Changing W Heels - Mercedes-Benz 280 SE Owner's Manual

Changing Wheels
1. Depress parking brake pedal.
2. Move selector lever to position " P".
3. Safeguard vehicle against rolling
off by using chocks or sim ilar. Pla­
ce chocks under both opposite
wheels (on dow nhill side), on a lev­
el road on both sides of the o p p o ­
site front wheel when changing a
rear wheel.
4. Using the com bination wrench,
loosen but do not yet rem ove the
wheel bolts.
5. Clean ja ck su p po rtin g tube, if nec­
essary. (Jack tubes are behind
the fro n t wheel housings and in
fro n t of the rear wheel housing.)
6 . Insert jack arm into the tube hole
up to the stop. Position the jack so
that it will always be vertical as
seen from the side, even on in cli­
nes. Jack up the vehicle until the
wheel is clear o ff the ground.
W heels Tires C hanging W heels
7. Then back out the wheel bolts.
Protect bolt threads from d irt and
sand. Remove the wheel.
8 . A d ju st the jack to allow the wheel
to be slipped on w ithout being lift­
ed.
9. Slip on wheel and press against
wheel m ounting flange. Turn in
wheel bolts.
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