Flat Tire; Mounting The Spare Wheel; Preparing The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLS-Class Operator's Manual

Practical hints

Flat tire

Flat tire
Safety notes
Your vehicle may be equipped with a Minis-
pare wheel or a spare wheel with collapsible
tire.
For information on your vehicle's equipment,
see "Rims and tires" ( Y page 336).
G Warning!
The dimensions of the spare wheel are dif-
ferent from those of the road wheels. As a
result, the vehicle handling characteristics
change when driving with a spare wheel
mounted. Adapt your driving style accord-
ingly.
The spare wheel is for temporary use only.
When driving with 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 when a spare
wheel is mounted.
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Preparing the vehicle

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

Mounting the spare wheel

Introduction
X
Prepare the vehicle as described
( Y page 314).
X
Take the following out of the vehicle:
spare wheel
R
jack
R
vehicle tool kit
R
wheel wrench
R
electric air pump (required for vehicles
R
with spare wheel with collapsible tire
only)
For information on where to find the respec-
tive items, see "Where will I
find ...?" ( Y page 250) and ( Y
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.
i The tensioning straps are shown in red for
illustration purposes. The tensioning straps
page 252).