Roller sunblinds on the rear side win-
dows
! Always guide the roller sunblind by hand.
Do not let it snap back suddenly as this
would damage the automatic roller mech-
anism.
! Do not drive the vehicle with the roller
sunblind hooked in and the side windows
opened simultaneously. The roller sunblind can jump out of the retainers and spring
back suddenly when driving at high speeds,
e.g. when driving on the freeway. This could damage the inertia reel. Therefore, either
close the side window or retract the roller
sunblind before driving at high speeds. X
To extend: pull the roller sunblind out by
tab 0043and hook it onto retainers 0044at the
back of the window. The roller sunblind can be hooked back into
place should it pop out from the top of the
guide rail. X
Tilt pull-out profile 0043as illustrated.
X Slip guide bush 0044into open area of guide
rail 0087.
X Straighten up pull-out profile 0043again. Ashtray
Front ashtray !
The holder under the ashtray is not heat
resistant. Before placing lit cigarettes in the
ashtray, make sure that the ashtray is prop- erly engaged. Otherwise, the holder could
be damaged. X
To open: slide cover 0043to its foremost
position.
X Fold cover 0087of the insert upwards.
X To remove the insert: push insert0087to
the left 0085.
Insert 0087slides out slightly to the right.
X Lift insert 0087up0044 and out.
X To re-install the insert: place insert0087
into the holder and press it down on the
right until it engages.
X To close: pull cover 0043back as far as it will
go.
Rear-compartment ashtray !
Close the ashtray when it is not in use and
before you fold the rear seats forward. You can otherwise damage the ashtray. Features
353Stowage and features Z
essary (Y
page 410). The value on the wheel
or as given in the "Wheels and tires" section is valid (Y page 443).
An emergency spare wheel may also be
mounted against the direction of rotation.
Observe the time restriction on use as well as
the speed limitation specified on the emer-
gency spare wheel.
Replace the tires after six years at the latest,
regardless of wear. This also applies to the
emergency spare wheel.
i When you are driving with the collapsible
spare wheel mounted, the tire pressure
loss warning system or the tire pressure
monitor cannot function reliably. Only
restart the tire pressure loss warning sys-
tem/the tire pressure monitor when the
damaged wheel has been replaced with a
new wheel.
Vehicles with tire pressure monitor:
after mounting an emergency spare wheel,
the system may still display the tire pres-
sure of the removed wheel for a few
minutes. The value displayed for the moun- ted emergency spare wheel is not the sameas the current tire pressure of the emer-
gency spare wheel. Removing the emergency spare wheel
Emergency spare wheel (example: vehicle without
lockable cargo compartment floor)
The "Minispare" emergency spare wheel can
be found in the stowage well under the cargo
compartment floor. X
Lift the cargo compartment floor up
(Y page 349).
X Vehicles with a lockable cargo compart-
ment floor: remove the stowage tray.
X Release the Velcro fastener (Y page 388).
X Take out the jack.
X Turn emergency spare wheel retainer 0043
counter-clockwise and remove it.
X Remove stowage well 0044.
X Remove "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel 0087. On vehicles with a Bang & Olufsen sound sys-
tem, the "Minispare" emergency spare wheel
is packed in the emergency spare wheel bag. The emergency spare wheel bag is secured tothe cargo tie down rings in the cargo com-
partment.
To stow the "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel, the rear seats in the third row must be
folded in (Y page 111).
X To remove the emergency spare wheel:
open the tailgate.
X Detach fastening straps 0044.
X Unhook retaining spring hooks 0043and 0087
of fastening straps 0044from the lasing eye-
lets.
X Remove the emergency spare wheel bag
with the "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel.
X Open the emergency spare wheel bag and
remove the "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel. Emergency spare wheel
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