Mercedes-Benz 2003 C 240 4MATIC - Manual (Page 277)

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Practical hints
Where will I find ...?
3 Arrow
4 Minispare wheel
5 Luggage bowl
̈ Remove luggage bowl 5.
̈ Remove Minispare wheel 4.
Storing the Minispare wheel
̈ Place Minispare wheel 4 in wheel well.
̈ Place luggage bowl 5 in Minispare
wheel.
̈ Place storage well casing 2 and turn
the retaining screw 1 clockwise as far
as it will go to secure the Minispare
wheel.
In the case of a flat tire, you may tempo-
rarily use the Minispare wheel when ob-
serving the following restrictions:
ț Do not exceed a vehicle speed of
50 mph (80 km/h).
ț Drive to the nearest tire repair facility
to have the flat tire repaired or re-
placed as appropriate.
ț Do not operate vehicle with more than
one Minispare wheel mounted.
More information can be found in the
“Technical data” section (
୴ page 317).
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The arrow 3 on luggage bowl 5 must
point in the direction of travel, other-
wise you cannot place the storage well
casing on top and secure the Minispare
wheel with the retaining screw.
Warning!
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The dimensions of the Minispare wheel are
different from those of the road wheels. As
a result, the vehicle handling characteristics
change when driving with a Minispare wheel
mounted.
The spare wheel should only be used tempo-
rarily, and replaced with a regular road
wheel as quick as possible.
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