Lease Return: Mercedes MOE (Runflat) tires, patched Tires

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Hi Hackrs,

I will be returning my leased Mercedes c300 next month. Does anyone know if Mercedes care about patched tires? In addition to this does Mercedes care about MOE what if I get the tires with exact same brand and specs non-MOE?

I have got two patched from eBay so wondering if there will be an issue when returning the vehicle.

Thanks

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If car came with runflats, you must replace with runflats.

Patches? Who cares, it’s not like they’ll see them.

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I returned mine several years ago, with 3 run flats, one replaced different brand non run flat, and no one said anything.
Might have just been the dealer didn’t care so who knows?

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They probably just missed it

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But does it need to be MOE?

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Wow you got lucky, the have a line specific for ‘mismatched tires’.
Your inspector might’ve been lazy.

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If it did, it would say so. All they say is

please note that if your vehicle came equipped with run-flat tires, the replacement tires must also be run-flats.

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MOE = MOExtended = Mercedes Original Equipment Extended Mobility

Basically it’s the mercedes spec for runflat tires

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Thanks for asking! I was thinking some Japanese fan craze. or the Main Stooge.

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I returned the car a day after I had it washed, it looked brand new and they barely even looked at much. Just gave me a slip to sign and I was done.
They probably were just lazy.

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Thanks Matt

In Russian, “MOE” means “something that is mine”. Spelled like “МОЁ” but no-one follows that exact spelling. I had a brain fart when I first read this question. Had to re-read it few times.

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That’s the dealer, not the inspection. You could’ve just signed off on 4 new tires. Inspections at dealership are usually more through.

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I called Mercedes Financial they said, it doesn’t need to be MOE should just match the specs.

But I am worried about the patched tires, do I need to replace them? Are they going to find out when turning my car in.

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The inspection process does not involve removing the tires from the wheels to look at the inside of the tires for signs of a patch.

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Matches the specs I believe include being run flats. MOE I think is Mercedes term for specific branded OEM RFT like Pirelli.

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