Changing A Wheel; Preparing The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Operator's Manual

Mounting a wheel

Preparing the vehicle

Stop the vehicle on solid, non-slippery and
X
level ground.
Apply the electric parking brake manually.
X
Bring the front wheels into the straight-ahead
X
position.
Shift the transmission to position P.
X
Make sure that the vehicle level is set to "Nor-
X
mal" for AIRMATIC (
Body Control ABC (Coupe only) (
Switch off the engine.
X
Open the driver's door.
X
The vehicle electronics now have status 0.
This is the same as the SmartKey having been
removed.
Remove Start/Stop button from ignition lock
X
( page 136).
Y
or, if the SmartKey is inserted in the ignition
lock:
Remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
X
Make sure that the engine cannot be started
X
via your smartphone (
If included in the vehicle equipment, remove
X
the tire-change tool kit from the vehicle.
Safeguard the vehicle against rolling away.
X
Securing the vehicle to prevent it from
rolling away
If your vehicle is equipped with a wheel chock, it
can be found in the tire-change tool kit
( page 305).
Y
The folding wheel chock is an additional safety
measure to prevent the vehicle from rolling
away, for example when changing a wheel.
page 176) or Active
Y
page 174).
Y
page 138).
Y

Changing a wheel

Fold both plates upwards :.
X
Fold out lower plate ;.
X
Guide the lugs on the lower plate fully into the
X
openings in base plate =.
Securing the vehicle (example: Coupe)
Place chocks or other suitable items under
X
the front and rear of the wheel that is diago-
nally opposite the wheel you wish to change.
Raising the vehicle
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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.
!
The jack is designed exclusively for jacking
up the vehicle at the jacking points. Other-
wise, your vehicle could be damaged.
Observe the following when raising the vehi-
cle:
To raise the vehicle, only use the vehicle-spe-
R
cific jack that has been tested and approved
by Mercedes-Benz. If used incorrectly, the
jack could tip over with the vehicle raised.
The jack is designed only to raise and hold the
R
vehicle for a short time while a wheel is being
changed. It must not be used for performing
maintenance work under the vehicle.
Avoid changing the wheel on uphill and down-
R
hill slopes.
Before raising the vehicle, secure it from roll-
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ing away by applying the parking brake and
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