spare wheel MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

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Remain in thev ehicle if ther oad and traf fic
conditions permit youtodosou ntilavoice
connection is es tablished wit hthe emergency
call cen tero perator.
R Base dont he call, theo perator decides
whe ther it is necessar ytocallr escue teams
and/or thep olice tothea ccident site.
R In cer tain situations dat aisalso transmitted
in thev oice channel totheM ercedes-Benz
emer gency cal lcenter.
Thi sallow sm easu resf or rescue, reco very or
to wing toaM ercedes-Ben zCommercial Van
Center tobe initiated quickl y.
If th eM ercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em can‐
no tc onnect totheM ercedes-Benz emer gency
cal lcenter ,the emergency call is automatically
sent tothep ublic emer gency service scallc enter.
If no connection can be mad etothe public emer‐
ge ncy services, acorresponding message
appears inthed ispla y.In this case youm ustd ial
th ee mer gency cal lnumber 11 2onyour mobile
phone.
Ending an unin tentional emer gency call #
Vehicles without steering wheel but tons:
press the0078button in thei nstrument clus ter. #
Vehicles with steering wheel but tons:
press the0076 button on thes teering wheel. #
Close theS OS button co ver Data trans
feroft he Mercedes-Ben zemer‐
ge ncy call sy stem In
thee vent of an au tomatic or manua lemer‐
ge ncy call, as well as fora 11 2 emer gency call,
da ta is transmitte dtothe Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy cal lcenter or thep ublic emer gency serv‐
ice scallc enter.
The following dat aistransmit ted:
R Vehicle's GPS position data
R (GPS position dat aontheroute(af ewhundred me ters befor ethe incident))
R Direction of tr avel
R Vehicle identification number
R Vehicle driv etype
R Number of persons on thef ront seats
R Whe ther thee mer gency cal lwas initia ted
manually or automatically
R Time of thea ccident
R Languag esetting Fo
ra ccident clarificatio npurposes ,the following
measures can be take nu ptoa nhour af tert he
emer gency cal lhas been initia ted:
R The cur rent vehicle position can be called up
R Avoice connection tothev ehicle occupants
can be es tablished Flat tire
Note
sonf lat tires &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoaflat
tire
Af lat tir eaffects thed riving characteristic sof
th ev ehicle. #
Do no tdrive wit haf lat tire. #
Replace thef lat tir ewitht he emer gency
spa rewheel or spar ewheel. Alterna‐
tivel y,consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Yo
uw illfind astickerw itht he Mercedes-Benz
Service24h telephon enumbe ronthe B-pillar on
th ed rive r's side, fore xamp le.
Fo rv ehicles wit hasparew heel, information in
th ee vent of aflat tir ecan be found under
"Wheels and tires" (/ page216). Battery
Note
sont hestar terb attery Wo
rkon theb atter y,e.g. removing or ins talling,
requ ires specialis tknowledg eand theu se of spe‐
cial tools. Therefore, alw aysh ave workon the
batter ycarried out at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yont he bat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on theb attery
can, fore xamp le, lead toas hor tcircuit .This
can restrict functions releva nt fors afet ys ys‐
te ms and impairt he operating saf etyofy our
ve hicle. Breakdown assis
tance 18 9

Yo
uw illfind atable wit hthe recommended tire
pressures forv arious vehicle loads on thei nside
of thev ehicle's fuel filler flap or unde r"Tire pres‐
sur etables" (/ page207).
Chec ktirep ressur eregular lyand onl ywhen the
tires ar ecold.
Obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R Alwayse quipthev ehicle wit htires of the
same size on agiven axle (left/right)
R Alwaysi ns tallth es ame type of wheels on
yo ur vehicle at agiven time (summer tires,
winter tires)
Yo uc an obtain information about this from a
Mercedes-Benz Commercial VanC enter.
% No
tallwheel/tir ecombinations can be
ins talled at thef actor yina llcountries.
Tires
R17 Tires
Steel wheels
225/5 5R17C1 04/102H (106N) 6.5Jx17H2ET50
225/55 R1 7C109/1 07H( 104H) 6.5Jx17H2ET50
225/55 R1 7C109/1 07T(10 4T) 6.5Jx17H2ET50 R17
Tires
Alloywheels
225/55 R1 7C104/102H (106N) 7Jx17H2ET51
225/55 R1 7C109/1 07H( 104H) 7Jx17H2ET51
225/55 R1 7C109/1 07T(10 4T) 7Jx17H2ET51Spar
ewheel Note
sont he eme rgency spar ewheel and
spar ewheel Spar
ewheel: wheel and tir edimension saswell
as thet ype of tir ecorrespond totheo ther ins tal‐
led wheels.
Emer gency spar ewheel: wheel and/or tire
dimension saswell asthet ype of tir earediffer‐
ent from thew heel tobe replaced. Alabel wit ha
speed limit can be found on thee mer gency spa re
wheel.
An ins talled emer gency spa rewheel or spare
wheel changes thed riving characteristic sand
bear srisks. &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tir edimensions
Whe nthe emergency spar ewheel or the
spar ewheel is ins talled, driving characteris‐
tic sm aybe se verely af fected.
The reis an inc reased risk of an accident.
To preve nt hazardous situations: #
Once thes par ew heel or thee mer gency
spa rewheel has been ins talled, check
th et irep ressur eand adjus tifneces‐
sar y. #
The emer gency spa rewheel ma yonly
be used temp oraril yand mus tbe 222
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re
placed wit hastandar dwheel as soon
as possible. #
Neverins tall mor ethan one emergency
spar ewheel. #
When operating your vehicle wit hthe
emergency spar ewheel ins talled, adapt
yo ur drivin gstyle acco rdingly and drive
carefully. #
Do no tswitc hoffESP ®
. #
Sno wchains mus tnotbe ins talled on
th ee mer gency spa rewheel. #
Replace thee mer gency spa rewheel
af te ram aximu mofs ixyears, rega rd‐
less of wear. R
When usin ganemergency spa rewheel
(whic hisd iffe re nt from thew heel tobe
re placed) atop speed of 50 mph(80 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
R The tir epressur eoft he emergency spare
whee lmustbec heckedb efor estartin gaj our‐
ne y.
R Have thee mer gency spa rewheel replaced by
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
The following should be checkedr egular ly,p artic‐
ular lyprior tolong journe ys:
R thes ecur epositioning of thes par etire
R thet irep ressur eoft he spar ewheel (adjust
th et irep ressur eifn ecessary) (/ page207)
R thef astenings of thes par ew heel brac ket
The spar ewheel is located either on thel eftin
th er ear compartment or in aspar ew heel brac ket
unde rthe vehicle.
Re place thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.T his also applies tothes pare
wheel.
% If
yo uh ave installed an emer gency spa re
wheel or spar ewheel, thet irep ressur emoni‐
to rw illn ot function fort his wheel.T he emer‐
ge ncy spa rewheel or spar ewheel is not
equipped wit hasensor form onitoring tire
pressu re. Installing/removing
thes pare wheel Re
moving the spar ewheel in the rear com‐
partment #
Take auxiliar ytool 3and lug wrench 2out
of thev ehicle tool kit . #
Open thet ailgate/rear-en ddoor. #
Attach auxiliar ytool 3tolug wrench 2. #
Unscr ewtheb olt in them iddle of thew heel
wit hlug wrench 2and attached auxiliary
to ol 3. #
Remo vespar ewheel brac ket4. #
Remo vethew heel from spar ewheel brac ket
1 .
Installin gthe spar ewheel in ther ear com‐
partment #
Take auxiliar ytool 3and lug wrench 2out
of thev ehicle tool kit . #
Place thew heel ont ospar ew heel brac ket1
in thew heel ar ch. #
Screw ontheb olt along wit hspar ew heel
brac ket4.Todos o, use lug wrench 2with
attached auxiliar ytool 3. #
Tighten theb olt using lug wrench 2and
attached auxiliar ytool 3. #
Stow auxiliar ytool 3and lug wrench 2in
th ev ehicle tool kit. #
Close thet ailgate/rear-en ddoor. Wheels and tires
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