Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual page 84

U n de rinfla te d tire s due to a s lo w leak
(e.g. due to a nail in th e tire ) may
cause dam age s uch as tread s ep ara­
tion , bu lg ing , etc. R egular tire p re s ­
sure c h e c k s (in clu d in g th e spare tire)
at in te rvals o f no m ore than 14 days
are th e re fo re esse ntia l. Keep in m ind
th a t w arm tire s have a h ig h e r p re s ­
sure than c o ld tire s . (See tire p re s ­
sure c h a rt on fu e l fille r d o o r and the
last page.) If a tire c o n s ta n tly loses
air, it s ho uld be in s p e cte d fo r da m ­
age.
Use only ge nu ine M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
w heel b o lts (id e n tifie d by M erce de s
star).
T h o ro u g h ly clean th e in ne r side o f the
w h ee ls any tim e you ro ta te th e w h ee ls
o r w ash veh icle un de rside .
D e nted o r b e n t rim s cause tire p re s ­
sure loss and dam age to th e tire
beads. F or th is reason, c h e c k rim s fo r
dam age at reg ular intervals.
The rim fla n g e s m ust be c h e c k e d fo r
w e ar b e fo re a tire is m ou n te d .
Rem ove b u rrs, if th e re are any.
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Changing W heels
1. M ove v e h icle a safe d is ta n c e o ff
th e roadw ay.
2. S et p a rkin g brake and tu rn on
hazard w a rn in g flash er.
3. M ove s e le c to r le ver to
p o s itio n " P " .
4. P reve nt v e h ic le fro m ro llin g away
by b lo c k in g w h e e ls w ith w heel
c h o c k s o r sizeable w o o d b lo c k o r
s to n e (n o t s u p p lie d w ith v e h ic le ):
W hen ch a n g in g a w h ee l on a hill,
place c h o c k s on th e d o w n h ill side
of each w h e e l o f th e o th e r axle; on
a level road, place one c h o c k in
fro n t o f and one b e hind th e w h ee l
th a t is diag ona lly o p p o s ite to the
w h ee l be in g cha ng ed .
5. U sing the c o m b in a tio n w re nch ,
lo ose n b u t do n o t y e t rem ove the
w h ee l b o lts.
6. Rem ove p ro te c tiv e cap fro m the
ja c k s u p p o rt tu b e . (The tu b e
o p e n in g s are lo ca te d d ire c tly
be hind th e fro n t w h ee l h o u sin g s
and in fro n t o f th e rear w heel
ho usings.)
7. In se rt ja c k arm fu lly in to the tu b e
hole up to th e stop .
8. P o sitio n th e ja c k so th a t it will
always be v e rtica l (p lu m b -lin e ) as
seen fro m the side (see arrow ),
even on in clin es. J a c k up the veh i­
cle until the w heel is cle ar o ff the
g ro u n d .
W arning!
The jac k is designed exclu ­
sively for jacking up th e vehi­
cle a t the jack tubes built into
eith er side of th e vehicle. Use
the jac k only to lift th e vehicle
during a w heel change. Never
g et b en eath th e vehicle while
it is su pported only by the
jack. Keep hands and fe e t
aw ay from th e area under the