Mercedes-Benz 2009 R-Class Operator's Manual page 306

Practical hints
Where will I find ...?
Retaining screw
1
Spare wheel
2
Storage well casing
3
X
Remove retaining screw
1
counterclockwise.
i If retaining screw does not come
1
loose, turn storage well casing
counterclockwise. Retaining screw
should then come loose easily.
X
Turn storage well casing
3
approximately 180°.
The electric air pump ( Y page 302) points
towards the rear.
X
Remove storage well casing 3.
X
Remove spare wheel 2.
304
For information on mounting the spare wheel,
see "Flat tire" (
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.
by turning it
slightly Guide pins
3 1
1
by
Y page 365).
Guide pins
1
Spare wheel
2
X
Place spare wheel into the spare wheel
2
well.
Make sure spare wheel is placed
2
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.