flat tire MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owners Manual

Overview
ofthe engine compart-
ment ....................................................2 45
ASSYST PLUS......................................245
Ca re....... .............. ................................246 Breakdow
nassistanc e....... .............. 252
Where willIf ind...? ..............................252
Flat tire....... .............. ........................... 253
Battery (vehicle)....... ....... .................... 258
Ju mp-starti ng....... ................................261
Tow ingand tow-starti ng....... ...............264
Fuse s....... ....... ....... ..............................266 Whee
lsand tires ...............................268
Importa ntsafe tynotes ........................268
Opera tion............................................268
Winter operation....... ....... .................... 270
Tire press ure....... ................................ 271
Load ingthe vehi cle....... .......................280
All abo utwhe elsand tires ................... 282
Cha nging awheel....... ......................... 289
Whee land tire combi nations .............. .293
Emergency sparewhe el....... ................294 Techn
ical data ................................... 297
Informati onrega rding technical data
....... ............................ .......................... 297
Vehi cleelectronics ..............................297
Identifi cationplates ....... ......................298
Service products andfilling capa ci-
ties ....... ............................................... 299
Vehi cledata ......................................... 305 Co
nten ts
3

Important
safetynotes.................. 258
Jump starting .................................2 61
Overvi ew....... ................................. 258
Rep lacing .......................................261
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt warni ng....... .................................. 42
Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/d eactivating .................176
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 199
Notes/fu nction..............................164
Blueto oth®
Searchi ngfor am obilephone ........222
Searchi ngfor am obilephone
(de vice mana ger)........................... 223
see also Digita lOpera tor's Man-
ua l....... ....... ....... .............................218
Tel epho ny....... ....... ........................222
Brake AssistSyste m
see BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
Brake fluid
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 189
Notes .............. ...............................302
Brake forcedistributi on
see EBD (electronic brakeforce
dis tribu tion)
Brake lamps
Adap tive....... ....................................60
Dis play mes sage ............ ................194
Brake s
ABS ............ ........................ ..............57
Ada ptive Bra keAssi st............ .......... 59
BAS ............ ............ ..........................57
Bra kefluid(no tes)............ ............ .302
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 184
EBD .............. ....................................63
High -perfo rmance brakesystem ....141
Impo rtant safety notes ............ ......139
Mai ntenance .................................. 140
Pa rking brake............ ....................135
Ri ding tips............ ............ ..............139
Wa rning lamp ............ .....................211
Breakdo wnassi stanc e
Re flective safety jacket ............ ......252
Whe rewillIf ind...? ............ ............ 252
see Flattire
see Towingaway Brightn
esscontrol (instrumen t
cl uster lightin g)........... ........................32
Bulbs
see Repla cing bulbs C
Cal ifornia
Impo rtant notice forreta ilcus-
tomers andlessee s........... ........... ....24
Cal ling up am alfun ction
see Disp laym essages
Car
see Vehi cle
Care
Carw ash. .......... ........... ..................247
Exhau stpip e........... ........... ............251
Exterior lights ....... ......................... 250
Matte finish................................... 249
Notes .............................................246
Pai nt....... ....................................... 248
Pow erwa sher ................................248
Rea rview camera .......................... 251
Sensors ......................................... 251
Was hing byhand ........................... 247
Whee ls....... ....................................250
Windo ws....... ................................. 250
Wip erbla des ....... ........................... 250
CD
see also Digita lOpera tor's Man-
ua l....... ....... ....................................218
CD player (on-bo ardcomputer) ........174
Ce nter conso le
Lowe rsection .................................. 35
Uppe rsection .................................. 34
Ce ntral locking
Automa ticlocking (on-board
compu ter)....... ...............................179
Locking/u nlocking(SmartKe y)....... .66
Cha nging bulbs
Sid em arkerlamps (rear)...... ......... 103
Child
Rest raintsyst em .............................. 55
Child seat
For ward- facing restraint system...... 56
On thef ront-pa sse nger seat ............ 56
Rearwar d-facin grestraint system.... 56 6
Index

Dis
tribu tio no fthe veh icleo ccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) ............ ................289
DOT (Departme ntofTra nsp orta -
tio n)(defi niti on) ............ .................287
DOT, Tire Ide ntif icationN umber
(T IN) ............ ............ ....................... 286
GAW R(GrossA xle Weight Rat-
ing )(de finiti on) ............ ..................288
GV W( GrossV ehicleW eigh t)(def-
ini tio n)............ ............ ...................288
GV WR (Gros sVehicleW eigh t
Ra ting )(de finiti on) ............ .............288
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 268
Increase dvehi cle weight due to
optio nalequ ipme nt(de finitio n)...... 287
Informati onondrivi ng....... ............. 268
Kil opa scal (kPa)(de finitio n)....... .... 288
Lab eling (ove rview ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 284
Loa dbearing index(defi niti on) ...... 289
Loa dind ex <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 286
Loa dind ex (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 288
M+S tires.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 270
Ma ximu mloado na tire (defi ni-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 288
Ma ximu mloaded vehiclew eigh t
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 288
Ma ximu mpermi ssi blet ire pre s-
su re (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 288
Ma ximu mtireload <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 286
Ma ximu mtireload (defi niti on) ....... 288
MOExte ndedtires.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 270
Opti onalequ ipm ent weight (defi -
niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 289
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 268
PSI (pou nds pers quare inch )
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 288
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 289
Servi celife <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 269
Sid ewall( de finiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 289
Spe edrati ng(defi niti on) ................ 288
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Structu reand characte ristics
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 287
Sum mer tires.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 270
Tem peratu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 283
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumbe r)
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 289
Ti re bead (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 289Ti
re pre ssu re(defi niti on) ................ 288
Ti re pre ssu res (recomme nded)...... 287
Ti re size (data ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 293
Ti re size designa tion, load -be ar-
ing capacity, spe edrati ng.............. 284
Ti re trea d.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 269
Ti re trea d(definiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 289
Tota lloa dlim it(d efi niti on) ............. 289
Tra ctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 283
Tra ctio n(definiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 289
Tre adwear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 283
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 282
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(de finiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 287
Wea rind ica tor (defi niti on) ............. 289
Whe eland tirecomb ination ........... 293
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 288
see Flattire
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 266
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 264
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ing meth ods............ 265
Tow inga way
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 264
Insta lling the towingeye. ............... 264
Re movi ngthe towingeye. .............. 265
Tra nspo rting thevehicle. ............... 266
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 265
Wi th the rearaxler aised ................ 265
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 218
Trans mission
Ove rview oftrans mission pos i-
tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 125
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans missionp osition display ......... 125
Transporti ngthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 266
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 171
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 171
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 172
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 74 In
dex
19

seat
belt, ahead bagmay bedeploy edinother
accident situations (Ypage 50).
The head bagonthe front -passenger side
deploy sunder thefollowi ngconditions:
R the OCS system detects thatthefront -
passenger seatisoccupied or
R the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front -passenger seat
If the belt tongue isengaged inthe belt
buckle, thehead bagonthe front -passenger
side deploy sifa na ppropria teaccident situa-
tion occurs. Inthis case, deploy mentisinde-
pendent ofwhether thefront -passenger seatis
occupied ornot. Occupant
ClassificationSystem
(OCS)
Introduction The
Occupant Classification System(OCS)cat-
egorizes theperson inthe front -passenger
seat. Depending onthat result, thefront -
passenger frontairbag and front -passenger
knee bagareeither enabled ordeactivated.
The system doesnotdeactivate:
R the side impact airbag
R the headba g
R the Emergenc yTensioning Devices
Requirements To
be classified correctly,the front passenger
must sit:
R with theseat beltfastened correctly
R in an almost upright position withtheir back
agai nstthe seat backrest
R with their feetresting onthe floor, ifpossi-
ble
If the front passenger doesnotobserve these
conditions, OCSmayproduce afalse classifi-
cation, e.g.because thefront passenger:
R transfers theirweight bysupporting them-
selves onavehicle armrest
R sits insuch awaythat their weight israised
from theseat cushion
If you install achild restraint systemonthe
front -passenger seat,besure toobserve the
correct positioning ofthe child restraint sys-
tem. Never placeobjects underorbehind the child
restraint system,e.g.acushion. The
entire baseofthe child restraint systemmust
alwa ysrest onthe seat cushion ofthe front -
passenger seat.Thebackrest ofthe forward-
facing childrestraint systemmustlieasflat as
possible againstthe backrest ofthe front -
passenger seat.
The child restraint systemmustnottouch the
roof orbe subjected toaload bythe head
restraint. Adjusttheangle ofthe seat backrest
and thehead restraint positionaccordingly.
Only thencanOCS beguara nteed tofunction
correct ly.Always observe thechild restraint
system manufacturer's installationandoperat-
ing instruct ions.
Occupant ClassificationSystem opera-
tion (OCS) 0043
PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONindicator lamp
0044 PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp
The indicator lampsinform youwhether the
front -passenger frontairbag isdeactivated or
enabled.
X Press theStart/ Stopbutton onceortwice,
or turn theSmartKey toposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
The system carriesout<00560048004F004900100047004C0044004A0051005200560057004C00460056
0011[
The PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFand
PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONindicator lampsmust
light upsimultaneousl yfor approximately six
seconds.
Then theindicator lampsdisplaythe status of
the front -passenger frontairbag:
R PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONlights upfor
60 seconds, subsequentlybothindicator
lamps areoff(PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONand 46
Occ
upant safetySafety

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
lights upand remains
lit, even though the
front -passenger seatis
occupied byan adult or
ap erson ofas tature
correspondin gtot hat of
an adult. The
classification ofthe person onthe front -passenger seatisincor-
rect.
X Make surethecondition sfor ac orrect classification ofthe per-
son onthe front -passenger seataremet (Ypage 46).
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains lit,the
front -passenger seatmaynotbeused.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
does notlight up
and/or doesnotstay
on.
The front -passenger
seat is:
R unoccupied
R occupied bythe
weight ofac hild up
to twelve monthsold
in ac hild restraint
system OCS
ismalfunctionin g.
X Make surethere isnothin gbetween theseat cushion andthe
child seat.
X Make surethattheentire baseofthe child restraint systemrests
on the seat cushion ofthe front -passenger seat.Thebackrest of
the forward-facing childrestraint systemmustlieasflat aspossi-
ble against thebackrest ofthe front passenger seat.Ifnecessary,
adjust theposition ofthe front -passenger seat.
X When installing thechild restraint system,makesurethatthe
seat beltistight. Donot pull theseat belttight using thefront -
passenger seatadjustment .This could result inthe seat beltand
the child restraint systembeingpulled tootightly.
X Check forcorrect installation ofthe child restraint system.
Make surethatthehead restraint doesnotapply aload tothe
child restraint system.Ifnecessary, adjustthehead restraint
accordingly.
X Make surethatnoobject sareapply ingadditional weightontothe
seat.
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains off
and/or thePASS ENGER AIRBAG ONindicator lamplights up,do
not install achild restraint systemonthe front -passenger seat.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. Deployment
ofEmergency Tension-
ing Devic esand airbags
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
The airbag parts arehot after anair bag has
been deploye d.There isar isk ofinjury.
Do not touch theairbag parts. Havea
deploye dairbag replaced ataq uali fied spe-
cialist workshop assoon aspossible. G
WARNING
Ad eploye dairbag nolonger offersanypro-
tect ionand cannot provide theinten dedpro-
tect ioninan accident. Thereisan increased
risk ofinjury.
Have thevehicle towedtoaq uali fied spe-
cialist workshop inorder tohave adeploye d
air bag replaced.
For your ownsafety andthat ofyour front
passenger, itis important thatyouhave
deploye dairbags replaced anddefective air
bags repaired. Thiswillhelp tomake surethe
air bags continue toperform theirprotect ive 50
Occ
upantsafetySafety

Use
Parking Guidance forparking spaces:
R paral leltothe direction oftravel
R on straight roads,notbends
R that areonthe same levelasthe road, i.e.
not onthe pavement, forexample. Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC maynotdetect flat
curbs
Parking tips:
R on narrow roads,driveasclosely aspossible
past theparking space
R parking spacesthatarelittered orover-
grown mightbeidentified ormeasured
incorrect ly
R parking spacesthatarepartiall yoccupied
by trailer drawba rsmight notbeidentified
as such orbe measured incorrectly
R snowfall orheavy rainmay lead toap arking
space beingmeasured inaccurately
R pay attent iontothe Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warningmessages duringthe
parking procedure (Ypage 155)
R when transporting aload which protrudes
from yourvehicle, youshould notuse Park-
ing Guidance
R never useParking Guidance withsnow
chains oran emergency sparewheel moun-
ted
R make surethatthetire pressures arealwa ys
correct .This has adirect effect onthe steer-
ing characteristics.
R the way your vehicle ispositioned inthe
parking spaceafterparking isdependent on
various factors. Theseinclude theposition
and shape ofthe vehicles parkedinfront
and behind itand theconditions ofthe loca-
tion. Insome cases, Parking Guidance may
guide youtoofarornot farenough intoa
parking space.Insome cases, itmay also
lead youacross oronto thecurb. Ifneces-
sary, cancel theparking procedure with
Parking Guidance. Detec
tingparking spaces 0043
Detect edparking spaceonthe left
0044 Parking symbol
0087 Detect edparking spaceonthe right
Parking Guidance isautomaticall yactivated
when youdrive forwards. Thesystem isopera-
tional atspeeds ofup toapproximately
22 mph (35km/h ).While inoperation, the
system independently locatesandmeasures
parking spacesonboth sides ofthe vehicle.
When driving atspeeds below19mph
(30 km/h), youwillsee parking symbol0044as
as tatus indicator inthe instrument cluster.
When aparking spacehasbeen detected, an
arrow towards theright 0087orthe left 0043also
appea rs.Parking Guidance onlydispla yspark-
ing spaces onthe front -passenger sideas
standard. Parkingspacesonthe driver's side
are displa yedassoon asthe turn signal onthe
driver's sideisactivated. Topark onthe driv-
er's side, youmust leave thedriver's sideturn
signal switched onuntil youhave engaged
reverse gear.
Parking Guidance willonly detect parking
spaces:
R that areparal leltothe direction oftravel
R that areatleast 5ft(1.5 m)wide
R that areatleast 4.3ft(1.3 m)longer than
your vehicle
Ap arking spaceisdispla yedwhile youare
driving pastit,and until youareapproximately
50 ft(15 m)awa yfrom it.
Parking Moving
thevehicl einto thestop position
X Stop thevehicle whentheparking space
symbol showsthedesired parking spacein
the instrument cluster.
X Vehicles withmanual transmission: shiftto
reverse gear. 158
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

Tire
s Di
spl aymes sages Po
ssible cause s/consequ encesa nd 0050 0050
So luti ons Che
ckTirePres‐ Che
ckTirePres‐
sur eSoon sur
eSoon Ca
nad aonly:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system hasd etecte das igni fic ant
lo ss inpre ssu re.
Aw arning tone also sou nds .
Po ssi blec auses :
R youh avec hange dthe positio ns ofthe wheelsand tiresorins tal -
le dn ew wheelsand tires
R the tire pressu reinone ormor etiresh asdro pped
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatare too lowp oset he followi ng hazar ds:
R the ym ayburst, especially as the load and vehicles peed incr ease
R the ym aywearexce ssivel ya nd/or unevenl y,wh ich maygreatl y
imp airt ire tractio n.
R the drivin gc haracteri stics, aswellas stee ringa nd bra king ,may
be gre atlyimp aired
The reisar isko fana ccident.
X Stop thevehiclew ithou tmaking any sudd en stee ringo rbraking
ma neu vers.Pa ya ttentio ntot he trafficc ond itions asyoud oso.
X Secu rethe vehiclea gainst rol ling away (Y page 134 ).
X Ch eck thetiresand,ifn ece ssary,f ollowt he instructio nsfor aflat
tire (Ypage 253 ).
X Ch eck thetire pressu res and,ifn ece ssary,c orr ect the tire pres-
su re.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu reloss wa rning system when the tire pres-
su re iscorr ect(Ypage 275 ). Che
ckTirePres‐ Che
ckTirePres‐
sur eThenR estar t sur
eThenR estar t
Run FlatIndica tor Run
FlatIndica tor Ca
nad aonly:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system genera tedadispl ay mes sage
and hasn otbeen res tarted since.
X Set thecorr ecttire pressu reinallf ou rtire s.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu reloss wa rning system (Ypage 275 ). Run
FlatIndica tor Run
FlatIndica tor
Ino perative Ino
perative Ca
nad aonly:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system isfaulty.
X Visitaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op. Ple
ase Correct Ple
ase Correct
Tir ePressu re Tir
ePressu re USA
only:
The tirepressu reistoo lowi na tlea st one ofthe tires,or the tire
pre ssu rediffe renc ebetwe en the wheelsistoo great.
X Ch eck thetire pressu res atthe next opportu nity (Ypage 275 ).
X Ifnece ssary,c orr ect the tire pressu re.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu remoni tor(Ypage 278 ). 20
2 Disp
laym essage sOn -boar dcomp uter andd ispla ys

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Tir
eP ressu re Soon Tir
eP ressu re Soon The
tire pre ssur eino neormor etires has dropped significant ly.The
whee lposition issho wninthem ultifun ction disp lay.
Aw arning tone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
Tir ep ressur esthat are tool ow pos ethe followin ghazards :
R they may burst,esp ecially asthel oad andvehicles peed increas e
R they may wear exce ssi vel ya nd/o ru neven ly,whic hmaygre atly
imp airtire tract ion.
R thed rivin gc harac teris tics ,a sw ellassteer ing and brak ing,m ay
be gre atlyimp aire d
The reisar isko fana cciden t.
X Stop thev ehiclew ithout makingany sudd ensteer ing orbrak ing
man euve rs.P ay attention tothet raffic co nd ition sasyou do so.
X Se cur ethe veh iclea gain strol linga way (Ypage 134).
X Chec kthe tires and,ifn ecessar y,fol low thei nstruct ionsfor aflat
ti re (Y page 253).
X Chec kthe tire pre ssur e(Ypage 275).
X Ifne cessar y,co rrec tthe tire pre ssur e. War
ningT ireM al‐ War
ningT ireM al‐
fun ction fun
ction The
tire pre ssur eino neormor etires has dropped suddenly. The
whee lposition issho wninthem ultifun ction disp lay.
G WAR
NING
Dr ivin gw ithaf lattire pos esarisko fthe followin ghazards :
R af lat tire affects thea bilit ytos teer or brak ethe veh icle
R you could lose control ofthev ehicle.
R co ntinu ed drivin gw ithaf lattire will caus eexces sive heat build-
up and possiblyaf ire
The reisar isko fana cciden t.
X Stop thev ehiclew ithout makingany sudd ensteer ing orbrak ing
man euve rs.P ay attention tothet raffic co nd ition sasyou do so.
X Se cur ethe veh iclea gain strol linga way (Ypage 134).
X Chec kthe tires and,ifn ecessar y,fol low thei nstruct ionsfor aflat
ti re (Y page 253). Tir
eP ress. Moni‐ Tir
eP ress. Moni‐
tor Currently tor
Currently
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vailable Be
caus ethere isint erf ere ncef romas tron gs our ceofradi owaves,
no sign alsfrom thet irep ressur esensor saredet ected. The tire
pre ssur emonitor istempo rarily malf unction ing .
X Dr ive on.
The tire pre ssur emonitor res tartsauto maticallyas soo nasthe
pro blem hasbeen resolved. Tir
ePress.S en‐ Tir
ePress.S en‐
sor (s) Missing sor
(s) Missing The
reisno sign alfrom thet irep ressur esensor ofoneo rseveral
whee ls.The pressur eofthe affectedt ired oes nota ppear inthe
mult ifunction disp lay.
X Hav ethe fault ytirep ressur esensor replace dataq ualifiedspe-
cial istwor kshop . Disp
laymes sage s
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Tire
s Warn
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in dic ato r
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Po ssible cause s/consequ encesa nd 0050 0050
So luti ons 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)is
li t.
The tirepressu remoni torhasd etecte dalosso fpressu reinat leas to ne ofthe
tire s.
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatare too lowp oset he followi ng hazar ds:
R the ym ayburst, especially as the load and vehicles peed incr ease
R the ym aywearexce ssivel ya nd/or unevenl y,wh ich maygreatl yimp airt ire
tra ctio n.
R the drivin gc haracteri stics, aswellas stee ringa nd bra king ,maybe gre atly
imp aired
The reisar isko fana ccident.
X Stop thevehiclew ithou tmaking any sudd en stee ringo rbraking maneu vers.
Pa ya ttentio ntot he trafficc ond itions asyoud oso.
X Secu rethe vehiclea gainst rol ling away (Y page 134 ).
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laym essage sint he mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay .
X Ch eck thetiresand,ifn ece ssary,f ollowt he instructio nsfor aflatt ire
(Y page 253 ).
X Ch eck thetire pressu re(Y page 275 ).
X Ifnece ssary,c orr ect the tire pressu re. 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)
fla she sfor appro xim atelyone minute and thenrem ains lit.
The tirepressu remoni torisfaulty.
G WA
RNING
The system ispo ssi blyu nablet or eco gnizeorreg ister lowt ire pre ssu re.
The reisar isko fana ccident.
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laym essage sint he mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay .
X Visitaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh opimm ediatel y. In
dic ator andwarninglamps
217On -bo ard compu terand displa ys Z

so,
cont actyour local waste disposa lcom-
pany. Vehicle
toolkit
General notes The
vehicle toolkitcan befound inthe trunk
or inthe stowage wellunder thetrunk floor.
Apart fromcertain country-specific variations,
the vehicles arenot equip pedwith atire-
change toolkit.Some toolsforchanging a
wheel arespecific tothe vehicle. Formore
information onwhich toolsarerequired toper-
form awheel change onyour vehicle, consulta
qual ified speciali stworkshop.
Necessary tire-changing toolscaninclude, for
example:
R jack
R wheel chock
R lug wrench
R ratchet wrench
R alignment bolt
Vehicle swithaTIREFIT kit 0043
Tire seala ntfiller bottle
0044 Fuse alloca tionchart
0087 Tire inflation compressor
0085 Towing eye
X Lift the trunk floorup.
X Use theTIREFIT kit(Ypage 255).
i Example:
equipment andcountry-specific
variations possible. Vehicle
swithacollapsible spare
wheel The
collapsi blespare wheel canbefound in
the stowage wellunder thetrunk floor
(Y page 228). 0043
Folding wheelchock
0044 Fuse allocation chart
0087 Jack
0085 Sheet forfaulty wheel
0083 Alignment bolt
0084 Lug wrench
006B Towing eye
006C Valve extract or
006D Tire inflation compressor
X Remove thecollapsi blespare wheel
(Y page 295). Flat
tire Prepar
ingthe vehicl e
Your vehicle maybeequip pedwith:
R tires withrun-flat characteristics
(MOExt endedtires)(Ypage 254)
Vehicle preparation isnot necessary on
vehicles withMOExt ended tires.
R an emergency sparewheel (Ypage 294)
Vehicles withtheMercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem: inthe event ofaflat tire,
you can cont actthe Mercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem customer center.
Vehicles equippedwith MOExt ended tiresare
not equip pedwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory.
It is therefore recommended thatyouaddition-
ally equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou
mount tiresthatdonot feature run-flat charac- Flat
tire
253Breakdown assistance