snow chains MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

Exiti
ngapa rki ng space ............ ......180
Ge nera lnote s............ ....................177
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 177
Pa rking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 179
Ac tive Steering Assist
Activa ting/d eactiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 200
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
Adapti veadjustab ledampin g
Drivi ngdynami csdispl ay............... 169
AD APTIVE BRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 70
Adapti veBrake Assist
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 64
Adapti vebrake lights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 65
Adapti veDampi ngSys tem
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 168
Adapti veHig hbe amAssist
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 221
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 111
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 112
Addi tives(e ng ineoi l) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 327
Addre ssbook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Adjus tingthe volume
Mu ltimed iasystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 247
Ai rbag s
Depl oyment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 53
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Front airba g(d riv er, front
pa sse nger )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 46
Hea dba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 47
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 45
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 45
Knee bag<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 47
Occu pant Clas sif ica tion System
(OC S)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 48
PASSENG ERAIR BAG indicator
la mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Sid eimp act airba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 47
AI RFL OW <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 119
Ai rve nts
Gl ove box <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 123
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 122
Setting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 122
Setting theblow eroutpu tof the
AIR SCAR Fvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 124
Setting thecenter airvents ........... 123
Setting thesideairvents ............... 123Swi
tching AIRSCAR Fon/of f.......... 102
Ai r-co nditioning sys tem
see Clima tecontrol
AI RSC ARF
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
AI RSC ARF vents
Setting theblow eroutpu t.............. 124
Al arm
ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system )......... 72
Swi tching off(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 72
Swi tching thefuncti onon/of f
(ATA) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 72
Al arm system
see ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system )
Amb ient lighti ng
Setting thebrightne ss(on-boa rd
comp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 202
Setting thecolor(on-boa rdcom-
pu ter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 202
AMG menu(o n-b oard computer) .....205
An ti-lockbraki ngsys tem
see ABS (Anti-lock Bra king System)
An ti-s kid chains
see Snow chains
An ti-the ftalarm system
see ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system )
As htray <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 257
As sistan cedis play (on-b oard
co mputer) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 200
As sistan cemen u(o n-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 199
AS SYST PLUS
Disp laying aser vice message ........ 273
Hid ing aser vice message .............. 273
Re setti ngthe service intervaldi s-
pl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 273
Servi cemes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 272
Spe cialser vice requireme nts......... 273
ATA (Anti -Thef tAl arm system)
Activa ting/d eactiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 72
Functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 72
Swi tching offthe alarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 72
ATTE NTIO NAS SIST
Activa ting/d eactiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 200
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 225
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 185
Audi omen u(o n-b oard computer) ....197 In
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Limited
braking efficiency onsal-
ted roads ....................................... 153
Snow chains .................................. 298
Subjecting brakestoaloa d.... ....... 153
Wet road surface ........................... 153
DVD video
Opera ting(on-board computer) .....1 98
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................246
DY NAMI CSEL ECTbutton (all
vehi cles exc ept Merce des-AMG
vehi cles) ....... ......................................133
DY NAMI CSEL ECTco ntroll er.... 132, 134
DY NAMI CSEL ECTco ntroll er
(Me rcede s-AMG vehicles) ....... ..132, 134 E
EA SY-E NTRY feature
Activating/d eactivating .................203
Function/notes .............................103
EA SY-E XITfeature
Cra sh-resp onsive........................... 104
Function/notes .............................103
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 203
EBD (elec tronic brakeforcedistri-
butio n)
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 211
Function/notes ................................69
EC Odisplay
Function/notes .............................151
On-boa rdcompu ter....... ................195
EC Ostart/stop function
Automa ticengine start.................. 130
Automa ticengine switch-off ..........129
Deactiva ting/activa ting....... ..........130
Gene ralinforma tion.......................129
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 129
Introducti on....... ............................ 129
Ele ctroni cStabil ityProgram
see ESP®
(Electroni cStabi lityProgra m)
Emerge ncy
Automa ticmeas uresafter an
accid ent....... ....................................56
Emer gency release
Dr iver 'sdoor .................................... 81
Trun k...............................................8 6
Vehicle .............................................8 1 Emer
gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivatio n.........................................5 3
Emis sions control
Ser viceand warran tyinf orm ation.... 25
Engine
Chec kEn gin ewarn inglamp ...........2 42
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 221
ECO start/stop function................129
Engine number....... ........................324
Irregu larrunning ............................ 131
Ju mp-starti ng....... .......................... 288
Overvi ew....... ................................. 272
Starting problems .......................... 131
Starting theengine with the
SmartKey .......................................128
Starting with KEYLESS-GO ............. 128
Switchi ngoff ....... ........................... 148
Tow -starting (vehicle)....... .............. 293
Eng ineelectroni cs
Notes .............................................322
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 131
Eng ineoil
Adding ...........................................269
Additi ves....... ................................. 327
Che cking theoilleve l....... .............. 269
Che cking theoilleve lusi ng the
dip stick .......................................... 269
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 223
Fill ing capa city....... ........................327
Gene ralnotes ................................ 327
Notes aboutoil grad es....... ............ 327
Notes onoilleve l/consu mption....269
Temp erature(on-boa rdcom-
pute r,Merced es-AMG vehicles) .....205
Ente ring anaddress
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................246
ESP ®
(E lec tronic StabilityPro-
gram)
AMG menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)...205
Cha racteri stics................................. 66
Deactiva ting/activa ting(button
in Merced es-AMG vehicles) ............. 68
Deactiva ting/activa ting(excep t
Merced es‑AMG vehicles) .................67
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 209
Function/notes ................................65
Gene ralnotes .................................. 65 10
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Activ
eBra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ......244
Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 244
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[.......238
Ch eck Engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ...............242
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ......242
Dis tance warning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ .........244
ESP ®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[..........239
ESP ®
OFF <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ...240
Fue ltank <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[....242
Ge nera lnote s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ..............236
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ..............241
PASSENG ERAIR BAG <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ....41
Re ser vefuel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 242
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ ..........241
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[....236
SPOR Tha ndl ing mod e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 241
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 245
Warni ngtrian gle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 279
Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 25
Wash erflu id
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 234
Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Whe eland tirecombi nati ons
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 321
Whe elbo lttig hten ingtorque ........... 320
Whe elcho ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 317
Whe els
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 277
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 296
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 296
Interch anging/cha nging ................ 316
Mou nting anew wheel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 319
Mou nting awh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
Re movi ngawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 319
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 316
Ti ghte ning torque<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 320
Whe elsize /tire size<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 321
Win dsc ree n
Ele ctrica lwi nd scre en<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 94
Win dow s
see Sidewi ndow s Win
dshi eld
Defro sting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 120
Win dshi eld was herfluid
see Windsh ield wa she rsy stem
Win dshi eld was hersystem
Add ingwashe rflu id<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 271
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 329
Win dshi eld wi pers
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 234
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 115
Re placi ng the wipe rbl ad es ............ 114
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 113
Win terdrivi ng
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 298
Sli pp ery roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 154
Snow chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 298
Win terope ratio n
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 298
Win tertire s
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 298
Wipe rbl ades
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 277
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 114
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 114
Work shop
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p Z
ZONE function
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 12022
In
dex

parkin
gprocedure withtheParkin gPackage
with rearview camera.
! If
they cannotbe avoided, driveover
obstac lessuch ascurbs slowly andatan
obtuse angle.Otherwise, youmay damage
the wheels ortires.
Ac tive Parkin gAssist mayalsoshow parkin g
spaces whicharenot suitable forparkin g,for
example:
R where parkingor stoppin gis prohibited
R in fron tof driveways orent ranc esand exits
R on unsuitable surfaces
Parkin gtips:
R on narro wroads, driveasclose tothe park-
ing space aspossible
R parkin gspaces thatarelittered orover-
grown mightbeident ifiedormeasured
incor rectly
R parkin gspaces thatarepartially occupied
by trailer drawbars mightnotbeident ified
as such orbe measured incorrectly
R snowfall orheavy rainmay lead toaparkin g
space beingmeasured inaccurately
R pay attention tothe warning messages of
Parkin gAssist PARKTRONI Cduring the
parkin gprocedure (Ypage 175)
R you can interven ein the steer ingprocedure
to corr ectitat any time. Active Parkin g
Assist willthen becanc eled
R when transport ingaload which protrudes
from yourvehicle, youshould notuse Active
Parkin gAssist
R never useActive Parkin gAssist whensnow
chains areinstalled
R make surethatthetire pressures arealways
corr ect.This hasadirect influen ceon the
parkin gcharact eristicsof the vehicle
Use Active Parkin gAssist forparkin gspaces:
R parallel oratright angles tothe direct ionof
trav el
R on straight roads, notbends
R on the same levelasthe road, e.g.noton
the pavement
Detecting parking spaces Objec
tslocated abovethedetec tionrange of
Ac tive Parkin gAssist willnotbedetec ted
when theparkin gspace ismeasured. These are
not taken intoaccoun twhen theparkin g
procedure iscalculated, e.g.overhan ging
loads, tailsect ions orloading rampsoftruc ks.
Ac tive Parkin gAssist maytherefore guide you
int othe parkin gspace tooearly. G
WARN
ING
If ther eare objec tsabove thedetec tion
range:
R the Parkin gPackage withrearview cam-
era may steer tooearly
R the vehicle maynotstop infron tof these
objec ts
This could cause acollision. Thereisarisk
of an acciden t.
If objec tsare located abovethedetec tion
range, stopanddeactiv atethe Parkin gPack-
age with rearview camera.
Furt herinfor mation aboutthedetec tionrange
(Y page 174).
Ac tive Parkin gAssist doesnotassist youpark-
ing inspaces perpendic ulartothe direct ionof
trav elif:
X Two parkin gspaces arelocated directlynex t
to one anot her.
X The parkin gspace isdirect lynex tto alow
obstac lesuch asalow curb.
X You park forwards.
Ac tive Parkin gAssist doesnotassist youpark-
ing inspaces thatareparallel oratright angles
to the direct ionoftrave lif:
R the parkin gspace ison acurb
R the system readstheparkin gspace asbeing
block ed,forexample byfoliage orgrass
paving blocks
R the area istoo small forthe vehicle to
maneuver into
R the parkin gspace isbordered byan obsta-
cle, e.g. atree, apost oratrailer G
WARN
ING
If ther eare objec tsabove thedetec tion
range:
R Ac tive Parkin gAssist maysteer tooearly
R the vehicle maynotstop infron tof these
objec ts 178
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

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
Winter
operationWheelsand tires

To
avoid hazardous situations:
R never install snowchains tothe front
wheels
R alway sinstall snowchains inpairs tothe
rear wheels.
For safety reasons, Mercedes- Benzrecom-
mends thatyouonly usesnow chains that
have been specially approved foryour vehicle
by Mercedes- Benz,or are ofacorrespon ding
standard ofquality. Formore inform ation,
please contactaqualified specialist workshop.
If you inten dto mount snowchains, please
bear thefollowing pointsinmind:
R Snow chains maynotbemounted onall
wheel/tire combinations.Permissible
wheel-tire combinations(Ypage 321).
R Only usesnow chains whendriving onroads
completely coveredbysnow. Remove the
snow chains assoon aspossible whenyou
come toaroad thatisnot snow-c overed.
R Local regulations mayrestrictthe use of
snow chains. Observe theappropriate regu-
lations ifyou wish tomount snowchains.
R Do not exceed themaximum permissible
speed of30 mph (50km/ h).
R On vehicles withActive Body Control (ABC),
if snow chains havebeen installed, youmust
drive ataraised vehicle level(Ypage 170).
You may wish todeactivate ESP®
when pulling
away withsnow chains installed (Ypage 66).
You canthereby allowthewheels tospin ina
cont rolled manner ,achieving anincreased
driving force(cuttingaction). Tire
pressur e Tire
pressur especifications
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Underinf latedoroverinflat edtires pose the
following risks:
R the tires mayburst, especially asthe load
and vehicle speedincrease.
R the tires maywear excessiv elyand/or
unevenly, whichmaygreatly impairtire
tract ion.
R the driving charact eristics, aswell as
steerin gand braking, maybegreatly
impaired.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Follow recomm endedtireinflation pressures
and check thepressure ofall the tires
including thespare wheel:
R mont hly,atleast
R ifthe load changes
R before beginning along journey
R under different operating conditions,e.g.
off- road driving
If necessary, correctthe tire pressure.
The data onthe Tire andLoading Information
placard andtirepressure tableshown hereare
examples. Tirepressure specification sare
vehicle-spec ificand may deviate fromthedata
shown here.Thetirepressure specification s
that arevalid foryour vehicle canbefound on
the Tire andLoading Information placard and
tire pressure tableonthe vehicle.
General notes The
recomm endedtirepressures forthe tires
mounted atthe factor ycan befound onthe
labels described here.
Further informationontire pressures canbe
obtained ataqualified specialist workshop. Tir
epr essure
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