Flat tyre
273X
Tighten th ewheel bolt suntil they are fin-
ger-tight.
X Unscrew th ecentring pin.
X Tighten th elast wheel bolt until it is finger-
tight.
Inflatin gthe collapsible emergency
spare wheel* with th eelectric air pump G
Risk of accident
Pump up th ecollapsible emergency spare
wheel before lowering th evehicle. Other-
wise, you could damage th ewheel rim.
The electric air pump is located in th estow-
age well under th eboot floor. X
Take th eelectric air pump out of th estow-
age well under th eboot floor. 1
Flap
2 On/of fswitch
3 Connector
4 Air pump hose with pressure gauge and
pressure release screw
5 Union nut
X Open flap 1.
X Pull connector 3and air hose 4out of
th eh ousing.
X Make sure that th epressure release screw
on th epressure gauge is closed.
X Remov ethe cap from th evalv eont hetyre. X
Screw unio nnut5 on air hose 4ont othe
valve.
X Inser tplug 3intot he cigarette lighter
socket *(Ypage 166) or int oa12Vsocket
in your vehicle (Y page 166).
X Make sure that th ekey is in position 2in
th ei gnition lock.
X Pres son/off switch 2on th eelectric air
pump to I.
The electric air pump is switche don. The
tyr eisi nflated.
X When th etyrep ressure is correct, press 0
on th eelectric air pump switch. Correct
tyr ep ressure:
R collapsible spare wheel* with specifica-
tio n1 85/60-17 93P: 2.5bar
R collapsible spare wheel* with specifica-
tio n1 75/55-18 95P: 3.5bar
R collapsible spare wheel* with specifica-
tio n1 75/55-18 91P: 3.0bar
R collapsible spare wheel* with specifica-
tio n1 75/50-19 97P: 3.5bar
! Do not operate th eelectric air pump for
longer than six minutes without abreak.
Otherwise, it may overheat. Practical advice
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X
Put th eprotective film provided fo rthe
emergenc yspar ew heel* ove rthe collaps-
ible emergenc yspar ew heel*.
X Store th ecollapsible emergenc yspare
wheel* in th espar ew hee lwell under the
luggage compartment.
X Faste nthe collapsible emergenc yspare
wheel* in plac ethrough th eprotective film
usin gthe screw. MOExtended run-fla
tsystem*
The MOExtended run-flat system mus tonly
be used in conjunction wit hthe tyrep ressure
los sw arnin gsystem or th etyrep ressure
monitor*.
! The maximum permissibl edistanc ewhich
can be driven in run-flat mod edepend son
th el oad in th evehicle. It is 50 km if the
vehicl eispartially laden and 30 km if fully
laden.
The maximum range that can be driven in
emergenc yoperation is measured from the
poin tatw hichthe pressur elossw arning
message appears in th emulti-function dis-
play. You mus
tnotexceed amaximum speed of
80 km/h. G
Risk of accident
The handlin gcharacteristics of your vehicle
deteriorate in run-flat mode, fo rexample:
R when cornering
R when braking
R when accelerating rapidly
Adapt your drivin gstyle accordingly and
avoid sudden changes in direction and sud-
den acceleration ,aswell as drivin gover
obstacles (i.e. kerbs ,potholes), and driving
off-road. This is particularl ythe cas ew hen
th ev ehicl eish eavily laden.
The maximum permissibl edistanc ethat
can be driven in run-flat mod edepend sto
al arg eexten tont heloads placed on the
vehicle. It can be shorter due to high
speeds ,aheavyload, sudden acceleration
and/o rmanoeuvring, th eroads urfac econ-
dition ,outside temperature, etc. ,orfurther
if you drive carefully and conservatively.
Do no tcontinu etodrive in run-flat mod eif:
R you hear bangin gnoises
R thev ehicl estartstos hake
R you see smok eand smell rubber R
ESP ®
is intervenin gconstantly
R there are tears in th esidewalls of th etyre
Afte rdrivin ginr un-flat mode, you must
hav ethe rim schecked ford amage at a
qualified specialist workshop whic hhas the
necessar yspecialist knowledge and tools
to carry out th eworkr equired. The faulty
tyr em ustber eplaced in every case.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that you use
aM ercedes-Ben zServi ce Centr efor this
purpose .Inparticular, wor krelevan tto
safet yoro nsafety-related systems mus tbe
carrie dout at aqualified specialist work-
shop.
i Onavehicl ewithM OExtended tyres, only
use MOExtended spar etyres. These must
be of th esizes pecified fo rthe vehicle. Practical advice
*o ptional
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Tyre
sand wheels 297Spare wheel*
Depending on the country ,the engine and the wheels fitted ,you rv ehicl emaybe equipped with TIREFIT or acollapsible emergency spare
wheel*.
i Vehicle swithM OExtended tyres (tyres with run-flat characteristics )are not equipped with aTIREFIT kit at the factory. SL 28
0/SL3 50 /
SL 500 SL 60
0/SL63A MG SL 63 AMG
Performanc
ePackag e/
SL 65 AMG 17" Collapsibl
eemer-
genc yspare
wheel* 36 Tyres 185/6
0-17 93P – –
Tyre pressure 2.8 bar – –
Wheels 6B
x17H2ET25 – –
18" Collapsibl
eemer-
genc yspare
wheel* 36 Tyres – 175/55
-1895P –
Tyre pressure – 3.5 bar –
Wheels – 6B
x18H2ET25 –
19" Collapsibl
eemer-
genc yspare
wheel* 36 Tyres – – 175/50
-1997P Tyre pressure – – 3.5 bar
Wheels – – 6.5B
x19H2ET14 36
Snow chains not permitted. Technica
ldata
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