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397 Operation
Tires and wheels
If applicable to your vehicle’s tire configu-
ration, tires can be rotated according to
the tire manufacturer’s recommended in-
tervals in the tire manufacturer’s warranty
pamphlet located in your vehicle literature
portfolio. If none is available, tires should
be rotated every 3 000 to 6 000 miles
(5 000 to 10 000 km), or sooner if neces-
sary, according to the degree of tire wear.
The same rotation (spinning) direction
must be maintained (
page 365).
Rotate tires before the characteristic tire
wear pattern becomes visible (shoulder
wear on front tires and tread center wear
on rear tires).
Thoroughly clean the mounting face of
wheels and brake disks, i.e. the inner side
of the wheels/tires, during each rotation.
Check for and ensure proper tire inflation
pressure.For information on wheel change, see “Flat
tire” (
page 492).
Warning!G
Have the tightening torque checked after
changing a wheel. Wheels could become
loose if not tightened with a torque of
110 lb-ft (150 Nm).
Only use genuine Mercedes-Benz wheel
bolts specified for your vehicle’s rims.

564 Index
Checking 373
Checking manually 373
Checking tire pressure electronically,
Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (Advanced TPMS)*, (Canada
only) 379
Checking tire pressure electronically,
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS), (USA only) 376
Recommended tire inflation
pressure 371
Tires 363, 529
Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (Advanced TPMS)*, (Canada
only) 379
Air pressure 393
Care and maintenance 364
Cleaning 365
Collapsible tire, Spare wheel 532
Combination low tire pressure/TPMS
malfunction telltale, USA only 27
Direction of rotation, Spinning 365
Driving instructions 343
Hydroplaning 344
Important guidelines 363
Important notes, Tire inflation pressure 372
Inflation pressure 371, 373
Inspection 364
Load rating 384, 385, 395
Loading terminology 393
Loading the vehicle 366
Low tire pressure telltale 422
Ply composition and material
used 396
Retreads 363
Rims and tires 529
Rotating 396
Run Flat Indicator (Canada only) 374
Service life 364
Sizes 529
Snow chains 399
Spare wheel, Collapsible tire 532
Speed rating 345, 386, 396
Storing 365
Temperature 372, 392
Terminology 393
TIN 388, 395
Tire Identification Number see TIN
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)*, (USA only) 376
Total load limit 396TPMS malfunction telltale (USA
only) 422
Traction 344, 392, 396
Tread depth 365, 398
Treadwear indicators 365
Vehicle maximum load on 396
Wear pattern 397
Winter tires 398
Tongue Weight Rating see TWR
Tools 467
Top tether
Children in the vehicle 87
Towing eye bolts 515
Towing the vehicle 513
Tow-starting 511, 513
TPMS (USA only) 376
Traction 396
ETS/4-ETS, Driving safety
systems 103
Transmission see Automatic transmission
Traveling abroad 348
Tread 396
Tread depth 365
Treadwear indicators 396
Trip computer 185
Trip odometer 155

566 Index
W
Warning indicators
Parktronic* 283
Warning lamps see Lamps, Indicator and
warning
Warning sounds
Distance warning function* 275
Distronic* (Canada only) 266
Exterior lamps 67
Parking brake 57
Parktronic system* 284
Seat belt telltale 85, 420, 421
Warranty coverage 10, 523
Washer fluid see Windshield washer fluid
Washer reservoir level 362
Washing the vehicle 403
Wear pattern, Tires 397
Weights, Vehicle 535
Wheel
Bolts 498
Change 492
Removing 497
Spare 532
Tightening torque 501Wheels
Sizes 529
Wheels, Tires and 363
Window curtain air bags 76
Windows see Power windows
Windshield
Cleaning 409
Defogging 216, 230
Infrared reflecting* 336
Washer fluid 544
Windshield washer fluid 362
Messages in the multifunction
display 461
Mixing ratio 544
Refilling 362
Reservoir level 362
Windshield washer system 362, 544
Windshield wipers 59
Cleaning wiper blades 409
Fast continuous wiping 60
Fast intermittent wiping 60
Rear window wiper/washer 61
Replacing wiper blades 489
Slow continuous wiping 60
Slow intermittent wiping 60Winter driving
Snow chains 399
Tires 398
Winter driving instructions 346
Winter tires 398
Wiping and washing simultaneously 62
Wood trims, cleaning 412