Flat Tyre - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Saloon Owner's Manual

Vehicles with a collapsible emergency
spare wheel
(Example: equipment and country-specific varia-
tions possible)
Towing eye
:
One pair of gloves
;
Jack
=
Folding wheel chock
?
Centring pin
A
Sheet for faulty wheel
B
Tyre inflation compressor
C
Wheel wrench
D
Fuse allocation chart
E
Open the boot lid/tailgate.
X
Lift the boot floor (
X
gage compartment floor (
upwards.

Flat tyre

Preparing the vehicle
Your vehicle may be equipped with:
MOExtended tyres (tyres with run-flat char-
R
acteristics) ( page 398)
Y
Vehicle preparation is not necessary on
vehicles with MOExtended tyres.
a TIREFIT kit ( page 395)
R
Y
an emergency spare wheel (certain coun-
R
tries only) ( page 465)
Y
Vehicles with MOExtended tyres are not
equipped with a TIREFIT kit at the factory. It is
therefore recommended that you additionally
page 356) or the lug-
Y
page 357)
Y
equip your vehicle with a TIREFIT kit if you fit
tyres that do not feature run-flat characteris-
tics, e.g. winter tyres. A TIREFIT kit can be
obtained from a qualified specialist work-
shop.
Information on changing/fitting a wheel
( page 426).
Y
Stop the vehicle as far away as possible
X
from traffic on solid, non-slippery and level
ground.
Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
X
Safeguard the vehicle against rolling away
X
( page 205).
Y
If possible, bring the front wheels into the
X
straight-ahead position.
Vehicles with AIRMATIC: make sure that
X
"normal" level is selected (
Switch off the engine.
X
Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X
or, on vehicles with KEYLESS‑GO:
Open the driver's door.
X
The on-board electronics now have status
0. This is the same as the key having been
removed.
Remove the Start/Stop button from the
X
ignition lock ( page 179).
Y
Make sure that the passengers are not
X
endangered as they do so. Make sure that
no one is near the danger area while a
wheel is being changed. Anyone who is not
directly assisting in the wheel change
should, for example, stand behind the bar-
rier.
Get out of the vehicle. Pay attention to traf-
X
fic conditions when doing so.
Close the driver's door.
X
Place the warning triangle at a suitable dis-
X
tance ( page 394). Observe legal require-
Y
ments.
Flat tyre
397
page 231).
Y