Tread

The part of the tire that comes into contact with the road.

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    New: Active Body Control (ABC) compensates crosswinds
    Mercedes-Benz developers have also added a crosswind stabilisation function (standard for S600) to Active Body Control (ABC). For this purpose ABC uses the yaw rates and lateral acceleration senso ...

    Checking the oil level using the oil dipstick
    Example: vehicles with a gasoline engine Example: vehicles with a diesel engine – Park the vehicle on a level surface. To check the oil level with the engine at operating temperature, swi ...

    Rolling with the engine switched off
    WARNING There is no power assistance for the steering and the brake when the engine is not running. Steering and braking requires significantly more effort and you could lose control of the ...