Flat tire, Preparing the vehicle, Changing a wheel and mounting the spare wheel – Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class 2011 Owners Manual User Manual

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Place the valve extractor back into the
vehicle tool kit.

X

Stow the collapsible spare wheel in the
emergency spare wheel well under the
cargo compartment and fasten in place.

Flat tire

Preparing the vehicle

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Stop the vehicle as far away as possible
from traffic on solid, non-slippery and level
ground.

X

Switch on the hazard warning lamps.

X

Firmly depress the parking brake.

X

Bring the front wheels into the straight-
ahead position.

X

Move the selector lever to

P.

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Switch off the engine.

X

Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove

the key from the ignition lock.

X

Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: open the

driver's door.
The on-board electronics have status

0,

which is the same as the key having been
removed.

X

Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the

Start/Stop button from the ignition lock
(

Y

page 129).

X

All occupants must get out of the vehicle.
Make sure that they are not endangered as
they get out of the vehicle.

X

Make sure that no one is near the danger
area whilst a wheel is being changed.
Anyone who is not directly assisting in the
wheel change should, for example, stand
behind the barrier.

X

Get out of the vehicle. Pay attention to
traffic conditions when doing so.

X

Close the driver's door.

Changing a wheel and mounting the

spare wheel

Preparing the vehicle

G

Warning!

The wheel and tire size of the emergency
spare wheel/spare wheel may differ to that of
the damaged wheel. When using an
emergency spare wheel/spare wheel the
handling characteristics of the vehicle may
change.
Adapt your style of driving accordingly.
Never operate the vehicle with more than one
emergency spare wheel/spare wheel that
differs in size.
Only use an emergency spare wheel/spare
wheel of a differing size briefly and do not
switch off ESP

®

.

When using an emergency spare wheel, you
must not exceed a maximum speed of 50 mph
(80 km/h).

G

Warning!

Have the emergency spare wheel/spare
wheel replaced with a new wheel as soon as
possible at a qualified specialist workshop
which has the necessary specialist knowledge
and tools to carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for this
purpose. In particular, work relevant to safety
or on safety-related systems must be carried
out at a qualified specialist workshop.

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Vehicles without an emergency spare

wheel/spare wheel are not equipped with
wheel-changing tools at the factory. For
more information on which tools are
required to perform a wheel change on your
vehicle, e.g. wheel chock, alignment bolt or
lug wrench, consult an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.

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