change wheel MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE 2017 User Guide

cle
.The recommended tyr epressures apply for
cold tyres under various operating conditions,
i.e. loading and/or speed of thev ehicle.
If one or mor etyres izes precede atyrep res‐
sure, thet yrep ressur einformation following is
onl yvalid fort hose tyr esizes.
If th ep receding tyr esizes ar ecomplemented by
the + symbol, thet yrep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etyrep ressures.
Thes etyrep ressures ma yimp rove your vehicle's
ri de comfort. Fuel consum ption ma ythen
increase slightly.
The load conditions "partially laden" and "fully
laden" ar edefined in thet able ford iffe re nt num‐
be rs of passenger sand amounts of luggage. The
actual number of seats ma ydiffe rf romt his.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e397) Ty
re pressur emonitoring sy stem Fu
nction of thet yrep ress urem onitoring sys‐
tem
The sy stem checks thet yrep ressur eand the
tyr etemperatur eofthe tyres fitted tothev ehicle
by means of atyrep ressu resensor.
Ne wt yrep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tyres,
ar ea utomaticall ytaught-in thef irst tim etheya re
driven.
If th er eisas ubstantia lpressur elossorift he
tyr etemperatur eisexcessive, awarning will be
given:
R Viad ispla ymessages (→ page458).
R Viat he h warning lam pinthe instrument
clus ter( →pag e488).
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tyre
pressur etotherecommended cold tyr epressure
suitable fort he operating situation. Se tthe tyre
pressur efor cold tyres using atyrep ressu re
ga uge. Notethat thec orrect tyr epressur efor
th ec urrent operating situatio nmustfirst be
ta ught-in tothet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m. In mos
tcases, thet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw illa utom atically updat ethe ne wreference
va lues af tery ou ha vechanged thet yrep ressure.
Yo uc an,h owe ver,also updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestartin gthe tyr epressur emonitoring
sy stem manually (→ page402).
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth et yrep ressur eiss etincor rectl y.
R Ifth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetrating the
tyre.
R Ifth er eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e397)
Checking thet yrep ress urew itht he tyre
pressur emonitoring sy stem
Requ irement:
R The ignition is switched on. Wheels and tyres
399

On-boar
dcomputer:
, Service .
Tyres
One of thef ollowing displa ysappears:
R Cur rent tyr epressur eofe achw heel:
R Tyre pressures will be displayed after afew
minutes of driving
R Tyre pressure monito ractive:t heteach-in
process of thes ystem is no tyet comple te.
The tyr epressures ar ealready being moni‐
to re d. #
Compar ethe tyr epressur ewitht he recom‐
mended tyr epressur efor thec urrent operat‐
ing condition (→ page 398). Obse rvet he
no tesont yret emperatur e(→pag e397).
% The values displa yedint he multifunction dis‐
pla ym aydeviat efromt hose of thet yrep res‐
sur egaug east heyr efer tosea le vel.At high
altitudes, thet yrep ressur evalues indicated
by pressur egauges ar ehigher than those
shown bytheo n-boar dcomputer .Inthis
case, do no treduce thet yrep ressure. Mak
esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e397)
Rest arting thet yrep ress urem onitoring sys‐
tem
Requ irements:
R The recommended tyr epressur eisc orrectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating condition on
eac hoft hefour wheel s(→ pag e397).
Re star tt he tyr epressur emonitoring sy stem in
th ef ollowing situations:
R The tyr epressur ehaschanged.
R The wheels or tyres ha vebeen changed or
newl yfitted.
On-boar dcompu ter:
, Service .
Tyres #
Swipe down wardsont heTouc hC ontrol on
th el eft-hand side of thes teering wheel.
The Use curren tpressures as new reference
values messag eisshown in them ultifunction
displa y. #
Press atoconfir mtherestart.
The Run Flat Indicator restarted messageis
shown in them ultifunction displa y.
Cur rent wa rning messages ar edeleteda nd
the h yello ww arning lam pgoes out.
Af tery ou ha vedriven foraf ewminutes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thec urrent tyr epres‐
su resa rewithin thes pecified range. The cur‐
re nt tyr epressures ar ethen accep tedasr ef‐
erence values and monitored.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e397) 400
Wheels and tyres

Brazil
Es
te equipament ooper aemc aráter secundário,
is to é, não temd ireit oàp roteção contr ainter fer‐
ência prejudicial ,mesmo de es tações do mesmo
tipo ,en ão pod ecausar inter ferê ncia asiste mas
operando em caráter primário. Vi
etnam Ty
re pressur elossw arnin gsystem Fu
nction of thet yrep ress urel ossw arning
sy stem
The tyr epressur eloss warning sy stem warnst he
driver bymeans of displa ymessa gesw hen there
is as eve retyr ep ressur eloss.
Af terac hang eint yrep ressure, awheel rotation
or aw heel change, thet yrep ressur eloss warn‐
ing sy stem has tobe taught-in again bybeing
re star ted( → pag e406). The tyr
epressur eloss warning sy stem does not
re place then eed toregularly checkt he tyre
pressures.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth et yrep ressur eiss etincor rectly.
R Ifth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tyre.
R Ifth ep ressur eloss in se veraltyres decrea‐
ses at thes ame rate.
The sy stem has alimited or dela yedf unction:
R When ther oad sur face is poo r,e.g. sno wor
gr ave l.
R When drivin gwiths nowc hains.
R When driving in averys porty driving style
wit hh igh cornering speeds or sudden accel‐
eration.
R When drivin gwithah igh load. Wheels and tyres
403

Be sur
etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e397)
R Displa ymessages about thet yres
(→ pag e458)
Re starting thet yrep ress urel ossw arning
sy stem
Requ irement:
R The recommended tyr epressur eisc orrectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating condition on
eac hoft hefour wheel s(→pag e397).
On-boar dcompu ter:
, Service .
Tyres
The Run Flat Indicato ractiveRestart wit hOK
messag eisshown in them ultifunction displa y.
Re star tt he tyr epressur eloss warning sy stem in
th ef ollowing situations:
R The tyr epressur ehaschanged.
R The wheels or tyres ha vebeen changed or
newl yfitted. #
Press atobegin ther estart.
The Tyre pressure no wOK?messag eis
shown in them ultifunction displa y. #
Select Yes. #
Press atoconfir mtherestart.
The Run Flat Indicator restarted messageis
shown in them ultifunction displa y.
Af tery ou ha vedriven foraf ewminutes, the
tyr ep ressur eloss warning sy stem monitors
th es ettyr ep ressures of all thet yres.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e397) Wheel
change Note
sons electing, fittin gand replacing
tyres Mercedes
-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. Yo
uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permit ted
wheel/tyr ecombinations at aMercedes-Benz
Servic eCentre. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct dimensions of wheel sand tyres
If wheel sand tyres of thew rong size are
used, thew heel brakes or wheel suspension
components ma ybecome damaged. #
Alw aysr eplace wheels and tyres with
th ose that fulfil thes pecification softhe
original part.
When replacing wheels, mak esuretof itthe
cor rect:
R Designation
R Type
When replacing tyres, mak esuretof itthe
cor rect:
R Designation
R Manufactu rer
R Type 404
Wheels and tyres

*
NO
TEDama getoelectronic component
parts from theu se of tyre-fitting tools Ve
hicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: electronic component parts are
located in thew heel. Tyre-fitting tools should
no tbea pplied in thea reaoft hevalve.
The tools could damag ethe electronic com‐
ponent parts. #
Have thet yres changed at aqualified
specialis tworks hop onl y. *
NO
TEDama getosummer tyres at low
ambient temp eratures Using summer tyres at
very lowa mbient
te mp eratures can cause crac kstoform,
th ereb ydamaging thet yres permanentl y.#
Attemp eratures belo w7°Cuse M+S-
tyres. Ac
cessor yparts that ar enotappr ovedfor your
ve hicle byMercedes-Benzora renotb eing used
cor rectl yc an impair theo perating saf ety. Befor
epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accesso ries, visit aqualified specialis tworks hop
and enquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations &
WARNING Risk of accident wi thhigh
per form anc etyres
The special tyr etread in combinatio nwith
th eo ptimised tyr ecompound, means that
th er isk of skidding or hydroplaning on wet
ro ads is inc reased.
In addition ,the tyr egripisg reatl yr educed at
al ow outside temp eratur eand tyr erunning
te mp erature. #
Switc hont he ESP ®
and adap tyour
driving stylea ccordingly. #
Use M+S tyres at outside temp eratures
of less than 50 °F. Obse
rvet he following when selecting, fitting and
re placing tyres:
R Countr y-specific requirements fort yre
appro valthat define aspecific tyr etype for
yo ur vehicle.
Fu rthermore, theu se of cer tain tyr etypes in
cer tain regions and areas of operation can
be highl ybeneficial.
R Onlyuse tyres and wheels of thes ame type
(summer tyres, winter tyres, MOEx tended
tyres) and thes ame make.
R Onlyfit wheel softhe same size on one axle
(lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible tofitad iffe re nt wheel
size in thee vent of aflat tyr einorder to
driv etot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyfit ty resoft he cor rect size ont othe
wheels.
R Do no tmakea nymodifications totheb rake
sy stem, thew heels or thet yres.
The use of shims or brak edusts hields is not
permitted and ma yinva lidat ethe vehicle's
ge neral operating pe rmit. 406
Wheels and tyres

R
Vehicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: allfitted wheels mu stbe equipped
wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet yrep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w7°C, use winter tyres
or all-season tyres mar kedM +Sfora ll
wheels.
Wi nter tyres bearing thei snowflake
symbol in addition totheM +S marking pro‐
vide theb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad
conditions.
R ForM +S tyres, only use tyres wit hthe same
tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th eM +S tyres fitted.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Runinn ewtyres at moderat espeed sfor the
fi rs t1 00 km.
R Replace thet yres af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear. R
When replacing with tyres that do not
fe atur erun-flat characteristics: vehicles
wit hM OExtended tyres ar enotequipped
wit haT IREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equi pthe
ve hicle wit haTIREFIT kit af terr eplacing with
tyres that do no tfeatur erun- flat characteris‐
tics, e.g .winter tyres.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tyres, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e397)
R Tyre pressur etable (→ page398) Note
soni nterchanging wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions
ma yseve rely impair thed riving characteris‐
tics. The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo‐
nents ma yalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels on lyifthe
wheels and tyres ar eofthe same
dimensions. Inter
changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions can
re nde rthe general operating pe rmit in valid.
The wear pat tern sont he front and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wear mor eonthe shoulder of
th et yre
R Rear wheels wear mor einthe centre ofthe
tyre
On vehicles wit hthe same front and rear wheel
size, youc an inter chang ethe wheels every
5,000 to10,000 km, dependin gonthewear.
Ensur ethe direction of rotatio nism aintained for
th ew heels.
It is imperativ etoobservethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Wheel change" when doin gso. Wheels and tyres
407

Note
sons toring wheels R
Afterr emoving wheels, stor et hem in acool,
dr ya nd preferably dar kplace.
R Protect thet yres from conta ct withoil,
grease or fuel. Overvie
wofthe tyre-chang etool kit Apar
tfroms ome countr y-specific variants, vehi‐
cles ar enotequipped wit hatyre-chang etool kit.
Fo rm orei nformation on which tyre-changing
to ols ar erequired and appr ovedfor per form ing a
wheel chang eony ourvehicle, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
Re quired tyre-chang etools ma yinclude, for
ex ample:
R jack
R chock
R wheel spanner
R centri ng pin
% The jac kweighs appr oximatel y3.4kg.
The maximum load capacity of thej ackc an
be found on thes tickera ffixed tothej ack. The jac
kismaintenance-free. If ther eisa
malfunction, please conta ctaq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
The tyre-chang etool kit is located under the
boo tfloor. 1
Ratchet
2 centring pin
3 Jack ing support
4 Jack
5 Wheel spanner
6 Folding chock Setting up
thef olding wheel chock Prepa
ring thev ehicle foraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The requ ired tyre-chang etool kit is available.
If yo ur vehicle is no tequipped wit hthe tyre-
ch ang etool kit, consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop tofind ou tabout suitable tools. 408
Wheels and tyres

R
The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Appl ythe electric parking brak emanually. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tint op osition j. #
Vehicles with AIRB ODYC ONT ROL:setthe
normal vehicle le vel(→pag e198). #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th ef ront and rear of thew heel that is diago‐
nall yopposit ethe wheel youw ish tochange. #
Remo vetheh ub caps if necessary
(→ pag e411). #
Raising thev ehicle (→ page412). Re
moving and fittin ghub caps Re
quirement:
R The vehicle is prepared foraw heelchange
(→ pag e408).
Pla stic hub cap #
Toremo ve: turnthe centre coveroft he hub
cap anti-clockwise and remo vetheh ub cap. #
Tofit: mak esuret hat thec ent recoveroft he
hub cap is turned anti-clockwise. #
Position theh ub cap and tur nthe centre
co verc lockwise until theh ub cap engages
ph ysicall yand audibly. Aluminium hub cap #
Toremo ve: positio nsocket 2on hu bcap
1.
% The soc ketc an be found in thet yre-change
to ol kit. #
Position wheel spanner 3on soc ket2. #
Using whee lspa nner 3,turnh ub cap 1
anti-clo ckwise and remo veit. #
Tofit: position hub cap 1and tur nuntil it is
comple tely flush wit hthe wheel. #
Position soc ket2on hu bcap 1. Wheels and tyres
409

#
Attach wheel spanner 3tosoc ket 2and
tighten theh ub cap clockwise.
Specified tightening torq ue: 25 Nm. #
Raise thev ehicle (→ page412). Ra
ising thev ehicle when changing awheel Re
quirements:
R Ther eareno persons in thev ehicle.
R The vehicle has been prepared foraw heel
ch ang e(→pag e408).
R The hub caps ha vebeen remo ved
( → pag e409).
Impor tant no tesonu singthej ack:
R onlyusethev ehicle-specific jac kthat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle.
R thej ackiso nlyd esigned forr aising and hold‐
ing thev ehicle foras horttime while awheel
is being changed and no tfor maintenance
wo rkunder thev ehicle. R
thej ackm ustbep laced on afirm, flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge,
load-bearing, non-slip underla y.
R thef ootoft he jac kmustbep ositioned verti‐
call yunder thej acking point. Ru
les of conduct when thev ehicle is raised:
R Neverp lace your hands or feet under the
ve hicle.
R Do no tlie under thev ehicle.
R Do no tstar tthe engine and do no trelease
th ee lectric parking brake.
R Do no topen or close an ydoor sort he boot
lid. #
Using thew heel wrench, loosen thew heel
bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about on efull turn. Do no tunscr ewtheb olts
comple tely. 41 0
Wheels and tyres

#
Slide thew heel tobe mounted ont othe cen‐
tring pin and push it on. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom tightening
whee lbolts and nuts
If yo ut ighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is raised, thej ackc ould tip. #
Onlytighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is on theg round. #
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse wheel bolts
whic hhaveb een appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz and fort he wheel in question. #
Tighten thew heel bolts until they aref inger-
tight. #
Unscr ew thec ent ring pin. #
Tighten thel astw heel bolt until it is finger-
tight. #
Ifth ec ollapsible emer gency spa rewheel has
been fitted ,infla tethec ollapsible emer gency
spa rewheel (→ page417). #
Lowe rthe vehicle (→ page415). Lo
weri ngthev ehicle af teraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The ne wwheel has been fitted (→ page 412).
* NO
TEDama getothee mer gency spa re
wheel when lo wering thev ehicle If
th ec ollapsible emer gency spa rewheel is
no tinflated befor ethe vehicle is lo wered, its
ri mm aybe dama ged. #
Inflat ethe collapsibl eemer gency spa re
wheel befor elowe ring thev ehicle, using
th et yrei nflation compressor. #
Place ther atche tring sp anner ont othe he xa‐
gon nut of thej acksot hatthel ette ring "AB"
is visible. #
Tolowe rthe vehicle: turnthe ratche tring
sp an ner of thej acka nti-clockwise. #
Tighten thew heel bolts evenlyinad iagonal
patter ninthe order indicated (1 to5 ).
Specified tightening torq ue: 150N m. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
Th ew heel scould come loose if thew heel
bolts or wheel nuts ar enottightened tothe
prescribed torque. #
Have thet ightening torque checked
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop af terc hanging awheel. Wheels and tyres
413