Changing Wheels - Mercedes-Benz 300 TD-TURBO DIESEL 1982 Owner's Manual

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Changing Wheels

1. Depress parking brake pedal.
2. Move selector leverto position " P" .
3. Safeguard vehicle against rolling
off by using chocks or similar.
Place chocks under both opposite
wheels (on downhill side), on a
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level road on both sides of the
opposite front wheel when chang­
ing a rear wheel.
4. Using the combination wrench,
loosen but do not yet remove the
wheel bolts.
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Changing Wheels
5. Clean jack supporting tube, if
6. Insert jack arm into tube hole up to
7. Then back out the wheel bolts.
necessary. (Jack tubes are behind
the front wheel housings and in
front of the rear wheel housing.)
the stop. Position the jack so that
it will always be vertical as seen
from the side, even on inclines.
Jack up the vehicle until the wheel
is clear off the ground.
Protect bolt threads from dirt and
sand. Remove the wheel.
Note:
It must be ensured that light alloy
rims are not dropped on their
outside face since this may dam­
age the plastic center hub cover.
8. Adjust the jack to allow the wheel
to be slipped on without being
lifted.
9. Slip on wheel and press against
wheel mounting flange. Turn in
wheel bolts.

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