Mercedes-Benz 2003 E 500 Automobile User Manual


 
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Practical hints
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Minispare wheel
In the case of a flat tire, you may tempo-
rarily use the Minispare* wheel when ob-
serving the following restrictions:
ț Do not exceed a vehicle speed of
50 mph (80km/h).
ț Drive to the nearest tire repair facility
to have the flat tire repaired or re-
placed as appropriate.
ț Do not operate vehicle with more than
one spare wheel mounted.
More information can be found in the
"Technical data" section (
page 362).
Luggage box
Remove luggage box
1 Fastening clip
2 Luggage box
̈ Turn fastening clips 1 to the left up-
wards from fastening bolts.
̈ Lift luggage box in the area of the fas-
tening bolts and remove it from trunk.
Install luggage box
̈ Insert luggage box into trunk so that
fastening clips are in line with fastening
bolts.
̈ Push front edge of luggage box in direc-
tion of arrow under cover of trunk sill.
̈ Press fastening clips onto fastening
bolts until they lock into place.
Warning! G
The dimensions of the Minispare* wheel are
different from those of the road wheels. As
a result, the vehicle handling characteristics
change when driving with a Minispare*
wheel mounted.
The spare wheel should only be used tempo-
rarily, and replaced with a regular road
wheel as quick as possible.