tailgate MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV 2012 Owner's Manual

R
neve rplace your hands or feet under the
raised vehicle.
R never lie under the raised vehicle.
R never start the engin ewhen the vehi cleis
raised.
R never open or close adoor or the tailgate
when the vehicle is raised.
R ma kesur ethat no persons ar epresent in
th ev ehicle when the vehicle is raised. X
Usin gwheel wrench :,loosen the bolt son
the whee lyou wish to change by about one
full turn. Do not unscrew the bolt scom-
pletely. The jackin
gpoint sare located jus tbehin dthe
fr ont wh eel archesa nd just in front of the rear
wheel arches (arrows).
X Take the ratchet rin gspanner out of the
vehicle too lkit and place it on the hexagon
nut of the jac ksothat the letters AUFare
visible. ;
Jacking points
= Jack
? Crank
X Position jack =at jackin gpoint ;.
The centring pin on the jac kmust be inser-
ted int othe intended opening on th ejack-
ing point. Example
X
Mak esure that the base of the jac kisposi-
tioned vertically under the jackin gpoint.
X Tur nratchet ring spanner ?until jack =
sits completely on jacking point ;and the
base of the jack lies evenly on the ground.
X Turn ratchet ring spanner ?until the tyre
is raised amaximum of three centimetres
from the ground.
Removing awheel !
Do not pl acew heel bolts in sand or dirt.
The threads of the wheel bolts and wheel
hubs could otherwise be dam aged when
the bolts are tightened. Changing
awheel
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An emergency spare whee
lmayalso be fitted
against the direction of rotation. Observe the
time restrictio nonuse as well as the speed
limitation specified on the emergenc yspare
wheel.
Replace the tyres after six year satthe latest,
regardless of wear .This also applies to the
emergenc yspare wheel.
i When you are driving with the collapsible
emergency spare wheel fitted, the tyre
pressur eloss warnin gsystem or the tyre
pressure monitor cannot function reliably.
Only restart the tyre pressure los swarning
system/tyre pressure monitor when the
defective wheel has been replaced with a
new wheel.
Vehicles with tyre pressure monitor:
after mounting an emergency spare wheel,
the system may still displ aythe tyre pres-
sure of the removed whee lfor afew
minutes. The value displayed for the moun-
ted emergency spare wheel is not the same
as the curren ttyre pressure of the emer-
gency spare wheel. Removin
gthe emergenc yspare wheel Emergency spare wheel (example: vehicl
ewithout
lockable luggage compartment floor)
: Emergenc yspare wheel retainer
; Stowage tray
= "Minispare" emergency spare wheel
The "Minispare" emergency spare wheel can
be foun dinthe stowage well under the lug-
gage compartment floor. X
Lift the luggage compartment floor up
(Y page 344).
X Vehicle swithalockable luggage com-
partment floor: remove the stowage tray.
X Release the Velcro fastener ( Ypage 37 7).
X Remove the warning triangle and jack.
X Turn emergenc yspare wheel retainer :
anti -clockwise and remov eit.
X Remove stowage well ;.
X Remove "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel =. In vehicle
swithaBang &Olufsen sound sys-
tem ,the "Minispare" emergency spar ewheel
is stored in abag. The bag is secured to the
lashing eyelets in the boot.
To stow the "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel, the rear seats in the thir drow must be
folde din( Ypage 10 5).
X To remove th eemergency spare
wheel: openthe tailgate.
X Loosen tensioning straps ;on bot hsides.
X Unhook retainin gsprin ghooks :and =
on tensioning straps ;from the lashing
eyelets.
X Remov ethe bag with the "Minispare" emer-
genc yspare wheel.
X Open the bag and remove the "Minispare"
emergency spare wheel.
X To stow the emergency spar ewheel:
place th e"Minispare" emergenc yspare
wheel in the bag and close the bag.
X Place the bag with the "Minispare" emer-
gency spare wheel in the boot. Emergency spar
ewheel
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