Preparing the vehicle
Your vehicle may be equipped with:
- TIREFIT kit
- a "Minispare" emergency spare wheel
- a collapsible spare wheel
- MOExtended tires (tires with run-flat
properties)
Vehicle preparation is not necessary on vehicles with MOExtended tires.
Vehicles equipped with MOExtended tires are not equipped with a TIREFIT kit at the factory. It is therefore recommended that you additionally equip your vehicle with a TIREFIT kit if you mount tires that do not feature run-flat properties, e.g. winter tires.
A TIREFIT kit can be obtained from an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
•► Vehicles with AIRMATIC: make sure that "normal" level is selected
Stop the vehicle as far away as possible from traffic on solid, non-slippery and level ground.
•► Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
•► Firmly depress the parking brake.
•► Bring the front wheels into the straightahead position.
•► Move the selector lever/DIRECT SELECT lever to P.
•► Switch off the engine.
•► Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
•► Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: open the driver's door.
The on-board electronics have status 0, which is the same as the SmartKey having been removed.
•► Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the Start/Stop button from the ignition lock
•► All occupants must get out of the vehicle.
Make sure that they are not 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 barrier.
•► Get out of the vehicle. Pay attention to traffic conditions when doing so.
•► Close the driver's door.
See also:
Driving downhill
- Drive slowly.
- Do not drive at an angle down steep
inclines. Steer into the line of fall and drive
with the front wheels aligned straight.
Otherwise, the vehicle could slip sideways,
tip an ...
Crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature
If the crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature is
triggered in an accident, the steering column
will move upwards when the driver's door is
opened. This occurs irrespective of the position of the SmartK ...
Important safety notes
WARNING
It is dangerous to shift the automatic transmission out of parking position P
or neutral position N if the engine speed is higher than idle speed. If your foot
is not firmly on the b ...
