Operation
Tires and wheels
capability of the tire, the service
description for the tire must be referred to.
The service description is comprised of tire
load rating 5 and tire speed rating 6.
All-season and winter tires
Speed rating
Make sure your tires have the required tire
speed rating as specified for your vehicle in
the “Technical data” section (Y page 394),
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.
Index
Q M+S12 up to 100 mph (160 km/h)
T M+S12 up to 118 mph (190 km/h)
H M+S12 up to 130 mph (210 km/h)
V M+S12 up to 149 mph (240 km/h)
If your tire includes “ZR” in the size
designation and no service description is
given, the tire manufacturer must be
consulted for the maximum speed
capability.
If a service description is given, the speed
capability is limited by the speed symbol in
the service description. Example:
Load identification
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
sidewall. These tires meet specific snow
traction 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.
245/40
ZR18 97Y. In this example, “97Y”
is the service description. The letter “Y”
designates the speed rating and the speed
capability of the tire is limited to 186 mph
(300
km/h).
RAny tire with a speed capability above
mph (300 km/h) must include a “ZR”
186
in the size designation AND the service
description must be placed in parenthesis.
Example: 275/40 ZR 18 (99Y). The “(Y)”
speed rating in parenthesis designates the
maximum speed capability of the tire as
being above 186 mph (300 km/h). Consult
the tire manufacturer for the actual
1 Load identification
An electronic speed limiter prevents your
vehicle from exceeding a speed of 130 mph
i For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and
may vary from data shown in above
illustration.
(210
km/h).
The factory equipped tires on your vehicle
may have a tire speed rating above the
maximum speed permitted by the electronic
speed limiter.
maximum permissible speed of the tire.
Z
12
or M+S.for winter tires
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz R-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes Benz R350, Mercedes Benz R350 BlueTEC, Mercedes Benz V251 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
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