Lowering The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz 2013 C-Class W204 Sedan Owner's Manual

Fitting a wheel
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G
WARNING
If you tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is raised, the jack could tip
over. There is a risk of injury.
Only tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is on the ground.
Always pay attention to the instructions and
safety notices in "Changing a wheel"
( Y page 378).
Only use wheel bolts that have been designed
for the wheel and the vehicle. For safety rea-
sons, Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
only use wheel bolts which have been
approved for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and the
respective wheel.
Be sure to use the original-length wheel bolts
when refitting the original wheel after it has
been repaired.
X
Clean the wheel and wheel hub contact
surfaces.
X
Place the new wheel on the wheel hub and
push it on.
X
Tighten the wheel bolts until they are fin-
ger-tight.

Lowering the vehicle

G
WARNING
The wheels could work loose if the wheel nuts
and bolts are not tightened to the specified
tightening torque. There is a risk of accident.
Have the tightening torque immediately
checked at a qualified specialist workshop
after a wheel is changed.
X
Turn the crank of the jack anti-clockwise
until the vehicle is once again standing
firmly on the ground.
X
Place the jack to one side.
X
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a cross-
wise pattern in the sequence indicated
(: to A). The tightening torque must be
130 Nm.
X
Turn the jack back to its initial position and
store it together with the rest of the tyre-
change tool kit in the boot/luggage com-
partment.
X
Transport the faulty wheel in the boot/lug-
gage compartment.
or
X
Depending on the size of the wheel, you
may also be able to secure the faulty wheel
in the spare wheel well. In this case, you
will have to remove the stowage well casing
from the spare wheel well and stow it
securely in the boot/luggage compart-
ment.
X
Check the air pressure of the newly fitted
wheel and adjust accordingly.
Observe the recommended tyre pressure
( Y page 372).
i Vehicles with a tyre pressure control sys-
tem: all fitted wheels must be equipped
with functioning sensors.