Flat Tire; Preparing The Vehicle; Spare Wheel - Mercedes-Benz 2010 E-Class Coupe Operator's Manual

properly. As a result, you may not be able to
observe surrounding traffic conditions and
could cause an accident.
! Never open the hood when a wiper arm is
folded forward.
Hold on to the wiper when folding a wiper
arm back. If released, the force of the
impact from the tensioning spring could
crack the windshield.
Do not allow a wiper arm to contact the
windshield glass without a wiper blade
inserted.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have
this work carried out at an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
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Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO:
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Make sure the vehicle's on-board
electronics have status 0 (
Removing wiper blades
! Do not pull on the wiper blade inserts.
They could tear.
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Fold the wiper arm forward until it snaps
into place.
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Turn the wiper blade at a right angle to
wiper arm.
X
Slide the wiper blade sideways out of the
retainer.
Installing wiper blades
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Safety notes
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The dimensions of the spare wheel are
different from those of the road wheels. As a
result, the vehicle handling characteristics
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change when driving with a spare wheel
mounted. Adapt your driving style
accordingly.
The spare wheel is for temporary use only.
When driving with a spare wheel mounted,
ensure proper tire inflation pressure and do
not exceed a vehicle speed of 50 mph
(80 km/h).
Contact the nearest authorized 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.
Do not switch off the ESC when a spare wheel
is mounted.

Preparing the vehicle

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Slide the wiper blade onto the wiper arm
until it locks in place.
Rotate the wiper blade into a position
parallel to the wiper arm.
Fold the wiper arm backward to rest on the
windshield.
Make sure you hold on to the wiper when
folding the wiper arm back.
Make sure the wiper blades are installed
properly. Improperly installed wiper blades
may cause windshield damage.
Warning!
Whenever possible, park the vehicle in a
safe distance from moving traffic on a hard,
flat surface.
Turn on the hazard warning flasher.
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