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.
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