flat tire MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

Overview
ofthe engine compart-
ment ....................................................2 44
ASSYST PLUS......................................244
Ca re....... .............. ................................245 Breakdow
nassi stanc e....... .............. 251
Where willIfind...? ..............................251
Flat tire....... ......................................... 252
Battery (vehicle)....... ........................... 257
Ju mp-starti ng....... ................................260
Tow ingand tow-starti ng....... ...............263
Fuse s....... ............................................265 Whee
lsand tires ...............................267
Importa ntsafe tynotes ........................267
Opera tion............................................267
Winter operation....... ........................... 269
Tire press ure....... ................................ 270
Load ingthe vehi cle....... .......................279
All abo utwhe elsand tires ................... 281
Cha nging awhe el....... ......................... 288
Whee land tirecombi nations .............. .292
Emergency sparewhe el....... ................293 Techn
ical data ................................... 296
Informati onrega rding technical data
....... ............................ .......................... 296
Vehi cleelectronics ..............................296
Identifi cationplates ....... ......................297
Service products andfilling capa ci-
ties ....... ............................................... 298
Vehi cledata ......................................... 303 Co
nten ts
3

Jump
start ing .................................2 60
Overvi ew....... ................................. 257
Rep lacing .......................................260
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt warni ng....... .................................. 42
Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/d eactivating .................175
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 198
Notes/fu nction..............................163
Blueto oth®
Searchi ngfor amobi lephone ........221
Searchi ngfor amobi lephone
(de vice mana ger)........................... 222
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... .............. .............................217
Tel epho ny....... ...............................221
Brake AssistSyste m
see BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
Brake fluid
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 188
Notes .............................................301
Brake forcedistributi on
see EBD (electronic brakeforce
dis tribu tion)
Brake lamps
Adap tive....... ....................................60
Dis play mes sage ............ ................193
Brake s
ABS ............ ........................ ..............57
Ada ptive Bra keAssi st............ .......... 59
BAS ............ ............ ..........................57
Bra kefluid(no tes)............ .............301
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 183
EBD .............. ....................................63
High -perfo rmance brakesystem ....140
Impo rtant safety notes ............ ......139
Mai ntenance .................................. 140
Pa rking brake............ ....................135
Ri ding tips............ ..........................139
Wa rning lamp ............ .....................210
Breakdo wnassi stanc e
Re flective safety jacket ............ ......251
Whe rewillIfind...? ............ ............ 251
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 amalfun ction
see Disp laymess ages
Car
see Vehi cle
Care
Carwa sh ........... .............................246
Exhau stpip e........... .......................250
Exterior lights ....... ......................... 249
Matte finish................................... 248
Notes .............................................245
Pai nt....... ....................................... 247
Pow erwa sher ................................247
Rea rview camera .......................... 250
Sensors ......................................... 250
Was hing byhand ........................... 246
Whee ls....... ....................................249
Windo ws....... ................................. 249
Wip erbla des ....... ........................... 249
CD
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................217
CD player (on-bo ardcomputer) ........173
Ce nter conso le
Lowe rsection .................................. 35
Uppe rsection .................................. 34
Ce ntral locking
Automa ticlocking (on-board
compu ter)....... ...............................178
Locking/u nlocking(SmartKe y)....... .66
Cha nging bulbs
Sid emark erlamps (rear)... ............ 103
Child
Rest raintsyst em.............................. 55
Child seat
For ward- facing restraint system...... 56
On thefron t-passe nger seat ............ 56
Rearwar d-facin gres traint system.... 56 6
Index

GVW
(GrossVeh icle Weigh t)(def -
ini tio n).... .......................................2 87
GVW R(G ross VehicleWei ght
Ra ting) (definitio n)....... .................. 287
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 267
Increase dvehi cleweight due to
optio nalequ ipme nt(de finitio n)...... 286
Informati onondrivi ng....... ............. 267
Kil opa scal (kPa)(de finitio n)....... .... 287
Lab eling (ove rview )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 283
Loa dbe ari ng index(defi niti on) ...... 288
Loa dind ex<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 285
Loa dind ex(defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 287
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 269
Ma ximu mload on atire (defi ni-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 287
Ma ximu mload ed veh iclewe ight
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 287
Ma ximu mpermi ssible tire pres-
su re (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 287
Ma ximu mtire load <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 285
Ma ximu mtire load (defi niti on) ....... 287
MOExte ndedtires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 269
Opti onaleq uipme ntwe ight (defi -
niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 288
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 267
PSI (pou nds persqu are inch )
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 287
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 288
Servi celife <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 268
Sid ewall(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 288
Spe edrati ng(defi niti on) ................ 287
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 289
Structu reand characte ristics
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 286
Sum mer tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 269
Tem peratu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 282
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumbe r)
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 288
Ti re bead (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 288
Ti re pre ssu re(defi niti on) ................ 287
Ti re pre ssu res (recomme nded)...... 286
Ti re size (data )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 292
Ti re size desig nati on,load -bea r-
ing capacity, spe edrati ng.............. 283
Ti re trea d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 268
Ti re trea d(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 288
Tota llo ad limit (defi niti on) ............. 288 Tra
ctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 282
Tra ctio n(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 288
Tre adwear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 282
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 281
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 286
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 288
Whe eland tirecomb ination ........... 292
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 287
see Flattire
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 265
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 263
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 264
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 263
Insta lling the towingeye................ 263
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 264
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 265
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 264
Wi th the rearaxl erai sed ................ 264
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 217
Trans mission
Ove rview oftrans mission pos i-
tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 125
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display ......... 125
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 265
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 170
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 170
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 171
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 74
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 73
Locki ngsep arately<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 74
Ope ning/ closing (manually from
ou tsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 74
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 73
Trunk lid
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 204
Ope ning dimens ions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 303 In
dex
19

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
a person ofastature
correspondin gto that of
an adult. The
classification ofthe person onthe front -passenger seatisincor-
rect.
X Make surethecondition sfor acorrect 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 ofachild up
to twelve monthsold
in achild 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 sare apply 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 isarisk ofinjury.
Do not touch theairbag parts. Havea
deploye dair bag replaced ataquali fiedspe-
cialist workshop assoon aspossible. G
WARNING
A deploye dair bag nolonger offersanypro-
tect ionand cannot provide theinten dedpro-
tect ioninan accident. Thereisan increased
risk ofinjury.
Have thevehicle towedtoaquali fiedspe-
cialist workshop inorder tohave adeploye d
air bag replaced.
For your ownsafety andthat ofyour front
passenger, itis important thatyouhave
deploye dair bags replaced anddefective air
bags repaired. Thiswillhelp tomake surethe
air bags continue toperform theirprotect ive 50
Occ
upantsafetySafety

Dur
ing braking :
R awa rning tone sounds
R the ReleasePar kingBra ke Rel
easePar kingBra kemes sage
ap pe ars
R the red 0049 (USA only)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrument clus-
ter flashe s
Wh enthe vehicleha sbe en bra ked toasta nd-
sti ll, the electri cpa rkin gbra keisap plied. Parki
ngthe vehic lefora lo ng peri od
If yo uleav ethe vehiclepa rked forlonge rtha n
fou rwe eks ,the battery maybe dama gedby
exh austive disch arging.
If yo uleav ethe vehiclepa rked forlonge rtha n
si x we eks ,the vehiclema ysu ffe rda ma geasa
res ultof lack ofuse.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh opand
see kad vic e.
i Yo
ucan obtaininfo rma tionab ou ttric kle
cha rgersfro maqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho p. Dri
ving tips Ge
neral notes
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If yo usw itch offthe igniti onwhile dri vin g,
sa fety -releva ntfunctio nsareonl yav ailabl e
wi th limita tions, ornot atall. Thi scou ld
af fect, forexa mpl e,the powe rstee ringand
the brakeboosti ngeffect. Youwi llreq uire
cons idera blymor eeff ort tostee rand brake.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhile dri vin g. G
WA
RNING
If yo uop era temob ile comm unicati onequip-
ment when drivin g,youma ybe distra cted
fro mthe trafficsitua tion.Yo ucou ldalso
lo se contro lof the vehicle. The reisaris kof
an acc ident. Onl
yop era tethiseq uipme ntwh en the vehi-
cle issta tionar y.
Ob ser vethe lega lreq uirem ents forthe country
in wh ich youar edri vin g.Some jurisdi ctio ns
pro hibi tthe driver fromusing amob ile ph one
wh ile dri vin gaveh icle.
If yo uma keacal lwh ile dri vin g,alwa ysuse
ha nds -freemod e.Onl yop era tethe telephon e
wh en the trafficsitua tionpe rmi ts.Ifyo uar e
uns ure, pu llove rto asa fe locati onand stop
be for eop era ting thetelephon e.
Bea rin min dtha tat asp ee dof onl y30 mph
(a pp roxi mately50 km/h ),the vehiclecove rsa
di sta nce of44 ft(app roxi mately14 m)per
sec ond .
Dri vesens ibly –sav efue l Ob
ser vethe followi ng tipsto save fuel:
R The tiressho uld alwa ysbe inflate dto the
reco mme ndedtire pressu re.
R Re mov eunne cessary load s.
R Wa rm upthe engineatlow eng inespee ds.
R Avoi dfre quent accelera tionor bra king .
R Ob ser vethe serviceinte rvalsin the Mainte -
nance Bookletor inthe serviceinte rvaldi s-
pl ay .Hav eallthe mainte nance workcar ried
in acc ordance with Dai mle rAG regulati ons.
Fue lcons umption also incr eases when drivin g
in col dwe ath er, instop -starttra fficand inhilly
terr ain.
Dri nki ngand driving G
WA
RNING
Drin king anddrivin gand /or takingdru gs
and drivin gar ever yda nge rouscomb ina-
tio ns. Even asma llam ount ofalcoh olor
dru gscan affect your ref lexes ,pe rcep tions
and judgme nt.
The possi bility of aser ious oreve nfa tal
acc ident isgre atlyincr eased when youdri nk
or take drugsand drive.
Do not drink ortake drugsand drive orallo w
any one todrive whoha sbe en drinking or
taki ngdru gs. Dr
ivi ng tips
137Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

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 toaparking
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 hasadirect effectonthe 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
a status 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
A parking 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. Driving
systems
157Drivingandparking Z

Tire
s Di
spl aymes sages Po
ssible cause s/consequ encesand 0050 0050
So luti ons Che
ckTirePre s‐ Che
ckTirePre s‐
sur eSoo n sur
eSoo n Ca
nad aonl y:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system hasde tecte dasigni ficant
lo ss inpre ssu re.
A wa rning tone also sou nds .
Po ssi ble cau ses:
R youha ve cha nge dthe positio ns ofthe wheelsand tiresor ins tal-
le d new wheelsand tires
R the tire pressu reinone ormor etire sha sdro pped
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatar etoo low po se the followi ng hazar ds:
R the yma ybu rst, especially as the load and vehiclesp ee dincr ease
R the yma ywe arexce ssivel yand /or unevenl y,wh ich maygre atly
imp airtire tractio n.
R the drivin gcha racteri stics, aswellas stee ringand braking ,ma y
be gre atlyimp aired
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Stop thevehiclewi thou tma king anysudd en stee ringor bra king
ma neu vers.Pa yatte ntionto the trafficcond itions asyoudo so.
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away (Y page 134 ).
X Ch eck thetiresand ,if nece ssary,fol low the instructio nsfor afla t
tire (Ypage 252 ).
X Ch eck thetire pressu res and,if nece ssary,corr ectthe tire pres-
su re.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu reloss wa rning system when the tire pres-
su re iscorr ect(Ypage 274 ). Che
ckTirePre s‐ Che
ckTirePre s‐
sur eThe nRes tar t sur
eThe nRes tar t
Run FlatInd ica tor Run
FlatInd ica tor Ca
nad aonl y:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system genera tedadi sp laymes sage
and hasnot been res tarted since.
X Set thecorr ecttire pressu reinallfou rtire s.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu reloss wa rning system (Ypage 274 ). Run
FlatInd ica tor Run
FlatInd ica tor
Ino perative Ino
perative Ca
nad aonl y:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system isfaulty.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Ple
ase Correct Ple
ase Correct
Tir ePre ssure Tir
ePre ssure USA
only:
The tirepressu reistoo low in at leas tone ofthe tires,or the tire
pre ssu rediffe renc ebe twe enthe wheelsistoo great.
X Ch eck thetire pressu res atthe next opportu nity (Ypage 274 ).
X Ifnece ssary,corr ectthe tire pressu re.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu remoni tor(Ypage 277 ). Disp
laymes sage s
201On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Tir
ePre ssureSoo n Tir
ePre ssureSoo n The
tire pre ssur ein on eor mor etires has dropped significant ly.The
whee lpos ition issho wninthemult ifunction disp lay.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
Tir epre ssur esthat are toolow poseth efol lowin ghaz ards :
R they may burst,esp ecially astheload andvehiclespe edincreas e
R they may wear exce ssi vel yand /orune venly,whic hmay greatly
imp airtire tract ion.
R thedri vin gch arac teris tics ,as well assteer ing and brak ing,may
be gre atlyimp aire d
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Stop theveh iclewit hout makingany sudd ensteer ing orbrak ing
man euve rs.Pay attention tothetraff icco nd ition sas you doso.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 134).
X Chec kth etires and,if ne cessar y,fol low theins truct ionsfor aflat
ti re (Y page 252).
X Chec kth etire pre ssur e(Y page 274).
X Ifne cessar y,co rrec tth etire pre ssur e. War
ningTir eMal ‐ War
ningTir eMal ‐
fun ction fun
ction The
tire pre ssur ein on eor mor etires has dropped suddenly. The
whee lpos ition issho wninthemult ifunction disp lay.
G WAR
NING
Dr ivin gwit haflat tire pos esaris kof thefol lowin ghaz ards :
R aflat tire affects theabilit yto steer orbrak eth eveh icle
R you could lose control oftheveh icle.
R co ntinu ed drivin gwit haflat tire will caus eex ce ssi ve heat build-
up and possiblya fir e
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Stop theveh iclewit hout makingany sudd ensteer ing orbrak ing
man euve rs.Pay attention tothetraff icco nd ition sas you doso.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 134).
X Chec kth etires and,if ne cessar y,fol low theins truct ionsfor aflat
ti re (Y page 252). Tir
ePre ss. Moni‐ Tir
ePre ss. Moni‐
tor Currently tor
Currently
Una vailable Una
vailable Be
caus eth ere isint erf ere ncefrom ast ron gsour ceofradi owave s,
no sign alsfrom thetire pre ssur esen sorsare detected. The tire
pre ssur emon itor istempo rarily malf unction ing .
X Dr ive on.
The tire pre ssur emon itor res tartsauto maticallyas soo nas the
pro blem hasbeen resolved. Tir
ePress.Sen ‐ Tir
ePress.Sen ‐
sor (s) Missing sor
(s) Missing The
reisno sign alfrom thetire pre ssur esen sor ofoneor sev eral
whee ls.The pressur eof theaff ectedtire does notappear inthe
mult ifunction disp lay.
X Hav eth efault ytire pre ssur esen sor replace dat aqualif iedspe-
cial istwor kshop . 202
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s

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 swith aTIREFIT 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 254).
i Example:
equipment andcountry-specific
variations possible. Vehicle
swith acol lapsible spare
wheel The
collapsi blespare wheel canbefound in
the stowage wellunder thetrunk floor
(Y page 227). 0043
Folding wheelchock
0044 Fuse alloca tionchart
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 294). Flat
tire Prepar
ingthe vehicl e
Your vehicle maybeequip pedwith:
R tires withrun-flat characteristics
(MOExt endedtires)(Ypage 253)
Vehicle preparation isnot necessary on
vehicles withMOExt ended tires.
R an emergency sparewheel (Ypage 293)
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- 252
Flat
tireBreakdown assistance

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 288 ).
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 134 ).
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-G O:rem ove
the Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti onlock.
X Veh icle swi th KEYLES S-G O:open 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-G O:rem ove the
Star t/Stop button fromthe igniti onlock
(Y page 118 ).
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 rking which appe arson the
si de wa llof the tire.Yo uwi llfin dthi sma rking
next tothe tire size designa tion,the load -be ar-
ing capacityand thespee dind ex
(Y page 283 ). MOExte
ndedtire sma yonl ybe used incon-
junc tionwi th an acti vetire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing syste mor with an acti vetire pressu remon-
ito r.
If apres sure loss wa rning mes sage
appe arsinthe multi function displa y:
R ob serve the instructio nsinthe disp laymes -
sa ge s(Y page 201 )
R che ckthe tire fordama ge
R ifdri vin gon, observe the followi ng note s
Th edri vin gdista nce possi ble in run-fl atmod e
is ap pro xim ately50 miles(80 kilome ters)
wh en the vehicleis pa rtia lly la de nand appro x-
im ate ly19 miles(30 kilome ters)wh en the
veh icleis fully la de n.
In additio nto the vehicleload ,the drivin gdis-
tance possi ble de pends upon:
R Veh iclesp ee d
R Ro ad cond ition
R Ou tside temp erature
Th edri vin gdista nce possi ble in run-fl atmod e
ma ybe red uce dby extre medrivin gcond itions
or ma neu vers,or itcan beincr easedthro ugha
mod eratesty leof dri vin g.
Th edri vin gdista nce possi ble in run-fl atmod e
is cou nted fromthe mom entthetire pressu re
lo ss wa rning appe arsin the multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay .
Yo umu stnot exce edama xim um design
sp ee dof 50 mph (80km/h ).
Wh enrep lacing oneoralltire s,plea se observe
the followi ng speci ficati ons foryour veh icle's
tire s:
R Size
R Type and
R Th e"M OExte nded"ma rk
If atire hasgo ne flatand cann otbe rep laced
wi th an MOExte ndedtire ,a sta nda rdtire may
be used asatemp orarymea sure. Makesure
tha tyo uus ethe propersi ze and type(sum mer
or winter tire).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtire sar e
not equipp ed with aTIR EFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore recomm endedtha 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,
for exa mpl e. Fl
at tire
253Break downass istanc e