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Safety notes
Your vehicle may be equipped with:
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a Minispare wheel
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a spare wheel with collapsible tire
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an MOExtended system (your vehicle does
not have a spare wheel or a TIREFIT kit)
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a TIREFIT kit
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(your vehicle does not have
a spare wheel)
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Warning!
The dimensions of the spare wheel are
different from those of the road wheels. As a
result, the vehicle handling characteristics
change when driving with a spare wheel
mounted. Adapt your driving style
accordingly.
The spare wheel is for temporary use only.
When driving with a spare wheel mounted,
ensure proper tire inflation pressure and do
not exceed a vehicle speed of 50 mph
(80 km/h).
Contact the nearest authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center as soon as possible to have the
spare wheel replaced with a regular road
wheel.
Never operate the vehicle with more than one
spare wheel mounted.
Do not switch off the ESC when a spare wheel
is mounted.
Preparing the vehicle
X
Vehicles with AIRMATIC:
Make sure the vehicle level is set to normal
level (Y page 163).
X
Whenever possible, park the vehicle in a
safe distance from moving traffic on a hard,
flat surface.
X
Turn on the hazard warning flasher.
X
Turn the steering wheel so that the front
wheels are in a straight-ahead position.
X
Engage the parking brake.
X
Shift the automatic transmission into park
position P.
X
Turn off the engine.
X
Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
or
X
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: Open the
driver’s door (this puts the starter switch in
position 0, same as with the SmartKey
removed from the starter switch). The
driver’s door can then be closed again.
Open doors only when conditions are safe
to do so.
X
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: Remove the
KEYLESS-GO start/stop button from the
starter switch.
X
Have any passenger exit the vehicle at a
safe distance from the roadway. Open
doors only when conditions are safe to do
so.
Mounting the spare wheel
Introduction
X
Prepare the vehicle as described
(Y page 323).
X
Take the following out of the vehicle:
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spare wheel
R
jack
R
vehicle tool kit
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collapsible wheel chock
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electric air pump (required for vehicles
with spare wheel with collapsible tire
only)
For information on where to find the
respective items, see “Where will I find ...?”
(Y page 268) and (Y page 271).
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Canada only.
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Practical hints
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