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Minimum tread depth for:
Summer tyres: 3 mm
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M+S tyres: 4 mm
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For safety reasons, replace the tyres
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before the legally-prescribed limit for the
minimum tread depth is reached.
Carry out the following checks on all wheels regu-
larly, at least once a month or as required, for
example, prior to a long journey or driving off-
road:
Check the tyre pressure (
/
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Visually inspect wheels and tyres for damage.
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Check the valve caps.
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Visual check of the tyre tread depth and the
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tyre contact surface across the entire width.
The minimum tread depth for summer tyres is
3 mm and for winter tyres 4 mm.
Setting the speed limit for winter tyres
Multimedia system:
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Winter tyre limit
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Activate or deactivate
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Setting a speed
Select
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Select a speed.
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Notes on snow chains
page 545).
& WARNING Risk of accident due to incor-
rectly fitted snow chains
If you have fitted snow chains to the rear
wheels, they may drag against the vehicle
body or chassis components.
Never fit snow chains on the rear
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wheels.
Only fit snow chains on the front wheels
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in pairs.
Settings
Vehicle
Driving
5
5
5
Winter tyre
limit.
Winter tyre
limit.
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* NOTE Damage to vehicle body or suspen-
sion components caused by fitted snow
chains
On 4MATIC vehicles, if you fit snow chains on
the rear wheels, you can damage vehicle body
or suspension components.
On 4MATIC vehicles, only fit snow chains
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on the front wheels.
Observe the following notes when using snow
chains:
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 vehi-
cle 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.
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