Preparing The Vehicle; Flat Tire - Mercedes-Benz 2011 E-Class Cabriolet Operator's Manual

Flat tire

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Spare wheel/"Minispare" emergency
:
spare wheel
Vehicle tool kit tray
;
Stowage well
=
The vehicle tool kit contains:
Foldable wheel chock
R
Fuse allocation chart
R
Jack
R
One pair of gloves
R
Lug wrench
R
Towing eye
R
"Minispare" emergency spare wheel
The "Minispare" emergency spare wheel can
be found in the stowage well under the trunk
floor.
X
Lift the trunk floor upwards (
X
Turn stowage well ; counter-clockwise
and remove it.
X
Remove "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel :.
For further information on changing a wheel
and mounting the spare wheel, see
( Y page 289).
Flat tire

Preparing the vehicle

X
Stop the vehicle as far away as possible
from traffic on solid, non-slippery and level
ground.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
X
Firmly depress the parking brake.
X
Bring the front wheels into the straight-
ahead position.
X
Switch off the engine.
X
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove
the key from the ignition lock.
X
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: open the
driver's door.
The on-board electronics have status 0,
which is the same as the key having been
removed.
X
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the
Start/Stop button from the ignition lock
( Y
X
All occupants must get out of the vehicle.
Make sure that they are not endangered as
Y page 254).
they get out of the vehicle.
X
Make sure that no one is near the danger
area whilst a wheel is being changed.
Anyone who is not directly assisting in the
wheel change should, for example, stand
behind the barrier.
X
Get out of the vehicle. Pay attention to
traffic conditions when doing so.
X
Close the driver's door.
page 151).