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Mounting a wheel
Preparing the vehicle
Stop the vehicle on solid, non-slippery and
X
level ground.
Unload the vehicle. The jack can only be
X
used when the vehicle is unladen.
Apply the electric parking brake manually.
X
Bring the front wheels into the straight-
X
ahead position.
Shift the transmission to position P.
X
Switch off the engine.
X
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove
X
the SmartKey from the ignition lock.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: open the
X
driver's door.
The on-board electronics now have status
0. This is the same as the SmartKey having
been removed.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the
X
Start/Stop button from the ignition lock
(
page 120).
Y
If included in the vehicle equipment,
X
remove the tire-change tool kit from the
vehicle.
Safeguard the vehicle against rolling away.
X
Securing the vehicle to prevent it from
rolling away
If your vehicle is equipped with a wheel chock,
it can be found in the tire-change tool kit
(
page 228).
Y
Changing a wheel
The folding wheel chock is an additional
securing measure to prevent the vehicle from
rolling away, for example when changing a
wheel.
Fold both plates upwards :.
X
Fold out lower plate ;.
X
Guide the lugs on the lower plate fully into
X
the openings in base plate =.
Securing the vehicle on level ground
On level ground: place chocks or other
X
suitable items under the front and rear of
the wheel that is diagonally opposite the
wheel you wish to change.
Securing the vehicle on slight downhill gradients
On light downhill gradients: place
X
chocks or other suitable items in front of
the wheels of the front and rear axle.
Raising the vehicle
G
WARNING
If you do not position the jack correctly at the
appropriate jacking point of the vehicle, the
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Z
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