Preparing The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz 2016 GLE Operator's Manual

be required earlier. Do not change the direction
of wheel rotation.
Clean the contact surfaces of the wheel and the
brake disc thoroughly every time a wheel is rota-
ted. Check the tire pressure and, if necessary,
restart the tire pressure loss warning system or
the tire pressure monitor.
Direction of rotation
Tires with a specified direction of rotation have
additional benefits, e.g. if there is a risk of hydro-
planing. These advantages can only be gained if
the tires are installed corresponding to the
direction of rotation.
An arrow on the sidewall of the tire indicates its
correct direction of rotation.
Storing wheels
Store wheels that are not being used in a cool,
dry and preferably dark place. Protect the tires
from oil, grease, gasoline and diesel.
Mounting a wheel

Preparing the vehicle

Vehicle with emergency spare wheel:
X
when mounting the emergency spare wheel in
the event of a flat tire, follow the additional
notes on vehicle preparation under "Flat tire"
( page 370).
Y
Stop the vehicle on solid, non-slippery and
X
level ground.
Apply the electric parking brake manually.
X
Unload heavy luggage.
X
Bring the front wheels into the straight-ahead
X
position.
Shift the transmission to position P.
X
Vehicles with the AIRMATIC package:
X
make sure that the normal vehicle level is
selected ( page 207).
Y
Vehicles with the Off-Road Engineering
X
package: make sure that the normal vehicle
level is selected ( page 201).
Y
Switch off the engine.
X
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove the
X
SmartKey from the ignition lock.
Changing a wheel
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: open the driv-
X
er's door.
The on-board electronics now have status 0.
This is the same as the SmartKey having been
removed.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the
X
Start/Stop button from the ignition lock
( page 146).
Y
Make sure that the engine cannot be started
X
via your smartphone (
If included in the vehicle equipment, remove
X
the tire-change tool kit from the vehicle.
Safeguard the vehicle against rolling away.
X
i
Apart from certain country-specific varia-
tions, vehicles are not equipped with a tire-
change tool kit. For information on which
tools are required to perform a wheel change
on your vehicle, consult an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Necessary tire-changing tools can include, for
example:
Jack
R
Wheel chock
R
Lug wrench
R
Securing the vehicle to prevent it from
rolling away
If your vehicle is equipped with a wheel chock, it
can be found in the tire-change tool kit
( page 369).
Y
The folding wheel chock is an additional safety
measure to prevent the vehicle from rolling
away, for example when changing a wheel.
Fold both plates upwards :.
X
Fold out lower plate ;.
X
Guide the lugs on the lower plate fully into the
X
openings in base plate =.
page 148).
Y
Z
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