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Tyre tread

WARNING

Insufficient tyre tread will reduce tyre trac-
tion. The tyre is no longer able to dissipate
water. This means that on wet road surfaces,
the risk of aquaplaning increases, in particular
where speed is not adapted to suit the driving
conditions. There is a risk of accident.
If the tyre pressure is too high or too low, tyres
may exhibit different levels of wear at differ-
ent locations on the tyre tread. Thus, you
should regularly check the tread depth and
the condition of the tread across the entire
width of all tyres.
Minimum tyre tread depth for:

summer tyres: 3 mm

M+S tyres: 4 mm

For safety reasons, replace the tyres before
the legally prescribed limit for the minimum
tyre tread depth is reached.

Selecting, fitting and renewing tyres

Only fit tyres and wheels of the same type and

make.

If you change wheel size when installing new

tyres, make sure they correspond to the cor-

rect wheel size category (

page 365). If the

assignment changes without recoding the

control units in the vehicle, the speedometer

will not display the speed accurately. Driving

safety systems and driving systems may then

be operationally impaired or may detect a

fault and switch themselves off.

Only fit tyres of the correct size onto the

wheels.

Run in new tyres at moderate speeds for the

first 100 km.

Do not drive with tyres which have too little

tread depth, as this significantly reduces the

traction on wet roads (aquaplaning).

Replace the tyres after six years at the latest,

regardless of wear. This also applies to the

spare wheel.

Winter operation

General notes

Have your vehicle winterproofed at a qualified

specialist workshop at the onset of winter.
If you install M+S tyres and change the wheel

size, make sure they correspond to the correct

wheel size category. (

page 365). If the assign-

ment changes without recoding the control

units in the vehicle, the speedometer will not

display the speed accurately. Driving safety sys-

tems and driving systems may then be opera-

tionally impaired or may detect a fault and

switch themselves off.
Prior to the onset of winter, ensure that snow

chains are stowed in the vehicle (

page 368).

Snow chains cannot be fitted on all wheel/tyre

combinations. Observe the restrictions on the

use of snow chains under "Wheel/tyre Combi-

nations" (

page 381).

Also observe the notes in the "Changing a

wheel" section (

page 376).

Driving with summer tyres

At temperatures below +7 †, summer tyres lose

elasticity and therefore traction and braking

power. Change the tyres on your vehicle to

M+S tyres. Using summer tyres at very cold

temperatures could cause tears to form,

thereby damaging the tyres permanently.

Mercedes-Benz cannot accept responsibility for

this type of damage.

M+S tyres

WARNING

Wheel and tyre dimensions as well as the type
of tyre can vary between the spare wheel and
the wheel to be replaced. When the spare
wheel is fitted, driving characteristics may be
severely affected. There is a risk of an acci-
dent.
To prevent risks:

you should therefore adapt your driving
style and drive carefully.

never fit more than one spare wheel that
differs from the wheel to be replaced.

Winter operation

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Wheels and tyres