Flat Tire; Preparing The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz 2003 G 500 Operator's Manual

Practical hints

Flat tire

Flat tire

Preparing the vehicle

Park the vehicle as far as possible from
moving traffic on a hard surface.
Turn on the hazard warning flashers.
Engage the steering wheel lock in the
straight ahead position and set the
parking brake.
Move the selector lever to P.
Have any passenger exit the vehicle at
a safe distance from the roadway.
Remove the vehicle tool kit
( page 268) and the jack
( page 269).
Remove the spare wheel from the
spare wheel mounting bracket
( page 270).
Warning!
For your safety, remove spare wheel from
the spare wheel mounting bracket before
undertaking any further steps.
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Information on spare wheel
When you replace the vehicle's tires, you
can use the spare wheel as a regular wheel
if:
it is not more than six years old
rim and tire are the same model as the
regular wheels
Warning!
If the spare tire is more than six years old or
is not the same model as the regular tires,
have the spare tire replaced with a new tire
at the nearest Mercedes-Benz Light Truck
Center.
Never operate the vehicle with more than
one spare tire.
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Vehicles with different tire dimensions on
the front and rear axle: rim and tire size of
spare wheel and normal wheel differ. Han-
dling will be adversely affected when the
spare wheel is used.
Do not exceed the maximum speed of
50 mph (80 km/h).
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