Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2018 Operating Instructions Manual page 338

336 Wheels and tyres
The jack is maintenance-free. If there is a
malfunction, please contact a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop.
Vehicles with rear wheel drive
The tyre-change tool kit is located in the stowage
compartment 1 above the step of the co-driv‐
er's door and in the stowage compartment in the
footwell on the co-driver side.
Vehicles with front wheel drive
The tyre-change tool kit
driver's seat.
Preparing the vehicle for a wheel change
Requirements:
The tyre-change tool kit is available.
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The vehicle is not on a slope.
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The vehicle is on solid, non-slippery and level
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ground.
apply the parking brake.
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Move the front wheels to the straight-ahead
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position.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
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engage first or reverse gear k.
1 is located behind the
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
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shift the transmission to position j.
Switch off the engine.
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Make sure that the engine cannot be started.
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Take the vehicle tool kit from the footwell on
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the co-driver side (
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Vehicles with rear wheel drive
Take the jack and the tyre-change tool kit out
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of the stowage compartment (
If necessary, remove the hub cab.
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Assemble the wheel wrench extension using
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the middle rod and the rod with the largest
diameter from the three-piece jack pump
lever.
Starting with the middle rod, slide the wheel
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wrench extension as far as it will go onto the
wheel wrench.
Using the wheel wrench, loosen the wheel
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nuts or bolts on the wheel you wish to change
by about one full turn. Do not unscrew the
wheel nuts or bolts completely.
Raise the vehicle (
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Vehicles with front wheel drive
Take the jack and the tyre-change tool kit
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from behind the driver's seat (
If necessary, remove the hub cab.
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Using the wheel wrench, loosen the wheel
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nuts/bolts on the wheel you wish to change
by about one full turn. Do not unscrew the
wheel bolts/nuts completely.
Raise the vehicle (
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