Mercedes-Benz 2007 SLK 280, Operator'S Manual

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Unscrew the valve insert from the valve
and allow the air to escape.
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Screw the valve insert back into the
valve.
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Screw the valve cap back on the valve.
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Pull the protective wrap provided with
the vehicle tool kit over the spare
wheel.
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Store the spare wheel and the valve
extractor in the storage compartment
underneath the trunk floor.
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Pierce the protective wrap with retain-
ing screw
3
.
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Secure the spare wheel by turning
retaining screw
3
clockwise.
For information on mounting the spare
wheel, see “Flat tire” (
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page 401).
Spare wheel bolts
1
Wheel bolt for light alloy rims
2
Wheel bolt for spare wheel with
collapsible tire (located under plastic
cover on the outside of spare wheel
rim)
i
It may take a few minutes for the collapsible
tire to deflate completely.
!
Wheel bolts
2
must be used when mount-
ing the spare wheel with collapsible tire. The use
of any wheel bolts other than wheel bolts
2
for
the spare wheel with collapsible tire will physi-
cally damage the vehicle’s brakes.
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