w124 space saver

[louisoliver]

I'm having my w124 e280 saloon converted to lpg next week and have decided to ditch the spare to fit the tank. I was thinking of trying to get a space saver spare that I could stand upright and strap to the rear wall of the boot. Would the difference in dia of such a tyre compared to the ones fitted on the car cause damage if i ever had to use it?

 

[roadhog]

I'm not sure the rear axle would like the different diameter wheels.
Why don't you get a plug in compressor and some tyre foam, should get you home in most cases. Failing that, call the AA, RAC etc.

 

[ben12345]

There are such things as collapsable space savers, that when inflated are the same diameter as the original tyres. I'm not sure if any newer Mercedes had them.
A normal spacesaver should be ok though, so long as the diameter isn't too much different and its kept off the driven axle.

Cheers