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308 OperationTires and wheelsStep 6 (if applicable)
If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, 
load from your trailer will be trans-
ferred to your vehicle. Consult this 
manual to determine how this reduces 
the available cargo and luggage load 
capacity of your vehicle (
page 310).
The following table shows examples on 
how to calculate total and cargo load 
capacities with varying seating configura-
tions and number and size of occupants. 
The following examples use a load limit 
of 1500 lbs. This is for illustration 
purposes only. Make sure you are using 
the actual load limit for your vehicle stated 
on the vehicle’s placard (
page 305).
 
     
        
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399 Practical hints
Where will I find ...?
Removing the spare wheel
Turn luggage bowl counterclockwise.
Remove spare wheel2.
Storing the spare wheel
Place spare wheel2 in wheel well.
Turn luggage bowl clockwise to its stop 
to secure the spare wheel.
Vehicle tool kit
The vehicle tool kit is stored in the com-
partment underneath the trunk floor 
(page 398).
The vehicle tool kit includes:
One pair of universal pliers
One towing eye bolt
One wheel wrench
One alignment bolt
One fuse extractor
One collapsible wheel chock
Spare fusesVehicle jack
!Always lower trunk floor before closing 
the trunk.iVehicles with collapsible tire:
The electrical air pump is located under 
the luggage bowl3.
Warning!
G
The jack is designed exclusively for jacking 
up the vehicle at the jack take-up brackets 
built into both sides of the vehicle. To help 
avoid personal injury, use the jack only to lift 
the vehicle during a wheel change. Never 
get beneath the vehicle while it is supported 
by the jack. Keep hands and feet away from 
the area under the lifted vehicle. Always 
firmly set parking brake and block wheels 
before raising vehicle with jack.
Do not disengage parking brake while the 
vehicle is raised. Be certain that the jack is 
always vertical (plumb line) when in use, es-
pecially on hills. Always try to use the jack 
on a level surface. Make sure the jack arm is 
fully seated in the jack take-up bracket. 
Always lower the vehicle onto sufficient 
capacity jackstands before working under 
the vehicle. 
     
        
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495 Index
Trunk
Closing 114
Lamp 143
Message in display 396
Opening 112
Separately locking and 
unlocking 121
Trunk lid emergency release 120
Unlocking and opening with 
KEYLESS-GO* 110
Unlocking and opening with 
SmartKey 103
Unlocking in an emergency 403
Valet locking 121
Turn signal lamp
Replacing bulbs 415
Turn signal lamps
Cleaning lenses 346
Turn signals 53
Additional in mirrors 412
Front bulbs 412
Messages in display 391
Turning off engine 60U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading 
Standards 334
Units, Settings
Speedometer 160
Temperature 161
Unleaded gasoline, Premium 465
Unlocking 34, 98
Trunk with KEYLESS-GO* 110
Unlocking in an emergency 402
Upshifting 183
Useful features 251
V
Vacuum line routing diagram label 446
Valet locking 121
Vehicle
Battery 431
Care 342
Dimensions 459
Locking/unlocking in an 
emergency 402, 403
Lowering 429
Modifications and alterations, 
operating safety 16Towing 437
Unlocking in an emergency 402
Washing 344
Weights 460
Vehicle capacity weight 334
Vehicle jack 399
Vehicle level
Setting
Automatic 241
Vehicle level control system
Airmatic DC 238
Vehicle lighting
Checking 291
Vehicle loading
Cargo tie-down hooks 250
Instructions 247
Load limit 306
Roof rack* 246
Terminology 332
Vehicle maximum load on the tire 334
Vehicle status message memory 156
Vehicle tool kit 399
VIN 478
Voice control system* 478