Preparing The Vehicle; Flat Tire - Mercedes-Benz 2011 GL-Class Operator's Manual

Alignment bolt
:
Towing eye
;
Lug wrench
=
Ratchet ring spanner
?
Velcro fastener
A
Jack
B
Wheel bolts
C
Folding wheel chock
D
Fuse allocation chart
E
Stowage well
F
"Minispare" emergency spare wheel
The "Minispare" emergency spare wheel can
be found in the stowage well under the cargo
compartment floor.
X
Lift the trunk floor up (
X
Take out the jack.
41 Vehicles with air suspension.
Y page 310).
X
Turn emergency spare wheel retainer :
counter-clockwise and remove it.
X
Remove insert =.
X
Remove "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel ;.
For further information on changing a wheel
and mounting the spare wheel, see
( Y page 316).

Flat tire

Preparing the vehicle

Your vehicle could be equipped with a
"Minispare" emergency spare wheel or the
MOExtended run-flat system(
i Vehicle preparation is not necessary on
vehicles with the MOExtended run-flat
system.
i
Vehicles featuring the MOExtended run-
flat system are not equipped with the
TIREFIT kit at the factory. It is therefore
recommended that you additionally equip
your vehicle with the TIREFIT kit if you
mount tires that do not feature run-flat
properties, e.g. winter tires. You can obtain
a TIREFIT kit from an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center, for example.
X
Make sure that highway level is
41
selected ( Y page 189).
X
Stop the vehicle as far away as possible
from traffic on solid, non-slippery and level
ground.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
X
Firmly depress the parking brake.
X
Bring the front wheels into the straight-
ahead position.
X
Move the DIRECT SELECT lever to P.
X
Switch off the engine.
Flat tire
311
Y page 321).
Z