Preparing The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz B-Class 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 j.
X
Switch off the engine.
X
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove the
X
SmartKey from the ignition lock.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO start-function
X
or KEYLESS-GO: open the driver's door.
The vehicle electronics are now in position
u. This is the same as "key removed".
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO start-function
X
or KEYLESS-GO: remove the Start/Stop but-
ton from the ignition lock (
Make sure that the engine cannot be started
X
via your smartphone (
Y
If included in the vehicle equipment, remove
X
the tire-change tool kit from the vehicle.
Safeguard the vehicle against rolling away
X
( page 129).
Y
i
Apart from certain country-specific varia-
tions, the vehicles are not equipped with a
tire-change tool kit. Some tools for changing a
wheel are specific to the vehicle. For more
information on which tools are required to
perform a wheel change on your vehicle, con-
sult a qualified specialist workshop.
Necessary tire-changing tools can include, for
example:
Jack
R
Wheel chock
R
Lug wrench
R
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
(
Y
The folding wheel chock is an additional safety
measure to prevent the vehicle from rolling
page 114).
Y away, for example when changing a wheel.
X
page 76).
X
X
X
Raising the vehicle
G
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
Changing a wheel
page 252).
Fold both plates up :.
Fold out lower plate ;.
Guide the lugs on the lower plate fully into the
openings in base plate =.
Place chocks or other suitable items under
the front and rear of the wheel that is diago-
nally opposite the wheel you wish to change.
WARNING
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