2009 Mercedes R-Class Owner's Manual - Page 368

Practical hints Flat tire X Remove the SmartKey from the starter switch. Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: Open the driver's door (this puts the starter switch in position 0, same as with the SmartKey removed from the starter switch). The driver's door can then be closed again. Open doors only when conditions are safe to do so. Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: Remove the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button from the starter switch. Have any passenger exit the vehicle at a safe distance from the roadway. Open doors only when conditions are safe to do so. switched off automatically to help preserve engine starting power. Lifting the vehicle G Warning! When jacking up the vehicle, only use the jack which has been specifically approved by Mercedes-Benz for your vehicle. The jack is designed exclusively for jacking up the vehicle at the jack take-up brackets built into both sides of the vehicle. Make sure the jack arm is fully seated in the jack take-up bracket. The jack must always be vertical when in use, especially on inclines or declines. The jack is intended only for lifting the vehicle briefly for wheel changes. It is not suited for performing maintenance work under the vehicle. To help avoid personal injury, use the jack only to lift the vehicle during a wheel change. Never get beneath the vehicle while it is supported by the jack. Keep hands and feet away from the area under the lifted vehicle. Always lower the vehicle onto sufficient capacity jackstands before working under the vehicle. Always firmly set the parking brake and block the wheels with wheel chocks or other sizeable objects before raising the or X Mounting the spare wheel Introduction X X Prepare the vehicle as described (Y page 365). Take the following out of the vehicle: Rspare wheel Rjack Rwheel X X wrench wheel chock bolt Rcollapsible Ralignment Relectric air pump i You can use the power outlet in the second-row footwell to operate the electric air pump even when the ignition is switched off, e.g. in order to inflate the collapsible tire. An emergency shut-off feature is designed to prevent the vehicle's on-board voltage from dropping below a minimum level. If the on-board voltage drops to this minimum level, the power outlets are For information on where to find the respective items, see "Where will I find ...?" (Y page 300) and (Y page 303). 366