Changing W Heels - Mercedes-Benz 300 TD 123 T 1983 Owner's Manual

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W heels
Tires

Changing W heels

1.
D e pre ss pa rkin g bra ke pedal.
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2. M ove s e le c to r le v e rto p o s itio n " P " .
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3. S afeguard veh icle ag ainst rolling
o ff by using c h o c k s o r sim ilar.
Place c h o c k s u n d e r b o th o p p o s ite
w h ee ls (on do w n hill side), on a
level road on b o th sid e s o f the
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o p p o s ite fro n t w h ee l w hen c h a n g ­
ing a rear w heel.
4.
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 heel bo lts.
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Changing W heels
Clean ja ck s u p p o rtin g tu b e , if
necessary. (Jack tu b e s are be hind
the fro n t w heel h o u s in g s and in
fro n t o f th e rear w h ee l housing.)
In se rt ja c k arm fu lly in to tu b e hole
up to th e s to p . P o s itio n th e ja c k so
th a t it w ill always be ve rtica l as
seen fro m the side, even on
in clin es. Jack up the veh icle until
th e w h ee l is cle ar o ff th e gro u n d .
Then ba ck o u t th e w h ee l bo lts.
P ro te c t b o lt th re a d s fro m d irt and
sand. R em ove the w heel.
N ote:
It m u s t be e n s u re d th a t lig h t alloy
rim s are n o t d ro p p e d on th e ir
o u ts id e fa ce sin ce th is m ay da m ­
age th e p la s tic c e n te r hub cove r.
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. A d ju s t th e ja c k to allow the w h ee l
to be slip p e d on w ith o u t being
lifted.
9. Slip on w heel and p re s s against
w heel m o u n tin g flange. Turn in
w heel b o lts.

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