emergency towing MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owners Manual

so,
cont actyour local waste disposa lcom-
pany. Vehicle
toolkit
General notes The
vehicle toolkitcan befound inthe trunk
or inthe stowage wellunder thetrunk floor.
Apart fromcertain country-specific variations,
the vehicles arenot equip pedwith atire-
change toolkit.Some toolsforchanging a
wheel arespecific tothe vehicle. Formore
information onwhich toolsarerequired toper-
form awheel change onyour vehicle, consulta
qual ified speciali stworkshop.
Necessary tire-changing toolscaninclude, for
example:
R jack
R wheel chock
R lug wrench
R ratchet wrench
R alignment bolt
Vehicle swithaTIREFIT kit 0043
Tire seala ntfiller bottle
0044 Fuse alloca tionchart
0087 Tire inflation compressor
0085 Towing eye
X Lift the trunk floorup.
X Use theTIREFIT kit(Ypage 255).
i Example:
equipment andcountry-specific
variations possible. Vehicle
swithacollapsible spare
wheel The
collapsi blespare wheel canbefound in
the stowage wellunder thetrunk floor
(Y page 228). 0043
Folding wheelchock
0044 Fuse allocation chart
0087 Jack
0085 Sheet forfaulty wheel
0083 Alignment bolt
0084 Lug wrench
006B Towing eye
006C Valve extract or
006D Tire inflation compressor
X Remove thecollapsi blespare wheel
(Y page 295). Flat
tire Prepar
ingthe vehicl e
Your vehicle maybeequip pedwith:
R tires withrun-flat characteristics
(MOExt endedtires)(Ypage 254)
Vehicle preparation isnot necessary on
vehicles withMOExt ended tires.
R an emergency sparewheel (Ypage 294)
Vehicles withtheMercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem: inthe event ofaflat tire,
you can cont actthe Mercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem customer center.
Vehicles equippedwith MOExt ended tiresare
not equip pedwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory.
It is therefore recommended thatyouaddition-
ally equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou
mount tiresthatdonot feature run-flat charac- Flat
tire
253Breakdown assistance

When
usinganemergen cyspare wheel or
spare wheel ofad ifferen tsize, you must not
exceed themaximum speedof50 mph
(80 km/ h).
Sno wchains mustnotbemount edon emer-
gency sparewheels. General
notes
You canaskforinform ationregarding permit-
ted emergen cyspare wheels atan authorized
Mercedes- BenzCenter .
You should regularly checkthepressure ofthe
emergen cyspare wheel, particularly priorto
long trips, andcorrectthe pressure asneces -
sary (Ypage 271). Thevalue onthe wheel is
valid.
An emergen cyspare wheel mayalsobemoun-
ted against thedirect ionofrotat ion.Observe
the time restriction onuse aswell asthe
speed limitation specifiedonthe emergen cy
spare wheel.
Replace thetires after sixyears atthe latest,
regardless ofwear. Thisalso applies tothe
emergen cyspare wheel.
When youaredriving withthecollapsible
spare wheel mounted,the tire pressure loss
warning systemorthe tire pressure monitor
cann otfunct ionreliably. Onlyrestart thetire
pressure losswarning systemortire pressure
monit orwhen thedefect ivewheel hasbeen
replaced withanew wheel.
Vehicles withtirepressu remonitor :after
mount inganemergen cyspare wheel, thesys-
tem may stilldisplay thetire pressure ofthe
removed wheelforafew minutes .The value
displayed forthe mount edemergen cyspare
wheel isnot thesame asthe curren ttire pres-
sure ofthe emergen cyspare wheel. Removing
theemergency spare
wheel
Vehicles withacollapsible spare
wheel The
collapsible sparewheel canbefound in
the stowage wellunder thetrun kfloor
(Y page 228). X
Turn retainin gscrew 0044count er-clockwise
and remove it.
X Remove collapsible sparewheel 0043.
Always observe theinstruction sand safety
not esinthe "Mountin gawheel" section
(Y page 290). Stowing
theemergency sparewheel
! Only
place thecollapsible sparewheel in
the vehicle whenitis dry. Other wise, mois-
ture may getinto thevehicle.
Take thefollowing stepstostow aused col-
lapsible sparewheel. Otherwise, thecollapsi-
ble spare wheel willnotfitinthe trun kint he
inten dedmann er.Mercedes- Benzrecom-
mends thatyouhave thiswork carried outata
qualified specialist workshop.
X Unsc rewthevalve capfrom thevalve.
X Ifpossible, unscrewthe valve insert from
the valve andrelease theair.
Fully deflating thetires cantake afew
minutes .
X Scr ew the valve insert backintothevalve.
X Scr ew the valve capback on.
X Pull theprotec tivesheet provided withthe
spare wheel overthecollapsible spare
wheel.
X Stow the collapsible sparewheel inthe
emergen cyspare wheel wellunder the
trun k.
X Use theretainin gscrew topierce thepro-
tect ivesheet andfasten thecollapsible
spare wheel inplace. Emergency
sparewheel
295Wheels andtires Z