R
do not switch ESP®
off.
R have aspare wheel oremergen cyspare
wheel ofadifferen tsize replaced atthe
nearest qualified specialist workshop.
Observe thatthewheel andtiredimension s
as well asthe tire type must becorr ect.
When usinganemergen cyspare wheel orspare
wheel ofadifferen tsize, youmust notexceed
the vehicle's maximum designspeedof50 mph
(8 0km/ h).
You should regularly checkthe press ureofthe
emerg encyspare wheel, particularly priorto
long trips, and correctthe press ureasnec es-
sary (Ypage 293). Thevalue onthe wheel is
valid.
Sn ow chain smust notbemoun tedonemer-
genc yspare wheels. Genera
lnotes
You canaskforinformat ionregard ingpermit ted
emerg encyspare wheels atan author ized
Merc edes- BenzCent er.
An emerg encyspare wheel mayalsobemoun -
ted against thedirec tionofrot ation .Obser ve
the timerest riction onuse aswell asthe speed
limit ation specif iedonthe emerg encyspare
wheel.
Replace thetires afte rsix years atthe latest ,
regard lessofwear. Thisalso applies tothe
emerg encyspare wheel.
Tir epr essur eloss warn ingsyst em(Canad a
only): aslong asyou aredrivin gwith theemer-
genc yspare wheel mounted,thetirepress ure
loss warnin gsyste mcan not func tion reliably.
Only restartthe tirepress ureloss warnin gsys-
tem when thedefec tivewheel hasbeen
replace dwith anew wheel.
Vehicles withtirepr essur emonit or(USA
only): afteran emerg encyspare wheel hasbeen
moun ted,thesyste mmay stilldisplay thetire
press ureofthe remo vedwheel forafew
minut es.The value displayed forthe moun ted
emerg encyspare wheel isnot thesame asthe
curr enttirepress ureofthe emerg encyspare
wheel. Rem
oving theemer gency sparewheel Vehic
leswith the"Minisp are"emerg encyspare
wheel
The "Minispar e"emerg encyspare wheel is
secur edinemerg encyspare wheel bag0043inthe
tr unk .
X Open thetrunk lid
X Release securingstraps 0044onemerg ency
spare wheel bag0043.
X Remove emergencyspare wheel bag0043with
the "Minispar e"emerg encyspare wheel.
X Open emerg encyspare wheel bag0043and
remo vethe "Minispar e"emerg encyspare
wheel.
Obser vethe instruct ions andsafet ynot esinthe
"Changin gawheel" section(Ypage 311). 316
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gency sparewheelWheels andtires
