ESP MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

No
teso nn oise orunusua lhand ling charac‐
te rist ics
While driving ,pay attent ion tovibr ations, noises
and unusu alhandl ingcharact eristic s,e.g .pullin g
to one side. Thismayindicat ethat thew heels or
tir es ared amag ed.Ifyo us uspe ctthat at irei s
def ective, reduce your spee dimm ediat ely. Stop
th ev ehicle assoon aspossible tocheckt he
whee lsand tires ford ama ge.H idden tired am‐
ag ec ouldalso be cau sing theu nusual handling
ch aract eristic s.Ifyo uf ind nosign sofdam age,
ha ve thet ires and wheels checkeda taq ualified
spec ialistworks hop. No
teso nregular lyinspect ingwheels and
tir es &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from dam‐
ag ed tires
Dama gedt ires can cause tirep ressur eloss.
As aresult, youc ouldlose contro lo fyour
ve hicle. #
Chec kthe tires regular lyfors igns of
dama geand replace anyd amag edtires
immediat ely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofaquaplani ng duet o
insuf ficie nttiret read
Insu fficien ttiret read will result inreduced
tir eg rip. The tiret read isno long erable to
dissipat ewater.
This mean sthat inhea vyrain or slush the
ri sk ofhydroplaning isincr eased, inpar ticu‐
lar ifve hicle speed isno ta dap tedt os uit the
condi tions.
If th et irep ressur eist oo high ortool ow ,
tir es ma yexhib itdif fere nt leve ls of we arat
dif fere nt locati ons onthet irec ontact sur‐
fa ce. #
Thu s,yo us hould regular lych eckt he
tr ead depthand thec ondition ofthet ire
con tact surface across thee ntirew idth
of all tires. Minimum
tread depthfor:
R Summ ertires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm) #
Fors afet yr easons, replace thet ires
bef oret he legally prescr ibed limit for
th em inimum tread depthisreac hed. Car
ryout thef ollo wing checks on allwheels reg‐
ular ly,a tleas tonce amonthorasrequir ed, e.g.
pr ior toalon gjou rney ordrivin goff-roa d:
R Chec kthe tirep ressur e(/pag e448) .
R Visual lyinspect wheelsandtires ford ama ge.
R Chec kthe valvec aps.
The valves mus tbep rotected agains tmois‐
tur ea nd dirtbythe valvec aps appr oved
especiall yfor your vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Visual checko fthe tiret read dep thand the
tir ec ont act surface across thee ntirew idth.
The minimum tread depthfors ummer tires is
00CE in(3 mm) andforw inter tires 00CF in
(4 mm). 44
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Wheels andtires

allo
wthe TPMS tocontinu etof unction prop‐
er ly. The
system checks thet irep ressur eand thet ire
te mp eratur eofthe tires installed onthev ehicle
by means ofat irep ressu resensor .
Ne wt irep ressur esensor s,e.g. inwint ertires,
ar ea utomaticall ytaught -indur ing thef irst jou r‐
ne yt heya reused.
The tirep ressur eand thet iret em per atur e
appear inthem ultifunc tiondispla y
(/ page452).
If th er ei sas ubstantia lpress urel osso rift he
tir et em per atur eise xcessiv e,youw illbe warned
in thef ollo wing ways:
R Viad ispla ymessag es(/ page535)
R Viat he 0077 warning lam pint he instrument
clus ter( /pag e554)
The tirep ressu remonit oring system isonl yan
aid. Itis thed rive r's responsibili tyto setthe tire
pr essur etot he recomme ndedcoldtirep ress ure
su itab lefort he oper ating situation. Setthe tire
pr essur efor cold tires using atirep ressu re ga
ug e. No tethat thec orrect tirep ress uref or the
cur rent operati ng situa tionm ustfirst be taught -
in to thet irep ressur emonit oring system.
In mos tcases, thet irep ressur emonit oring sys‐
te mw illa utom atical lyupd atet he newr efer enc e
va lues afte ry ou have chang edthet irep ressur e.
Yo uc an,h ow ever,a lso updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestar tin gt he tirep ressur emonit oring
sy stem manuall y(/ pag e453).
Sy stem limit s
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing situations:
R The tirep ressur ehasbeen setinc orrectl y
R The reisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex am ple, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tir e
R Ther eisam alfu nctio ncausedb yanother
ra dio signal source
Be suretoa lso paya ttent ion tothef ollo wing
re lat ed topic:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448) Che
ckingt he tirep ressur ewitht he tirep res‐
sur em onitoring system
Re quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
On- boar dcom put er:
4 Service 5
Tires
One ofthef ollo wing displa ysappear s:
R Cur rent tirep ress ureo feachw heel: R
Tire pres sure willbedisplayed afterdriv inga
few minutes
R Tire Pres sure MonitorA ctive:t heteac h-in
pr oce ssofthes ystemi snotyetc omple te. 452
Wheels andtires

The
tirep ressur esarea lready being moni‐
to re d. #
Com parethe tirep ressur ewitht he recom‐
mend edtirep ress uref or thec urrent operat‐
ing cond ition (/ page 449). Observet he
no teso ntiret em per atur e(/pag e448).
% The values displa yedi nt he multifunction dis‐
pla ym aydeviat efromt hose ofthet irep res‐
sur egaug eastheyr efer tosea leve l.At high
altitudes, thet irep ressur evalues indicated
by ap ressur egaug earehigh erthan those
sho wnbytheo n-boar dcom put er.Int his
case, donotreduce thet irep ressur e.
Mak esuret oo bser vethef ollo wing further rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448)
Re star ting thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m
Re quirement s:
R The recomme ndedtirep ress urei sc orrectl y
se tfor ther espectiv eoper ating condition on
eac hofthe four wheel s(/ pag e448). Re
star tt he tirep ressur emonit oring system in
th ef ollo wing situations:
R The tirep ressur ehaschang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyi ns talled.
On- boar dcom put er:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Swipe down wardso nTouc hControl on the
lef t-hand sideofthes teer ing wheel.
The Use Current Pressures asNew Refer-
ence Values? messageiss hown inthem ulti‐
func tion displa y. #
Press 0076 toconf irmt herestar t.
The Run FlatIndicat orRest arted mes sageis
sho wninthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Cur rent wa rning mess ages ared eleteda nd
th e0077 yello ww arning lampgoes out.
Af tery ou have driven foraf ewmin utes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thec urrent tirep res‐
su resa rewit hin thes pecif iedrang e. The cur‐
re nt tirep ress ures aret hen accep teda sref‐
er ence values andmon itor ed. Mak
esuret oo bser vethef ollo wing further rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448) Whe
elsand tires 453

and
one-h alftim esaswellon theg ove rnment
te st trac ka sat ireg rade d1 00.
The relativ eperform anc eoftires depen dsupon
th ea ctual conditions oftheir use, howe ver,and
ma ydepar tsign ifican tlyf romt henor md ueto
va riatio nsindrivin ghabit s,ser vicep ractice sand
dif fere nces inroad charact eristic sa nd clim ate
con dition s.
Tr actio ngrade &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinade‐
qu atet raction
The tract ion grade assig nedtothis tirei s
based onstra ight -ahead brakin gtraction
te sts, and does notinclude either acceler a‐
tion, corner ing, hydroplaning orpeak traction
ch aract eristic s. #
Alw aysa dap tyour driving stylea nd
dr ivea tas peed tosuit thep reva ilin g
traf fica nd weather condition s. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nf rom
wheelspin #
Avoid wheelspin. The
traction classes, from highes ttol owe st,a re
AA ,A,Ba ndC.Tho segrad es repr esent thet ire's
ability tostop onwetpave ment asmeasu red
unde rcontrol ledc ondition sonspec ified govern‐
ment test sur faces ofasp haltand concr ete. A
tir em arke dCm ayhave poor traction perform ‐
anc e.
Te mp eratur eg rade &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from tire
ove rheating andtiref ailur e
The temp eratur egrade fort his tirei se stab‐
lishe dfor atiret hat isproper lyinf lated and
no to verloaded. Excessiv espeed, underinfla‐
tion, orexc essiv eloading, either separ ately
or incombin ation,cancause excessiv eheat
build-up andpossible tiref ailur e. #
Obser vether ecom mende dtirep res‐
su resa nd regular lych eckt he tirep res‐ sur
eofalltir es including thes par e
wheel. #
Adjus tthe tirep ressur easneces sary. The
temp eratur egrades areA( theh ighes t),B
and C.The yrepr esent thet ire's resis tance tothe
ge ner ation ofhea tand itsability todissipat e
heat when tested under controlled conditions on
as pecif iedindoor laborator yt estw heel. Sus‐
ta ined hightemp eratur ecan cause them ater ial
of thet iret od egener atea nd reduce tirel ife, and
exc essiv etem per atur ecan lead tosudden tire
fa ilur e.Grade Ccorresponds toaleve lofp er‐
fo rm anc ewhicha llpasse nger car tires mus t
mee tunde rthe Feder alMo torS afet yS tandar d
No. 109. Grade sBa ndArepr esent higher leve ls
of per form anc eonthe labor ator yt estw heel
th an them inimum requ ired bylaw. DO
T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TIN) US
tirer egulations stipulat ethat everytire man‐
uf actu rero rretre ad er mu stimprint aTINinor
on thes ide wallof eac htirep roduced. 460
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%
The datashown inthei mag eise xamp le
dat a.
The TINisau niq ue iden tificat ion num berto
ident ifytires and comprises thef ollo wing:
R DOT(Depar tment ofTranspo rtation ):tir e
symb olmar ks1 indic atingthat thet ire
com plies withthe requ iremen tsof theU S
Depar tmentofTrans por tatio n.
R Man ufac tur eride ntificat ion code: manu‐
fa ctur eridentif ication code 2cont ains
de tails ofthet irem anuf actur er.N ew tires
ha ve ac odew itht wo symbo ls.Retrea de d
tir es have ac odew ithf our symbols .Further
inf ormation onretrea de dt ires (/ page 467). R
Tire size: identif ier3 descr ibesthet ire
size.
R Tire type code: tiret ypec ode4 can be
us ed bythem anuf actur eras ac ode to
descr ibespecif icch aract eristic so fthe tire.
R Manuf acturingdate:manuf acturingdate
5 prov ides informatio nabout thea geofa
tir e. The 1sta nd 2nd position srepr esent the
cal enda rweek and the3 rdand 4thp osition s
st at et he year ofman ufact ure( e.g. "32 08"
re pr esent sthe 32nd week of2008 ). Inf
ormat iononthem axim um tirel oad %
The datashown inthei mag eise xamp le
dat a.
Max imum tirel oad 1isthem aximum permissi‐
ble weight forw hich thet irei sa ppr ove d.
Do noto verload thet ires by exceed ingthes peci‐
fi ed load limit. Themaximum permissible load
can befound onthev ehicle's Tire and Loadi ng
In fo rm atio nplacar donthe B-pillar onthed riv‐
er's side (/page454). Specif
ications form aximum tirep ress ure %
The data sho wninthei mag eise xamp le
dat a. Whee
lsand tires 46
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Un
ifor mT ireQ uality Grading Standar ds:a
unif orms tandar dtog rade theq ualit yoftires
wit hregardt ot read qualit y,tiret racti on and
te mp eratur echar acteristics. Thequalit ygradin g
asses smentismade bythem anuf actur erfollo w‐
ing spec ificat ions from theU .S.government. The
qu alit ygrade ofat irei simp rint ed on thes ide
wa llof thet ire.
Re comm endedtirep ressu re:th er ecom men‐
ded tirep ress urei st he tirep ressur especif ied
fo rt he tires mount edtothev ehicle atthef ac‐
to ry.
The tirea nd information table con tains ther ec‐
omm ended tirep ress ures forc old tires, them ax‐
imum permissible loadandthem aximum per‐
missible vehicle speed.
The tirep ressur etable contains ther ecom men‐
ded tirep ress ures forc old tires under various
oper ating condit ions,i.e.loading and/orspeed
of thev ehicle.
Incr eased vehicl eweight duetooptiona l
eq uip ment :th ec ombin edweight ofall standar d
and optio nal equipme ntavailable fort he vehicle, re
ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actually installed on
th ev ehicle ornot.
Rim: thep arto fthe wheel onwhic hthe tirei s
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross AxleW eight Ratin g):th eG AWR
is them aximum permissible axleload. The
actual loadonanaxle mustnever exc eed the
gr os sa xle weight rating .The gross axlew eight
ra ting canbefound onthev ehicle identification
plat eonthe B‑pillar onthed rive r's side.
Speed ratin g:thes peed rating ispa rtof thet ire
identif ication .Its pecif iesthes peed rang ef or
whic hatirei sa ppr ove d.
GV W( Gross Vehicl eW eight ):th eg ross vehicle
we ight comprises thew eight ofthev ehicle
including fuel,tools, thes par ew heel, accesso‐
ri es installed, occupant s,lugg agea nd thet railer
dr aw bar nose weight ,ifa pplicable. Thegros s
ve hicle weight mustnotexc eed theg ross vehicle
we ight rating GVWR asspecif iedonthev ehicle
identif ication plateonthe B‑pillar onthed rive r's
side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eW eight Ratin g):th e
GV WR isthem aximum permitt edgross weight of
thef ully laden vehicle (weight ofthev ehicle
including allaccessor ies,occupants, fuel,lug‐
ga ge and thet railer draw bar nose weight ifappli‐
cable). Thegros sv ehicle weight rating issp eci ‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plateonthe
B‑pi llar on thed rive r's side.
Maxim umweight ofthel ad en vehicl e:the
maximu mweight isthes um ofthec urb weight
of thev ehicle, thew eight ofthea ccesso ries, the
maximu mloada nd thew eight ofoption aleq uip‐
ment installed atthef act ory.
Kilop ascal(kP a): metric unit fort irep ressu re.
6.9 kPac orresponds to1p si.A nother unit for
tir ep ress urei sb ar.1 00 kilop ascal(kP a) equals
1b ar.
Lo ad inde x:inadd ition tothel oad-bear ing
inde x,thel oad indexmayalso beimprint ed on
th es ide wallof thet ire. This specif iesthel oad-
bear ingcapacity ofthet irem orep recisel y.
Cur bw eight :th ew eight ofav ehicle withstand‐
ar de quipme ntinc ludin gthe maximum capacity
of fuel, oiland coolant. Italso includes thea ir
con ditionin gsystema ndoption aleq uipment if Wheels
andtires 465

Cha
nging awheel No
teso ns electing, installing andreplac ing
tir es Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Yo uc an ask fori nfor mation rega rding permitted
wheel/ tirec om binat ionsatan aut hor ized
Mer cede s-Ben zCent er. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oincor‐
re ct dimensi onsofwhe elsa nd tires
If whe elsa nd tires ofthew rong size are
ins talled, thew heel brak es orwheel suspen‐
sion componen tsma ybed amag ed. #
Alw aysr eplace wheels andtires wit h
th ose that fulf illthes pecif ication sof
th eo riginal part.
When replacing wheels, makesuret of itth e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on R
Mod el
Whe nreplacing tires, mak esuret oinstallth e
cor rect:
R Desi gnati on
R Manuf actu rer
R Model &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecif iedtirel oad rating orthe
per missible speedrating
Ex cee ding thes pecif iedtirel oad rating or
th ep ermissible speedrating maylea dt ot ire
da ma geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Ther efor e, onl yusetiret ypes andsizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. *
NO
TEVehicle andtired amag ethrough
tir et ypes and sizes that have notb een
ap prove d Fo
rs afet yr easons, onlyusetires, wheel s
and accessories whic hhave been speciall y
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Ben zfor your vehicle.
These tires ares pecially adaptedt ot he con‐
tr ol systems, suchasA BS,ESP ®
and
4MA TIC,andmarkeda sfollo ws:
R MO =Mercedes-Ben zOriginal
R MOE =Mercedes-Ben zOriginal Extended
(r un-f lattireo nlyf or cer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mercedes -Benz Original (onlycer‐
ta in AMG tires)
Cer tain charact eristic s,suc hashandlin g,
ve hicle noise emissions, consumption, etc.
ma yother wise beadv ersely affect ed. Fur‐
th er mor e,other tires izes could result inthe
tir es rubbing agains tthe body andaxle com‐
ponents whenloaded. Thiscould result in
damag etot he tireo rthe vehicle. Wheels
andtires 46
7

Onl
yusetires, wheels andaccessor iesthat
ha ve been checkeda nd recomme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. *
NO
TERisk todriving safetyf romr etre a‐
de dt ires Re
trea de dt ires aren eith er tested nor recom‐
mend edbyMer cedes-Ben z,since prev ious
damag ecanno ta lway sb ed etect edon
re trea de dt ires .
Fo rthis reason drivin gsafet yc anno tb eg uar ‐
ant eed. #
Donotu se used tire si fy ou have no
inf orma tiona bout their prev ious usage. *
NO
TEPossible damag etow heels ortires
when drivin govero bstacle s Larg
ewheelsh ave alow ertires ection width.
The lowe rthe tires ect ion widt h,theg reater
is ther isk ofdama getowheels ortires when
dr ivin govero bstacle s. #
Avoid obstacle so rdrive particular ly
car efu lly. *
NO
TEDama getoelectr oniccomponen t
par tsfrom theu seoftire-moun tingtools Ve
hicl eswith atirep ress urem onit oring
sy stem: Electronic component partsare
locat edinthew heel. Tire -mou nting tools
should notb eu sed inthea reao fthe valve.
This could other wise damag ethe electr onic
com ponent parts. #
Have thet ires chang edataq ualif ied
spec ialistworks hop only. *
NO
TEDama getosummer tires atlow
ambient temp eratur es At
lowa mbien ttem per atur es,tear sc oul d
fo rm when drivin gw iths umm ertires, caus‐
ing perman entdamag etot he tires. #
Attemp eratur esbelo w45°F(7° C),
use M+S tires . Ac
cess oryp arts that aren otappr ovedfor your
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben zorare notb eing used
cor rectl yc an impairth eo per ating safety.
Bef orep urch asing andusing non-appr oved
acc esso ries, visit aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop
and inquirea bout :
R Suit ability
R Leg alstipulation s
R Factor yr ecom mendatio ns &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent with high
per form anc etires
The spec ialtiret read incom binatio nwitht he
op timized tirec om pound means that ther isk
of skid ding orhydroplaning onwetroads is
incr eased .
In addi tion ,the tireg ripi sg reatl yr educed at
al ow outside temp eratur eand tirer unn ing
te mp eratur e. #
Switc honthe ESP ®
and adap tyour
dr iving stylea ccor dingly. #
Use M+S tirea toutside temp eratur es
of less than 10 °C (50 °F). 468
Wheels andtires

Emer
gency spar ewheel No
teso nthe eme rgency sparewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tired imensi ons
The wheelor tires ize and thet iret ype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ew heel tobe replaced maydiffe r. Mount‐
ing anemer gency sparewheel/ sparewheel
ma yseve rely im pa irth ed riving charact eris‐
tic s.
To preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adapty our driving stylea ccor dinglyand
dr ivec arefull y. #
Neverm ount morethan one emer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyusean emer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofad iffe re nt size briefly. #
Donots witcho ffESP ®
. #
>Ha vethee mer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofad iffe re nt size replaced
at then ear estq ualif iedspec ialistwork‐ shop.
Theneww heel musthave the
cor rect dimensi ons. Ch
eckt he tirep ressur eofthe emer gency spare
wheel installed. Correct thep ressur easneces ‐
sar y.
The maximum permissible speedwitha ne mer‐
ge ncy sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/ h).
Do notins tallth ee mer gency sparewheel with
sn ow chains .
Re place thee mer gency sparewheel afte rs ix
ye arsa tthe latest,re ga rdless ofwe ar.
% Ve
hicl eswith atirep ress urem onit oring
sy stem: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is
ins talled thet irep ressur emonit oring system
cann otfunction reliabl y.Fo raf ewmin utes
af te ra ne mer gency sparewheel isins talled,
th es ystemm aystill displa ythe tirep ressur e
of ther emo vedw heel. Onlyrestart thes ys‐
te ma gain when thee mer gency sparewheel
has been replaced withan ewwheel. Be
suretoa lso obse rvet he follo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page454)
R Tire pressur etable (/page449) Whe
elsand tires 47
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Oper
ating fluids No
teso no per ating fluids Mer
cedes- AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom oper ating
fl uids harmfulto your healt h
Oper atingfluids maybep oisonous and harm‐
ful toyour healt h. #
Obs erve thet exto nthe original con‐
ta iner swhen using, stor ing ordisposing
of oper ating fluids. #
Alw ayss tore oper ating fluids seale din
th eir original container s. #
Alw aysk eep childr enaway from oper at‐
ing fluids. &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els areh ighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kinga nd creat ion
of spar ksmus tbea voided. #
Swit chofft he ignition and,ifav ailable,
th es tatio nar yheat er,b efor ea nd while
re fuel ingthev ehicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arep oisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donots wa llowf uel orleti tc om einto
co ntact withs kin, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th er efueling proces s.
If yo uo rother people comeintoc ont act with
fuel, obser vethef ollo wing: #
Immediat elyr ins efueloffyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intoc ont act withyour
ey es, immediat elyr ins ethem thor‐ oughl
ywithc lean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eintoc ontact with fuel . +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tallyi rre‐
sponsibl edisposa l #
Dispose ofoper ating fluids inan envi‐
ro nment ally responsible manner. Oper
ating fluids include thef ollo wing:
R Fuels
R Lubricant s
R Coolant
R Brak ef luid
R Windsh ield wa sher fluid
R Climat econtrol system refrig er ant 482
Tech nica ldata