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Place the jack beneath the jack support
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point.
Vehicles with all-wheel drive: turn jack
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spindle
2
counter-clockwise as far as it will
go.
Raise the vehicle until the tire is raised a max‐
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imum of 1.2 in (3 cm) off the ground.
Loosen and remove the wheel (
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Removing a wheel
Requirements:
The vehicle is raised (
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R
When changing a wheel, avoid applying any
force to the brake discs since this could
impair the level of comfort when braking.
* NOTE Damage to threading from dirt on
wheel bolts
Do not place wheel bolts in sand or on a
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dirty surface.
Unscrew the wheel bolts or nuts with the
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wheel nut wrench.
On front wheels with wheel nuts, remove the
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wheel nut cover.
Remove the wheel.
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Installing a new wheel
Requirements:
The wheel is removed (
→
R
& WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut threads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt threads can cause the wheel bolts/wheel
nuts to come loose.
As a result, you could lose a wheel while driv‐
ing.
Never oil or grease the threads.
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In the event of damage to the threads,
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contact a qualified specialist workshop
immediately.
Have the damaged wheel bolts or dam‐
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aged hub threads replaced.
Do not continue driving.
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& WARNING Risk of injury from tightening
page 225).
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page 223).
When you install the steel spare wheel, it is
essential you use short wheel bolts for a steel
wheel. Using other wheel bolts when installing
the steel spare wheel may lead to damage to the
brake system.
page 225).
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Wheels centered using the wheel bolts:
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Wheels and tires 225
wheel bolts and nuts
If you tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is raised, the jack could tip.
Only tighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
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when the vehicle is on the ground.
Observe the information on the choice of
tires (
page 220).
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For safety reasons, only use wheel bolts or
wheel nuts which have been approved by
Mercedes-Benz and for the wheel in question.
Wheel bolt for alloy wheels
Wheel bolt for steel wheel
Clean the wheel and wheel hub contact surfa‐
ces.
Vehicles with Super Single tires: first
install the adapter for the narrow spare wheel
on the wheel hub.
Slide the new wheel which is to be installed
onto the wheel hub or the adapter for the
spare wheel and push it on.
Slide the new wheel which is to be installed
onto the wheel hub and push it on.
Vehicles with alloy wheels: use the short
wheel bolts for the steel spare wheel from the
vehicle tool kit.
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