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Vehicle care235Opening of the box
1. The box is secured by two barswhich prevent its escaping from
its housing, if it is not stowed
correctly.
2. Press latches and slide them inwards to release the box. Lift thebox slightly to release it from bar
1 . Pull it out.
3. Lift the box upwards to take it past
bar 2.
4. Unclip retainers on the box cover
and open it.
Stowing the box
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236Vehicle care1. Insert the box with the frontinclined upwards. To take it past
bar 2, push the box in and down.
2. Once the box is in the housing,
push it down and slide latches
outwards to secure it.
Vehicles with spare wheel
The box contains:
1. a wheelbrace for removing the wheel bolts and operating the
jack.
2. a jack to raise the vehicle.
3. wheel bolt cap or hub cap removal
tools. These tools are designed to
remove the wheel bolt head
covers on alloy wheels or the hub
cap on steel wheels.
4. a wheelbrace adapter for the security wheel bolts.
5. a towing eye.
Vehicles without spare wheel
The box contains a towing eye and a
tyre repair kit.
Tyre repair kit 3 241.
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248Vehicle care
● Note that the spare wheel issecured by the conical contact ofeach bolt if the wheel bolts for the
alloy wheels are used. In this
case, the washers do not come
into contact with the spare wheel.
1. Steel wheels with cover: Pull off the wheel cover with the
designated tool 3 234.
Alloy wheels: Disengage wheel
bolt caps with the designated tool
3 234.2. Attach the wheel wrench and
loosen each wheel bolt by half a
turn.
The wheels might be protected by security wheel bolts. To loosen
these specific bolts, attach the
adapter onto the head of the bolt
before installing the wheel
wrench. The adapter is located in
the tool box. 3 2343. Ensure the jack is correctly
positioned under the relevant
vehicle jacking point. Position it
directly below the jacking point in
a manner that prevents it from
slipping.
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Vehicle care249
4. Set the jack to the necessaryheight by turning the hand wheel.
Ensure that the edge of the body
fits into the notch of the jack.
With the jack correctly aligned
rotate wheel wrench until wheel is
clear of the ground.
5. Unscrew the wheel bolts.
6. Change the wheel. Spare wheel 3 245.
7. Screw on the wheel bolts.
8. Lower the vehicle and remove jack.
9. Install the wheel wrench ensuring that it is located securely and
tighten each bolt in a crosswise
sequence. Tightening torque is
115 Nm.
If the vehicle is equipped with
alloy wheels, note that the wheel
bolts can also be used for the steel spare wheel. In this case, the
spare wheel is secured by the
conical contact of each bolt.
10. Align the valve hole in the wheel cover with the tyre valve before
installing.
Install wheel bolt caps.
11. Stow the replaced wheel 3 245,
the vehicle tools 3 234 and the
adapter for the security wheel
bolts.
12. Check the tyre pressure of the installed tyre and the wheel bolt
torque as soon as possible.
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284torch............................................ 135
Tow bar....................................... 205
Towing ................................ 205, 251
Towing another vehicle .............252
Towing equipment .....................207
Towing the vehicle .....................251
Trailer coupling ........................... 205
Trailer stability assist .................210
Trailer towing ............................. 206
Transmission ............................... 18
Transmission display .................166
Tread depth ............................... 239
Trip odometer ............................ 106
Turn lights .......................... 110, 134
Tyre chains ................................ 240
Tyre deflation detection system . 238
Tyre designations ......................237
Tyre pressure ............................ 237
Tyre pressures ........................... 271
Tyre repair kit ............................. 241
U Ultrasonic parking assist............. 192
Underseat storage .......................80
Upholstery .................................. 255
USB port ....................................... 98
Using this manual ..........................3
V
Valet mode ................................. 120
Vehicle battery ........................... 217Vehicle checks............................ 213
Vehicle data ................................ 266
Vehicle data recording and privacy ..................................... 275
Vehicle detected ahead ..............115
Vehicle dimensions .................... 270
Vehicle Identification Number ....264
Vehicle jack ................................ 234
Vehicle locator lighting ...............138
Vehicle messages .....................123
Vehicle personalisation .............124
Vehicle security ............................ 36
Vehicle specific data ......................3
Vehicle storage ........................... 212
Vehicle tools ............................... 234
Vehicle unlocking ........................... 6 Ventilation ................................... 147
W
Warning chimes .........................123
Warning lights ............................. 105
Washer and wiper systems .........14
Washer fluid ............................... 216
Wheel changing .........................244
Wheel covers ............................. 240
Wheels and tyres .......................237
Windows ....................................... 42
Windscreen................................... 42
Windscreen wiper and washer ....95Winter tyres ............................... 237
Wiper blade replacement ..........219
X
Xenon headlights .......................223
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