Mercedes-Benz A Series 2015 Owner's Manual page 375

Wheel and tyre combinations
372
Clean the wheel and wheel hub contact
X
surfaces.
Place the new wheel on the wheel hub and
X
push it on.
Tighten the wheel bolts until they are fin-
X
ger-tight.
Lowering the vehicle
G WARNING
The wheels could work loose if the wheel nuts
and bolts are not tightened to the specified
tightening torque. There is a risk of accident.
Have the tightening torque immediately
checked at a qualified specialist workshop
after a wheel is changed.
Place the ratchet ring spanner onto the
X
hexagon nut of the jack so that the letters
AB are visible.
Turn the ratchet ring spanner until the vehi-
X
cle is once again standing firmly on the
ground.
Place the jack to one side.
X
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a cross-
X
wise pattern in the sequence indicated (:
to A). The specified tightening torque is
130 Nm.
Turn the jack back to its initial position.
X
Stow the jack and the rest of the vehicle
X
tools in the vehicle again.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles and vehicles
X
with AMG equipment: insert the cover
into the outer sill.
Check the air pressure of the newly fitted
X
wheel and adjust accordingly.
Observe the recommended tyre pressure
( page 362).
Y
If you are driving with the emergency spare
wheel fitted, the tyre pressure loss warning
system or the tyre pressure monitor cannot
function reliably. Only restart the tyre pres-
sure loss warning system or tyre pressure
monitor when the defective wheel has been
replaced with a new wheel.
Vehicles with a tyre pressure monitor: all
fitted wheels must be equipped with func-
tioning sensors.
Wheel and tyre combinations
General notes
! For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommends that you only use tyres and
wheels which have been approved by
Mercedes-Benz specifically for your vehi-
cle.
These are specially adapted to the control
systems, such as ABS or ESP
marked as follows:
MO = Mercedes-Benz Original
R
MOE = Mercedes-Benz Original Extended
R
(tyres featuring run-flat characteristics)
MO1 = Mercedes-Benz Original (only cer-
R
tain AMG tyres)
Mercedes-Benz Original Extended tyres
may only be used on wheels that have been
specifically approved by Mercedes-Benz.
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and are