spare tire location MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Owners Manual

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Fault message see Display messages
Filler cap
see Fuel fille rflap
Fire extinguisher .............................. .395
First-aid kit ......................................... 394
Fitting awheel
Fitting awheel ............................... 430
Lowering the vehicle ..................... .430
Preparing the vehicle ..................... 426
Raising the vehicle ......................... 427
Removing awheel .......................... 429
Securing the vehicle against roll-
ing away ........................................ 427
Flat tyre
MOExtended tyres ......................... 398
Preparing the vehicle ..................... 397
TIREFIT kit ...................................... 399
see Emergency spare wheel
Floormat ............................................. 374
Foglamps
Extended range .............................. 146
Foldin gbench seat (luggage com-
partment) .......................................... .128
Frequencies
Garage door opene r....................... 371
Mobil ephone ................................. 470
Two-way radio ................................ 470
Fuel
Additives ........................................ 475
Consumption information .............. 476
Consumption statistics .................. 280
Displaying the current consump-
tion ................................................ 281
Displaying the rang e...................... 281
E10 ................................................ 474
Fue lgauge ....................................... 34
Grade (petrol) ................................ 474
Important safety notes .................. 473
Note sfor AMG vehicles ................. 475
Problem (malfunction) ................... 204
Quality (diesel )............................... 476
Refuelling ....................................... 200
Tank content/reserve fue l............. 474
Fue lfille rflap
Emergency release ........................ 202 Opening ......................................... 202
Fue lfilter (white display message) .. 314
Fue llevel
Calling up the rang e(on-board
computer) ...................................... 281
Gaug e.............................................. 34
Fue lreserve
see Fuel
Fue ltank
Capacity ........................................ 474
Problem (malfunction) ................... 204
Fus eallocatio nchart (vehicl etool
kit) ...................................................... 395
Fuses
Allocation chart ............................. 411
Before changing ............................. 411
Fusebox in the boo t...................... 412
Fus ebox in the engine compart-
ment .............................................. 412
Fus ebox in the luggage compart-
ment .............................................. 413
Important safety notes .................. 411 G
Garag edooro pener
Clearing the memory ..................... 371
Frequencie s................................... 371
Genera lnotes ................................ 368
Important safety notes .................. 369
Opening/closing the garag edoor..3 71
Programming (button in the rear-
view mirror) ................................... 369
Synchronising the rolling code ....... 370
Gear indicator (on-board com-
puter, AMG vehicles) ......................... 296
Gearshift program
SETUP (on-board computer) .......... 296
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts ........... 24
Glove compartment .......................... 343 H
HANDS-FRE EACCESS ....................... 106
Hazard warning lamps ......................145
Head restraints
Adjusting ....................................... 125
Adjusting (electrically). .................. 12612
Index

causing the unusual handling characteristics.
If yo ufind no signs of damage, have the tyres
and wheel schecke dataq ualified specialist
workshop.
Whe nparking your vehicle ,make sure that
the tyre sdonot get deforme dbythe kerb or
othe robstacles. If it is necessary to drive over
kerbs, speed humps or similar elevations ,try
to do so slowl yand at an obtuse angle .Oth-
erwise ,the tyres, particularly the sidewalls,
may be damaged. Regular checking of wheel
sand tyres G
WARNING
Damaged tyre scan cause tyre inflation pres-
sure loss. As aresult, yo ucould los econtrol of
your vehicle .There is ariskofa ccident.
Check the tyre sregularl yfor signs of damage
and replace any damaged tyre simmediately.
Regularly check the wheel sand tyre sofyour
vehicle for damag eatleastonce amonth, as
well as afte rdriving off-road or on rough
roads. Damaged wheel scan cause alossof
tyre pressure. Pa yparticula rattention to
damag esucha s:
R cuts in the tyres
R punctures
R tears in the tyres
R bulge sont he tyres
R deformation or severe corrosio nonwheels
Regularly check the tyre trea ddepth and the
condition of the trea dacross the whol ewidth
of the tyre (Y page 417). If necessary, turn
the front wheel stofullloc kino rder to inspect
the inner sid eofthe tyre surface.
All wheel smusth aveav alve cap to protect
the valve against dirt and moisture. Do not fit
anything onto the valve othe rthan the stand-
ard valve cap or othe rvalve cap sapproved for
your vehicle by Mercedes-Benz. Do not fit any othe rvalve cap sorsystems ,e.g. tyre pres-
sure monitoring systems. Regularly check the pressure of al
lthe tyres,
particularly prior to long trips. Adjust the tyre pressure as necessary (Y page 420).
Observe the notes on the emergency spare
wheel (Y page 465).
The service life of tyre sdepends on various
factors, including the following:
R driving style
R tyre pressure
R mileage Note
sont he tyre tread G
WARNING
Insufficient tyre trea dwillr educe tyre trac-
tion. The tyre is no longer able to dissipate
water. Thi smeans that on we troa ds urfaces,
the ris kofaquapl aning increases, in particular
where speed is not adapted to suit the driving
conditions .There is ariskofa ccident.
If the tyre pressure is too hig hortoo low ,tyres
may exhibi tdifferent level sofwearatd iffer-
ent locations on the tyre tread. Thus, you
shoul dregularl ycheck the trea ddepth and
the condition of the trea dacross the entire
width of al ltyres.
Minimum tyre trea ddepth for:
R summer tyres: 3mm
R M+S tyres: 4mm
For safety reasons, replace the tyre sbefore
the legall yprescribed limit for the minimum
tyre trea ddepth is reached. Selecting, fitting and replacing tyres
G
WARNING
Exceeding the state dtyre load-bearing capa-
city and the approved maximum speed could
lead to tyre damag eorthe tyre bursting .There
is ar iskofa ccident.
Therefore, only us etyre types and sizes
approved for your vehicle model .Observe the Operation
417Wheels and tyres
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