tr aile rhitc h
At tach ing theball neck........................ 298 Inde
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Re
mo ving ............................................ 542
Re placing .................................... 534, 538
Re star tin gth etir epr essur eloss
wa rning system .............................. ..... 521
Re star tin gth etir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................5 20
Ro tating ........... ........... ...................... ...537
Sel ecti on ........... ..................................534
Sno wch ains .........................................5 14
Spee dra ting ........... .............................529
St or ing .................................................5 37
Te mp eratur egr ade .............................. 526
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
.. ............................ .......................... .....5 22
Ti re charact eristic s........................ ...... 529
Ti re pressur e(no tes) ............................5 15
Ti re pressur eloss warning system
(funct ion)............................................. 520
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 518
Ti re pressur eta ble .......................... .....5 16
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 526
Ti re size designation ........................ ....5 29
TIREFIT kit....... ....................................495
Tr act ion grade .....................................5 26
Tr ead weargrade .................................5 26 Un
usual handlingch aract eristic s.........5 13
Wi -Fi........ ..................................................372
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 372
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 372
Se tting upaho tspo t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 373
Wi ndo wcur tain airba g............................. 42
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Car e).......................................4 90
Wi ndshield ................................ 163, 164, 171
Defr osting ............. ...............................171
Infr ared reflect ive ........................... ..... 170
Ra dio wav es......................................... 170
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 163
Re placing wiperblades (MAGIC
VISI ONCONTR OL) ............................ ... 164
Wi ndshield
see Windsh ield
Wi ndshield heater................................... 177
Wi ndshield heating
see Windsh ield hea ter
Wi ndshield washer fluid .........................5 59
No tes .................................................. 559 Wi
ndshield washer system
To pping up...........................................4 82
Wi ndshield wipers
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............162
Re placing thewiper blades .................. 163
Re placing wiperblades (MAGIC
VISI ONCONTR OL) ............................... 164
Wi nter oper ation
Sno wch ains .........................................5 14
Wi per blades
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 490
Re placing .............................................1 63
Re placing (MAGIC VISIONCONTR OL)
.... .........................................................1 64
Wi reless chargin g
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 151
Mobile phone ....................................... 152
Mobile phone(rear passeng ercom‐
par tment )............................................ 152
Wi reless vehicl eco mp onent s
Dec laration ofcon form ity ...................... 27
Wo rkshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop 67
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