to the tire
sorchassiscomponents.
Components damage dinthisw ayma yfail
unexpectedly .There is arisk of an accident.
Do not use power washers with circular jet
nozzles to clean the vehicle. Have damaged
tires or chassis components replaced
immediately. Mounting
awheel
Preparing the vehicle X
Stop the vehicle on solid, non-slippery and
leve lground.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Bring the front wheels into the straight-
ahead position.
X Shift the transmission to position P.
X Vehicles with AIRMATIC :make sure that
"normal" leve lisselecte d(Ypage 189).
X Switch off th eengine.
X Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove
th eS martKey from th eignition lock.
X Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: open the
driver' sdoor.
The on-board electronics no whave status
0.T his is the same as the SmartKey having
been removed.
X Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the
Start/Stop button from the ignition lock
(Y page 147).
X If included in the vehicle equipment,
remove the tire-change tool kit from the
vehicle (Y page 320).
X Secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling
away. Securing the vehicle to prevent it from
rolling away If your vehicle is equipped with
awheel chock,
it can be found in the tire-change tool kit
(Y page 320).
The folding wheel chock is an additional
safety measure to prevent the vehicle from
rolling away,f or example when changing a
wheel.
X Fold both plates upwards 001A.
X Fold out lower plate 0010.
X Guidet he lugs on the lower plate fully into
the openings in base plate 0024. Securing the vehicle on level ground
X
On level ground: place chocksorother
suitable items under the front and rear of
the wheel that is diagonallyo pposite the
wheel you wish to change. 358
Changing
awheelWheels and tires
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Do not operate the tire inflation
compressor for longer than eight minutes
at at ime without abreak. It may otherwise
overheat.
The tire inflation compressor can be
operated againo nce it hascoole ddown. X
Mount the collapsibl espare whee las
described (Y page 357).
The collapsible spare wheel must be
mounted before it is inflated.
X Pull connector 0021and the air hose out of
the housing.
X Remove the cap from the valve on the
collapsible spare wheel.
X Screw union nut 001Aon the air hose ont othe
valve.
X Make sure on/off switch 001Eof the tire
inflation compressor is set to 0.
X Insert connector 0021intot he cigarette
lighter socket or int oa12Vsocket in your
vehicle.
Observe the notes on the cigarett elighter
(Y page 288). Observe the notes on
socket s(Ypage 289).
X Turn the SmartKey to position 1in the
ignition lock (Y page 147).
X Press on/offs witch001Eon th etirei nflation
compressor to I.
The tir einflatio ncompressor is switched
on. The tire is inflated. The tire pressure is
shown on pressure gauge 0024.
X Inflate the tire to the specified tire
pressure. The specified tire pressure is printed on the
yellow label of the emergenc
yspare wheel.
X When the specified tire pressure has been
reached, press on/offs witch001Eon the
electric air pump to 0.
The tir einflatio ncompressor is switched
off.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 0in the
ignition lock.
X If the tire pressure is higher than the
specified pressure, press pressure release
button 0010until the correc ttire pressure has
been reached.
X Unscrew union nut 001Aon the air hose from
the valve.
X Screw the valve cap ont othe collapsible
spare wheel valve again.
X Stow plug 0021and the air hose in the lower
section of the blower housing.
X Stow the tire inflation compressor in the
vehicle. Emergency sparew
heel
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