Lowering The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz Citan 2015 Operating Instructions Manual

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WARNING
If you tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is raised, the jack could tip
over. There is a risk of injury.
Only tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is on the ground.
Always observe the instructions and safety
notes on "Changing a wheel" (
Only use wheel bolts that have been designed
for the wheel and the vehicle. For safety rea-
sons, Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
only use wheel bolts which have been approved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and the respective
wheel.
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Clean the wheel and wheel hub contact sur-
faces.
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Slide the new wheel onto the wheel hub and
push it on.
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Tighten the wheel bolts until they are finger-
tight.

Lowering the vehicle

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WARNING
The wheels could work loose if the wheel nuts
and bolts are not tightened to the specified
tightening torque. There is a risk of accident.
Have the tightening torque immediately
checked at a qualified specialist workshop
after a wheel is changed.
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page 192).
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Wheel and tyre combinations
General notes
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Wheel and tyre combinations
Turn the jack crank handle until the vehicle is
once again standing firmly on the ground.
Place the jack to one side.
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a crosswise
pattern in the sequence indicated (: to A).
The tightening torque must be 110 Nm.
Turn the jack back to its out-of-use position.
Stow the jack and the rest of the tyre-change
tool kit in the stowage compartment in the
load compartment again.
Wheel with hub cap: position the hub cap so
that the opening for the tyre valve is over the
tyre valve.
Push the edge of the hub cap onto the wheel
rim with both hands until it engages into
place. Make sure the hub cap retaining
catches engage on the steel wheel.
Secure the faulty wheel in the spare wheel
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bracket ( page 198).
Check the tyre pressure of the newly fitted
wheel and adjust it if necessary.
Observe the recommended tyre pressure
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( page 190).
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you only use tyres, wheels and
accessories which have been specially
approved by Mercedes-Benz for your vehicle.
These tyres have been specially adapted for
use with the driving safety systems, such as
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ABS or ESP .
Only use tyres, wheels or accessories tested
and approved by Mercedes-Benz. Certain
characteristics, e.g. handling, vehicle noise
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