Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual page 85

lifted tire. Jack stands must
be used when w orking under
th e vehicle. Always set
parking brake and block
w heels before raising vehi­
cle w ith jack.
9. Then u n scre w w h ee l b o lts c o m ­
pletely. Keep b o lt th re a d s p ro ­
te c te d fro m d irt and sand. W hile
rem o ving last b o lt, hold w heel
against hub to avoid pa in t d a m ­
age on rim.
10. Rem ove wheel.
11. S cre w the a lig n m e n t b o lt (su p ­
plied in to o l kit) in to an u p p e r
th re a d e d hole.
12. A d ju s t th e ja c k h e ig h t so th a t
the w h ee l can be slip p e d on
w ith o u t be in g lifted .
13. Install spa re w h ee l on w heel
hub. In se rt w h ee l b o lts and tig h t­
en th e m slightly. To avoid paint
dam age, place w h e e l fla t ag ainst
hub and hold it th e re w hile
in sta lling firs t w h ee l bolt.
U n scre w th e a lig n m e n t stu d to
install th e last w h ee l bolt.
14. Lo w e r car, rem o ve ja c k and
place cap in to th e ja ck s u p p o rt
tube.
15. T igh te n th e five b o lts evenly,
alw ays s k ip p in g one, u n til all
b o lts are tig h t. O b se rve a tig h t­
ening to rq u e o f 110 Nm
(80 Ib-ft).
16. C o rre c t tire pre ssu re .
Im p ortan t!
R e tig h te n w h ee l m o u n tin g b o lts a fte r
ap pro x. 800 km (500 m iles). O b se rve
a tig h te n in g to rq u e o f 110 Nm
(80 Ib-ft).
Tire Inflation Pressure
A tab le (see fuel fille r fla p o r last
page) lis ts th e tire in fla tio n p re s s u re s
s p e c ifie d fo r su m m e r and w in te r tire s
as w e ll as fo r th e varying o p e ra tin g
c o n d itio n s .
Im p ortan t!
Tire p re ssu re d iffe rs by ap p ro x.
0.1 bar (1.5 psi) p e r 10 °C (18 °F ) of
air te m p e ra tu re cha ng e. K eep th is in
m ind w h en c h e c k in g tire p re ssu re
in side a garage - e sp e cia lly in th e w in ­
ter.
E xam ple:
If ga rag e te m p e ra tu re =
a p p ro x .+ 20 °C ( + 68 °F ) and,
a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re =
a p p ro x. 0 ° C ( + 32 ° F) the n the
a d ju s te d air p re ssu re = s p e cifie d air
p re s s u re + 0.2 ba r ( + 3 psi).
Tire p re s s u re s liste d fo r lig h t loads
are m in im um values o ffe rin g high d riv­
ing c o m fo rt. Increa sed in flatio n p re s ­
s u re s fo r heavy loads p ro d u ce fa v o r­
able ha nd lin g c h a ra c te ris tic s w ith
lig h te r lo ad s and are p e rfe c tly p e rm is ­
sible. The ride o f th e vehicle, h o w ­
ever, w ill b e co m e so m e w h a t harder.
Tire te m p e ra tu re and p re ssure
in crea se w ith th e veh icle speed. Tire
p re s s u re sh o u ld th e re fo re only be
c o rre c te d on c o ld tire s. C o rre c t tire
p re s s u re in w arm tire s only if p re s ­
sure has d ro p p e d b e lo w the p re ssure
liste d in the tab le and the re sp e ctive
o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s are take n into
co n s id e ra tio n .
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