When
usinganemergen cyspare wheel or
spare wheel ofad ifferen tsize, you must not
exceed themaximum speedof50 mph
(80 km/ h).
Sno wchains mustnotbemount edon emer-
gency sparewheels. General
notes
You canaskforinform ationregarding permit-
ted emergen cyspare wheels atan authorized
Mercedes- BenzCenter .
You should regularly checkthepressure ofthe
emergen cyspare wheel, particularly priorto
long trips, andcorrectthe pressure asneces -
sary (Ypage 271). Thevalue onthe wheel is
valid.
An emergen cyspare wheel mayalsobemoun-
ted against thedirect ionofrotat ion.Observe
the time restriction onuse aswell asthe
speed limitation specifiedonthe emergen cy
spare wheel.
Replace thetires after sixyears atthe latest,
regardless ofwear. Thisalso applies tothe
emergen cyspare wheel.
When youaredriving withthecollapsible
spare wheel mounted,the tire pressure loss
warning systemorthe tire pressure monitor
cann otfunct ionreliably. Onlyrestart thetire
pressure losswarning systemortire pressure
monit orwhen thedefect ivewheel hasbeen
replaced withanew wheel.
Vehicles withtirepressu remonitor :after
mount inganemergen cyspare wheel, thesys-
tem may stilldisplay thetire pressure ofthe
removed wheelforafew minutes .The value
displayed forthe mount edemergen cyspare
wheel isnot thesame asthe curren ttire pres-
sure ofthe emergen cyspare wheel. Removing
theemergency spare
wheel
Vehicles withacollapsible spare
wheel The
collapsible sparewheel canbefound in
the stowage wellunder thetrun kfloor
(Y page 228). X
Turn retainin gscrew 0044count er-clockwise
and remove it.
X Remove collapsible sparewheel 0043.
Always observe theinstruction sand safety
not esinthe "Mountin gawheel" section
(Y page 290). Stowing
theemergency sparewheel
! Only
place thecollapsible sparewheel in
the vehicle whenitis dry. Other wise, mois-
ture may getinto thevehicle.
Take thefollowing stepstostow aused col-
lapsible sparewheel. Otherwise, thecollapsi-
ble spare wheel willnotfitinthe trun kint he
inten dedmann er.Mercedes- Benzrecom-
mends thatyouhave thiswork carried outata
qualified specialist workshop.
X Unsc rewthevalve capfrom thevalve.
X Ifpossible, unscrewthe valve insert from
the valve andrelease theair.
Fully deflating thetires cantake afew
minutes .
X Scr ew the valve insert backintothevalve.
X Scr ew the valve capback on.
X Pull theprotec tivesheet provided withthe
spare wheel overthecollapsible spare
wheel.
X Stow the collapsible sparewheel inthe
emergen cyspare wheel wellunder the
trun k.
X Use theretainin gscrew topierce thepro-
tect ivesheet andfasten thecollapsible
spare wheel inplace. Emergency
sparewheel
295Wheels andtires Z
Infla
ting thec olla psible sparew heel
! In
flat ethe collaps iblespar ewhee lusin g
th et irei nflat ion compr essorbef ore lower ing
th ev ehicle. The whee lrim could other wise
be damag ed.
! Do
noto per ate thet irei nflat ion compr es-
sor forlonger than eigh tminute satat ime
wit hout abreak. Itmay other wise overheat.
The tire inflat ion compr essorcan beoper -
ate dagain once ithas cooled down .
X Moun tthe collaps iblespar ewhee lasd esc ri-
bed (Ypage 290).
The collaps iblespar ewhee lmust bemoun -
te db efore itis inf lat ed.
X Remo vethet irei nflat ion compr essorfrom
th es towage spaceunder thet runk floor
(Y page 253). X
Pull plug 0085out oftheh ous ing.
X Tak ethe filler hos eoutoftheh ous ing.
X Inser tthe yellow hoseconnect orofthef iller
hos eintot he guide intheh ous ing and push
it int ot he fixtur eu ntilth eh osec onnect or
en gage s.
X Remo vethec ap from thev alveo nthe col-
lapsi blespar ewhee l.
X Sc rew unio nnut0043 onthef iller hos eonto
th ev alve.
X Mak esuret he tire inflat ion compr essor's
on /o ffswit ch0083 isset toOFF .
X Inser tplug 0085intot he soc keto fthe ciga-
ret teligh tero rint oa1 2Vp ower socketin
your vehicle.
X Turn theS martKey topos ition 0047inthei gn i-
ti on lock(Ypage 118). X
Pre sson/o ffswit ch0083 onthet irei nflat ion
co mpr essortoON .
The tire inflat ion compr essorisswit ched on.
The tire isinf lat ed. The tire pre ssur eis
sho wnonpre ssur egauge 0087.
X Inflat ethe tire to thes pec ifiedtirep ressur e.
The spec ifiedtirep ressur eisp rintedo nthe
yellow labelofthee me rge ncys par ew hee l.
X When thes pec ifiedtirep ressur ehasbeen
reac hed, presson/o ffswit ch0083 toOFF ,on
th et irei nflat ion compr essor.
The tire inflat ion compr essorisswit ched off.
X Turn theS martKey topos ition 0092inthei gn i-
ti on lock.
X Ifth et irep ressur eish igh erthan thes pec i-
fie dp ressur e,pre sspre ssur erelease but-
to n0044 untilth ec orrect tire pre ssur ehas
been reached.
X Un screw unio nnut0043 onthef iller hos e
fr om thev alve.
X Sc rew thec ap onto thev alveo fthe collaps i-
ble spar ewhee lagain . X
To rem ove thef iller hos efromt hetire infla-
ti on compr essor,push down ther ocker
swit chon theh osec onnect orand pullout
th ef iller hos e.
X Stow plug 0085and thef iller hos eint he lower
sec tion ofthec om press orhous ing.
X Stow thet irei nflat ion compr essorinthe
veh icle. 296
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gency sparew heelWh eels andtire s
