Emergency Spare Wheel - Mercedes-Benz GLS Operator's Manual

Removing/stowing the emergency
spare wheel
Vehicles with a "Minispare" emergency
spare wheel under the cargo compart-
ment floor
Always observe the instructions and safety
notes in the "Mounting a wheel" section
( page 375).
Y
Example image: vehicle without a lockable
cargo compartment floor.
Removing the emergency spare wheel
Lift the cargo compartment floor upwards
X
( page 307).
Y
Vehicles with a lockable cargo compart-
X
ment floor: remove the stowage tray.
Release the Velcro fastener (
X
Take out the jack.
X
Turn emergency spare wheel retainer :
X
counter-clockwise and remove it.
Remove stowage well ;.
X
Remove "Minispare" emergency spare wheel
X
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Vehicles with a "Minispare" emergency
spare wheel in the emergency spare
wheel bag
Always observe the instructions and safety
notes in the "Mounting a wheel" section
( page 375).
Y
On vehicles with a Bang & Olufsen sound sys-
tem, the "Minispare" emergency spare wheel is
packed in an emergency spare wheel bag. The
emergency spare wheel bag is secured to the
cargo tie-down rings in the cargo compartment.
Removing the emergency spare wheel
Detach fastening straps ;.
X
Unhook retaining spring hooks : and = of
X
fastening straps ; from the cargo tie-down
rings.
Remove the emergency spare wheel bag with
X
the "Minispare" emergency spare wheel.
Open the emergency spare wheel bag and
X
remove the "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel.
Stowing the emergency spare wheel
Place the "Minispare" emergency spare wheel
X
into the emergency spare wheel bag and
close the emergency spare wheel bag.
Place the emergency spare wheel bag with
X
the "Minispare" emergency spare wheel into
the cargo compartment with the carrying
page 339).
Y
strap at the back.
Hook retaining spring hooks : and = of
X
fastening straps ; into the cargo tie-down
rings.
Tighten fastening straps ;.
X
Mercedes-AMG vehicles with a collaps-
ible spare wheel under the cargo com-
partment floor
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vehicle when it is dry. Otherwise, moisture
may get into the vehicle.
Always observe the instructions and safety
notes in the "Mounting a wheel" section
( page 375).
Y
The collapsible spare wheel can be found in the
stowage well under the cargo compartment
floor.

Emergency spare wheel

Only place the collapsible spare wheel in the
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Z