Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Operator's Manual page 368

366 Wheels and tires
Screw centering pin 1 into the thread
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instead of the wheel bolt.
Unscrew the remaining wheel bolts com-
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pletely.
Remove the wheel.
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Install the new wheel ( page 366).
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Installing a new wheel
Requirements
The wheel to be changed is removed and the
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centering pin is screwed in ( page 365).
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& WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut threads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt threads can cause the wheel bolts/wheel
nuts to come loose.
Never oil or grease the threads.
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In the event of damage to the threads,
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contact a qualified 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 tires
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( page 358).
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For tires with a specified direction of rotation, an
arrow on the side wall of the tire indicates the cor-
rect direction of rotation. Observe the direction of
rotation when installing the tire.
Vehicles with AMG ceramic high-performance
composite braking system:
* NOTE Damage to the ceramic brake disc
when changing a wheel
Mercedes-AMG vehicles with ceramic brake
discs: during removal and repositioning of the
wheel, the wheel rim can strike the ceramic-
brake disc and damage it.
Take particular care.
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Ask another person for assistance or use
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a second alignment bolt.
* NOTE Damage to the wheels' plastic ele-
ments when changing a wheel
Plastic elements on wheels may be damaged
when removing and repositioning the wheel.
Do not raise the wheels by the plastic
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elements when removing and reposition-
ing.
Slide the wheel to be installed onto the center-
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ing pin and push it on.