Users Manual Part 5
Table Of Contents
- Wheels and tyres
- Notes on noise or unusual handling characteristics
- Notes on regularly inspecting wheels and tyres
- Notes on snow chains
- Activating or deactivating snow chain mode
- Tyre pressure
- Wheel change
- Notes on selecting, fitting and replacing tyres
- Notes on interchanging wheels
- Notes on storing wheels
- Overview of the tyre-change tool kit
- Preparing the vehicle for a wheel change
- Removing and fitting hub caps
- Raising the vehicle when changing a wheel
- Removing a wheel
- Fitting a new wheel
- Lowering the vehicle after a wheel change
- Emergency spare wheel
- Technical data
- Display messages and warning/indicator lamps
- Index
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Make sure that detachable parts are recon‐
nected in the same way.
Tow-starting or towing away
Permitted towing methods
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NOTE Damage from automatic braking
If one of the following functions is switched
on, the vehicle brakes automatically in cer‐
tain situations:
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Active Brake Assist
R
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
R
HOLD function
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Active Parking Assist
To avoid damage to the vehicle, deactivate
these systems in the following or similar sit‐
uations:
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During towing
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In a car wash
Mercedes-Benz recommends transporting your
vehicle in the case of a breakdown, rather than
towing it away.
For towing, use a tow rope or tow bar with both
axles on the ground. Do not use tow bar systems
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NOTE Damage to the vehicle due to tow‐
ing away incorrectly
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Observe the instructions and notes on
towing away.
Towing with a raised axle: towing should be
performed by a towing company.
Permitted towing methods
Vehicles with automatic transmission
Both axles on
the ground
Yes, maximum 50 km at
50 km/h
Front axle
raised
No
Rear axle
raised
Yes, if the steering wheel is
fixed in the centre position
with a steering wheel lock
4MATIC vehicles
Both axles on
the ground
Yes, maximum 50 km at
50 km/h
Front axle
raised
No
Rear axle
raised
No
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Breakdown assistance