JLmb

Does somebody know on what axle the tires wear out more? Front or rear?

Nanook

Rear

Snowbird12

Rear because of the independent rear suspension I belive.It was is my case, rotation is a must.

HAILERS2

I've a 2014 ML350 Bluetec with 82K on it. I changed the first set of tires at 40K because I was going on a long wet trip and didn't notice any diff from front to rear tire wear. Just looked at the set on the car now .....with 42K on 'em and doing a visual on the front wear bars vs the rear wear bars......no difference. Getting close to the wear bars on front and rear and will prob get a new set before??? April/May due to travel plans.

I'd say 85 to 90% has been done on interstate travel at speeds b/t 75-85 in TX which is being conservative. On Hwy 130 that is a toll rd around Austin/San Antonio and is 80 miles long , we do 85-90 mph because half the distance is a legal 80 mph and the other half a legal 85.

That said, on I-37 b/t the Holiday Inn on North Padre Island, Tx and San Antonio you can do a constant 85 and not worry about the hwy patrol although the speed limit is 75 mph. I average 77mph from Corpus to my driveway in Ft Worth. Gotta love Tx driving.

Just my way of saying I don't ***** foot along trying to save on tire wear.

Snowbird12

Did you rotate your tires at anytime? I found the back tires cupping on my ML at 18.000 miles with 20 inch wheel package

easyedwin

How often do you rotate? And do you re-balance?

Snowbird12

I didn't on my last ML it cost me a set of tires.I had Perilli junk last time, now I have Michelin Premier Ltx made for these heavy SUV'S. My service manager at the dealer who is in the top four service managers in Canada says rotate them front to back every 10 k. With Michlins I have never needed to re balance on any car I have had them on. I can do this myself in the garage,

JLmb

For what you said I understand you did not rotate last time and this cost you a set of tire because the REAR tires worn out. I want to make sure something. Is your ML a 4matic? There are some them with rear traction only

Snowbird12

Mine is 4matic almost all in Ontario are sold this way

Diabolis

Both the summers and winters are wearing out very evenly on mine ('15 350 Bluetec). And, I do rebalance them (road-force) at every changeover, but the most I've ever seen it off by is a couple of grams... not enough to notice over one season even if you don't do it evey time.

HAILERS2

Last trip for maint at Park Place Mercedes, I deliberatley ask for the tire to be NOT rotated.

Why? Because last year I owned a CL550. I took a trip to Canada and back. Car was percect in every way. Then I took it in for service and got it back a day later. Left for another trip at 6AM the next morining. After traveling ten miles i asked myself 'what is that ROAR coming from my car?'. Went back home, swapped the CL for the ML and went to California.

When I got back I took the CL to the dealership and complained about the roar coming from the tires. A day later they called and told me it was because of the rotation of the tires and how the alignment must have been off and causing the Roar. I measured the thread with a thread gauge and there was no abnormal wear on any of the tires i.e inbd edge wear vs outboard wear.

Bought a new set of Continentals and the roar went south. No way I'll ever have a set of tires rotatated again. Continentals cost Big money. Swapped the CL for '13 SL in June. Can't wait til the runflats on the SL wear out so I can buy 'normal' tires. Won't Ever rotate 'em ever.

Oh. A dig at Mercedes Cl550 2011-2013.........the display screen looks as if it was made by Yugo. They tell me the 2014 is a lot better. Must have fired that Yugo engineer prior to '14.

kaustabsaha

I have a ML 350 4Matic. It does not have staggered tires. I am currently rotating tires every 5000 miles. I asked the Service Advisor at my local MB Dealership if I needed to rotate tires and he said that since my car is a 4Matic, all four tires would wear out evenly, and so tire rotation is not required. Nevertheless, I do it anyway. So I still have this question, does 4Matic need tire rotation?

pcy

Very purpose of rotating tires is to distribute the tire wear evenly (as much as possible) on all 4 tires.

So, IMHO, it doesn't hurt to rotate the tires. Think of rotating the tires as insurance against the possibility of tires wearing on one axle more than the other.

Srou

I have an Ml 350 2015 Bluetec , I am having this issue , I bought a Nokian zline for SUV , drives awesome but the tire wear out in less than 15 000 Km , I have done an alignment , the told me when I put the suspension in Sport mode , my tire will wear un evenly , I cannot think about this , how come . nay tips ?

Etienne Lau

Were there any abnormal wear patterns on the tires signifying alignment causing faster wear?
The Nokian Zline is a W rated tire, meaning it's UHP tire. Therefore it's got a softer compound. This is a very heavy vehicle that puts a lot of torque off the line. So I would say you bought the wrong tire if you're looking for longevity.

I would avoid UHP tires if you want longevity.