run flat MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

DOT
(Departme ntofTra nsp orta -
tio n)(defi niti on) ............ .................314
DOT, Tire Ide ntif icationNu mbe r
(T IN) ............ ................................... 313
GAW R(G ros sAxle Weight Rat-
ing )(d efi niti on) ............ ..................314
GV W(Gros sVe hicle Weight) (def-
ini tio n)............ ...............................314
GV WR (Gros sVe hicle Weight
Ra ting )(d efi niti on) ............ .............314
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 296
Increase dvehi cleweight due to
optio nalequ ipme nt(de finitio n)...... 314
Informati onondrivi ng....... ............. 296
Kil opa scal (kPa)(de finitio n)....... .... 315
Lab eling (ove rview )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 310
Loa dbe ari ng index(defi niti on) ...... 315
Loa dind ex<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 312
Loa dind ex(defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 315
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 298
Ma ximu mload on atire (defi ni-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Ma ximu mload ed veh iclewe ight
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 315
Ma ximu mpermi ssible tire pres-
su re (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 315
Ma ximu mtire load <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Ma ximu mtire load (defi niti on) ....... 315
MOExte ndedtires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 298
Opti onaleq uipme ntwe ight (defi -
niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
PSI (pou nds persqu are inch )
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 315
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 316
Servi celife <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 297
Sid ewall(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 315
Spe edrati ng(defi niti on) ................ 314
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 316
Structu reand characte ristics
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 314
Sum mer tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 298
Tem peratu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 310
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumbe r)
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 315
Ti re bead (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 315
Ti re pre ssu re(defi niti on) ................ 315
Ti re pre ssu res (recomme nded)...... 314 Ti
re size (data )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 321
Ti re size designa tion, load -be ar-
ing capacity, spe edrati ng.............. 310
Ti re trea d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 297
Ti re trea d(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 315
Tota llo ad limit (defi niti on) ............. 316
Tra ctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 309
Tra ctio n(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 315
Tre adwear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 309
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 309
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 314
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 316
Whe eland tirecomb ination ........... 321
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 314
see Flattire
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 293
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 291
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 292
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 291
Insta lling the towingeye................ 291
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 292
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 293
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 292
Wi th the rearaxl erai sed ................ 293
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Traffi cSi gn Assist
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 225
Trans mission
Ove rview oftrans mission pos i-
tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 135
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display ......... 136
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 293
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 195
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 195
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 196
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 8620
In
dex

The
securing systemofchild restraintsystems
is the seat beltsystem.
If you install achild restraintsystem onthe
front passenger seat,besure toobserve the
instr uctions andsafety noteson the "Occu-
pant Classification System(OCS)"(Ypage 48).
There youwillalso findinform ationondisa-
bling thefront passenger frontairbag.
All child restraintsystems mustmeet thefol-
lowing standards:
R U.S. Federal MotorVehicle SafetyStandards
213 and225
R Canadian MotorVehicle SafetyStandards
213 and210. 2
Confirmation thatthechild restraintsystem
correspon dstothe standards canbefound on
an instr uction labelonthe child restraintsys-
tem. Thisconfirmation canalso befound in
the installation instructions thatareincluded
with thechild restraintsystem.
Observe thewarning labelsinthe vehicle inte-
rior and onthe child restraintsystem. Child
restraintsystem onthe front-
passenger seat
General notes If
you install achild restraintsystem onthe
front -passenger seat,alway sobserve the
instr uctions andsafety noteson the "Occu-
pant Classification System(OCS)"(Ypage 48).
You canthus avoid therisks thatcould arise
as aresult of:
R an incorr ectlycategoriz edperson inthe
front -passenger seat
R deactivatin gthe front passenger frontair
bag unint ention ally
R the unsuitable positioningof the child
restr aintsystem, e.g.tooclose tothe dash-
board
Rear ward- facing childrestraintsystem If
circumst ancesrequire youtosecure achild
in arearward-facing childrestraintsystem on
the front -passenger seat,alway smake sure
that thefront passenger frontairbag isdeacti-
vated. Onlyifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFF
indicator lampislit cont inuously (Ypage 41),
is the front passenger frontairbag deactiva-
ted. Always
observe thechild restraintsystem
manufact urer'sinstallation andoperating
instr uctions .
Forward- facingchildrestraintsystem If
you secure achild inaforward-fac ingchild
restr aintsystem onthe front -passenger seat,
alway smove thefront -passenger seatasfar
back aspossible. Fullyretrac tthe seat cushion
length. Theentir ebase ofthe child restraint
system mustalway srest onthe seat cushion
of the front -passenger seat.Thebackrest of
the child restraintsystem mustlieasflat as
possible againstthebackrest ofthe front -
passenger seat.Thechild restraintsystem
must nottouch theroof orbe subject edtoa
load bythe head restraint. Adjust theangle of
the seat backrest andthehead restraintposi-
tion according ly.Always makesurethatthe
shoulder beltstrap iscorrec tlyrouted fromthe
front -passenger seatbeltguide tothe shoulder
belt guide onthe child restraintsystem. The
shoulder beltstrap mustberouted forward
and down fromthefront -passenger seatbelt
guide. Ifnecessary, adjustthefront -passenger
seat according ly.
Always observe thechild restraintsystem
manufact urer'sinstallation andoperating
instr uctions . Pets
inthe vehicle G
WARNIN
G
If you leave animals unsupervised orunse-
cured inthe vehicle, theymaypress button s
or switches, forinstan ce.
In this way, animals may:
R activate vehicleequipment andbecome
trapped, forexample
R switch systems onoroff and thereby
endanger otherroadusers
Further more,unsecured animalsmaybe
flung around insidethevehicle inthe event
of an accident orabrupt steeringor braking
maneuver, andthereby injurevehicle occu-
pants. Thereisarisk ofaccident andinjury.
Never leaveanimals unattendedinthe vehi-
cle. Pets
inthe vehicle
59Safety
Z

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine isnot run-
ning smoothly andis
misfiring. There
isamalfunction inthe engine electron icsorinamechanical
componen tof the engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic con-
verter anddamage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataqual ified specialist
workshop. The
coolant tempera-
ture display showsa
value above 248‡
(120 †).The coolant
warning lampmayalso
be on and awarning
tone maysound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 270). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. If
the coolant leveliscorrect ,the engine radiator fanmay befaulty.
The coolant istoo hotand theengine isno longer beingcooled suf-
ficiently.
X At coolant temperatures below248‡(120 †),drive tothe near-
est quali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Avoid heavy loadsonthe engine asyou doso, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrainandstop-and- gotraffic. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/vehicle combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 292)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 292). DYNAMIC
SELECTcontroller General
informat ion
Select thedrive program usingtheDYNAMIC
SELE CTcont roller. Available
driveprogra ms: I
Individual Individual
settings C
Comfort Comfort-
oriented, opti-
mum-econ omyengine and
transmission settings S
Sport Sporty
engine andtrans-
mission settings S+
Sport Plus Particularly
sportytrans-
mission settings Race
Maximum
sportiness and
engine andtransmission
settin gssuitable forthe
racetrack Depending
onthe drive program selected the
following vehiclecharacterist icswill change:
R the drive (engine management)
R the transmission management
R ESP ®
R the suspension
R the steering 132
DY
NAMIC SELECTcontrolle rDrivingandparking

R
optimal fuelconsumpt ionresulting fromthe
automatic transmissionshifting upsooner.
The vehicle isdriven inthe low engine speed
range andthewheels areless likely tospin.
R gliding modeisavaila ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisavaila ble.
R ESP ®
provides theoptimum compromise
between tractionand stability. Furtherinfor-
mation aboutESP®
(Y page 66).
Drive programI(Individual)
In drive program Ithe following properties of
the drive program canbeselected:
R the drive (engine management )
R the transm issionmanagement
R ESP ®
R the suspension
Infor mation aboutconfiguring driveprogram I
with themultimedia systemcanbefound in
the Digital Operator's Manual.
i To
permanent lyselect thegears indrive
program Iusing thesteering wheelpaddle
shifters, selecttheM(manual) settingfor
the transm ission. Manua
lgearshift ing
General notes You
canchange gearyourself usingthesteer-
ing wheel paddle shifters. Thetransm ission
must beinposition 005Btodo this.
Depending onwhich steering wheelpaddle
shifter ispulled, theautomatic transmission
immediately shiftsintothenext gear down or
up, ifpermitt ed.
To use manual shifting, youhave twooptions:
R temporary setting
R permanent setting
If you activate manualgearshifting, themulti-
funct iondisplay willshow thecurrent gear
instead oftransm issionposition 005B.
If manual gearshifting isdeactivated, thegears
will beselected automatically. Temp
orarysetting X
To activat e:shift theselector leverto005B.
X Pull steering wheelpaddle shifter0043or0044.
The temporary settingisactive foracert ain
amount oftime. Under certaincondit ions,the
minimum amountoftime isexten ded,e.g.in
the case oflateral acceleration, duringoverrun
mode orwhen driving onsteep terrain.
X To deactivat e:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044and hold itin place.
or
X Use thelever toswitch thetransm ission
position.
or X All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): usetheDYNAMI CSEL ECT button to
change thedrive program.
X Mercedes-AMG vehicles:usethe
DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller tochange the
drive program.
Perma nentsetting All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) 142
Automa
tictransmissionDriving andparking

If
apr essu reloss warning message
ap pea rsinthemu ltifu nct ion displa y:
R obse rveth eins truct ionsin thedispl aymes -
sages (Ypage 230)
R ch eck thetir efor damag e
R ifdriv ingon,obse rveth efoll owin gno tes
The drivingdist anceposs ibleinrun -flat mod e
is appro ximately50 miles (80kilome ters)
when theveh icle ispart ially laden andappro x-
imat ely19miles (30kilome ters) when the
veh icle isfully laden .
In addit iontotheveh icle load, thedriv ingdis-
tan ceposs ibledepen dsupon :
R Vehi clespee d
R Road condition
R Out side temper ature
The drivingdist anceposs ibleinrun -flat mod e
may bereduc edbyext rem edriv ingcon dition s
or man euver s,or itcan beincreas edthroug ha
mod eratest yle ofdriv ing.
The drivingdist anceposs ibleinrun -flat mod e
is coun tedfrom themom entthetir epres sure
loss warn ingappear sin themult ifunction dis-
play.
You must notexc eed amax imum design
spee dof 50 mph (80km/h).
When replacin gon eor all tires, please observe
th efoll owin gspec ificatio nsfor your vehicle's
tir es:
R Siz e
R Type and
R The "MOE xtend ed" marking
If atir ehas goneflat and cannotbe repl aced
with anMOE xtend edtire, ast andar dtir emay
be used asate mpo rarymeas ure.Makesure
th at you usethepro per sizeand type (summer
or wint ertire).
Vehi clesequippe dwith MOExtend edtires are
no tequippe dwith aTIRE FITkit atthefac tory.
It is theref orerecomm endedthat you addit ion-
ally equip yourvehicle with aTIRE FITkit ifyou
moun ttir es that do notfeat ure run-flat charac -
te ris tic s,e.g .wint ertires. ATIRE FITkit can be
obt aine dfrom aqualifi edspec ialist workshop,
for exam ple. Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
When youdrivein emer gencymod e,the
han dlingch arac teris tic sare impair ed.e.g.
when cornerin g,when acceler atingst ron gly
and when braking.Ther eis aris kof an acc i-
den t.
Do notexc eed themax imum specified
spee d.Avoid any abrupt steer ing and driving
man euver sas well asdriv ingoverobst acles
(cur bs,pot holes ,off -road). Thisapplies ,in
part icular ,to aloaded vehicle.
St op driv inginemer gencymod eif you
no tice:
R bang ingnoise
R veh icle vibratio n
R smo kewhic hsme llslikerubbe r
R con tinuous ESP®
int erv entio n
R crack sin thetir eside walls
Af terdriv inginemer gencymod e,have the
rim sch eck edbyaqualifi edspec ialist work-
sho pwith regard totheir further use. The
def ective tiremust berepl aced ineve ry
cas e. TIR
EFIT kit
Imp ortant safety notes TIRE
FITis atir esealan t.
You canuseTIRE FITto seal punc tures ofup to
0. 16 in(4 mm ),part icular lythose inthetir e
tr ead. YoucanuseTIRE FITat out side temper a-
tur es down to00F84 ‡(00F82 0†). G
WAR
NING
In thefoll owin gsit uatio nsinpart icular ,th e
tir esealan tis unabl eto pro vide sufficient
break down assistanceasitcan notseal the
tir epro perl y:
R there arecutsor punc tures inthetir e
large rth an those men tionedprev iously.
R thewheel rimisdamag ed.
R you have drivenatver ylow tirepres sures
or on aflat tire. 282
Flat
tireBr eak down assistance

There
isarisk ofan accident .
Do not drive thevehicle. Contact aqualified
specialist workshop. G
WARNIN
G
The tiresealant isharmful andcauses irrita-
tion. Itmust notcome intocontactwith your
skin, eyesorclothin gor be swallowe d.Do
not inhale TIREFIT fumes.Keeptiresealant
away fromchildren. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
If you come intocontactwith thetire seal-
ant, observe thefollowing:
R Rinse offthe tire sealant fromyourskin
immediately withwater.
R Ifthe tire sealant comesintocontactwith
your eyes, immediately rinsethem thor-
oughly withclean water.
R Iftire sealant isswallowe d,immediately
rinse yourmouth outthoroughly anddrink
plenty ofwater. Donot induce vomitin g,
and seek medical attentionimmediately.
R Immediately changeoutofclothin gwhich
has come intocontactwith tiresealant.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedi-
cal atten tionimmediately.
! Do
not operate thetire inflation compres-
sor forlonger thaneight minutes atatime
without abreak. Itmay otherwise overheat.
The tireinflation compressor canbeoper-
ated again onceithas cooled down.
Comply withthemanufact urer’ssafety instruc-
tions onthe stick eron the tire inflation com-
pressor. Using
theTIREFIT kit X
Do not remove anyforeign objectswhich
have penetr atedthetire, e.g.screws or
nails.
X Remove thetire sealant bottle,theaccom-
panying TIREFITstickerand thetire inflation
compressor fromthestowage wellunder-
neath thetrunk floor(Ypage 280).
X Aff ixpart 0043ofthe TIREFIT stickerto the
instr ument cluster withinthedriver's fieldof
vision.
X Aff ixpart 0044ofthe TIREFIT stickernear the
valve onthe wheel withthedefect ivetire. X
Pull plug 0085with thecable andhose 0083out
of the housing.
X Scr ew hose 0083ontoflange 0084oftire sealant
bottle 0043.
X Place tiresealant bottle0043head down into
recess 0044ofthe tire inflation compressor . Flat
tire
283Breakdown assistance Z

X
Remo vethecap from valv e006B onthefault y
ti re.
X Sc rew filler hos e006C onto thevalv e.
X Inser tplug 0085intoth esoc ketof thecig a-
ret teligh teror intoa12 Vpower socketin
your vehicle.
X Turn theSm artKey topos ition 0047intheign i-
ti on lock(Y page 126).
X Pre sson and offswit ch0087 onthetire infla-
ti on compr essortoI.
The tire inflat ion compr essorisswit ched on.
The tire isinf lat ed.
Fir st,ti re sealan tis pump edintoth etire.
The pressur ecan brieflyriseto appr ox-
imat ely500kP a(5. 0bar/7 3psi) .
Do not swit choff thetire inflation com -
pr essor during this ph ase .
X Let thetire inflat ion compr essorrun fora
max imum offivemin utes.The tire sho uld
th en hav eatt ain ed apre ssur eof at least
18 0kP a(1. 8bar/ 26psi) .
If atire pre ssur eof 18 0kP a(1. 8bar/2 6psi)
has been attain ed afterfivemin utes:
(Y page 284).
If atire pre ssur eof 18 0kP a(1.8 bar/26 psi)
ha snot been atta inedafte rfiv eminu tes:
(Y page 284 ).
If tire sealant hasesca ped, cle an itoff affecte d
are asasquickl yas possi ble. Itis pre fera ble to
us ecle an water.
If yo ur clo thes aresoiled wi th tire sealant,
ha ve them cleane dwi th perchl oroethy lene ata
dry cleane ras soo nas possi ble. Tire
pres sure notreac hed If
apre ssu reof180 kPa(1.8 bar/26 psi)ha s
not been atta inedafte rfiv eminu tes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor .
X Unscr ewthe fillerhos efrom thevalve ofthe
fau ltytire .
Note thattire sealant ma yesca pewhen you
uns crew thefillerhos e.
X Ver yslow lydri ve forw ardsor reve rse
ap pro xima tely30 ft(10 m).
X Pu mp upthe tire again.
After ama ximu mof fiveminu testhe tire
pre ssu remu stbe atleas t180 kPa(1.8 bar/
26 psi). G
WA
RNING
If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rthe specified time ,the tire istoo badly
da mag ed.The tiresealant cannot repairthe
tire inthis insta nce. Dama gedtiresand a
tire pressu rethat istoo low can signifi cantl y
imp airthe vehi cle'sbra king anddriving
cha racte ristics. Thereisaris kof acci dent.
Do not continu edri ving .Co ntact aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
Tire press urereac hed G
WARNI
NG
A tire tempo rarily sea led wi th tire sealant
imp airs the vehi cle'sdri ving characte ristics
and isnot suita ble for driving athig her
spe eds.The reisaris kof an acci dent.
Ada ptyour driving styleacco rdingly and
dri ve care fully.Do not excee dthe maxi mum
per mis siblespe edfor atire sealed wi th tire
sea lant.
The maxi mum permis siblespe edfor atire
sea led wi th tire sealant is50 mph (80km/h ).
The upper partof the TIREFIT sticke rmus tbe
affi xed tothe instru ment cluster inthe driver' s
fie ldof vis ion.
! Re
sid ue from thetire sealant may come
ou tof the fillerhos eafte rus e. Thi scou ld
cau sestai ns.
The refo re,place thefillerhos ein the plasti c
ba gwhi chcontai nedtheTIREFIT kit. 284
Fl
at tireBreakdo wnassi stanc e

Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If you installwhee lsand tires withinc orrect
dime nsion s,theser vicebrak eor whee lsus-
pen sion compo nentsmay bedamag ed.
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Alw ays replace whee lsand tires withon es
th at comply withth espec ificationsof the
ori gin alpart .
When replaci ngwhee ls,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Mode l
When replaci ngtires ,pay attention tothe:
R De sign ation
R Man ufacturer
R Mode l G
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NING
A flat tire will severelyaff ectth edriv ing
ch arac teris tics as well asthest eer ing and
brak ingoftheveh icle. Ther eis aris kof an
acc iden t.
Tir es wit hout run-flat charac teris tics :
R Do notdriv eon withaflat tire.
R Chan getheflat tire imm ediat elywithan
eme rgencyspar ewhee lor spar ewhee l.
Alt ern ativel y,co nsult aqualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop.
Tir es wit hrun -flat charac teris tics :
R Obs erveth einf orm ation and warn ing
no teson MOE xten ded tires (run -flat tires ).
Ac cesso ries that are notappr ovedfor your
veh icleby Mer cedes- Benzor are notbein g
used correc tly can impa irth eoper ating safety.
Bef ore purc hasingand usingno n-appr oved
acc essories, visitaqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho pand askabout :
R suit abilit y
R legal stipulat ions
R fac tory rec omm endat ions
Fur ther inform ation reg ardi ngwhee lsand tires
can befoun dund er"Whee l/tire combin ations"
(Y page 321). You
canaskforinform ation reg ardi ngper mit-
te dwhee l/tire combin ationsat an auth orized
Mer cedes- BenzCen ter.
In for mat ionontire pre ssur ecan befoun d:
R on theTir eand Load ingInfor mat ionplac ard
on theB- pillar onthedriv er'sside
(Y page 306)
R in thetire pre ssur etab lein thefuel filler flap
(Y page 146)
R in the"Tir epre ssur e"sec tion Op
era tion Infor
mation ondrivin g
Chec kth etire pre ssur ewhen theveh icleis
heav ilyladen andadjust prio rto atrip.
While driving,pay attention tovibr ations,
no ises andunus ualhan dlingch arac teris tics ,
e. g. pullin gto oneside .This may indicat eth at
th ewhee lsor tires are damag ed.Ifyou sus-
pec tth at atire isdef ective, reduce your speed
imm ediat ely.Stop theveh icleas soo nas pos -
sible tocheckth ewhee lsand tires fordam-
age. Hidden tire damag eco uld also becaus ing
th eunus ualhan dlingch arac teris tics .If you
fin dno sign sof damag e,hav eth etires and
whee lsch ecke dat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.
When parkingyour vehicle, mak esur eth at the
ti res donotget deform edbythecur bor other
obs tacles. Ifth ey can notbe avoi ded, drive
ove robs tacles suc has cur bsslow lyand atan
obt use angle.Other wise, youmay damag eth e
whee lsor tires . Reg
ularcheck ingofwheels andtires G
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NING
Dam aged tires can caus etire inflat ion pres-
sur eloss .As ares ult,you could lose control
of your vehicle. Ther eis aris kof acc iden t.
Chec kth etires regularly forsign sof dam-
age and replace anydamag edtires imm edi-
ate ly. 296
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era tionWh eels andtire s

Chec
kwheel sand tires for damag eat least
on ce amon th.Chec kwheel sand tires after
driv ingoff-road oron roug hroad s.Dam aged
wheel scan caus ealoss oftirepre ssur e.Pay
part icular attentio nto damag esuc has:
R cut sin thetir es
R punc tures inthetir es
R tears inthetir es
R bulges ontires
R def orm ationor sev ere corrosio non wheel s
Regular lych eck thetir etread dept hand the
co ndi tionof thetread across thewhole width
of all tires (Y page 297). Ifne ces sary, turnth e
fr on twheel sto full lockin ord erto ins pec tth e
inn erside ofthetir esurf ace.
All wheel smust haveavalv ecap topro tect
th evalv eagain stdirt and mois ture.Do not
moun tanyt hingon to thevalv eot her than the
st and ard valvecap orother valvecaps
appro vedbyMer cedes-Ben zfor your vehicle.
Do notuse anyother valvecaps orsyst ems ,
e.g .tir epre ssur emon itorin gsyst ems .
Regular lych eck thepre ssur eof all thetir es
part icular lyprio rto lon gtrips. Adjus tth etir e
pre ssur eas neces sary (Ypage 299).
The servicelife oftires depen ds,amon got her
th ing s,on thefoll owin gfac tors:
R Dr ivin gst yle
R Tire pressur e
R Dis tan cecover ed Not
eson tiretread G
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NING
If th ere isins ufficie nttiretread, thetir etrac-
tio ndec reas es.The tiretread isno longer
able todiss ipatewate r.This increas esthe
ris kof hydr oplan ingwhen theroad surface
is wet ,part icular lywhen theveh icle'sspee d
is no tadapt edtotheroad condi tions.Ther e
is aris kof an acc iden t.
When thetir epre ssur eis toohigh ortoo
low, tires may wear differe ntly at diff ere nt
poin tson thetir etread. Therefore, regularly
ch eck thetir etread dept hand theco ndi tion
of thetread across thewhole widthof all
tir es. Min
imum tiretread dept hon :
R Sum mer tires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm)
For safe tyreas ons,have thetir es rep lace d
bef ore they reac hth elegally prescribe dmin -
imum tiretread dept h. Mark
ing0043sho wswher eth ebar indicat orfor
tr ead wear (arrow) isint egr atedint oth etir e
tr ead.
Tre adwear indicat ors (TWI )are required by
law. Sixindicat ors are posi tionedon thetir e
tr ead. They arevisible once atread dept hof
appr oximat ely00CD in(1.6 mm)ha sbe en
re ach ed. Ifth is isthecas e,thetir eis so worn
th at itmust berepl aced . Select
ing,mou nting and replacing
tir es
Tire sand wheels
R On lymoun ttir es and wheels ofthesame
type andmake.
Ex cep tion:itis perm issibleto moun ta dif-
fer ent type ormak ein theeven tof aflat
tir e. Obse rveth e"MOE xtend edtires (tires
with run-flat charac terist ics)"sec tion
(Y page 281).
R On lymoun ttir es ofthecor rectsiz eon to the
wheels .
R Break innew tires atmode ratespee dsfor
th efir st 60 miles (100km). Thenew tires
on lyreac hth eir full perf ormanceaft erthis
dist ance. Oper
ation
297Wheels andtires Z

R
Do not drive with tire swh ich have too little
trea dde pth .Thi ssigni ficantl yred uce sthe
tra ctio non wetroa ds(hyd rop laning ).
R Re place thetiresaf ter six ye arsat the lat-
est, regardless ofwe ar. MOE
xtende dtire s(ti res with run-f lat
prope rties)
Wi th MOExte ndedtire s(ti res with runfla t
cha racteri stics) ,yo ucan conti nuetodrive your
veh icleeve nif the reisatota llo ss ofpre ssu re
in one ormor etire s.
MOExte ndedtire sma yonl ybe used incon-
juncti onwith an acti vetire pressu remoni tor
and onlyon wheelssp eci fically teste dby
Me rced es-Benz.
Note son drivin gwi th MOExte ndedtire swi th a
fla ttire (Ypage 281 ).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtire sar e
not equipp ed with aTIR EFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore reco mme ndedtha tyo uad ditio n-
al ly eq uip yo ur veh iclewi th aTIR EFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire stha tdo not featureru n-fl atcha rac-
teri stics, e.g.wi nter tires.ATIR EFIT kitcan be
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Win
terope ratio n Ge
neral notes
Hav eyo ur veh iclewi nter-p roofed ataqu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh opatthe onse tof winter.
Ob ser vethe note sin the "Cha ngi ng awh eel"
sec tion(Y page 316 ). Dri
ving with summe rtire s
At temp eratures below 45 ‡(+7 †),su mme r
tire slo se elas tici tyand therefore tractio nand
bra king powe r.Ch ang ethe tireson your veh i-
cle toM+S tires.Us ing su mmer tiresatvery
cold tempera turescould cause cracks toform,
thereby damagingthetires perma nently.
Mercede s-Benzcannot acceptresponsi bility
for this type ofdama ge. G
WARNING
Damage dtires cancause tireinflati onpres-
sure loss. Asaresul t,you could losecontrol
of you rvehicl e.There isarisk ofaccide nt. Check
thetires regularlyforsigns ofdam-
age and repla ceany dama gedtires immedi -
ately . M+S
tires G
WARNING
M+S tireswithatire tread depth ofless than
00CF in(4 mm) arenot suitable foruse inwin-
ter and donot provid esuffici enttraction.
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
M+S tireswithatread depth ofless than 00CF
in (4 mm) must berepla cedimmedi ately.
At temperatu resbelo w45 ‡(+7 †), use win-
ter tires orall-season tires.Bothtypes oftire
are identifi edbythe M+S marking.
Only winter tiresbearing the004D snowfla ke
symbo lin add ition tothe M+S marking provide
the best possi blegrip inwintry roadcondi-
tions.
Only these tireswillall ow drivi ngsafety sys-
tems suchasABS andESP®
to function opti-
mall yin winter. Thesetireshave been devel-
oped specifi callyfor drivi nginsnow.
Use M+S tiresofthe same make andtread on
all whee lsto maintai nsafe handl ingcharacter-
istics.
Alwa ysobserve themaximu mpermis sible
speed specifiedfor the M+S tiresyouhave
mounted.
When youhave mounted theM+S tires:
X Check thetire pressu res(Ypage 302).
X Resta rtthe tire pressu remonitor
(Y page 304). Snow
chains G
WARNING
If snow chains areinstall edtothe front
whee ls,they maydrag against thevehicl e
body orchassi scomponents. Thiscould
cause damagetothe vehicl eor the tires.
There isarisk ofan accide nt. 298
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operationWheelsand tires