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Practical hints
Flat tire
Park the vehicle as far as possible
from moving traffic on a hard sur-
face.
Turn on the hazard warning flashers.
Engage the steering wheel lock in the
straight ahead position and set the
parking brake.
Move the gear selector lever to P.
Have any passenger exit the vehicle
at a safe distance from the roadway.
Spare wheel
The spare wheel rim is mounted with a
full-sized tire of the same type as on the
vehicle, and it is fully functional.
When you replace the vehicle’s tires, you
can use the spare wheel as a regular
wheel if:
it is not more than six years old
rim and tire are the same model as
the regular wheels
For more information on spare wheel,
see "Technical data" (
page 459).
Removing the spare wheel
Turn the luggage bowl counterclock-
wise (
page 422).
Remove the spare wheel.
Storing the spare wheel
Place spare wheel in wheel well and
secure it with luggage bowl.
Turn the luggage bowl clockwise to
its stop.
Preparing the vehicle
Take vehicle tool kit tray and vehicle
jack out of trunk.
Take the spare wheel out of wheel
well.
Preparing the vehicle Mounting the spare wheel
Warning! G
If the spare tire is more than six years old
or is not the same model as the regular
tires, have the spare tire replaced with a
new tire at the nearest Maybach Studio.
Never operate the vehicle with more than
one spare tire.