No spare no tools???
08-18-2022, 11:01 AM
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No spare no tools???
Have a 2021 GLS 63 amg. Looked in the rear compartment and found no tools no spare and no Jack. Have 22” wheels. Are they run flats? Or did someone borrow all the tools and spare?
08-18-2022, 12:38 PM
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2017 GLE350 4MATIC
There was just a thread on this in the V167 forum. Look at the sidewall of your tires for “RFT”.
08-18-2022, 02:43 PM
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If you have high-end audio system then no spare wheel for you. The subwoofer take the space for spare wheel.
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09-21-2022, 08:20 AM
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A Word of Caution
Just a word of caution folks, regarding spares. I've got a 2022 GLS 450 and had a sidewall flat on the rear last week. The tire shop of course couldn't repair this type of damage so they offered to install the spare (which was one of the small pneumatic tires). They didn't realize that the spare used separate shorter lug bolts. So, they tried to install the longer bolts from the regular wheel with their pneumatic rattle gun. Result: several stripped wheel bolts, stripped threads on the hub, and $2K in repair costs at my dealer for a new hub, bolts, and tire. The tire shop will be receiving my invoice next week...
09-22-2022, 04:50 PM
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'21 AMG53 wDPP & ARC, 19 GLC300 - Former- 10&14 ML BlueTecs, 20 GLE450 E-ABC, 15 Cayenne D, 17 Macan
Good warning.
I carry my wheel locks and the short bolts in a bag, which I open and show to the tire store, so they are aware of the different bolt lengths.
And so I don't lose them!
I carry my wheel locks and the short bolts in a bag, which I open and show to the tire store, so they are aware of the different bolt lengths.
And so I don't lose them!
