Tyre Pressure - Mercedes-Benz GLS Owner's Manual

406 Wheels and tyres
Never fit snow chains on the front
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wheels.
Only fit snow chains on the rear wheels
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in pairs.
* NOTE Damage to components of the
vehicle body or chassis due to fitted
snow chains
If you fit snow chains to the front wheels of
4MATIC vehicles, you may damage compo‐
nents of the vehicle body or chassis.
Only fit snow chains to the rear wheels
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of 4MATIC vehicles.
Snow chains are only permissible for certain
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wheel/tyre combinations. You can obtain
information about this from a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
For safety reasons, only use snow chains that
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have been specifically approved for your
vehicle by Mercedes-Benz, or snow chains
with the same quality standard.
If snow chains are fitted, the maximum per‐
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missible speed is 50 km/h.
Vehicles with Active Parking Assist: do
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not use Active Parking Assist when snow
chains are fitted.
Vehicles with AIRMATIC or E-ACTIVE
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BODY CONTROL: if snow chains are fitted,
only drive at raised vehicle level .
% You can permanently limit the maximum
vehicle speed for driving with winter tyres
( page 241).
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You can deactivate ESP to pull away
( page 233). This allows the wheels to
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spin, achieving an increased driving force.

Tyre pressure

Notes on tyre pressure
& WARNING Risk of accident due to insuf‐
ficient or excessive tyre pressure
Tyres with either too low or too high a pres‐
sure present the following hazards:
the tyres could burst
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the tyres could wear excessively and/or
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unevenly
the driving characteristics as well as
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steering and braking characteristics may
be severely impaired
Observe the recommended tyre pres‐
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sures and check the tyre pressures of
all tyres including the spare wheel:
monthly
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if altering the load on the vehicle
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prior to long journeys
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if the operating conditions change, for
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example when driving off-road