Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLS-Class Operator's Manual page 225

Index Speed rating
8 up to 130 mph (210 km/h)
H M+S
up to 149 mph (240 km/h)
8
V M+S
i
Not all M+S rated tires provide special
winter performance. Make sure the tires
you use show M+S and the mountain/
snowflake.marking on the tire side-
wall. These tires meet specific snow trac-
tion performance requirements of the
Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA)
and the Rubber Association of Canada
(RAC) and have been designed specifically
for use in snow conditions.
An electronic speed limiter prevents your
vehicle from exceeding a speed of:
130 mph (210 km/h):
R
CLS 550
CLS 550 (Sport Package)
155 mph (250 km/h):
R
CLS 63 AMG
186 mph (300 km/h):
R
CLS 63 AMG (Performance Package)
8 or M+S.for winter tires
The factory equipped tires on your vehicle
may have a tire speed rating above the max-
imum speed permitted by the electronic
speed limiter.
Make sure your tires have the required tire
speed rating as specified for your vehicle in
the "Technical data" section (
for example when purchasing new tires.
If you are uncertain about the correct reading
of the information given on a tire's sidewall,
any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will be
glad to assist you.
Load identification
Load identification
1
i For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and
may vary from data shown in above illus-
tration.
In addition to tire load rating, special load
identification
Y page 336),
sidewall following the letter designating the
tire speed rating
No specification given: absence of any text
R
(like in above example) indicates a stand-
ard load (SL) tire.
XL or Extra Load: designates an extra load
R
(or reinforced) tire.
Light Load: designates a light load tire.
R
C, D, E: designates load range associated
R
with the maximum load a tire can carry at
a specified pressure.
Operation
Tires and wheels
may be molded into the tire
1
( Y page 220).
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