Mercedes-Benz Tyres, Fitted Wherever Your Car Is Parked

Reading the sidewall on a Mercedes

Look along the sidewall of most original tyres on a Mercedes and you will find a short code near the size. These are the ones you are most likely to see:

• MO marks a tyre developed as original equipment for Mercedes-Benz vehicles. It is the code you will see most often across the range, from the A-Class to the GLE.
• MO1 appears on tyres for AMG and other performance Mercedes models.
• MOE stands for Mercedes Original Extended, a tyre with extended mobility that lets you keep driving for a limited distance after losing pressure.
• MO-S indicates a Mercedes "Silent" tyre, built with noise-reducing technology to keep the cabin quieter.

None of these codes is a legal requirement. You can fit a good-quality tyre without a marking as long as the size, load index and speed rating are at least what the car needs. Many owners still prefer to stay with the marked tyre because it is the one the car was set up on, and we are happy to source either. Tell us what is on your current tyres, or send a photo of the sidewall by WhatsApp, and we will quote on a like-for-like basis and on cheaper options too.

MOE is not quite a run-flat

Owners are often told their Mercedes is on run-flats when it is actually on MOE tyres. The difference is worth knowing. A true run-flat is certified to carry the car for a set distance with no air. An MOE tyre gives you temporary extended mobility once the pressure warning comes on: published guidance puts it at up to around 50 miles at a maximum of 50 mph on a lightly loaded car, and as little as 20 miles when the car is fully loaded. Because of that load limit it does not carry the standard run-flat certification.

In practice this means two things. First, if the pressure warning lights up on a laden estate or seven-seat GLS, do not assume you can make it home across London; pull over somewhere safe and call. Second, if your car was supplied on MOE tyres it may not have a spare wheel, so swapping to standard tyres is a decision to make carefully. We will talk you through it rather than simply fitting whatever is cheapest. Mixing MOE and non-MOE tyres on the same axle is something we avoid.

AMG models and staggered fitments

Many AMG cars, and plenty of standard models on larger optional wheels, run wider tyres on the rear than the front. That means you cannot rotate front to back, and the rears often wear out well before the fronts, particularly on rear-wheel-drive cars that are driven with enthusiasm. When we replace a pair we check the remaining tread on the other axle and tell you honestly how long it has left, so you are not caught out by a second call a few weeks later.

These cars also tend to sit on large, low-profile alloys with very little sidewall between the rim and the kerb. We fit and remove tyres with care to protect the wheel face and lip, and we balance every wheel we fit on the spot, which matters at motorway speed on a heavy car.

Typical Mercedes call-outs in London

A lot of our Mercedes work comes from the same few situations. A screw or nail picked up near building sites, which may be repairable if it sits in the central part of the tread. A sidewall split from a pothole or a kerb on a narrow residential street, which always means a new tyre. A pressure warning on the way to Heathrow or City Airport, where the owner cannot afford to wait for a garage slot. And the locking wheel bolt key that has gone missing at exactly the wrong moment. We carry the tools to remove locking wheel bolts without a key, and can fit standard bolts so you are back on the road.

Our customers include owners of everything from family A-Class and B-Class cars to G-Class, S-Class and AMG models. The approach is the same for all of them: confirm the exact size and marking first, then turn up with the right tyre.

How a mobile fitting works

Call or WhatsApp 07396 700 900 with your registration and, if you can, a photo of the tyre sidewall. We confirm the size, the marking and the price before anyone sets off. We then come to your home, workplace or the roadside, at any hour. Once the tyre is on we balance it, torque the wheel bolts correctly, set the pressures to the figures on your door pillar or fuel flap, and check the tyre pressure monitoring system reads properly before we leave.