sensor MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2022 Owner's Guide

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother object scould oth‐
er wise bedamag ed. Re
quirement s:
R The camera menuis open.
R Or:Ac tivePa rking Assistis act ive.
R Or:th ePA RK TRONI Cpop- upwin dow
appear s. #
Tap= inthecent raldispla y.
If th eindicat orlam pis lit, Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis act ive. Ifth eindicat orlam pis
no tlit or theé symbol appearsin theins tru‐ ment
cluster,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no t
act ive.
% Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theengine isstar ted.
Alt ernativ ely,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Ccan be
act ivat ed ordeac tiva tedin thequ ick acc ess
men u.
Se tting thewa rning tones ofParking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Parkin g
Se tting thevo lum eor pit ch ofthewa rning
to nes #
Setth edesir edleve lunder Volume orTone
Pitc h.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaudi ofa deo ut #
Activateor deacti vate Aud ioFad eout.
The volume ofthecur rentl ypl ay ing media
sour ceisreduced during aPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwa rning tone.
or #
Swi tchAud ioFad eou tWhe nin Ron oroff.
The volume ofthecur rentl ypl ay ing media
sour ceisreduced whenreve rsege ar is
eng aged.
Se tting thetim eof thewa rnings #
Selec tTime ofWarnin g. #
Setth etime forth ewa rning. Ac
tiv ePa rking Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv ePa rking Assis t
Ac tivePa rking Assistis an elect ronic parking
assis tance system, whic huses ultrasound with
th eassis tance ofthere ar vie wcam eraand sur‐
ro und viewcam era. When youar edr ivin gfo r‐
wa rdsup toappr oximat ely22 mph(35 km/h),
th esy stem automaticall ymeasur espar king
spaces onboth sides oftheve hicle.
Ac tivePa rking Assistof fers thefo llo wing func‐
tion s:
Ve hicles withre ar vie wcam era
R Parking inpar kingspaces parallel tothero ad Dr
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The
radar sensor sin thebum peralso monit or
th ear ea adjacen tto theve hicle.
The cross traf fic wa rning isact ive under thefo l‐
lo wing condition s:
R Warn ingforCross Traffic,Rear :th eve hicle is
dr iving inreve rseat aspeed slowerth an
appr ox.6 mp h(1 0 km/h).
R Warning forCross Traffic, Front:th eve hicle
is driving forw ards ataspee dslo werth an
appr ox.6 mp h(1 0 km/h) andthecamer a
imag eis sho wnonthecent raldispla y
(/ page259 ).
The Warn ingforCross Traffic,Fro ntcan be
deact ivat ed oract ivat ed intheManeuverin g
Assist ancemenu (/page27 1).
If acr itica lsitua tionisde tected, thefo llo wing
symbol appearsin redin theselect edviewin the
Camer a& Park ingmen u: Warn
ingforCros sTraf fic,Rear :th eve hicle can
be aut omaticall ybr ak ed ifcr oss traf fic is de tec‐
te d.
% Ifth ecr oss traf fic wa rning isno tav ailable,
th eL symbol appearsin gray .If th e
Camer a& Park ingmen uis no topen edon
th ecent raldispla y,thesymbol andpop-up of
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cbo th appear .
The cross traf fic wa rning isonl yan aid and nota
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof the
cr oss traf fic wa rning
The cross traf fic wa rning cannotalw ays
cle arly ident ifyobje ctsand traf fic situ ations. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on thecr oss
tra ffic wa rning alone. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve as nec ‐
essar y,prov ided thetra ffic situat ion
per mitsand that itis saf eto take eva‐
siv eact ion. Sy
stem limit s
The system limits ofActivePa rking Assistappl y
(/ page263).
If th era dar sensor sar eobs truct edbyvehicles
or other object s,de tection isno tpos sible.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th ecr oss traf fic wa rn‐
ing isno tav ailable:
R Onincline s
Ma neuv ering brak efu ncti on
The man euvering brak efun ction can preve ntcol ‐
li si ons with pedes trians when theve hicle is
bac king upatslo wspeeds. Ifth ere ar vie wcam ‐
er ade tects aper son intheve hicle path,the
ve hicle canbebrak ed toast ands till.
The man euvering brak efun ction can interve ne
und erthefo llo wing condition s:
R The vehicle isbac king upataspeed slower
th an 6mp h(1 0 km/h). 27
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Driving and parking

Using
theto uc hscr een 1
Fing erpr int sensor
2 Switc hestheMBUX multimedia system onor
of f
3 Switc hesthemut efunc tion on/off
4 Toadjus tth evo lume
Pr ess 0058or0064 orswipe overth ebutt on #
Toselect amenu item orentr y:tapon a
symbol oran ent ry. #
Toincr ease thema pscale: taptwice
qu ickl ywit hone fing er. #
Toreduce themap scale :ta pwit htw ofin‐
ge rs. #
Toent ercharact erswi th theke ypad: tap
on abutt on. #
Tonavig atein menus: swipeup,down, left
or right. #
Touse handwr itingtoent ercharact ers:
wr ite th ech aract erwit hon efing er on the
to uc hsc reen. #
Tozoo minand outofthema p:mo vetwo
fi ng ersto get her orapar t. #
Toenlar georreduce thesize ofase cti on
of awe bsit e:mo vetwofing ersto get her or
apar t. #
Totur nthe digital map: turncou nter-clo ck‐
wise orcloc kwis eusing twofing ers. #
Tomo vethedigita lma p:touc hth e
to uc hsc reen and moveyour fing er inany
di re ction. #
Tosave thedes tina tion inthedigita l
ma p:touc hth eto uc hsc reen and hold until a
messag eis sho wn. #
Tocall upthehom escr een: swipe upwith
th re efing ersin an applica tion. #
Tosetth evo lum eon ascale: touc hth e
to uc hsc reen and movethefing er tothelef t
or right. #
Tocall upagl obal menu intheap plica ‐
tions :to uc hth eto uc hsc reen and hold until
th eOption smenu appear s. Fu
nction oftheMB UX Voice Assis tant &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uoper ateinf ormat ionand comm unic a‐
tio neq uipme ntintegratedin theve hicle 282
MBUX multimedia system

The
driver camer amus tbe setup forfa ce detec‐
tion beforeus e. Teac hin g-in biom etric da ta
( / pag e292).
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R The camera isco veredor dir ty,fo gg ed up or
scr atc hed.
R The driver's face and /or eyesar eco vered.
R The driver iswe aring glasses that bloc kinf ra‐
re d.
Displa ymessag es
In thefo llo wing situat ionsdispla ymess ages ma y
be sho wn:
R The driver camera isinope rativ e.
The cam erais faulty .
The Driver Camer aIn oper ativeSee Oper a-
to r's Man ualmes sageappear s.
R The driver cam eracan notcap tureth eposi‐
tion ofyour head. The
Chan gethest eer ing wheel /seat posi-
tio nunt il6 dot sare visible ontheupper
edge ofthesc ree n.mes sageappear s.
R The viewof thedr iver camer ais reduced or
re strict ed.
The Drive rCa mera ViewCu rrentl yRe stricte d
See Operator'sManua lmess ageap pea rs.
No teson car e
Please complywit hth eno teson car ing forth e
int erior (/ page340 ). Switc
hingthedr iver cam eraon oroff Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
System
5 Intelligent Assistance #
Select OnorOff.
When thedr iver camer ais switc hedoff,th efo l‐
lo wing functionsar eno tav ailable orlimit ed:
R The 3Ddriver displa y(/ page27 2)
R TheMB UX aug mented realit yHead -upDis‐
pla y(/ page27 4) R
Themi crosl eep detection ofATTENTION
ASS IST(/ page21 6)
R Thefa cia lre cogni tion
Thi sfuncti onser vesas sensor input for
aut hen ticatio nand unlocking oftheuser pro‐
fi le and protect edapplications
(/ page292).
R Multimodality
This function activ ates theMBUX Voice
Ass ista nt with eyecon trol, e.g. forth econ fir‐
mation ofadisp lay messa gebyvoice. Inf
orma tion onuser s,sugg estions andfavo r‐
it es &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment ofthedr iver's seat
af te rcall ing upadr iver profile
Selecting auser profile ma ytrigg eran
adju stment ofthedr iver's seat totheposi‐
tion save dunder theuser profile. Youor
ot her vehicle occupants couldbeinjur edin
th epr ocess. 290
MBUX multimedia system

#
Mak esur eth at when theposition of
dr iver's seat isbeing adjustedusing the
multime diasystem, nopeople orbody
par tsarein theseat's rang eof mo ve‐
ment.
If th er eis arisk ofsomeone becoming trap‐
ped, stop theadjus tmentpr ocess immedi‐
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning mess ageon thecen‐
tra ldispla y.
or #
b)Press amemor yposition buttonora
seat adjus tmentswitc hon thedr iver's
door .
The adjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. The
driver's seat iseq uipped withan access pre‐
ve nter.
If th edr iver's door isopen, thedr iver's seat will
no tbe setaf te rcall ing upthedr iver's profile. User
profiles and user -specif iccont ent
Pr ereq uisit esforth eve hicle owner :
R Youha ve aMer cedesme user accoun t.
R Youha ve aMer cedesme PIN.
R Youha ve agreed tothete rm sof use.
R The vehicle islink edtoaMer cedesme user
acc oun t.
% Ifon eof thepr e-r equisit eslistedis missing
or ifno user profile has been select ed,the
dat adescr ibedinthefo llo wing sectionwill
be save din theve hicle asthest andar dse t‐
tin g.Standar dse tting scan bechang edbyall
ve hicle users.
User profiles save per sonal settings. Ifth eve hi‐
cle isused byseveralpeople, aper son can
ch ang eth eir profile settings without chang ing
th ese ttings ofother user s.
Yo ucan individ ualiz eauser profile intheve hicle
using these t-up assis tant or using these ttings
in your user profile. Some setting s,e.g .th e
Mer cedes mePIN and apr ofile pho toaremade
in theMer cedes meapp orintheMer cedes me
Po rtal. User
-spec ific con tent and applica tions with per‐
sonal dataar epr otect edbydiffere nt leve ls of
secur ity.To acc ess protect edcon tent, the
Mer cedes mePIN and, depending ontheve hicle
eq uipment, biometric sensor scan beused.
% The secur ityleve lis setby themultimedia
sy stem and calculat edfrom thecombin ation
of all sensor inputs. Some securityleve ls
can notbe turned off.
% When auser profile isact ivat ed, thefo llo w‐
ing person alized comfort systems, forex am‐
ple, canbeadjus tedor their settings loaded:
R Seat
R Ambien tlight
R Outside mirrors
R Blinds
R Aircondi tioningadjus tment
If th euser profile isactiv ated when driving
th en thedr iver's seat position willnotbe
adjus ted. MBUX
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#
Todel etecum ulatedsug gestions: select
Reset Sugges tionHistoryand confirm Ja
(Y es).
Pr otecting user-specif iccont entand applica ‐
tions
If yo uadd ane wuser ,acc ess protect ion is
alr eady activated forth euser profile. The
Mer cedes mePIN and, depending ontheve hicle
eq uipment, biometric sensor sar eav ailable for
acc ess. Biometric sen sorsmus tbe taught inin
th eve hicle. Theauthenticat ionprocess then
ta ke sall taught -inand available sensorsint o
acc oun t.
The follo wing user-specificcon tent and applica ‐
tio ns arepr otect ed, forex am ple:
R User selectionand user profile setting s
R Biometric sen sors
The teac hin g-in of biom etric senso rsispro‐
te cted.
R Sug gestions
The dataand determ inat ionofthemos t
pr obable navig ation destinat ions, media sour
ces, radio statio ns,con tacts and mes‐
sag esarepr otect ed.
R ENE RGIZING COACH
The recorded health da ta and their evaluatio n
ar epr otect ed.
R Mer cedes meconnect stor e
The purchase ofser vices isprotect ed. #
Switc hProtec tConten ton oroff. #
Switc hAcc ess Protec tiononoroff.
% When access protect ion isswitc hedoff,yo ur
user profile can beacc essedand chang ed
fr om everyvehicle seat.
% Access protect ion isswitc hedonoroffon a
ve hicle-specif icbasis.
Te ac hing in,editi ngand deleting biometric
data
The biome tric dat amode lsaresa ve din thesen‐
sor sin theve hicle. Ifre cogni tionhasbee n
ta ught -in,th is sen sor servesas acont ribut ory
fa ct or forau thent ication onthemultimedia sys‐
te m. #
Select Protect Content . #
Select FacialRecog nition, Fingerpri ntRecog -
nition orVoice Recog nition.
% Ifnecessar y,aut hen ticateyo urself onthe
multime diasystem. #
Touse face recognit ion:closethedr iver's
door orfasten thedr iver's seat belt. #
Look atthedr iver displa yfo rabo utfive sec‐
onds.
Yo ur face isscanne d.Amess agein thedr iver
displa ysho wswhe ther facia lre cogni tionwas
successful ornot.Yo ucan unlo ckyour user
pr ofile and protect edapplications withth e
fa cia lscan. #
Touse fing erpr int :place andliftyo ur fing er
se veraltim eson thefing erpr int sens orund er
th eto uc hsc reen .
The fing er issca nned .If th escann ingproce‐
dur eis success ful,amessag eappear son the
centr aldispl ay.Yo ucan unlo ckyour user pro‐
fi le and protect edapplications withyo ur fin‐
ge rpr int. MBUX
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Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand *
NO
TEEngi nedama gedue towa ter
ing ress #
Take car eno tto point thewa terje t
dir ectly towa rdsth eair inle tgr ille belo w
th ehood. Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inanumb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl yper mitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewa rmwaterusi ng
a sof tcar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosetheve hicle offwit hwa terand
dr yusi ng ach amois .
% Obse rveth eno teson thecar eof vehicle
par ts(/ page338). No
teson paint work/ma tte finish paint work
car e To
avo iddamagin gth epaintw orkand interfering
wi th thedr iving assistance systems, please
obser vethefo llo wing notes:
Pa int
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels andgreases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl ywi th aclo thsoak edinpe tro‐
leum ether orlight erfluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit hadam p
clo thand clean water.
R Tarst ains :use tarre mo ver.
R Wax:usesilicone remo ver.
R Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als. Onlyha ve film attached tothebum per
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher eposs ible. Mat
tefinish
R Onlyuse carepr oducts approvedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als. Onlyha ve film attached tothebum per
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Donotpolish theve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothe
lat estengin eering standar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal
ho twa xtrea tment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolish‐
ing prod ucts ,gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
In theev ent ofpaintw orkdamag e:
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Mak esur eth era dar sensor sfunc tion
(/ page21 0). No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐ Ma
intena nce and care33
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observethe
no teson cleaning andcareof thefo llo wing vehi‐
cle parts:
Wheels andrims
R Use waterand acid-free alloy wheel cleaners.
R Donotuse acidic alloywheel cleanersto
re mo vebrak edus t.This could damag ewheel
bolts andbrak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w minut
esafte rclea ning beforepar king it.The
br ak ediscs andbrak epa dswarm upand dry
out .
Wi ndo ws
R Clean thewindo wsinsid eand outs idewitha
dam pclo thand withacle anin gag ent recom‐
mend edforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
ba sed cleani ng agents tocle an theinside of
windo ws.
% Afterch ang ingthewiper blades ortreating
th eve hicle withwa x,cle an thewindshield
th or oughly withcleaning agents recomme n‐
ded forMer cedes-Benz. Failur eto obser ve
th eapplication instruction sma yre sult in
damag e,smear marksorblinding spots.
% Remo veextern al fogging ordir ton thewind‐
shield infront ofthemultifunc tioncamer a.
Ot her wise, driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems maybe impair edornotav ail‐
able (/page21 0). Wi
per blades
R Movethewiper arms intoth ere placemen t
position (/page16 0).
R With thewiper arms folded out,clean the
wiper blades withadam pclo th.
% Mak esur eth at thewiper blades arecoat ed.
The coatin gcan leaveresidues onaclo th.
Do notru bth ewiper blades excess ively or
cle an them tooof ten.
Ex terior light ing
R Clean thelenses withawe tsp ong eand mild
cle ani ng agent, e.g.car shampoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents orcleaning cloths
th at aresuit able forpla stic lens es.
Sensor s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum perswit hasof tclo thand carsham poo
(/ page21 0).
R When using apo we rwa sher ,maint ainamini‐
mum distance of11.8 in(30 cm). Ma
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R
Tire pressur eta ble (/ page368)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page37 2) Ti
re pres sur emoni toring system Fu
nction ofthetir epr essur emoni toring sys‐
te m &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinc or‐
re ct tirepr ess ure
Eac htir e, incl uding thespar e(if prov ided),
should becheckedmont hlywhen coldand
inf lated totheinf lation pressur ere comme n‐
ded bytheve hicle manuf actureron theve hi‐
cle placar dor tireinf lation pressur elabel .(If
yo ur vehicle hastires ofadif fere nt size than
th esize indicat edon theve hicle placar dor
tir einf lation pressur elabel ,yo usho uld deter‐
mine thepr oper tireinf lation pressur efo r
th ose tires.)
As anadded safetyfe atur e,your vehicle has
been equipped withatir epr essur emonit or‐
ing system (TPMS) that illumin ates alow tire pr
essur ete lltale when oneormor eof your
tir es issign ifican tly und er-in flat ed. Accor d‐
ing ly,whe nth elow tirepr essur ete lltale illu‐
min ates, yousho uld stop and checkyo ur
tir es assoo nas poss ible, andinflateth em to
th epr oper pressur e.Driving onasignif i‐
cant lyund er-in flat ed tirecaus esthetir eto
ove rheat and canlead totirefa ilur e.Und er-
inf lation alsoreduces fuelefficie ncy and tire
tr ea dlife ,and mayaf fect theve hicle ’shan‐
dling andstopping ability.Please note that
th eTPMS isno ta subs titutefo rpr oper tire
maint enance, anditis thedr iver ’s responsi‐
bility tomaint aincorrect tirepr ess ure, eve n
if under -inflatio nhas notre ac hed theleve lto
tr ig ge rill umina tionoftheTPMS low tirepr es‐
sur ete lltale.
Yo ur vehicle hasalso been equipped witha
TPMS malfunction indicatortoindic atewhen
th esy stem isno toper ating proper ly.The
TPM Smal functi onindicatoris combined with
th elow tirepr essur ete lltale. When thesy s‐
te m detects amal functi on,thete lltale will
fl ash forapp roxima tely one minu te and then re
main continuously illumina ted. This
seq uence willcontinue upon subseq uent
ve hicle star t-ups aslon gas themalfunct ion
ex ists.
When themalfunct ionindicat orisillumina‐
te d, thesy stem mayno tbe able todetect or
sig nal low tirepr ess ureas intende d.TPM S
mal functi onsmayoccu rfo ra va riet yof rea‐
son s,inc ludin gth eins tallation ofreplace‐
ment oralternat etir es orwheels ontheve hi‐
cle that preve nttheTPMS from func tioning
pr oper ly. The
system checks thetir epr essur eand thetir e
te mp eratur eof thetir es installed ontheve hicle
by means ofatir epr essu resensor .
The tirepr essur eand thetir ete mp eratur e
appear inthedr iver displa y(/ page37 1).
If th er eis asubs tantia lpr ess ureloss orifth e
tir ete mp eratur eis excess ive, youwill bewarned
wit hdispla ymessag es(/ page54 7) or the
0077 warning lam pin theins trument cluster
( / pag e569 ). 37
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Wheels andtires

#
Use 004D M+Stires atoutside temp er‐
atur esofless than 50 °F(10 °C) . #
Onlyuse thetir es forth eir intended pur‐
pose. Obser
vethefo llo wing when selecting,ins talling
and replacing tires:
R Further mor e,theuse ofcer tain tiretypes in
cer tain regions andareas ofoper ation can
be highl ybenef icial.
R Onlyuse tires and wheels ofthesame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thesame make.
R Onlyins tallwheels ofthesame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl yper missible toins talla dif fere nt
wh eelsi ze intheeve ntofaflat tirein order
to drive to thespecialis two rkshop.
R Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbe equip‐
ped withfunc tioningsensorsfo rth etir e
pr essur emonit oring system. R
Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use win‐
te rtir es orall-seaso ntir es mar ked004D M+S
fo rall whee ls.
Wi nter tires prov ide thebes tpossible grip in
wintr yro ad con dition s.
R ForM+S tires, only usetires wit hth esame
tr ead.
R Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfor
th eM+S tires installed.
If th etir e's maximum speedisbelo wthat of
th eve hicle, this mus tbe indic ated byan
appr opriatelabel inthedr iver's field of
vision.
R Break inne wtires atmoder atespeeds for
th efirs t60 miles(1 00 km) .
R Replace thetir es afte rsix yearsat thelat est,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfe a‐
tur eru n-f lat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires areno teq uipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthefa ct or y. Eq uip th eve hicle
wit haTIREFIT kitafte rre placing withtir es th
at do notfe atur eru n-f latch aract eristic s,
e.g .wint ertires.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
ta ct aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page36 7)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page37 2)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e37 9)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page368)
R Noteson theemer gency sparewheel
(/ page39 3) No
teson rotat ing whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Rot atin gth efront and rear wheels can
se verely im pa irth edr iving charact eristic s. 386
Wheelsand tires