tire size 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
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dex

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
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dex

the
vehicleon the desired course withi nph ysi-
cal limi ts. ESP ®
as sists the driver when pulling
aw ay on wetor slip pe ry roa ds.ESP ®
can also
sta bilize the vehicledu rin gbra king .
ETS (Electro nicTrac tionSys tem) i
Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 60).
ETS tractio ncontro lis pa rtof ESP ®
.
ETS brakes thedrive wheelsind ividu ally ifthe y
sp in. Thisena bles youto pullaw ay and accel-
era teon slip pe ry surfa ces ,for exa mpl eif the
roa dsu rfa ce isslip pe ry on one side .In addi-
tio n,mor edri ve torq ueistra nsfe rredto the
wh eelor wh eelswith tra ctio n.
ETS remains acti vewhen youde acti vate ESP ®
.
i Me
rce des -AMG vehic les: your veh icle
ma ybe equipp ed with 20-i nch tireson the
rea raxl e.After changing to19 inch wheels,
ETS mayinte rvenenoti ceablyea rlier durin g
the first few kilome ters.After appro xim ately
10 km ETS willfu nctio nas usua lag ain.
Info rma tionon the dimens ions and typesof
wh eelsand tiresfor your veh iclecan be
fou ndinthe "Wheel/tir ecomb inations" sec-
tio n(Y page 321 ).
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ningitwi llnot provide
any vehiclesta bilizati on. Thereisan
incr easedris kof ski dding orofan acc ident.
Exerc ise cau tionwh en conti nuing todrive.
Hav eESP ®
che cked ataqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op. Wh
entow ingthe vehiclewi th the rearaxl e
ra ised ,ob serve the note son ESP ®
(Y page 293 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
conti nuously,the nESP ®
is de acti vated .
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lamp arelit conti nuously,
ESP ®
is not availabl e du eto ama lfunctio n.
Ob serve the inform ation onwarning lamps
(Y page 239 )and disp laymes sage swh ich
ma ybe sho wninthe instrument cluste r
(Y page 209 ).
i Onl
yus ewh eelswith the recomm ended
tire sizes .Onl ythe nwi llESP ®
functio npro p-
erl y.
Ch arac teristics ofESP® Ge
neral info rmatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goes out
be for ebe ginning thejourney ,ESP ®
is au to-
ma tica lly acti ve.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes ,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sin the instrument cluste r.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes :
X Do not deacti vate ESP ®
und erany circum -
sta nces .
X Onl yde pre ssthe accelera tor pedalas faras
nece ssarywh en pulling away.
X Ada ptyour drivin gsty leto suitthe prevailing
roa dand weath ercond itions .
The influ ence ofdriv eprog rams onESP®
The drive pro grams allo w ESP ®
to adaptto diffe rent weath ercond itions ,roa dcond itions and the
de sired drivin gsty le.Yo ucan setthe drive pro grams using the DYN AMIC SELEC Tbu tton
(Y page 133) oron AMG vehicles using the DYN AMIC SELEC Tcontro ller (Y page 132 ). 66
Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem sSafet y

opened,
theloading aidrises automatically.
When theroof isclosed, thetrunk partition
remains inthe open position. Thetrunk par- tition
moves tothe closed position automat-
ically when theroof islowered.
Problems withtheloading aid Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions It
is no longer possible
to lower thestowed
roof inthe trunk using
the loading aid. You
cann otclose thetrunk anymore.
X Call aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Stowage
wellunder thetrunk floor X
To open: opentrunk partition 0044
(Y page 93).
X Swing trunkfloor0087upusing loop0043.
The TIREFIT kit,tire-c hange toolkit,etc. is
located inthe stowage compartm ent. Featur
es Cup
holder
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If object sin the passenger compartmentare
stowed incorrectly, theycanslide orbe
thrown around andhitvehicle occupant s.In
addition, cupholders, openstowage spaces
and mobile phonebracket scann otalway s
retain allobject sthey contain.There isa
risk ofinjury, particularly inthe event ofsud-
den braking orasudden changeindirection . R
Always stowobject sso that they cannot
be thrown around insuch situations.
R Always makesurethatobject sdo not pro-
trude fromstowage spaces,parcelnetsor
stowage nets.
R Close thelockable stowagespacesbefore
start ingajourney.
R Always stowandsecure heavy,hard,poin-
ted, sharp-edged, fragileorbulky object s
in the trunk . G
WARNING
The heating elements ofthe cup holder can
become veryhot.Youcould burnyourself on
them.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Do not touch thehot heating elements of
the cup holder. Alwaysmakesurethatchil-
dren cannotaccess thehot heating ele-
ment sof the cup holder. Neverleavechil-
dren unsupervised inthe vehicle.
! Only
usethecup holders forcont ainers of
the right sizeandwhich havelids.The
drinks couldotherwise spill.
! Do
not expose drinksbottles inthe cup
holder inthe cent erconsole tocont inuous,
stron gand direct sunlight. Thepassenger
compartm entinthe area ofthe cent ercon-
sole canotherwise bedamaged bythe con-
cent rated andreflect edsunlight. Featur
es
255Stowage andfeatu res Z

X
To sto w:foldthe reflecti vesafety jacke t,
rol lit up and stow itin safety jacke tba g0043 .
X Sli de safety jacke tba g0043 along thelowe r
ed ge ofthe arm restinto thesafety jacke t
comp artment.Meanwhile, ensu retha tthe
lo op hangs outwe llwi thi nrea ch.
i Re
move anew reflecti vesafety jacke t
from itspackag ingmateri albe fore slid ing it
into thesafety jacke tcomp artment.The
pa ckag ingmateri alma yothe rwisecau seit
to slip ou tor ma kerem oving itdiffi cul t.
Obs ervethe lega lreq uirem ents ineach cou n-
try .
Note son the reflective safetyjack et 0043
Maximu mnum berof wa she s
0044 Maximu mwa sh temp erature
0087 Donot blea ch
0085 Donot iron
0083 Donot usealaund rydry er
0084 Donot dry-cle an
006B Thisis acla ss2ves t
R The reflecti vesafety jacke tsmee tthe
req uirem ents define dby the lega lsta nda rd
onl yif:
- the corr ectsize isus ed and
- the reflecti vesafety jacke tis corr ectly
fas tened
R Befo reuse, ensu retha tthe reflecti vesafety
jacke tis cle an and intact.The specialpro p-
erti esma yothe rwisebe comp romised.
R The reflecti vesafety jacke tssho uld be
stor edinthei rori ginal packag inginadry
pl ace away from sources ofhea tand light.
R The maximu mnum berof wa she sspe cified
is not theonlyfac tor influencing thelife
spa nof the reflecti vesafety jacke ts.The ir
li fe spa nalso depends onuse, car e,stor age,
etc. R
The reflecti vesafety jacke tssho uld be dis-
po sed ofand replaced with new ones :
- afte r15 washe s,and /or
- ifthe reflecti vestri pshave become
scra tched ,and /or
- ifthe backing materi aland /or reflecti ve
stri pshave become soiled and canno tbe
cle ane doff, and/or
- the reflecti vesafety jacke t'sfluore scenc e
ha sfad ed,e.g .du eto the effectsofsun-
li ght
R Disp oseofthe reflecti vesafety jacke tin an
envi ronme ntallyres ponsi ble ma nner. Todo
so, conta ctyour local waste dispo salcom-
pa ny. Vehi
cle too lkit
Gen eral notes The
towingeyeis locate din the trunk ina
bra cket below the trunk lid lock.
If yo ur veh icleis eq uipp ed with aTIR EFIT kit,it
is locate din the stow agespa ceund erthe
trunk floor.
Vehi cles with aTIRE FITkit The
TIREFIT kitislocate din the stow agewe ll
und erthe trunk floor (Y page 255 ). 0043
Tow ingeye
0044 Tire sea lant fillerbo ttle
0087 Fuseallo cati oncha rt
0085 Tire infl ation comp ressor
0083 Stow agetray openi ng
X To rem ove towingeye0043 raise the openi ng
on stow agetray 0083.
X Use theTIREFIT kit(Ypage 282 ). 28
0 Whe
rewillIfin d...?Breakdo wnassis tan ce

Tire
-chan getoo lkit The
tire-cha nge tool kitcan befou ndinthe
stow agewe llund erthe trunk floor
(Y page 255 ). 0043
Bag conta ining the tire-cha nging tool s
Bag 0043with the tire-cha nging tool sconta ins:
R jack
R lug wr ench
R alig nment bolt
R wh eelcho ck
R glove s
Dep endingonthe equipme nt,tool sreq uired
for awh eelcha nge ,su ch asajack oralug
wr ench ,ar enot availabl e in allveh icles. Tools
ap pro ved foryour veh iclear eav ailabl e at a
qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Fl
at tire Pre
parin gthe vehic le
Yo ur veh iclema ybe equipp ed with:
R tire swi th run-fl atcha racteri stics
(M OExte ndedtire s)(Y page 281 )
Veh iclepre paratio nis not nece ssaryon
veh icles with MOExte ndedtire s.
R aTIR EFIT kit(Ypage 280 )
Veh icle swi th the Merce des -Benzeme r-
ge ncyca llsys tem: inthe eventofafla ttire ,
yo ucan conta ctthe Merced es-Benz emer-
ge ncy callsy stem custome rcente r.
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 kitmaybe
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Info
rma tionon cha nging and mou nting wheels
(Y page 316 ).
X Stop thevehicleon solid,non-s lipp ery and
le vel ground ,as faraw ay aspossi ble fro m
tra ffic.
X Swi tch onthe hazar dwa rning lamps .
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away
(Y page 147 ).
X Ifpo ssi ble, bri ng the frontwh eelsinto the
stra ight-a head positio n.
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Veh icle swi tho utKEYLES S-GO :rem ove
the Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti onlock.
X Veh icle swi th KEYLES S-GO :op en the driv-
er' sdo or.
The vehicleelectro nicsarenow inpo sitio n
005A. Thisis the same asthe Sma rtKeyha vin g
be en rem oved.
X Veh icle swi th KEYLES S-GO :rem ove the
Star t/Stop button fromthe igniti onlock
(Y page 126 ).
X Ma kesure tha tthe passe nge rsarenot
end angeredas the ydo so. Makesure tha t
no one isnea rthe dange rar ea while a
wh eelis be ing change d.Anyo newhois not
di rectl yas sisti ng inthe wheelcha nge
sho uld, for exa mpl e,sta nd behind the bar-
rie r.
X Ge tou tof the vehicle. Pa yatte ntionto tra f-
fic cond itions when doing so.
X Close thedriver 'sdo or. MOE
xtende dtire s(ti res with run-f lat
prope rties)
Ge neral notes 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.The affecte dtire mustnot
sho wany clearly vis ible da ma ge.
Yo ucan reco gnizean MOExte ndedtire bythe
MOExte ndedma rkin gwh ich appe arson the
si de wa llof the tire.Yo uwi llfind thisma rkin g
next tothe tire size designa tion,the load -be ar-
ing capacityand thespee dind ex
(Y page 310 ).
MOExte ndedtire sma yonl ybe used incon-
juncti onwith an acti vetire pressu remoni tor. Fl
at tire
281Break downass istanc e

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

Tire
andLoadin gIn fo rmatio nplac ard 0043
Recomm endedtire pressu res
The Tire and Loading Info rma tionplaca rdison
the B-pillar on the driver 'sside (Ypage 306 ).
The Tire and Loading Info rma tionplaca rdcon-
tai ns the reco mme ndedtire pressu res forcold
tire s.The reco mme ndedtire pressu res are
va lid for the maxim um permi ssible load and up
to the maxim um permi ssible veh iclesp ee d.
Tire pres sure table The
tirepressu retab leison the inside of the
fu el fillerfla p. Itsho wsthe tire pressu refor all
tire spe rmi tted atthe factory forthisveh icle;
see illu stra tion(e xam ple) . The
tirepressu retab leconta insthe reco m-
mend edpre ssu res forcoldtire sfor vario us
op era ting cond itions, i.e.di ffe ringload and
sp ee dcond itions.
If atire size pre ced esatire pressu re,the fol-
lo wi ng tire pressu reinfo rma tionis onl yva lid
for thattire size; see illu stra tion(e xam ple) . The
load cond itions "partia lly la de n" and "ful ly
la de n" arede fine din the tablefor diffe rent
num bers of occu pants and amounts oflug-
ga ge .The actu alnum berof sea tsma ydi ffe r. Some
tirepressu retab lessho wonl ythe rim
di am ete rsins tea dof the fulltire size, e.g.R18 .
Ri m diam ete ris pa rtof the tire size and canbe
fou ndonthe tire side wa ll(Y page 310 ).
If the tire pressu res have been set tothe lowe r
va lues for lighte rlo ad sand /or lowe rroa d
sp ee ds,the pressu res should be res etto the
hi ghe rva lues:
R ifyo uwa ntto drive with an incr eased load
and /or
R ifyo uwa ntto drive athighe rroa dsp ee ds
The tirepressu res forincr eased load sand /or
hi ghe rroa dsp ee ds,sho wninthe tire pressu re
tab le,ma yha ve aneg ative effect ondrivin g
comf ort.
If the tire pressu reisnot setcorr ectly,thi scan
le ad toan exce ssive build-u pof heat and a
su dd en loss ofpre ssu re.
For mor einfo rma tion,conta ctaqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op. 30
0 Tire
pres sureWhe elsand tires

surfaces
thatarenot icyorcovered withsnow.
Take appropria tecare when driving.
Temper ature G
WARNING
The temperature gradeforthis tireisestab-
lished foratire that isproperly inflatedand
not overloaded .Exc essive speed, underinfla-
tion, orexcessive loading,either separately
or incombination, cancause excessive heat
buil d-up andpossible tirefailu re.
The temperature gradesareA(the highest), B,
and C,representing thetire's resistance tothe
generation ofheat anditsabil itytodissipa te
heat when tested undercontrolled conditions
on aspecified indoorlaboratorytestwheel.
Sustained hightemperature cancause the
material ofthe tire todegenerate andreduce
tire life, and excessive temperature canlead to
sudden tirefailu re.The grade Ccorresponds
to alevel ofperformance whichallpassenger
car tires must meet under theFederal Motor
Vehicle SafetyStandard No.109. Grades B
and Arepresent higherlevelsofperformance
on the labora torytestwheel thantheminimum
required bylaw. Tire
labeli ng
Overview 0043
Uniform TireQuali tyGradi ngStandard
(Y page 314)
0044 DOT, TireIdentification Number
(Y page 313)
0087 Maximum tireload (Ypage 313)
0085 Maximum tirepressure (Ypage 302)
0083 Manufacturer
0084 Tire material (Ypage 314)
006B Tire size designation, load-bearingcapacity
and speed rating(Ypage 310)
006C Load index (Ypage 312)
006D Tire name
The markings described aboveareonthe tire
in addition tothe tire name (sales designation)
and themanufacturer's name.
i Tire
data isvehicle-specific andmay devi-
ate from thedata inthe example.
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity andspeed rating G
WARNING
Exc eeding thestated tireload-bea ringcapa-
city and theapproved maximum speed
could leadtotire damage orthe tire burst-
ing. There isarisk ofaccident.
Therefore, onlyusetiretypes andsizes
approved foryour vehicle model.Observe 310
All
about wheelsand tiresWheels andtires

the
tire load rating andspee dra ting
req uired foryour veh icle. 0043
Tire width
0044 Nom inalas pe ct ratio in%
0087 Tire cod e
0085 Rim diam ete r
0083 Loadbe aring index
0084 Spe edrating
Ge neral: dependi ng on the manuf actu rer's
sta nda rds,the size impri nted inthe tire wall
ma ynot conta inany letters orma yconta in
one letter thatpre ced esthe size descri ption.
If the reisno letter preced ingthe size descri p-
tio n(a ssho wnabove ):the searepa sse nge r
veh icletire sacc ording toEur opeanma nuf ac-
tur ing standa rds.
If "P "pre ced esthe size descri ption: theseare
pa sse nge rveh icletire sacc ording toU.S. man-
uf actu ringsta nda rds.
If "L T" pre ced esthe size descri ption: theseare
li ght truck tire sacc ording toU.S. manuf actu r-
ing standa rds.
If "T "pre ced esthe size descri ption: comp act
eme rgency wheelswith high tire pressu retha t
ar eonl yde signe dfor temp oraryusein an
eme rgency .
Tire width: tirewidth 0043sho wsthe nomi nal
tire width inmi llim ete rs.
He ight-w idth ratio :as pe ct ratio 0044 isthe size
ra tio betwe enthe tire height and tirewidth
and issho wninpe rcen t.The aspe ct ratio is
cal cul ate dby divid ing the tire width bythe tire
he ight.
Tire code: tire code0087 speci fiesthe tire type.
"R "rep resents radial tire s;"D" represents
di ag ona ltire s;"B" represents diag ona lra dial
tire s. Op
tional ly,tire swi th ama xim um spee dof ove r
149 mph (240km/h )ma yha ve "ZR" inthe
si ze descri ption, dependi ng on the manuf ac-
tur er(e.g. 245/4 0ZR 18) .
Rim diamete r:rim diam ete r0085 isthe diam e-
ter ofthe bead seat, not thediam ete rof the
rim flange .Th erim diam ete ris sp eci fiedin
inch es(in).
Lo ad-b earingin dex :lo ad -be aring index0083 is
a num erical cod etha tsp eci fiesthe maxim um
lo ad -be aring capacityof atire .
Do not overload the tiresby exce eding the
sp eci fiedload limi t.Th ema xim um permi ssible
lo ad can befou ndonthe vehicle'sTire and
Loa ding Info rma tionplaca rdon the B-pi llar on
the driver 'sside (Ypage 306) .
Exam ple:
Loa d-bearin gind ex91 indicates ama xim um
lo ad of1,3 56 lb(615 kg)tha tthe tirescan
be ar.For furthe rinf orm ation onthe maxim um
tire load inkilog rams and lbs, see
(Y page 313 ).
For furthe rinf orm ation onthe load bearing
ind ex, see"L oa dind ex" (Ypage 312) .
Spe edratin g:spee dra ting 0084speci fiesthe
ap pro ved maxim um spee dof the tire.
i Ti
re data isveh icle-s pecificand mayde vi-
ate fromthe data inthe exampl e.
Re gardl essof the spee dra ting ,al wa ysobserve
the spee dlimi ts. Drivecar efully and adapt
yo ur drivin gsty leto the trafficcond itions . Summe
r
tire s In
dex Spe
edratin g Q up
to100 mph (160km/h ) R up
to106 mph (170km/h ) S up
to112 mph (180km/h ) T up
to118 mph (190km/h ) H up
to130 mph (210km/h ) V up
to149 mph (240km/h ) W up
to168 mph (270km/h ) Y up
to186 mph (300km/h ) ZR
...Y up
to186 mph (300km/h ) Al
labo utwhee lsan dtire s
311Whe elsand tires Z