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The Full-Size Spare Tire is located in
the load compartment beneath the
floor covering. It is secured in the re‐
cess with a wing nut.
Storing the replaced wheel in
the load compartment
The Full-Size Spare Tire well is not
designed for all permitted tire sizes. If
a wheel wider than the spare must be
stowed in the Full-Size Spare Tire
well, the thread bolt for mounting the
wheel must be replaced by a longer
one.
■ Remove temporary Full-Size Spare
Tire after turning the wing nut coun‐
terclockwise.
■ Remove tool box and wheel nut
wrench bag from Full-Size Spare
Tire well.
■ Move the bolt sideways out of the
adapter on the floor.
■ Insert the longer thread bolt from
the tool box into the adapter on the
floor. 3 206
■ Put the wheel nut wrench bag and
tool box back in the Full-Size Spare
Tire well.
■ Store the wheel with the outside up‐
turned and secure by turning the
wing nut clockwise.
The floor cover can be placed on the
projecting wheel.
To fit the Full-Size Spare Tire in the
well after renewing the defective
wheel use the short thread bolt again.
9 Warning
Storing a jack, a tire or other equip‐
ment in the trunk could cause in‐
jury if they are not fixed. In a sud‐
den stop or a collision, loose
equipment could strike someone.
Always store wheel, jack and tools
in the original storage location and
secure them with a fixing device.
Always place the flat tire in the
spare wheel well and secure it by
turning the wing nut clockwise.
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