Mercedes-Benz 2008 M-Class Operator's Manual page 484

Screw-type jack (example illustration)
Scissors-type jack (example illustration)
Vehicles with screw-type jack: Turn
crank 4 clockwise until jack 3 is fully
seated in take-up bracket 2 and the
jack base evenly meets the ground.
Vehicles with scissors-type jack:
Turn ratchet 4 up and down until
jack 3 is fully seated in take-up
bracket 2 and the jack base evenly
meets the ground.
Continue to turn crank/ratchet 4
until the wheel is a maximum of 1.2 in
(3 cm) from the ground.
Practical hints
Removing the wheel
1 Alignment bolt
Unscrew upper-most wheel bolt and
remove it.
Replace this wheel bolt with alignment
bolt 1 supplied with the tool kit
( page 448).
Remove the remaining wheel bolts.
!
Do not place wheel bolts in sand or dirt. This
could result in damage to the bolts and wheel
hub threads.
Remove the wheel.
Flat tire
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