Flat Tire; Preparing The Vehicle; Mounting The Spare Wheel - Mercedes-Benz 2007 E 320 BLUETEC Operator's Manual

Practical hints

Flat tire

Preparing the vehicle

Park the vehicle in a safe distance from
moving traffic on a hard, flat surface
when possible.
Turn on the hazard warning flasher
( page 144).
Turn the steering wheel so that the
front wheels are in a straight ahead po-
sition.
Set the parking brake ( page 62).
Move the gear selector lever to P.
Vehicles with SmartKey:
Turn off the engine ( page 63).
Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
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Vehicles with SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*:
Turn off the engine by pressing the
KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button on the
gear selector lever once ( page 64).
Open the driver's door (this puts the ig-
nition in position 0, same as with the
SmartKey removed from the starter
switch). The driver's door then can be
closed again.
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Open door only when conditions are safe to
do so.
Have any passenger exit the vehicle at
a safe distance from the roadway.

Mounting the spare wheel

Warning!
The dimensions of the spare wheel
(Minispare or collapsible tire) 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 spare wheel mounted,
ensure proper tire pressure and do not ex-
ceed a vehicle speed of 50 mph (80 km/h).
Drive to the nearest 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.
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Do not switch off the ESP when a
Minispare or collapsible tire is mounted.
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