Moextended run-flat system, Roadside assistance, Flat tire – Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2011 User Manual

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Always use wheel bolts : to fit the

"Minispare" emergency spare wheel with
light-alloy wheel. Using other wheel bolts
when fitting the "Minispare" emergency
spare wheel with light-alloy wheel could
damage the brake system.
Always use wheel bolts ; to fit the
"Minispare" emergency spare wheel with
steel wheel. Using other wheels when
fitting the "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel with steel wheel could damage the
brake system.

X

Clean the wheel and wheel hub contact
surfaces.

!

To prevent damage to the paintwork, hold

the wheel securely against the wheel hub
while screwing in the first wheel bolt.

X

Slide the emergency spare wheel onto the
alignment bolt and push it on.

X

Tighten the wheel bolts until they are
finger-tight.

X

Unscrew the alignment bolt.

X

Tighten the last wheel bolt until it is finger-
tight.

Lowering the vehicle

X

Turn the crank of the jack counter-
clockwise until the vehicle is once again
standing firmly on the ground.

X

Place the jack to one side.

X

Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a
crosswise pattern in the sequence
indicated (: to A). The tightening torque
must be

110 lb/ft (150 Nm).

G

Warning

Have the tightening torque checked
immediately after a wheel is changed. The
wheels could come loose if they are not
tightened to a torque of

110 lb/ft

(150 Nm).

X

Turn the jack back to its initial position and
store it together with the rest of the vehicle
tool kit in the stowage well under the trunk
floor.

i

When you are driving with the emergency

spare wheel mounted, the tire pressure
monitor cannot function reliably. Only
restart the tire pressure monitor when the
defective wheel has been replaced with a
new wheel.
All mounted wheels must be equipped with
functioning sensors and the defective
wheel should no longer be in the vehicle.

MOExtended run-flat system

The MOExtended run-flat system allows you
to drive on even if there is a complete loss of
pressure in one or more tires.
The MOExtended run-flat system may only be
used in conjunction with the activated tire
pressure loss warning system or with the
activated tire pressure monitor.

Flat tire

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Roadside assistance

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