Mounting The Spare Wheel; Preparing The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz 2009 SL-Class Operator's Manual

Practical hints
Flat tire

Preparing the vehicle

X
Park the vehicle in a safe distance from
moving traffic on a hard, flat surface when
possible.
X
Turn on the hazard warning flasher.
X
Turn the steering wheel so that the front
wheels are in a straight-ahead position.
X
Engage the parking brake.
X
Shift the automatic transmission into park
position P.
X
Turn off the engine.
X
Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
or
X
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: Open the
driver's door (this puts the starter switch in
position 0, same as with the SmartKey
removed from the starter switch). The
driver's door can then be closed again.
Open doors only when conditions are safe
to do so.
X
Have any passenger exit the vehicle at a
safe distance from the roadway. Open
doors only when conditions are safe to do
so.
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Mounting the spare wheel

Introduction
X
Prepare the vehicle as described
( Y page 318).
X
Take the following out of the vehicle:
spare wheel
R
jack
R
vehicle tool kit
R
wheel wrench
R
electric air pump
R
For information on where to find the respec-
tive items, see "Where will I
find ...?" ( Y page 252) and ( Y
Removing tensioning straps from spare
wheel
This description applies to vehicles with 19"
spare wheel with collapsible tire only.
A 19" spare wheel with collapsible tire has
two tensioning straps on it that must be
removed before mounting the spare wheel.
i The tensioning straps are shown in red for
illustration purposes. The tensioning straps
on the spare wheel of your vehicle may be
of a different color.
Buckle
1
Clip
2
X
Press on both clips
release buckle 1.
X
Store the tensioning straps in a safe place.
page 253).
You will need them to store the spare wheel
in the trunk after use.
Lifting the vehicle
G Warning!
When jacking up the vehicle, only use the
jack which has been specifically approved
by Mercedes-Benz for your vehicle.
The jack is designed exclusively for jacking
up the vehicle at the jack tubes built into
both sides of the vehicle. Make sure the
simultaneously to
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