Wheels, Tires, Changing Wheels - Mercedes-Benz 300 CD 1978 Owner's Manual

W heels Tires Changing W heels
Changing W heels
1. Depress parking brake pedal.
2. W ith manual transm ission, shift
gear shift lever to 1st or reverse
gears respectively, w ith autom a­
tic transm ission, move selec­
tor lever to position "P ".
feguard vehicle against rolling
by using chocks or similar,
e chocks under both
>site wheels (on dow nhill
on a level road on both
of the opposite fro n t wheel
changing a rear wheel.
4. Insert the com bination w rench
in one o f the trim ring slots and
pry o ff the hub cap.
5. Using the com bination w rench,
loosen b ut do not yet remove
the wheel bolts.
6. Clean jack supporting tube, if
necessary. (Jack tubes are
behind the fro n t wheel housings
and in fro n t o f the rear wheel
housings.)
7. Insert jack arm into the tube
hole up to the stop. Position the
jack so that it w ill always be
Observe wheel bolts!
1 For light alloy rims only
2 For steel rims only
vertical as seen from the side,
even on inclines. Jack up the
vehicle until the wheel is clear
o f the ground.
8. Then back out the wheel bolts.
Protect bolt threads from dirt
and sand. Remove the wheel.
9. A djust the jack to allow the
wheel to be slipped on w ith o u t
being lifted.
10. Slip on wheel (valve dow n)
and press onto the hub plate.
Screw in wheel bolts b ut use
only such bolts th a t suit the
particular rim.