Flat Tire; Preparing The Vehicle; Air Suspension Program - Mercedes-Benz 2009 M-Class Operator's Manual

Practical hints

Flat tire

Flat tire
Safety notes
Your vehicle may be equipped with:
a Minispare wheel
R
a spare wheel with collapsible tire
R
an MOExtended system (your vehicle does
R
not have a spare wheel)
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a TIREFIT kit (your vehicle does not have
R
a spare wheel)
For information on your vehicle's equipment,
see "Rims and tires" ( Y page 401).
G Warning!
The dimensions of the spare wheel are
different 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 accordingly.
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).
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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.
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Do not switch off the ESP when a spare
wheel is mounted.
G Warning!
Vehicles with air suspension program:
Do not open or close any doors or the
tailgate while mounting a spare wheel. The
vehicle could rise or lower to a previously
selected level. You or others could be
injured as a result.

Preparing the vehicle

X
Vehicles with air suspension program:
Make sure the vehicle level is set to
highway level ( Y page 170).
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.