Spare Wheel With Collapsible Tire - Mercedes-Benz 2006 SLK 280 Operator's Manual

Spare wheel with collapsible tire

The spare wheel is stored in the storage
compartment underneath the trunk floor.
1 Spare wheel, spare wheel bolts
(located under plastic cover on the
outside of spare wheel rim)
2 Vehicle tool kit (under collapsible tire)
3 Retaining screw
Loosen retaining screw 3 by turning it
counterclockwise.
Remove spare wheel 1.
Take off the wheel bolts for spare
wheel 1.
Storing the spare wheel with
collapsible tire
If you wish to store the spare wheel after
use, carry out the following steps. Other-
wise the spare wheel will not fit the storage
compartment.
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Make sure the collapsible tire is dry
when storing it.
Unscrew the valve cap from the valve
of the collapsible tire.
Take the valve extractor from the vehi-
cle tool kit ( page 388).
Unscrew the valve insert from the valve
and allow the air to escape.
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It may take a few minutes for the col-
lapsible tire to deflate completely.
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Screw the valve insert back into the
valve.
Screw the valve cap back on the valve.
Pull the protective wrap provided with
the vehicle tool kit over the spare
wheel.
Store the spare wheel and the valve ex-
tractor in the storage compartment un-
derneath the trunk floor.
Pierce the protective wrap with retain-
ing screw 3.
Secure the spare wheel by turning re-
taining screw 3 clockwise.
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