spare tire MERCEDES-BENZ SLK ROADSTER 2008 Owners Manual

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cate that the wheels or tyres are damaged.
If you suspect that a tyre is defective,
reduce your speed and stop the vehicle as
soon as possible to check the wheels and
tyres for damage. Hidden tyre damag e
could also be causing the unusual handling
characteristics. If you find no signs of dam-
age, have the wheels and tyres inspected
at a specialist workshop, for example at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
R When parking your vehicle, make sure that
the tyres do not get deformed by the kerb
or other obstacles. If it is necessary to drive
over kerbs, speed humps or similar, try to
do so slowly and at an obtuse angle. Oth-
erwise, the tyres, particularly the sidewalls,
could get damaged. Direction of rotation
Direction of rotation Tyres with a specified direction of rotation
have additional benefits, e.g. if there is a risk
of aquaplaning. You will only gain these ben-
efits if the correct direction of rotation is
observed.
An arrow on the sidewall of the tyre indicates
its correct direction of rotation.
i You may fit a spare tyre *against th e
direction of rotation. Tyre tread
G
Risk of accident
Bear in mind that:
R tyre grip decreases rapidly on wet roads
when the tread depth is less than 3 mm.
You should thus replace tyres that have
insufficient tread.
R winter tyres should be replaced when th e
tread depth is 4 mm or less because oth - erwise they no longer provide adequate
grip.
R the tread on a tyre may not wear evenly .
You should thus regularly check the tread
depth and the condition of the tread
across the entire width of all tyres. If nec -
essary, turn the steering wheel so that
you can see the tyre tread more easily.
You could otherwise lose control of the
vehicle and cause an accident due to the
reduced grip of the tyres on the road. Tyre pressures
G
Risk of accident
Tyre pressure that is either too high or too
low has a negative effect on the vehicle’ s
active safety, which could lead you to caus e
an accident. You should therefore regularly
check the pressure of all your tyres (includ -
ing the spare tyre*), particularly prior to
long trips, and correct the pressure as nec -
essary.
To test tyre pressure, use a suitable pressure
gauge. The outer appearance of a tyre does
not permit any reliable conclusion about the
tyre pressure. Operation
* optional
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Where will I find...?
172 Where will I find...?
Warning triangle
The warning triangle is secured on the insid e
of the boot lid. 1
Warning triangle
2 Catc h
Removing the warning triangl eX
Turn catch 2in the direction of the arrow.
X Remove warning triangle 1. Setting up the warning triangle 1
Retainer
2 Side reflectors
3 Fee t
X Fold feet 3down and out to the side.
X Pull side reflectors 2upwards to form a
triangle and lock them at the top using
retainer 1. Vehicle tool kit, TIREFIT kit, jack and
collapsible wheel *(spare wheel)
The vehicle tool kit, TIREFIT kit, etc. are loca-
ted in the stowage well underneath the boot
floor .
i When using the jack, you should also
observe the safety notes in the "Flat tyre"
section (Y page 218).
Vehicles with a TIREFIT kit Vehicle tool kit
1
TIREFIT kit
2 Jack
3 Towing eye
4 Centring pin
5 Wheel wrench Practical advice
* optional
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X Make sure that the key is in position 1or
2 in the ignition lock .
X Set the windscreen wipers to position II
( Y page 78) on the combination switch.
X When the wiper arms have reached a ver-
tical position, turn the key to position 0and
remove it from the ignition lock. 1
To release
2 To fold out
X Press on both release clips in the direction
of arrow 1.
X Fold the wiper blade away from the wipe r
arm in the direction of arrow 2. Fitting
X Place the new wiper blade onto the wiper
arm.
X Swing the wiper blade back onto the wipe r
arm until it engages.
X Turn the wiper blade parallel to the wiper
arm.
X Fold the wiper arm back onto the wind-
screen. Flat tyre
Your vehicle may be equipped with:
R a TIREFIT kit (Y page 172)
R a collapsible emergency spare
wheel* (Y page 173)
R the MOExtended run-flat system* Preparing the vehicle
i Vehicle preparation is not necessary on
vehicles with MOE tyres*.
X Stop your vehicle as far away from traffi c
as possible on solid, non-slippery, level
ground.
X Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
X Apply the handbrake.
Vehicles with manual transmissio n X
Shift to either first or reverse gear .
Vehicles with automatic transmission* X
Move the selector lever to P. Practical advice
* optional
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2 Spare wheel*
Depending on the country, the engine and the wheels fitted, your vehicle may be equipped with TIREFIT or a collapsible emergency spare
wheel*.
i Vehicles with MOExtended tyres (tyres with run-flat characteristics) are not equipped with the TIREFIT kit by the factory. All models, except SLK 55 AMG Performance Package
Collapsible emergency
spare wheel* 41 Tyres 145 / 70 - 17 92P
Tyre pressure 3.5 bar
Wheels 4.5B x 17 H2 ET 12
41
Use of snow chains not permitted. Technical data
* optional
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