flat tire MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS 2022 Owners Manual

Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 147
Ext eriorlighti ng............ ...............................147
Int erior lighti ng..... ............................. .........1 57
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 160
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 163
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield.................................................. 166
Infr ared-r eflectiv ewindshi eldfunction ........ 167 Clim
atecontr ol........................................ 168
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 68
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 170 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 181
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........181
DY NA MIC SELE CTbutt on........................... 193
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 195
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.................. ............ 199
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 200
Pa rking .......................................................2 02
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............. 210
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 71 Dr
iver dis pla y........................................... 272
No teson thedr iver displa y... ............ ..........2 72
No teson the3D driver displa y... ................2 72
Oper ating thedr iver displa y... ......... ............ 272
Menus onthedr iver displa y... ..................... 273
Hea d-up Display ............ ..............................274
Ve hicles witha48 Von-boar delectr ical
sy stem (EQ Boos tte ch nol ogy )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 277
Ov ervie wof status displa yson thedr iver
displa y... ..................................................... 278 MBUX
multimedia system ....................... 27 9
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 279
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 294
Na vig ation andtraf fic <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....299
Te lephon e........................................ ...........3 08
Mer cedes meand apps....... .............. ..........311
Mer cedes-Ben zemer gency callsy stem ...... 318
Ra dio &media .................................. .......... 321
Sound settings ...........................................3 28 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................329
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 329
En gine compartment ...................... ............ 330 Cleanin
gand care.......................................3 35 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 342
Emerg ency............. .....................................342
Flat tire....... ................................................ 343
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 349
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 355
Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 361 Whe
elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 365
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 65
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 365
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 366
Ac tivati ng ordeacti vating snowch ain
mode .......................................................... 366
Ti re pressur e...............................................3 67
Loadi ngtheve hicle .....................................3 72
Ti re labeling ................................................ 376
Def initio nof term sfo rtir es and loading ..... 381
Cha nging awhee l..... .................................. 384
Emerg encysparewhee l..... ......................... 393 Cont
ents 3

1
B-pil larwi th:
QR code foraccessi ngthere scue card →
35
2 Safetyve sts →
342
3 ; mebutt on →
313
0053 SOSbutton →
313
4 Chec kingand refilling operatingfluids →
486
St artin gassis tance →
353
5 Tow- star tin gor towing away →
356
6 Flat tire →
343 7
002F Hazard warning light system →
149
8 Fuelfiller flap with:
inf ormat ionlabel onfuel type →
200
In fo rm atio nlabel ontirepr essur e →
368
QR cod efo raccessi ngthere scue card →
35
9 Tow- star tin gor towing away →
356
A First-ai dkit (softsided) →
343
B TIREFIT kit →
345
C Warning triang le →
343 At
aglanc e– Em erge ncie sand brea kdo wns 23

Wa
rning triang le Re
mo ving the warning triang le #
Push both sides ofwa rning triang leholder
1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row and open it. #
Remo vewarning triang le2. Se
tting upthewa rning triang le #
Foldside reflect ors1 upw ards toform atri‐
ang leand attachat theto pusing upper
pr ess-s tud2. #
Foldlegs 3down and outtotheside. Fi
rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) Fir
st-ai dkit (softsided) 1islocat edon the
ri ght- hand sideofthetrunk and issecur edwith
Ve lcr ostrip 2. Flat
tire No
tesin theeve ntofaflat tire &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto aflat
tir e
A flat tirese verely affects thedr iving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thesteer ing and braking
of theve hicle.
Ti re swith outrun-flat charact eristics : #
Donotdr ive wit haflat tire. #
Chan getheflat tireimm ediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 34
3

Alt
ernati vely,co nsu ltaqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Ti re swith run-flat charact eristics : #
Obse rveth einf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lat
tir e). In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtir es: itis pos‐
sibl eto continu eth ejour neyfo ra shor t
per iod oftime. Makesur eyo uobse rveth e
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lattires)
(/ page34 4).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit: youcan repair
th etir eso that itis poss ibletocontinu eth e
jou rney fora shor tper iod oftime. Todo this,
use theTIREFI Tkit (/ page345).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:yo u
can makeacal lfo rbr eakdo wnassi stanc evia
th eove rhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(/ page31 3). R
Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(/ page388).
% The emer gency sparewheel isonl yav ailable
in cer tain coun tries. No
teson MOExt ended tires (run-fl attires) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
in limp -hom emod e
Whe ndr ivi ng ineme rgency modeth ehan‐
dling charact eristic sar eim pair ed. #
Donotexc eed thespecif iedmaximum
speed oftheMOEx tende dtir es. #
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and driving
maneuv ersas wellas drivin gove r
obs tacle s(cu rbs, pothol es, off-r oa d).
Thi sap plies, in pa rticular ,to aloaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving intheemer gency mod eif
yo uno tic e:
R Ban gingno ise R
Vehicle vibration
R Smok ewhic hsmells likeru bber
R Contin uousESP®
int erve ntio n
R Crac ks inthetir eside walls #
Afterdr iving inemerg encymode, have
th erims checkedby aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. #
The defective tir emus tbe replaced in
eve rycase . Wi
th MOExt ended tires (run-f lattires), youcan
co ntinue todrive yo ur vehicle evenif th er eis a
tot alloss ofpressur ein on eor mor etir es. How‐
eve r,th etir eaf fect ed mus tno tsho wan ycle arly
vis ible da mag e.
Yo ucan recogni zeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOExt ended marking whichappea rson theside
wa llof thetir e.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur emon itor‐
ing system. 34
4
Brea kdo wnassista nce

If
apr essur eloss warning mess ageappear sin
th edr iver's displa y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kth etir efo rdama ge.
R Ifdr iving on,obser vethefo llo wing notes.
Dr iving distance possible inemer gency
mode afte rthe pres sur elo ss wa rning: Load
condit ion Driving distance pos‐
sible inemer gency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu lly laden 19mile s(30 km) The
driving distance possi ble in eme rgency
mod ema yva ry dependin gon thedr iving style.
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedof
50 mph(80 km/h).
If atir ehas been punctur edand canno tbe
re placed withan MOEx tende dtir e, youcan usea
st andar dtir eas ate mp orarymeasur e. TIREFIT
kitstorage location Depen
dingontheve hicle's equipment, thestor‐
ag ebag forth eTIREFI Tkit islocat edinthecar go
com partmen tor on thelef tside ofthestow age
ne t.Com plywit hth eloading guidelines
(/ page12 8). Usi
ngtheTIR EFIT kit Re
quirement s:
R Tire seala ntbottle and tireinf lation compres‐
sor (/ page345)
R TIREFIT sticke r
R Gloves(depending ontheve hicle equipment)
Yo ucan useTIRE FITtir esealan tto seal perfora ‐
tio nda ma geofup to0.16 in(4 mm), particular ly
th ose inthetir econ tact surface. Youcan use
TIRE FITin out side temp eratur esdown to-4 °F
(-20 °C). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
tir esea lant
The tiresea lant ma ybe una ble to seal the
tir epr op erly,especiall yin thefo llo wing
cases :
R Ther ear elar ge cuts orpunctur esinthe
tir e(larg erthan damag epr ev iousl ymen ‐
tion ed)
R The wheel rims have been damag ed
R Afterjour neys wit hve ry low tirepr essur e
or wit hflat tires #
Donotcon tinue drivin g. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryand poiso ning
fr om tiresealan t
The tiresealan tis har mfuland caus esirrita ‐
tio n.Do notal lo w itto come intocont act
wi th theskin ,ey es orclo thing, and donot
sw allo wit. Do notinhale tiresealant fumes.
Ke ep thetir esealant away from childr en. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 34
5

#
Remo vetheva lve cap from valve 7 onthe
fa ulty tire. #
Screw filling hose 8ontova lve 7. #
Insertplug 6intoa12 Vsoc ketin your
ve hicle. #
Switc hon theignition . #
Switc hon thetir einf lation compressor using
On/ Offswitc h1.
The tireis inf lated. First,tir esealant ispum‐
ped intoth etir e. The pressur ema ybr ief ly
ri se toappr oximat ely500 kPa(5 bar/7 3psi).
Do notswitc hof fth etir einflat ioncom pres‐
sor during this pha se! #
Letth etir einf lation compressor runfo ra
maximu mof tenminu tes.
The tireshould then have attaine datir e
pr essur eof at leas t20 0kP a(2. 0bar/
29 psi).
If tir esealan tleak sout ,mak esur eyo ucle an the
af fect ed area asquickl yas possible .It is prefer a‐
ble touse clean water.
If yo uge ttir ese alant onyour clo thing, have it
clean edassoon aspossible withper chlor oethy‐
len e.
If, afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasnotbeen
attained: #
Switc hof fth etir einf lation compressor . #
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
fa ulty tire.
Pleas eno te that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
uns crew ing thefilling hose. #
Drive fo rw ards orinreve rseve ry slo wlyfo r
appr oximat ely33 ft(10 m). #
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
Af tera maximu mof tenminu testh etir e
pr essur emus tbe atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
specif iedtirepr essur eno tbeing ach‐
ie ve d
If th especif iedtirepr essur eis no tac hie ved
af te rth especif iedtime, thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotrepair the
tir ein this ins tance.
The braki ng charact eristic sas wellas the
dr iving charact eristic sma ybe grea tly
im pair ed. #
Donotcon tinue drivin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If,
afte rte nminut es,atir epr essur eof
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasbeen attained: #
Switc hof fth etir einf lation compressor . #
Unscr ew thefilling hose from theva lve of the
fa ulty tire. Br
eak down assis tance 34
7

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

tim
esaswellon thego vernment courseasatir e
gr ade d10 0.
The relativ eper form anc eof tires depen dsupon
th eactual conditions oftheir use, howe ver,and
ma ydepar tsign ifican tly from thenor mdue to
va riatio nsindrivin ghabit s,ser vicepr act icesand
dif fere nces inroad charact eristic sand climate.
Tr actio ngr ade &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinade‐
qu atetract ion
The tract ion grade assig nedtothis tireis
based onstra ight -ahead brakin gtract ion
te sts. #
Alw aysadap tyo ur drivin gst yle and
dr ive at aspeed tosuit thepr ev ailin g
traf fic and weather condition s. *
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in from
wheelspin #
Avoid wheelspin. The
traction grades, from highes tto lowe st,ar e
AA ,A, B,and C.Tho segrad es repr esent the
tir e'sab ility tostop onwetpa vement asmeas‐
ur ed under controlledconditions onspecif ied
go vernment test sur faces ofasp haltand con‐
cr ete. Atir emar kedC ma yha ve poor traction
per form anc e.
Te mp eratur egr ade &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from tire
ove rheating andtirefa ilur e
Ex cess ive speed, underinflation ,or exc essiv e
loading, either separ atelyor incombin ation,
can cause excessiv eheat build-up andpossi‐
ble tirefa ilur e. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr es‐
su re. #
Regular lych eckth epr essur eof all the
tir es . #
Adjus tth etir epr essur e,ifneces sary. The
temp eratur egr ades areA (the highes t),B,
and C,repr esent ingthetir e's resis tance tothe
ge ner ation ofhea tand itsability todissipat e heat
when tested under controlled conditions on
a specif iedindoor laborator yte st wheel. Sus‐
ta ined hightemp eratur ecan cause themat erial
of thetir eto deg ener ateand reduce tirelife, and
exc essiv ete mp eratur ecan lead tosudden tire
fa ilur e.The grade Ccor responds toaleve lof
per form anc ewhic hall passe nger car tires mus t
mee tunde rth eFe der alMo torSaf etySt andar d
No .10 9. Grade sB and Arepr esent higher leve ls
of per form anc eon thelabor ator yte st wheel
th an theminimum requ ired bylaw. DO
T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) US
tirere gulations stipulat eth at eve rytire man‐
uf actu reror retrea de rmu stimprint aTIN inor
on theside wallof eac htir epr oduced. Wheels
andtires 37
7

Fo
rth is reason drivin gsaf etycan notbe guar ‐
ant eed. #
Donotuse used tire sif yo uha ve no
inf orma tionab ou tth eir prev ious usage. *
NO
TEPossible wheel andtiredamag e
when driving overobs tacle s Larg
ewhe elsha ve asmall ersec tionwidt h.
As thesect ionwidt hdecr eases, therisk of
wheels andtires being damag edwhen driv‐
ing overobs tacle sincr eases . #
Avoid obstacle sor drive esp ecially car e‐
ful ly. #
Reduce your spee dwhen drivin gove r
curb s,spe edbump s,manhole covers
and potholes. #
Avoid particular lyhigh curbs. *
NO
TEPossible wheel andtiredamag e
when parking oncurbs orinpo tholes Pa
rking oncurbs orinpo tholes maydamag e
th ewheels andtires. #
Ifpossible, parkonl yon flat sur faces. #
Avoid curbs andpotholes when parking. *
NO
TEDama getoelectr oniccomponen t
par tsfrom theuse oftire-moun tingtools Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Electronic component partsare
locat edinthewheel. Tire -mou nting tools
should notbe used inthear ea oftheva lve.
This could other wise damag eth eelectr onic
com ponen tpar ts. #
Have thetir es chang edataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop only. *
NO
TEDama getosummer tires atlow
ambient temp eratur es At
low ambien tte mp eratur es,tear scoul d
fo rm when drivin gwit hsumm ertires, caus‐
ing perman entdamag eto thetir es. #
Attemp eratur esbelo w45 °F(7°C) use
004D M+Stires. Ac
cess orypa rts whic har eno tappr ovedfo ryo ur
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben z,or whic har eno tused
cor rectl y,can impa irth eoper ating safety.
Bef orepu rchasing andusing non-appr oved
acc esso ries, visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
and inquireabout :
R Suit ability
R Leg alstipulation s
R Factor yre comme ndations &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent with high
per form anc etir es
The spec ialtiretread incom binatio nwit hth e
op timized tirecom pound means that therisk
of skidding andhydroplaning onwetro ads is
inc reased.
In addit ion,th etir egr ip isgreatl yre duced at
a low outside temp eratur eand tireru nning
te mp eratur e. #
Switc hon theES P®
and adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle accor dingly. Wheels
andtires 385

#
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