Mercedes-Benz 2003 SLK 230 Kompressor Operator's Manual page 241

Remove the wheel.
Take the spare tire out of the trunk.
Mounting the new wheel
Wheel bolts
1 Wheel bolt for
wheel rim size 7Jx16 H2 and 8Jx16 H2
1
AMG wheel rim size 7 Jx17 H2 and
2
1
8 Jx17 H2
2
1
spare wheel rim size 4
2
2 Wheel bolt for
1
spare wheel rim size 4
2
(located with electric air pump)
!
Wheel bolts 2 must be used when
mounting spare wheel rim size
1
4 Bx15 H2.
2
The use of any wheel bolts other than
wheel bolts 2 for spare wheel rim size
1
4 Bx15 H2 can cause physical dam-
2
age to the vehicle.
Warning!
Be sure to use original length wheel bolts
when remounting the original wheel after it
has been repaired.
Clean contact surfaces of wheel and
wheel hub.
Guide the spare wheel onto the align-
ment bolt and push it on.
Bx16 H2
Insert wheel bolts and tighten them
slightly.
Bx15 H2
Warning!
Inflate spare wheel with collapsible tire only
after the wheel is properly mounted.
Inflate the spare tire using the electric
air pump ( page 243).
!
To avoid paint damage, place wheel flat
G
against hub and hold it there while in-
stalling first wheel bolt.
Practical hints
Flat tire
G
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