Wheels and tires, Emergency spare wheel – Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2015 User Manual

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essary (

Y

page 410). The value on the wheel

or as given in the "Wheels and tires" section is

valid (

Y

page 443).

An emergency spare wheel may also be

mounted against the direction of rotation.

Observe the time restriction on use as well as

the speed limitation specified on the emer-

gency spare wheel.
Replace the tires after six years at the latest,

regardless of wear. This also applies to the

emergency spare wheel.

i

When you are driving with the collapsible

spare wheel mounted, the tire pressure

loss warning system or the tire pressure

monitor cannot function reliably. Only

restart the tire pressure loss warning sys-

tem/the tire pressure monitor when the

damaged wheel has been replaced with a

new wheel.
Vehicles with tire pressure monitor:

after mounting an emergency spare wheel,

the system may still display the tire pres-

sure of the removed wheel for a few

minutes. The value displayed for the moun-

ted emergency spare wheel is not the same

as the current tire pressure of the emer-

gency spare wheel.

Removing the emergency spare wheel

Emergency spare wheel (example: vehicle without

lockable cargo compartment floor)

The "Minispare" emergency spare wheel can

be found in the stowage well under the cargo

compartment floor.

X

Lift the cargo compartment floor up

(

Y

page 349).

X

Vehicles with a lockable cargo compart-

ment floor: remove the stowage tray.

X

Release the Velcro fastener (

Y

page 388).

X

Take out the jack.

X

Turn emergency spare wheel retainer :

counter-clockwise and remove it.

X

Remove stowage well ;.

X

Remove "Minispare" emergency spare

wheel =.

On vehicles with a Bang & Olufsen sound sys-

tem, the "Minispare" emergency spare wheel

is packed in the emergency spare wheel bag.

The emergency spare wheel bag is secured to

the cargo tie down rings in the cargo com-

partment.
To stow the "Minispare" emergency spare

wheel, the rear seats in the third row must be

folded in (

Y

page 111).

X

To remove the emergency spare wheel:

open the tailgate.

X

Detach fastening straps ;.

X

Unhook retaining spring hooks : and =

of fastening straps ; from the lasing eye-

lets.

X

Remove the emergency spare wheel bag

with the "Minispare" emergency spare

wheel.

X

Open the emergency spare wheel bag and

remove the "Minispare" emergency spare

wheel.

Emergency spare wheel

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