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Raise the vehicle by pumping until the tyre is
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no more than 3 cm o the ground.
Loosen and remove the wheel (
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emoving a wheel
ving a wheel
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ements:
The vehicle is raised (
page 398).
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When changing a wheel, avoid applying any force
to the brake discs, since this could impair the
level of comfort when braking.
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NOTE TE Damage to threading from dirt on
wheel bolts
Do not place wheel bolts in sand or on a
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dirty surface.
Unscrew the wheel bolts.
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Remove the wheel.
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Fit the new wheel (
page 401).
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F F itting a ne
itting a new wheel
w wheel
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ements:
page 401).
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The wheel is removed (
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& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled or greased wheel bolts can cause the
wheel bolts to come loose, as too can dam-
aged wheel bolts or wheel hub threads.
Never oil or grease the threads.
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In the event of damage to the threads,
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contact a quali ed specialist workshop
immediately.
Have the damaged wheel bolts or dam-
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aged hub threads replaced.
Do not continue driving.
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Observe the information on the choice of tyres
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(
page 393).
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For tyres with a speci ed direction of rotation, an
arrow on the side wall of the tyre indicates the
correct direction of rotation. Observe the direc-
tion of rotation when tting.
Place the wheel to be tted on the wheel hub
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page 401).
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and push it on.
& W W ARNING
If you tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is raised, the jack could tip.
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For safety reasons, only use wheel bolts which
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have been approved by Mercedes-Benz and
for the wheel in question.
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a diagonal
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pattern in the order indicated until they are
Lower the vehicle (
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Lower ering t
Low
R R eq equir uirements:
The new wheel has been tted (
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Wheels and tyres 401
ARNING Risk of injury from tightening
wheel bolts and nuts
Only tighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is on the ground.
nger-tight.
page 401).
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a wheel change
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page 401).
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