Emerg ency assis ta nce
Removing th e spar e tir e
.. Lift the ca rgo floor by the plast ic ha ndle
¢ fig. 195 .
.. Hook the hand le into the luggage compartment
weather strip.
.. Turn the large screw
c;, fig. 195 counter-clock
wise.
.. Take out the spare tire.
.. Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack*, and
the replaced t ire in the luggage compartment
¢ page 126.
.. Unhook the ca rgo floor befo re closing the rear
li d.
Using the spare tire (compact spare t ire )
The compact spare tire is only intended for emer
genc ies until you can reach a repair shop . Replace
it as qu ickly as possible with a standard wheel
and tire.
There are some restrictions on the use of the compact spare tire. The compact spare tire has been designed specifically for yo ur type of vehi
cle .
It must no t be swapped w ith a compact
spare tire from another type of vehicle.
Snow chains
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains on
the compact spare t ire is
not p ermi tted.
If you do have to drive with snow chains and a
front tire fails, mount the spare wheel with tire
instead of a rear tire. Install the snow chains on
the rear t ire and use it to replace the defective
front tire.
,&. WARNING
- Never use the spare tire if i t is damaged or if
it is worn down to the tread wear i ndicators .
- If the spare tire is more than 6 years o ld,
use it only i n an emergency a nd with ex
treme caution and carefu l driving.
- T he spare tire is intended o nly for tempora
ry and short-term use. It sho uld be replaced
as soon as possible with the norma l wheel
and t ire.
- A fter mounting the compact spare tire, the
tire pressure must be checked as soon as possible . The tire pressure of the compact
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spare tire must be 4.2 bar; otherwise, you
risk having an accident .
- Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h).
You risk having an accident .
- Avoid full-throttle acce leration, heavy brak
ing, and fast cornering. You r isk having an
accident .
- Never drive using more than one spare
wheel and tire. You risk having an accident .
- Normal summer or winter tires must not be
mounted on the compact spare wheel rim .
- For technical reasons, the use of tire chains on the spare t ire is not permitted . If it is
necessary to drive with tire chains, the spare
wheel must be mounted on the front axle in
the event of a flat in a rear tire . The newly
available front wheel must then be installed
in place of the rear wheel w ith the flat tire .
Installing the tire chain befo re mounting
the wheel and tire is recommended.
- Loose items in the passenger compartment
can cause se rious pe rsonal injury during
hard bra kin g or in an accident. Never store
the spare tire or jack and tools i n the pas
senger compartment.
Inflatable spare tire
App lies to vehicles: with inflatable spare tire
The inflatable spare tire expands to its full diam
eter when it is inflated .
Fig. 196 Inflatable spare tire w ith comp resso r
Remo ving inflatab le spare tire
.. Lift up the cargo floor using the handle.
.. Turn the large screw¢
fig. 196 counter -clock
w ise.
.. Take out the inflatab le spare tire .
