Approved Rims and Tyres for E320CDI Facelift (are 17" approved at all ?)

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Had a hell of a journey choosing winter tyres for my car and trying to establish what is actually MB approved (so that insurance remains valid and for no other reason) came to the conclusion that according to my car manual only 225 55 R16 are approved even though according to VIN decoder my car was sold with 17" wheels (R11 LA 17" 5 DOUBLE SPOKE DESIGN).

I attach a scan of a page from facelift E-class manual that clearly shows (though perhaps incorrectly) that 17" tyres and wheels are only approved for cars with either sports suspension or Airmatic DC suspension. My car, like most E320CDIs does not have a sports suspension or Airmatic. Therefore the manual implies I am only approved to drive on 225 55 R16 even though the car came with 17" alloys!

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Is there a mistake in the manual? Or are 17" wheels that most E-Class Facelifts were supplied with are actually not approved for most of the cars they have been supplied with (including two cars in my family)?


 
Is your car an Avantgarde?
 
Is your car an Avantgarde?

Yes, but not Sports suspension or Airmatic and I used VIN decoder to verify that. So on one car I looked at VIN decoder says:
486 SPORTS SUSPENSION
not on mine.


The manual edition is 2007... if someone has 2008 perhaps MB corrected things...
 
But...Ag is sports suspension.

Hmm... so on some cars they would list it in the VIN decoder and on some not?

Below is my VIN decoded:
205B OWNERS MANUAL AND SERVICE RECORD - ENGLISH
213 SPEED-SENSITIVE POWER STEERING/VARIO STEERING
220 PARKTRONIC SYSTEM (PTS)
241 FRONT SEAT LH ELECTRIC ADJUSTABLE WITH MEMORY
249 INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MIRROR AUTOMATIC DIMMING
255B MB MOBILO WITH DSB AND GGD
275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR)
280 LEATHER STEERING WHEEL AND LEATHER GEAR SHIFT KNOB
283B AIRBAGLABLE - ENGLISH
287 THROUGH-LOADING FEATURE
335B INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LANGUAGE - BRITISH ENGLISH
354 ANTENNA FOR TELEPHONE D/E-NET
386 MOBILE PRE.-INSTALLATION (MTUS)
401 FRONT SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL
413 FULL GLAZED ROOF WITH EXTERNAL RUNNING SLIDING ROO
427 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 7-SPEED
461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
477 TIRE PRESSURE LOSS WARNER
500 OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR LH AND RH FOLDING
527 COMAND DVD APS WITH NAVIGATION
537L GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
543 SUN VISOR WITH MAKE-UP MIRROR L. AND R., BE-
551 ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
573 CHILD SEAT MOUNTING, ISOFIX IN REAR
580 AIR CONDITIONER
5XXL EUROPE
600 HEADLAMPS - CLEANING EQUIPMENT
618 BI-XENON HEADLAMPS FOR LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
619 CORNERING ILLUMINATION
666 PRODUCT PROT.F.TRANSPORT VEH. W/O TIE-DOWN HOOKS
673 HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY
690 EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE (MINI SPARE)
732 WOOD VERSION,BIRD'S EYE MAPLE BLACK/ANTHRACITE
755U TENORITE GRAY METALLIC PAINT
808 AEJ 07/1
817 HOUSING FOR ALARM SIREN (ATA)
819 CD CHANGER
820A AMARETTA/LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE
828A AMARETTA/LEATHER/NAPPA/SEMI-ANILINE - GRAY
875 HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM
882 INTERIOR SAFEGUARD
910 DYNAMO WITH HIGHER CAPACITY (FFO)
915 FUEL TANK WITH LARGER CAPACITY
926 EXHAUST GAS CLEANING WITH EURO 4 TECHNOLOGY
954 EQUIPMENT PACKAGE FOR AVANTGARDE VEHICLES
983 COC PAPER EURO 4 TECHNOLOGY W/O REG. CERT. PART II
989 IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD
A22 NEW CONVERTER GENERATION
A24 JOINT FLANGE, 4-ARM 120
A38 M - VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY WITH VGS 2
A44 SOFTWARE 3
A49 CONVERTER WITH 3 FRICTION DISKS
F211 SERIES PRODUCTION 211
FW LIMOUSINE
G902 TRANSMISSION CODE VERSION 02
GA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HA REAR AXLE
J52 ADDITIONAL CODE FOR DAMPING MAT
K11 ADAPTIVE STOP LIGHT FLASHING
K13 CONTROL CODE FOR SERVICE INTERVAL 25000 KM
M002 ENGINES WITH EXH.TURBOCHARGER WITH INTERCOOLER
M30 DISPLACEMENT 3.0 LITER
M642 V6 DIESEL ENGINE OM642
R RIGHT-HAND STEERING
R01 SUMMER TIRES
R11 LA 17" 5 DOUBLE SPOKE DESIGN
U18 AUTOMATIC CHILD SEAT RECOGNITATION (AKSE)
V06 SPEED- + LOADINDEX 95W
VL FRONT AXLE HALF, LEFT
VR FRONT AXLE HALF, RIGHT
 
As @renault12ts said Avantgarde has sport suspension and was factory fitted with 17" wheels which is also confirmed in your data sheet as R11 LA 17" 5 DOUBLE SPOKE DESIGN. I think only E500 and AMG models had Airmatic as standard, maybe E350 also. Elegance and Classic trims have standard suspension with 16" wheels. The user manual covers entire range of trims hence they described all options. For your car suitable winter tyres are only 245/45/17 99V XL M+S but you also have an option of buying another set of 16" wheels for tyres 225/55/16 95H M+S
 
my w211 elegance left the factory with sports suspension and 17 " wheels, possibly optional extras . im pretty sure the advantgarde was fitted with super touring shocks which were even lower still than sports suspension .
 
Have a look here:

https://mbworld.org/forums/attachme...avantgarde-vehicles-e-class-info-mercedes.pdf

This for the 2009 E-Class.

AVANTGARDE: A contemporary character with its own front design
In AVANTGARDE guise, the E-Classhas a distinctly contemporary and innovative
look as a result of additional appointments and equipment, such as...
• 17-inch five-twin-spoke light-alloy wheels
• Ambient lighting
• Bi-xenon headlamps with Intelligent Light System
• Waistline trim strip in polished stainless steel
• 245/45 R 17 wide-base tyres
• Chrome trim strips on sides and rear bumper
• Sporty front bumper
• Automatically dimming interior mirror
• Special interior colours: chestnut brown and natural beige with black roof lining
• Instrument cluster in bright silver with sporty tubular design
• LED daytime driving lights
• Combined fabric/ARTICO man-made leather upholstery Page 25
• Headlamp cleaning system
• Seats with padded horizontal piping
• Sporty, lowered suspension set-up
• Chromed radiator grille with three louvres painted in high-gloss black
• All-LED tail lights
• Trim elements in black high-gloss ash wood (optional: brushed AVANTGARDE: A contemporary character with its own front design
In AVANTGARDE guise, the E-Classhas a distinctly contemporary and innovative
look as a result of additional appointments and equipment, such as...
• 17-inch five-twin-spoke light-alloy wheels
• Ambient lighting
• Bi-xenon headlamps with Intelligent Light System
• Waistline trim strip in polished stainless steel
• 245/45 R 17 wide-base tyres
• Chrome trim strips on sides and rear bumper
• Sporty front bumper
• Automatically dimming interior mirror
• Special interior colours: chestnut brown and natural beige with black roof lining
• Instrument cluster in bright silver with sporty tubular design
• LED daytime driving lights
• Combined fabric/ARTICO man-made leather upholstery Page 25
• Headlamp cleaning system
• Seats with padded horizontal piping
• Sporty, lowered suspension set-up
• Chromed radiator grille with three louvres painted in high-gloss black
• All-LED tail lights
• Trim elements in black high-gloss ash wood (optional: brushed aluminium)


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The Sports Suspension and 17" wheels are included with the Avantgarde trim level.
 

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