spare tire MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 2019 Owner's Manual

X
Vehicle with a lockable cargo compart-
ment floor:
remove the contents of stowage
tray 0087.
X Turn the central retaining screw in stowage
tray 0087and in "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel 0043counter-clockwise and remove it.
X Remove stowage well 0087.
X Remove "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel 0043.
Vehicles with a "Minispare" emergency
spare wheel in the emergency spare
wheel bag Always observe the instructions and safety
notes in the "Mounting a wheel" section
(Y page 372).
On vehicles with a Bang & Olufsen sound sys-
tem, the "Minispare" emergency spare wheel is
packed in an emergency spare wheel bag. The
emergency spare wheel bag is secured to the
cargo tie-down rings in the cargo compartment. Removing the emergency spare wheel
X Detach the fastening straps 0044.
X Unhook retaining spring hooks 0043and 0087of
fastening straps 0044from the cargo tie-down
rings. X
Remove the emergency spare wheel bag with
the "Minispare" emergency spare wheel.
X Open the emergency spare wheel bag and
remove the "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel.
Stowing the emergency spare wheel
X Place the "Minispare" emergency spare wheel
into the emergency spare wheel bag and
close the emergency spare wheel bag.
X Place the emergency spare wheel bag with
the "Minispare" emergency spare wheel into
the cargo compartment with the carrying
strap at the back.
X Hook retaining spring hooks 0043and 0087of
fastening straps 0044into the cargo tie-down
rings.
X Tighten fastening straps 0044.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles with a collaps-
ible spare wheel under the cargo com-
partment floor !
Only place the collapsible spare wheel in the
vehicle when it is dry. Otherwise, moisture
may get into the vehicle.
Always observe the instructions and safety
notes in the "Mounting a wheel" section
(Y page 372).
The collapsible spare wheel can be found in the stowage well under the cargo compartment
floor. Removing the emergency spare wheel
X Lift the cargo compartment floor upwards
(Y page 303).
X Unscrew retaining screw 0044counter-clock-
wise.
X Remove collapsible spare wheel 0043from the
spare wheel well. 378
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Inflating the collapsible spare wheel
(Y
page 379).
Take the following steps to stow a used collaps- ible spare wheel. Otherwise, it will not fit into the
spare wheel well. Mercedes-Benz recommends
that you have this work performed at a qualified
specialist workshop, e.g. at an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Stowing the emergency spare wheel
X Unscrew the valve cap from the valve.
X If possible, unscrew the valve insert from the
valve and release the air.
i Fully deflating the tires can take a few
minutes.
X Screw the valve insert back into the valve.
X Screw the valve cap back on.
X Lay collapsible spare wheel 0043in the emer-
gency spare wheel well.
X Screw in retaining screw 0044clockwise in the
collapsible spare wheel to the stop.
X Swing the cargo compartment floor down
(Y page 303).
Mercedes-AMG vehicles with a collaps-
ible spare wheel in the emergency
spare wheel bag Always observe the instructions and safety
notes in the "Mounting a wheel" section
(Y
page 372).
On Mercedes-AMG vehicles with a Bang & Oluf-
sen sound system, the collapsible spare wheel is
packed in an emergency spare wheel bag. The
emergency spare wheel bag is secured to the
cargo tie-down rings in the cargo compartment. Removing the emergency spare wheel
X Unhook retaining spring hooks 0043of fasten-
ing strap 0044from the cargo tie-down rings.
X Remove the emergency spare wheel bag with
the emergency collapsible spare wheel.
X Open the bag and remove the emergency col-
lapsible spare wheel.
Inflating the collapsible spare wheel
(Y page 379).
Stowing the emergency spare wheel
X Place the collapsible spare wheel into the
emergency spare wheel bag and close the
emergency spare wheel bag.
X Place the emergency spare wheel bag with
the collapsible spare wheel into the cargo
compartment with the carrying strap at the
back.
X Hook retaining spring hooks 0043of fastening
strap 0044into the cargo tie-down rings.
X Tighten fastening strap 0044. Inflating the collapsible spare wheel
(Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 4MATIC)
! Inflate the collapsible spare wheel using the
tire inflation compressor before lowering the
vehicle. The wheel rim could otherwise be
damaged.
! Do not operate the tire inflation compressor
for longer than eight minutes at a time without
a break. It may otherwise overheat.
The tire inflation compressor can be operated again once it has cooled down.
Comply with the manufacturer's safety instruc-
tions on the tire inflation compressor label and
on the tire sealant bottle.
X Mount the collapsible spare wheel as descri-
bed (Y page 372).
The collapsible spare wheel must be mounted before it is inflated.
X Remove the tire inflation compressor from
the stowage space under the cargo compart-
ment floor (Y page 335). Emergency spare wheel
379Wheels and tires Z

X
Pull connector 0085and hose 0084out of the
housing.
X Remove the cap from the valve on the col-
lapsible spare wheel.
X Screw union nut 0044of hose 0084onto the valve.
X Make sure on/off switch 0083of the tire infla-
tion compressor is set to 0.
X Insert connector 0085into a socket in your vehi-
cle.
Cigarette lighter socket: (Y page 307)
12 V sockets: (Y page 308)
Observe the notes on the cigarette lighter
(Y page 307). Observe the notes on sockets
(Y page 308).
X Turn the SmartKey to position 0047in the igni-
tion lock (Y page 135).
X Press on and off switch 0083on the tire inflation
compressor to I.
The tire inflation compressor is switched on.
The tire is inflated. The tire pressure is shown on pressure gauge 0087.
X Inflate the tire to the specified tire pressure.
The specified tire pressure is printed on the
yellow label of the emergency spare wheel.
X When the specified tire pressure has been
reached, press on and off switch 0083on the
tire inflation compressor to 0.
The tire inflation compressor is switched off.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 0092in the igni-
tion lock.
X If the tire pressure is higher than the specified
pressure, press pressure release valve but-
ton 0043until the correct tire pressure has been
reached.
X Unscrew union nut 0044on hose 0084from the
valve.
X Screw the cap onto the valve of the collapsi-
ble spare wheel again. X
Stow connector 0085and hose 0084in the lower
section of the tire inflation compressor.
X Stow the tire inflation compressor in the vehi-
cle. 380
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