Breakdown assistance217
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
Spare wheel*The spare wheel lies in a well under the floor covering of the luggage compartment and
is fixed in place using special screws fig. 175 .
Before removing the spare wheel, you must take out the box with the vehicle tool kit
box page 216, fig. 174.
One should check the inflation pressure in the spare wheel (at best when generally
checking the tyre air pressures - see sign on the fuel filler flap page 208) to ensure
that the spare wheel is always ready to use.
Temporary spare wheel
A warning label displayed on the rim of the temporary spare wheel indicates that your
vehicle is equippe d with a temporary spare wheel.
Please observe the following notes when driving with a temporary spare wheel:
The warning label must not be covered after installing the wheel.
Do not drive faster than 80 km/h with this spare wheel and pay particular attention
while driving. Avoid accelerating at full throttle, sharp braking and fast cornering.
The inflation pressure for this spare wheel is identical to the inflation pressure of
the standard tyres. The temporary spare wheel R 18 must have an inflation pressure of
420 kPa (4.2 bar)!
Use this spare wheel only to reach the nearest specialist garage as it is not intended
for continuous use.
No other summer or winter tyres must be mounted on the rim of the spare wheel
R 18.
Changing a wheelPreliminary workThe following steps should be carried ou t before actually changing the wheel.
– If it is necessary to change a wheel, park the vehicle as far away as possible from
the traffic flow. The place you choose should be level.
–Have all the occupants get out. While changing a wheel, the occupants of the
vehicle should not stand on the ro ad (e.g. behind a crash barrier).
– Apply the handbrake firmly.
–Engage 1st gear or if your vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox, position the
selector lever into position P .
– If a trailer is coupled, uncouple it.
–Take the vehicle tool kit page 216 and the spare wheel* page 217 out of the
luggage compartment.
WARNING
If you find yourself in flowing traffic switch on the hazard warning lights
system and place the warning triangle on the side of the road at the prescribed
distance from your vehicle while observin g all national legal provisions. In this
way you are protecting not only yourself but also other road users.
Never start the engine with the vehicle si tting on the raised jack - danger of
suffering injury.Caution
If you have to change a wheel on a slope fi rst block the opposite wheel with a stone or
similar object in order to secure the vehicle from unexpectedly rolling away.
Note
Comply with the national legal regulations.
Fig. 175 Luggage compartment: Spare
wheel
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Tow-starting and towing vehicle
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Traction control system (TCS) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Tyre inflation pressure Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Tyres Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212UUnderbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Uphill Start Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172VVanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Ventilation Auxiliary ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
WWarning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 with a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Washing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Wax treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Wheel Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208, 218
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Windows de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Windshield wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Wiper blades Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63XXDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
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