Mercedes-Benz M-Class Owner's Manual page 337

Flat tyre
334
Jack
A
Ratchet ring spanner
B
"Minispare" emergency spare wheel
The "Minispare" emergency spare wheel can
be found in the stowage well under the lug-
gage compartment floor.
Lift the luggage compartment floor up
X
( page 305).
Y
Turn emergency spare wheel retainer ;
X
anti-clockwise and remove it.
Remove "Minispare" emergency spare
X
wheel :.
For further information on changing a wheel
and fitting the spare wheel, see
( page 334).
Y
Flat tyre
Preparing the vehicle
Your vehicle may be equipped with:
a TIREFIT kit
R
an emergency spare wheel
R
MOExtended tyres (tyres with run-flat char-
R
acteristics) (
Y
i
Vehicle preparation is not necessary on
vehicles with MOExtended tyres.
i
Vehicles with MOExtended tyres are not
equipped with a TIREFIT kit at the factory.
22 Vehicles with the ON&OFFROAD package.
page 342)
It is therefore recommended that you addi-
tionally equip your vehicle with a TIREFIT kit
if you fit tyres that do not feature run-flat
properties, e.g. winter tyres. A TIREFIT kit
can be obtained from a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Make sure that highway level is selec-
X
22
ted ( page 183).
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
Apply the electric parking brake manually
X
( page 161).
Y
Bring the front wheels into the straight-
X
ahead position.
Move the DIRECT SELECT lever to P.
X
Switch off the engine.
X
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove
X
the key from the ignition lock.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: open the
X
driver's door.
The on-board electronics have status 0,
which is the same as the key having been
removed.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the
X
Start/Stop button from the ignition lock
( page 139).
Y
All occupants must get out of the vehicle.
X
Make sure that they are not endangered as
they do so.
Make sure that no one is near the danger
X
area whilst a wheel is being changed. Any-
one who is not directly assisting in the
wheel change should, for example, stand
behind the barrier.
Get out of the vehicle. Pay attention to traf-
X
fic conditions when doing so.
Close the driver's door.
X