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I recently got a flat tire while driving through a construction zone @ ~20mph. Heard a loud pop and lost all the pressure instantly with the warning notification to check tires on dashboard. I had this car for less than 2 months and bought it brand new with less than 30 miles.
The rear left tire got punctured and was at 0 psi in less than 20 sec.
While waiting for my insurance tow truck to arrive, I call the nearest Mercedes Dealer and find out that Goodyear F1 Asymmetric 5 265/40R21 105H that came factory installed with my EQS 580 is a run flat. Since I was only about 5 miles away, I decided to cancel my tow truck and drive myself.
I drove for about 25 mins, putting hazard light and absolutely made sure to not go above 25 mph.
And below is the picture of right after the tire lost all the pressure.
And this is after the short drive not going above 25mph for about 6 miles
After I arrived to the dealer, a lot of people came over and told me run flat tires shouldn't look like this. Had I driven little more, I definitely would have gotten my wheel damaged.
I have the Goodyear Aymmetric F1 5's on my car, and they are not runflats. However, Goodyear does make a runflat version of the same tire. You have to look on the sidewall and see if yours is a runflat or not. I had the runflat version on my BMW M550.
Thanks for your reply. But if you go to the link here https://www.mbusatirecenter.com/app/...ze=265%2F40R21 (MOE version of the tire) it shows up as Run Flat. In fact, the non-moe version of the tire on the mercedes tire shop also shows up as run-flat.
Be that as it may, the one's on my EQS are not runflats, and they were purchased at my MB dealer to replace the one's which came OEM on my car. It will tell you on the sidewall if it is a runflat.
This may help in your discussion with MB. Their general build configuration is either:
a) run flat tires and no pump, or
b) regular tires along with a pump
If there is no pump in your trunk then it seems like the car was configured for run flat tires but the wrong ones were installed.
Maybe sometime happened between delivery to the dealer and the 30 miles on the clock when you took delivery.
Another FYI, currently the tire is sold out in the US. I had to call 58 dealers to locate one. If you can't find it DM me and I'll let you know what dealers had it last week.
Yep, it should be there. Very sorry for the OP's experience. If you want run flats (which I don't) and can find the correct size, I found in the past that the Michelin PS3ZP were the best run flats of my experience.
Thanks everyone for the reply. As luck would have it, the Mercedes dealer I went to had this exact tire in stock and was able to get it replaced under an hour.
They took about 20 mins trying to see which tire this was as they initially told me they couldn't find this tire in the entire Mercedes inventory. But once they were able to locate it, it went smooth sailing from there.
I am hoping that no one runs into any confusion like I did. I mean, even the dealer initially told me over the phone that the tire is indeed run-flat and advised me to drive the car myself instead of towing it.
2012 C63;1971 280SE 3.5(Sold);2023 EQS 450 SUV 4 Matic (Wife's)
Originally Posted by stealth.pilot
Some EQS models were shipped with non fun flat Goodyear Eagle F1s. My first EQS was one of those. Had Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 but non run flat.
I do recommend Run flats. EVs have a higher propensity for tire damage on potholes etc due to increased weight.
We have the same non run flat Goodyear's and my wife (thankfully not me) took out two on the driver's side running over a curb. The tires had 47psi front and 43 psi rear and the sidewall was still too weak to keep the sidewalls from splitting from the impact. Two new tires and an alignment later and we are back on the road at a cost of $1838.09 Cdn. from the dealer. Fortunately there was no other damage and that included the tow to the shop on a flatbed truck. The left front toe required some adjustment but otherwise the other corners were still within spec. We did not file a claim to keep our record clean.
We have the same non run flat Goodyear's and my wife (thankfully not me) took out two on the driver's side running over a curb. The tires had 47psi front and 43 psi rear and the sidewall was still too weak to keep the sidewalls from splitting from the impact. Two new tires and an alignment later and we are back on the road at a cost of $1838.09 Cdn. from the dealer. Fortunately there was no other damage and that included the tow to the shop on a flatbed truck. The left front toe required some adjustment but otherwise the other corners were still within spec. We did not file a claim to keep our record clean.
you should get a tire warranty. I have one and have replaced 3 tires so far in 2 years of ownership.
I have the Goodyear Aymmetric F1 5's on my car, and they are not runflats. However, Goodyear does make a runflat version of the same tire. You have to look on the sidewall and see if yours is a runflat or not. I had the runflat version on my BMW M550.
The F1 on the EQS are not runflats. If your car came eqhipped with an ai compressor your tires are not runflats. .
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