Wheels And Tires; Overview Of The Tire-Change Tool Kit; Changing A Wheel; Installing/Removing The Longitudinal - Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2021 Manual

Overview of the tire-change tool kit

Apart from some country-specific variants, vehi‐
cles are not equipped with a tire-change tool kit.
For more information on which tire-changing
tools are required and approved for performing a
wheel change on your vehicle, consult a qualified
specialist workshop.
Required tire-change tool kit may include, for
example:
Jack
R
Chock
R
Lug wrench
R
Alignment bolt
R
The tire-change tool kit is in a well in the stow‐
age space under the trunk floor.
1
Folding chock
2 Ratchet
3 Socket
4 Lug wrench
5 Towing eye
6
Jacking support
7 Jack
8 Alignment bolt

Changing a wheel

Be sure to also observe the notes on chang‐
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ing a wheel in the Operator's Manual of your
vehicle.

Wheels and tires

Vehicles with AMG ceramic high-perform‐
ance composite braking system:
* NOTE Damage to the ceramic brake disk
when changing a wheel
Mercedes-AMG vehicles with ceramic
brake disks: during removal and reposition‐
ing of the wheel, the wheel rim may strike
the ceramic brake disk and damage it.
Take particular care.
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Ask another person for assistance or
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use a second centering pin.
When changing the wheel, avoid exerting any
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force on the brake discs.
This can lead to impaired comfort during
braking.
Installing/removing the longitudinal mem‐
ber panel
To protect the vehicle body, the vehicle has cov‐
ers installed next to the jack support points on
the longitudinal member panels.
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