Driving And Parking - Mercedes-Benz 2016 Metris Operator's Manual

Changing wheels
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Mounting a wheel
Vehicle preparation
Stop the vehicle as far away as possible from
X
traffic and on a level, firm and non-slip sur-
face.
If your vehicle poses a risk to approaching
X
traffic, switch on the hazard warning lamps.
Apply the parking brake.
X
Turn the front wheels to the straight-ahead
X
position.
Shift the transmission to position P.
X
Switch off the engine.
X
Passengers should leave the vehicle. Make
X
sure that the passengers are not endangered
as they do so.
Make sure that no one is near the danger area
X
while the wheel is being changed. Anyone
who is not directly assisting in the wheel
change should, for example, stand behind the
barrier.
Place the warning triangle or warning lamp at
X
a suitable distance.
Observe the legal requirements on the cor-
rect use of the warning triangle or warning
lamp for the country in which you are cur-
rently driving
Secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling
X
away.
Observe the safety notes on parking under

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On level terrain: place chocks or other suit-
X
able objects under the front and rear of the
wheel that is diagonally opposite the wheel to
be changed.
On slight inclines: place chocks or other
X
suitable objects under the wheels on the front
and rear axles opposite the wheel to be
changed.
If included in the vehicle equipment, take the
X
tire-changing tool kit out of the vehicle tool kit
( page 261).
Y
Apart from some country-specific variants,
vehicles are not equipped with tire-changing
tools. Some tools for changing a wheel are
specific to the vehicle. Consult a qualified
specialist workshop for more information on
which tools are required to perform a wheel
change on your vehicle.
If included in the vehicle equipment, remove
X
the spare wheel from the spare wheel bracket
X
X
Raising the vehicle
page 133)
Y
!
Observe the following when raising the vehicle:
R
( page 293). Observe the safety notes listed
Y
under "Spare wheel" ( page 292).
Y
Carefully remove the hub caps.
Loosen the wheel bolts on the wheel to be
changed in a counter-clockwise direction by
about one turn using lug wrench :. Do not
remove the wheel bolts.
G
WARNING
If you do not position the jack correctly at the
appropriate jacking point of the vehicle, the
jack could tip over with the vehicle raised.
There is a risk of injury.
Only position the jack at the appropriate jack-
ing point of the vehicle. The base of the jack
must be positioned vertically, directly under
the jacking point of the vehicle.
G
WARNING
On uphill and downhill slopes, the jack could
tip over with the vehicle raised. There is a risk
of injury.
Do not change wheels on uphill or downhill
gradients. Notify a qualified specialist work-
shop.
Only position the jack on the jacking points
intended for this purpose. You could other-
wise damage the vehicle.
To raise the vehicle, only use the vehicle-spe-
cific jack that has been tested and approved
by Mercedes-Benz. If the jack is used incor-