Does the E class have a full sized spare tire?
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Does the E class have a full sized spare tire?
The E320 has been passed along to a relative who doesn't pay that close attention to the car. So in a way, I still keep track of the car from long distance.
Question: Does the car have a full sized spare or a compact spare?
Question: If it has a compact spare, is there room to put a full sized wheel/tire in the bottom of the trunk?
These 2 questions are asked because some recommend keeping the tire no more than 6 years. I think you can probably stretch it to 7-8 but not forever.
Question: Does the car have a full sized spare or a compact spare?
Question: If it has a compact spare, is there room to put a full sized wheel/tire in the bottom of the trunk?
These 2 questions are asked because some recommend keeping the tire no more than 6 years. I think you can probably stretch it to 7-8 but not forever.
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Compact spare.
Bear in mind that if you have to jack up the car youself to change a flat, you don't have to jack the car as high up from the deflated position to get the compact spare on as you would to put on a full sized spare. The car's jack is no match in time and speed when compared to a road service vehicle's jack.
Bear in mind that if you have to jack up the car youself to change a flat, you don't have to jack the car as high up from the deflated position to get the compact spare on as you would to put on a full sized spare. The car's jack is no match in time and speed when compared to a road service vehicle's jack.
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This would cause differential problems, not to mention problems with EPC, etc.
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The E320 has been passed along to a relative who doesn't pay that close attention to the car. So in a way, I still keep track of the car from long distance.
Question: Does the car have a full sized spare or a compact spare?
Question: If it has a compact spare, is there room to put a full sized wheel/tire in the bottom of the trunk?
These 2 questions are asked because some recommend keeping the tire no more than 6 years. I think you can probably stretch it to 7-8 but not forever.
Question: Does the car have a full sized spare or a compact spare?
Question: If it has a compact spare, is there room to put a full sized wheel/tire in the bottom of the trunk?
These 2 questions are asked because some recommend keeping the tire no more than 6 years. I think you can probably stretch it to 7-8 but not forever.
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ize-spare.html
I wouldn't be as concerned about the 6 year life tire life span when it come to the compact spare as compared to a regular tire. That would be a good question to search/ask on the tire forum (how long is the compact spare life span?).
Remember that the 16 inch rim will not fit over the front disc rotors of many of the sportier variants of the E class.
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I asked about this when I purchased my E. I was told by the dealer that they didn't include a full size spare because they want you to come in and get the tire fixed right away. But this doesn't really make sense, as you would have a normal tire on their anyways, I would assume you would want a match to the other 4.
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I have a 17" full size spare (5 fat spoke wheel) in the trunk and it fits. The carpet floor rests against the tire. What I do is every time I replace tires (about every 30k miles so far), I leave the tire with the more thread for spare, so that its always a relatively "new" tire.
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I asked about this when I purchased my E. I was told by the dealer that they didn't include a full size spare because they want you to come in and get the tire fixed right away. But this doesn't really make sense, as you would have a normal tire on their anyways, I would assume you would want a match to the other 4.
