Lowering The Vehicle; Wheels; Tightening Torque - Mercedes-Benz 2009 S-Class Operator's Manual

Wheel bolt for light alloy rims and
1
Minispare wheel with light alloy rim
Wheel bolt for Minispare wheel with steel
2
rim (located in trunk with Minispare
wheel)
! Wheel bolts must be used when
1
mounting the Minispare wheel with light
alloy rim. The use of any wheel bolts other
than wheel bolts for the Minispare wheel
1
with light alloy rim will damage the vehicle's
brakes.
Wheel bolts must be used when
2
mounting the Minispare wheel with steel
rim. The use of any wheel bolts other than
wheel bolts for the Minispare wheel with
2
steel rim will damage the vehicle's brakes.
G Warning!
Make sure to use the original length wheel
bolts when remounting the original wheel
after it has been repaired.
X
Clean contact surfaces of wheel and wheel
hub.
! To avoid paint damage, place wheel flat
against hub and hold it there while
installing first wheel bolt.
X
Guide the spare wheel onto the alignment
bolt and push it on.
X
Insert the wheel bolts and tighten them
slightly.
Practical hints
X
Unscrew the alignment bolt.
X
Install last wheel bolt and tighten it slightly.

Lowering the vehicle

X
Lower the vehicle by turning crank
counterclockwise until the vehicle is
resting fully on its own weight.
X
Remove the jack.
Wheel bolts
1 – 5
X
Tighten the five wheel bolts evenly,
following the diagonal sequence illustrated
(1 to 5), until all bolts are tight. Observe
a tightening torque of 110 lb-ft (150 Nm).
G Warning!
Have the tightening torque checked after
changing a wheel. The wheels could come
Flat tire
Z
575