Mercedes-Benz S-Class Saloon 2021, Owner'S Manual

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Always replace wheels and tyres with
those that ful l the speci cations of the
original part.
For wheels, pay attention to the following:
R
Designation
R
Type
For tyres, pay attention to the following:
R
Designation
R
Manufacturer
R
Type
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W WARNING ARNING Risk of injury through exceed-
ing the speci ed tyre load-bearing capa-
city or the permissible speed rating
Exceeding the load-bearing capacity of the
tyres can lead to tyre damage and could cause
the tyres to explode.
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Therefore, only use tyre types and sizes
approved for your vehicle model.
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Observe the tyre load-bearing capacity
rating and speed rating required for your
vehicle.
* NNOOTE TE Vehicle and tyre damage through
tyre types and sizes that have not been
approved
For safety reasons, only use tyres, wheels and
accessories which have been specially
approved by Mercedes-Benz for your vehicle.
These tyres are specially adapted to the active
safety systems, such as ABS, ESP
®
and
4MATIC, and marked as follows:
R
MO = Mercedes-Benz Original
R
MOE = Mercedes-Benz Original Extended
(run- at tyres only for certain wheels)
R
MO1 = Mercedes-Benz Original (only cer-
tain AMG tyres)
Otherwise, certain properties, such as han-
dling characteristics, vehicle noise emissions,
consumption, etc. could be adversely a ec-
ted. Furthermore, other tyre sizes could result
in the tyres rubbing against the body and axle
components when loaded. This could result in
damage to the tyre or the vehicle.
Only use tyres, wheels and accessories that
have been checked and recommended by
Mercedes-Benz.
* NNOOTE TE Risk to driving safety from retrea-
ded tyres
Retreaded tyres are neither tested nor recom-
mended by Mercedes-Benz, since previous
damage cannot always be detected on retrea-
ded tyres.
For this reason driving safety cannot be guar-
anteed.
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Do not use used tyres if you have no
information about their previous usage.
* NNOOTE TE Possible wheel and tyre damage
when driving over obstacles
Large wheels have a smaller section width. As
the section width decreases, the risk of
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