Luggage Box - Mercedes-Benz 2009 E-Class Operator's Manual

Practical hints
Where will I find ...?
Vehicles with spare wheel with
collapsible tire
Tool bag and jack
1
Spare wheel
2
Electric air pump
3
Protective film/bag
4
Storage well casing
5
i For transporting the damaged road wheel,
use protective film/bag
4
X
Remove storage well casing 5.
294
Retaining screw
6
Storage well casing base
7
X
Remove storage well casing base 7.
X
Remove retaining screw
counterclockwise.
X
Remove spare wheel 2.
For information on mounting the spare wheel,
see "Flat tire" (
(if available). Storing the spare wheel after use
If you wish to store the spare wheel after use,
carry out the following steps. Otherwise, the
spare wheel may not fit the spare wheel well.
! Make sure the spare wheel is dry before
storing it.
by turning it
6
Y page 355).
X
Unscrew the valve cap from the valve of the
collapsible tire.
X
Unscrew the valve insert from the valve
using the valve extractor integrated in the
valve cap.
X
Allow the air to escape.
i It may take a few minutes for the
collapsible tire to deflate completely.
X
Screw the valve insert back into the valve.
X
Screw the valve cap back onto the valve.
X
Place spare wheel into the spare wheel
2
well ( Y page 294).
X
Secure spare wheel by turning retaining
2
screw clockwise ( Y page 294).
6
Luggage box (sedan)
Vehicles with spare wheel with collapsible tire
are not equipped with a luggage box.
X
Removing: Open the trunk (
X
Lift the trunk floor using the floor handle.
X
Engage the floor handle on the upper trunk
lip.
! To prevent damage, always disengage the
floor handle from the upper trunk lip and
Y page 86).