Damaged tyres can cause tyre pressure loss.
Insufficient tyre tread will result in reduced tyre grip.
The risk of aquaplaning is increased on wet roads, especially when the speed of the vehicle is not adapted to suit the conditions.
Summer tyres: 3 mm
M+S tyres: 4 mm
Check the tyre pressure More.
Visually inspect wheels and tyres for damage.
Check the valve caps.
Visual check of the tyre tread depth and the tyre contact surface across the entire width.
The minimum tread depth for summer tyres is 3 mm and for winter tyres 4 mm.
If you have fitted snow chains to the front wheels, the snow chains may drag against the vehicle body or chassis components.
This could cause damage to the vehicle or the tyres.
If snow chains are fitted to steel wheels, the wheel trims can be damaged.
Snow chains are only permissible for certain wheel/tyre combinations. You can obtain information about this from a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
For safety reasons, only use snow chains that 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 permissible speed is 50 km/h.
Vehicles with level 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 More.
You can deactivate ESP® to pull away More. This allows the wheels to spin, achieving an increased driving force.
Observe the notes on operating fluids More.
Windscreen washer concentrate is highly flammable. It could ignite if it comes into contact with hot engine component parts or the exhaust system.
Unsuitable windscreen washer fluids may damage the plastic surface of the exterior lighting.
Do not use distilled or de-ionised water as the fill level sensor may be triggered erroneously.
Above freezing point: e.g. MB SummerFit
Below freezing point: e.g. MB WinterFit
For the correct mixing ratio, refer to the information on the antifreeze container.
Mix the washer fluid with the windscreen washer fluid all year round.
Certain components in the engine compartment can be very hot, e.g. the engine, the radiator and parts of the exhaust system.
If you open the engine bonnet when the engine has overheated or during a fire in the engine compartment, you could come into contact with hot gases or other escaping operating fluids.
Components in the engine compartment may continue running or start up suddenly, even if the ignition is switched off.
Make sure of the following before performing tasks in the engine compartment:
Windscreen washer concentrate is highly flammable. It could ignite if it comes into contact with hot engine component parts or the exhaust system.
If the windscreen wipers begin to move while you are changing the wiper blades, you can be trapped by the wiper arm.
The wiper arms will move into the change position.