Mercedes-Benz E-Class Owner's Manual page 416

Changing a wheel
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if necessary, restart the tyre pressure loss
warning system or the tyre pressure monitor.
Direction of rotation
Tyres with a specified direction of rotation
have additional benefits, e.g. if there is a risk
of aquaplaning. You will only gain these ben-
efits if the correct direction of rotation is
observed.
An arrow on the sidewall of the tyre indicates
its correct direction of rotation.
Storing wheels
Store wheels that are not being used in a cool,
dry and preferably dark place. Protect the
tyres against oil, grease, petrol and diesel.
Cleaning the wheels
G
WARNING
The water jet of circular-jet nozzles (dirt grind-
ers) can cause damage not visible from the
outside to tyres or chassis components. Com-
ponents damaged in this way can unexpect-
edly fail. There is a risk of an accident.
Do not use high-pressure cleaners with circu-
lar-jet nozzles to clean the vehicle. Have dam-
aged tyres or chassis components replaced
immediately.
Fitting a wheel
Preparing the vehicle
X
Stop the vehicle on solid, non-slippery and
level ground.
X
Apply the parking brake.
X
Move the front wheels to the straight-
ahead position.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
depress the clutch pedal fully and engage
first or reverse gear.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the transmission to position P.
X
Vehicles with AIRMATIC: make sure that
"normal" vehicle level is selected
( Y page 224).
X
Switch off the engine.
X
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove
the key from the ignition lock.
X
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: open the
driver's door.
The on-board electronics now have status
0. This is the same as the key having been
removed.
X
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the
Start/Stop button from the ignition lock
( Y page 177).
X
If included in the vehicle equipment,
remove the tyre-change tool kit from the
vehicle ( Y page 383).
X
Secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling
away.
i Apart from some country-specific var-
iants, vehicles are not equipped with tyre-
changing tools. Some tools for changing a
wheel are specific to the vehicle. For more
information on which tools are required to
perform a wheel change on your vehicle,
consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Necessary wheel-changing tools may
include, for example:
jack
R
wheel chock
R
wheel wrench
R