Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2018 Operating Instructions Manual page 342

340 Wheels and tyres
* NOTE Damage to threading from dirt on
wheel bolts
Do not place wheel bolts in sand or on a
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dirty surface.
Unscrew the wheel bolts or nuts with the
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wheel nut wrench.
On front wheels with wheel nuts, remove the
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wheel nut cover.
Remove the wheel.
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Fitting a new wheel
Requirements:
The wheel is removed (
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& WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut threads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt threads can cause the wheel bolts/wheel
nuts to come loose.
As a result, you could lose a wheel while driv‐
ing.
Never oil or grease the threads.
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In the event of damage to the threads,
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contact a qualified specialist workshop
immediately.
Have the damaged wheel bolts or dam‐
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aged hub threads replaced.
Do not continue driving.
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& WARNING Risk of injury from tightening
wheel bolts and nuts
If you tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is raised, the jack could tip.
Only tighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
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when the vehicle is on the ground.
Observe the information on the choice of
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tyres ( page 333).
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For safety reasons, only use wheel bolts or
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wheel nuts which have been approved by
Mercedes-Benz and for the wheel in question.
When you fit the steel spare wheel, it is essential
you use short wheel bolts for a steel wheel. Using
other wheel bolts when fitting the steel spare
wheel may lead to damage to the brake system.
page 339).
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Wheel bolt for light-alloy wheel
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Wheel bolt for steel wheel
Clean the wheel and wheel hub contact surfa‐
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ces.
Vehicles with Super Single tyres: first fit
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the adapter for the narrow spare wheel on the
wheel hub.
Slide the wheel which is to be refitted onto
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the wheel hub or the adapter for the spare
wheel and push it on.
Slide the wheel which is to be refitted onto
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the wheel hub and push it on.
Wheels centred using the wheel bolts:
Vehicles with light-alloy wheels: use the short
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wheel bolts for the steel spare wheel from the
vehicle tool kit.
Screw in the wheel bolts until they are finger-
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tight.
Wheels with wheel nuts:
Front wheels with wheel nut cover: press the
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wheel nut cover onto the wheel nuts.
Screw in three wheel nuts over the fixing
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discs of the wheel nut cover.
Turn the wheel so that the wheel bolts are in
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the middle of the holes.
Screw in the remaining wheel nuts.
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Slightly tighten all the wheel nuts.
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