Mercedes-Benz GLC : Tire labeling / All-weather tires and winter tires
Winter tires bear the snowflake
symbol
and fulfill the requirements of the Rubber Manufacturers
Association (RMA) and the Rubber
Association of Canada (RAC) regarding the tire
traction on snow.
Load index :
- No specification given: standard load (SL)
tire
- "XL" or "Extra Load": extra load tire or reinforced
tire
- "Light Load": light load tire
- "C", "D", "E": a load range that depends on
the maximum load that the tire can carry at a
certain pressure
1 "ZR" stated in the tire code.
2 Or "M+Si" for winter tires.
Specifying the speed rating as the "ZR" index
in tire code is optional for
tires up to
186 mph (300 km/h)...
Tire structure and characteristics: describes
the number of layers or the number of rubbercoated
belts in the tire contact surface and the
tire wall...
Other information:
WARNING Risk of accident due to incorrect
mounting of snow chains
If you have mounted 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 tires.
Never mount snow chains
on the front
wheels...
Observe the notes on the
permitted towing
methods.
Make sure that the battery is
connected and
charged.
Observe the following points when the battery is
discharged:
The engine cannot be started
The electric parking brake cannot be
released or applied
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
The automatic transmission cannot be shifted
to position or
Vehicles with automatic transmission: If
the automatic transmission cannot be shifted
to position , or the
multifunction display
in the instrument cluster does not show
anything, have the vehicle transported away...