Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Owner's Manual page 211

Flat tyre
208
Changing a wheel and fitting the spare
wheel
Preparing the vehicle
G
WARNING
The wheel and tyre size of the emergency
spare wheel/spare wheel may differ to that of
the damaged wheel. When using an emer-
gency 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 dif-
fers in size.
Only use an emergency spare wheel/spare
wheel of a differing size briefly and do not
®
switch off ESP
When using an emergency spare wheel you
must not exceed the maximum speed of
80 km/h.
G
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 a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for this pur-
pose. 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, wheel wrench or
centring pin, consult a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Prepare the vehicle as described
X
( page 204).
Y
Bring the wheels into the straight-ahead
X
position.
.
Take the following objects from the left-
X
hand stowage compartment and the left-
hand stowage space in the boot:
the emergency spare wheel
R
the wheel wrench
R
the folding wheel chock
R
the jack
R
the centring pin
R
the tyre inflation compressor
R
Secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling
X
away.
Securing the vehicle to prevent it from
rolling away
If your vehicle is equipped with a wheel chock,
it can be found in the vehicle tool kit
( page 203).
Y
The folding wheel chock is an additional
securing measure to prevent the vehicle from
rolling away, for example when changing a
wheel.
Fold both plates upwards :.
X
Fold out lower plate ;.
X
Guide the lugs on the lower plate fully into
X
the openings in base plate =.