Flat Tire; Preparing The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz 2005 E -Class Wagon Operator's Manual

Practical hints

Flat tire

Warning!
The dimensions of the Minispare wheel and
the collapsible tire are different from those
of the road wheels. As a result, the vehicle
handling characteristics change when driv-
ing with a spare wheel mounted.
The spare wheel should only be used tempo-
rarily, and replaced with a regular road
wheel as quickly as possible.
In the case of a flat tire, you may tempo-
rarily use the spare wheel when observing
the following restrictions:
Do not exceed a vehicle speed of
50 mph (80 km/h).
Drive to the nearest tire repair facility
to have the flat tire repaired or re-
placed as appropriate.
Do not operate vehicle with more than
one spare wheel mounted.
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Preparing the vehicle

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Park the vehicle as far as possible from
moving traffic on a hard surface.
Turn on the hazard warning flashers.
Engage the steering wheel lock in the
straight-ahead position and set the
parking brake.
Move the selector lever to P.
Vehicles with SmartKey:
Turn off the engine ( page 57).
Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
Vehicles with SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*:
Turn off the engine by pressing the
KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button on the
gear selector lever once ( page 59).
Open the driver's door (this puts the ig-
nition in position 0, same as with the
SmartKey removed from the starter
switch). The driver's door then can be
closed again.
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Open door only when conditions are
safe to do so.
Have any passenger exit the vehicle at
a safe distance from the roadway.