Changing W Heels - Mercedes-Benz 240 D 1979 Owner's Manual

W heels Tires

Changing W heels

C hanging 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 ".
3. Safeguard vehicle against rolling
o ff by using chocks or similar.
Place chocks under both
opposite wheels (on dow nhill
side), on a level road on both
sides o f the opposite fro n t wheel
when changing a rear wheel.
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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 fron 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
For steel rims only
J 2
vertical as seen from the side,
even on inclines. Jack up the
vehicle until the wheel is clear
of 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 down)
and press onto the hub plate.
Screw in wheel bolts b ut use
only such bolts that suit the
particular rim.