Flat tire, Safety notes, Preparing the vehicle – Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class 2010 Owners Manual User Manual

Page 314: Mounting the spare wheel, Tire, See “flat tire, If necessary, change the wheel, Practical hints

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Rear wiper blade

X

Insert wiper blade ; into wiper arm :.

X

Hold wiper arm : and engage wiper
blade ; by pushing it in direction of arrow
until it locks into place.

X

Check whether the wiper blade is securely
fastened.

X

Fold wiper arm : to rest on the rear
window.
Make sure to hold on to the wiper when
folding the wiper arm back.

!

Make sure the wiper blade is installed

properly. An improperly installed wiper
blade may cause rear window damage.

Flat tire

Safety notes

G

Warning!

The dimensions of the spare wheel are
different from those of the road wheels. As a
result, the vehicle handling characteristics
change when driving with a spare wheel
mounted. Adapt your driving style
accordingly.
The spare wheel is for temporary use only.
When driving with a spare wheel mounted,
ensure proper tire inflation pressure and do
not exceed a vehicle speed of 50 mph
(80 km/h).
Contact the nearest authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center as soon as possible to have the

spare wheel replaced with a regular road
wheel.
Never operate the vehicle with more than one
spare wheel mounted.
Do not switch off the ESP

®

when a spare

wheel is mounted.

Preparing the vehicle

X

Whenever possible, park the vehicle in a
safe distance from moving traffic on a hard,
flat surface.

X

Turn on the hazard warning flasher.

X

Turn the steering wheel so that the front
wheels are in a straight-ahead position.

X

Engage the parking brake.

X

Shift the automatic transmission into park
position

P.

X

Turn off the engine.

X

Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.

or

X

Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: Open the
driver’s door (this puts the starter switch in
position

0, same as with the SmartKey

removed from the starter switch). The
driver’s door can then be closed again.
Open doors only when conditions are safe
to do so.

X

Have any passenger exit the vehicle at a
safe distance from the roadway. Open
doors only when conditions are safe to do
so.

Mounting the spare wheel

Introduction

X

Prepare the vehicle as described
(

Y

page 312).

X

Take the following out of the vehicle:

R

spare wheel

R

jack

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Flat tire

Practical hints

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