Flat tyre
271The vehicl
emustbep laced on stand sifyou
intend to wor kunder it.
Mak esuret hatthe jackisp laced on afirm,
non-slip ,level surface. Do no tuse wooden
blocks or similar items as jacking supports.
Otherwise ,the jackw ill no tbea ble to ach-
iev eits load-bearin gcapacity due to the
restricted height.
Do no tstart th eengineata ny time while
th ew hee lisb eingchanged. G
Risk of accident
If you fail to position th ejackc orrectly,t he
vehicl emay:
R slip of fthe jack
R injur eyou or others
R be damaged
It is thus important to ensur ethatthe jack
is positioned correctl yint he respective
jacking points .Befor epositionin gthe jack,
remove any dir ttha tm ay hav ecollecte din
th ej acking points.
The jacking sockets are locate dbehin dthe
whee lhousings of th efront wheels and in fron
toft hewhee lhousings of th erear
wheels. Example standar
dvehicle
1 Cap for jackin gsocket Example AMG vehicle
1
Cap for jackin gsocket X
Standar dvehicles: pressthe cover firmly
in th edirectio nofarrow1and pry off the
cover with asuitable object ,e.g.a screw-
driver.
X AMG vehicles: pry off cover1from
underneat hwithasuitable object ,e.g.a
screwdriver.
X All vehicles: remove cover 1.Make sure
th el ug does not break off. 1
Jacking pin
2 Jacking socket
3 Crank
X Push jackin gpin1 as far as it will go into
jackin gsocket 2. 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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