Flat Tire; Mounting The Spare Wheel; Preparing The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz 2011 SL550 Roadster Operator's Manual

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 ESP
wheel is mounted.

Preparing the vehicle

X
Whenever possible, park the vehicle in a
safe distance from moving traffic on a hard,
flat surface.
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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when a spare

Mounting the spare wheel

Introduction
X
Prepare the vehicle as described
( Y page 277).
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
respective items, see "Where will I find ...?"
( Y page 224) and ( Y
i Vehicles without spare wheel are not
factory-equipped with the tools required for
a wheel change such as a jack or a wheel
wrench. Some tools required for a wheel
change are specific to your vehicle.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center to obtain the tools approved for
your vehicle. This section describes the
wheel change using the tools approved and
recommended for your vehicle.
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.

Flat tire

page 225).
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