Preparing The Vehicle; Flat Tire; Changing A Wheel - Mercedes-Benz 2011 GLK-Class Operator's Manual

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Place the valve extractor back into the
vehicle tool kit.
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Stow the collapsible spare wheel in the
emergency spare wheel well under the
cargo compartment and fasten in place.

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Preparing the vehicle

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Stop the vehicle as far away as possible
from traffic on solid, non-slippery and level
ground.
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Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
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Firmly depress the parking brake.
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Bring the front wheels into the straight-
ahead position.
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Move the selector lever to P.
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Switch off the engine.
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Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove
the key from the ignition lock.
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Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: open the
driver's door.
The on-board electronics have status 0,
which is the same as the key having been
removed.
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Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the
Start/Stop button from the ignition lock
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( page 129).
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All occupants must get out of the vehicle.
Make sure that they are not endangered as
they get out of the vehicle.
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Make sure that no one is near the danger
area whilst a wheel is being changed.
Anyone who is not directly assisting in the
wheel change should, for example, stand
behind the barrier.
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Get out of the vehicle. Pay attention to
traffic conditions when doing so.
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Close the driver's door.
Changing a wheel and mounting the
spare wheel
Preparing the vehicle
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Warning!
The wheel and tire size of the emergency
spare wheel/spare wheel may differ to that of
the damaged wheel. When using an
emergency spare wheel/spare wheel the
handling characteristics of the vehicle may
change.
Adapt your style of driving accordingly.
Never operate the vehicle with more than one
emergency spare wheel/spare wheel that
differs in size.
Only use an emergency spare wheel/spare
wheel of a differing size briefly and do not
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switch off ESP .
When using an emergency spare wheel, you
must not exceed a maximum speed of 50 mph
(80 km/h).
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Warning!
Have the emergency spare wheel/spare
wheel replaced with a new wheel as soon as
possible at a qualified specialist workshop
which has the necessary specialist knowledge
and tools to carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for this
purpose. In particular, work relevant to safety
or on safety-related systems must be carried
out at a qualified specialist workshop.
i Vehicles without an emergency spare
wheel/spare wheel are not equipped with
wheel-changing tools at the factory. For
more information on which tools are
required to perform a wheel change on your
vehicle, e.g. wheel chock, alignment bolt or
lug wrench, consult an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
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