Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 306)

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1 Retaining screw
2 Spare wheel
3 Storage well casing
X Remove retaining screw 1 by turning it
counterclockwise.
i If retaining screw 1 does not come
loose, turn storage well casing 3 slightly
counterclockwise. Retaining screw 1
should then come loose easily.
X Turn storage well casing 3 by
approximately 180°.
The electric air pump (
Y page 302) points
towards the rear.
X Remove storage well casing 3 .
X Remove spare wheel 2 .
For information on mounting the spare wheel,
see “Flat tire” (
Y page 365).
Storing the spare wheel after use
There are two guide pins in the spare wheel
well that serve to hold the spare wheel in
place.
1 Guide pins
1 Guide pins
2 Spare wheel
X Place spare wheel 2 into the spare wheel
well.
Make sure spare wheel
2 is placed
precisely on guide pins 1 .
X Place the storage well casing
(
Y page 304) into the spare wheel.
The electric air pump ( Y page 302) must
point to the rear.
X Turn the storage well casing by
approximately 180°.
The electric air pump points in direction of
travel.
Practical hints