Mercedes-Benz 2001 M-Class, Operator'S Manual

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Vehicles with a lockable cargo compartment floor
X
Vehicles with a lockable cargo compart-
ment floor: remove the contents of stow-
age tray ; .
X
Turn the central retaining screw of stowage
tray ; and "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel : counter-clockwise and remove it.
X
Remove stowage well ; .
X
Remove "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel : .
On vehicles with a Bang & Olufsen sound sys-
tem, the "Minispare" emergency spare wheel
is packed in the emergency spare wheel bag.
The emergency spare wheel bag is secured to
the cargo tie down rings in the cargo com-
partment.
X
To remove the emergency spare wheel:
open the tailgate.
X
Detach fastening straps ; .
X
Unhook retaining spring hooks : and =
of fastening straps ; from the lasing eye-
lets.
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.
X
To stow the emergency spare wheel:
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 car-
rying strap at the back.
X
Hook retaining spring hooks : and = of
fastening straps ; into the lasing eyelets.
X
Tighten fastening straps ; .
Always observe the instructions and safety
notes in the "Mounting a wheel" section
(
Y
page 424).
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Emergency spare wheel
Wheels
and
tires