Changing Wheels - Mercedes-Benz 450 SL 1980 Owner's Manual

Changing Wheels

1. Depress parking brake pedal.
2. Move selector lever to position
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3. Safeguard vehicle against rolling
off by using chocks or similar.
Place chocks under both oppo­
site wheels (on dow nhill side),
on a level road on both sides of
the opposite front wheel when
changing a rear wheel.
4. Using the com bination wrench,
loosen but do not yet remove the
wheel bolts.
5. Clean jack supporting tube, if
necessary. (Jack tubes are
behind the fron t wheel housings
and in front of the rear wheel
housings.)
6. Insert jack arm into the tube hole
up to the stop. Position the jack
so that it w ill always be vertical
Wheels Tires Changing Wheels
as seen from the side, even on
inclines. Jack up the vehicle until
the wheel is clear of the ground.
7. Then back out the wheel bolts.
Protect bolt threads from dirt
and sand. Remove the wheel.
8. Adjust the jack to allow the
wheel to be slipped on w ithout
being lifted.
9. Slip on wheel and press against
wheel m ounting flange. Turn in
wheel bolts.
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