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Flat tire

Preparing the vehicle

Your vehicle may be equipped with:

R

MOExtended tires (tires with run-flat prop-

erties) (

Y

page 327)

Vehicle preparation is not necessary on

vehicles with MOExtended tires

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a TIREFIT kit (

Y

page 326)

R

an emergency spare wheel (

Y

page 379)

Vehicles equipped with MOExtended tires are

not equipped with a TIREFIT kit at the factory.

It is therefore recommended that you addi-

tionally equip your vehicle with a TIREFIT kit if

you mount tires that do not feature run-flat

properties, e.g. winter tires. A TIREFIT kit may

be obtained from a qualified specialist work-

shop.
Information on changing/mounting a wheel

(

Y

page 367).

X

Stop the vehicle on solid, non-slippery and

level ground, as far away as possible from

traffic.

X

Switch on the hazard warning lamps.

X

Secure the vehicle against rolling away

(

Y

page 170).

X

If possible, bring the front wheels into the

straight-ahead position.

X

Vehicles with AIRMATIC: make sure that

"normal" level is selected (

Y

page 193).

X

Switch off the engine.

X

Remove the SmartKey from the ignition

lock.

or, on vehicles with KEYLESS‑GO:

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Open the driver's door.

The on-board electronics now have status

0. This is the same as the SmartKey having

been removed.

X

Remove the Start/Stop button from the

ignition lock (

Y

page 150).

X

Make sure that the passengers are not

endangered as they do so. Make sure that

no one is near the danger area while a

wheel is being changed. Anyone who is not

directly assisting in the wheel change

should, for example, stand behind the bar-

rier.

X

Get out of the vehicle. Pay attention to traf-

fic conditions when doing so.

X

Close the driver's door.

MOExtended tires (tires with run-flat

properties)

General notes

With MOExtended tires (tires with run flat

characteristics), you can continue to drive

your vehicle even if there is a total loss of

pressure in one or more tires. The affected

tire must not show any clearly visible damage.
You can recognize MOExtended tires by the

MOExtended marking which appears on the

sidewall of the tire. You will find this marking

next to the tire size designation, the load-

bearing capacity and the speed index

(

Y

page 361).

MOExtended tires may only be used in con-

junction with an active tire pressure loss

warning system or with an active tire pressure

monitor.
If a pressure loss warning message

appears in the multifunction display:

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observe the instructions in the display mes-

sages (

Y

page 267).

R

check the tire for damage.

R

if driving on, observe the following notes.

The driving distance possible in run-flat mode

is approximately 50 miles (80 km) when the

vehicle is partially laden and approximately

18 miles (30 km) when the vehicle is fully

laden.
In addition to the vehicle load, the driving dis-

tance possible depends upon:

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vehicle speed

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road condition

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outside temperature

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