Spare wheel Vito 2015 (w447)

[Smithy860]

Hey all, I was hoping you could help me.

I’ve just bought a SWB 2015 vito but it doesn’t have any spare wheel or any of the bolts covers, fixings or tools !
It has the void under the can and the hole to access the bolt but nothing is there.
Am I being a bit old fashioned wanting a spare wheel?
Does anyone know where I could get a full kit from and tell me if they can carry a full spare rather than a space saver?
Many thanks

Wes

 

[StMarks]

It's possibly not relevant, being an older version, but on the w639 models, there is a full sized spare slung underneath on the LWB (aka std size) & XLWB versions. However on the SWB variant the spare is carried within the load compartment.

 

[BTB 500]

Hopefully someone with a W447 will reply! It's pretty reasonable to want a spare IMHO ... our C Class doesn't have one which always makes me feel a bit uneasy. Manufacturers have been dropping them for some time to save weight/space/money and improve the consumption & emissions figures

As above though it may be similar to the W639 in that the 'Short' (L1) didn't have enough space behind the back axle for an under-slung spare, so it went inside on most versions. Pretty sure the ones with factory interior panels at the back (e.g. Dualiner with 'comfort pack') didn't get a spare as there was nowhere to hang it.

The 'Long' (L2) had exactly the same wheelbase but was extended behind the axle, and the 'Extra Long' (L3) got a longer wheelbase on top of that. So both of those had under-slung spares:



The only exception was the Sport X version with Brabus wheels, which for some reason seemed to come without a spare. Not sure why as the spare was only a 16" steel one on the other versions, even ones with factory alloys.

 

[Smithy860]

Hopefully someone with a W447 will reply! It's pretty reasonable to want a spare IMHO ... our C Class doesn't have one which always makes me feel a bit uneasy. Manufacturers have been dropping them for some time to save weight/space/money and improve the consumption & emissions figures

As above though it may be similar to the W639 in that the 'Short' (L1) didn't have enough space behind the back axle for an under-slung spare, so it went inside on most versions. Pretty sure the ones with factory interior panels at the back (e.g. Dualiner with 'comfort pack') didn't get a spare as there was nowhere to hang it.

The 'Long' (L2) had exactly the same wheelbase but was extended behind the axle, and the 'Extra Long' (L3) got a longer wheelbase on top of that. So both of those had under-slung spares:

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The only exception was the Sport X version with Brabus wheels, which for some reason seemed to come without a spare. Not sure why as the spare was only a 16" steel one on the other versions, even ones with factory alloys.

Thanks for that, yes i do prefer a spare. I may need to resign myself to that foamy filling stuff