ECU MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 2019 Owners Manual

the time restriction on use as well as the speed
limitation specified on the emergency spare
wheel.
Replace the tires after six years at the latest,
regardless of wear. This also applies to the
emergency spare wheel.
When you are driving with the collapsible spare wheel mounted, the tire pressure loss warning
system or the tire pressure monitor cannot func-
tion reliably. Only restart the tire pressure loss
warning system or tire pressure monitor when
the defective wheel has been replaced with a
new wheel.
Vehicles with tire pressure monitor: after
mounting an emergency spare wheel, the sys-
tem may still display the tire pressure of the
removed wheel for a few minutes. The value dis- played for the mounted emergency spare wheelis not the same as the current tire pressure of
the emergency spare wheel. Removing/stowing the emergency
spare wheel
Vehicles with a "Minispare" emergency
spare wheel under the cargo compart-
ment floor Always observe the instructions and safety
notes in the "Mounting a wheel" section
(Y page 373).
Example image: vehicle without a lockable
cargo compartment floor. Removing the emergency spare wheel
X Lift the cargo compartment floor upwards
(Y page 302).
X Vehicles with a lockable cargo compart-
ment floor: remove the stowage tray.
X Release the Velcro fastener (Y page 335).X
Take out the jack.
X Turn emergency spare wheel retainer 0043
counter-clockwise and remove it.
X Remove stowage well 0044.
X Remove "Minispare" emergency spare wheel
0087.
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 373).
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 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. Emergency spare
wheel
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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 373).
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 302).
X Unscrew retaining screw 0044counter-clock-
wise.
X Remove collapsible spare wheel 0043from the
spare wheel well.
Inflating the collapsible spare wheel
(Y page 381).
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 302).
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 373).
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 381).
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 380
Emergency spare wheelWheels and tires