Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2018 Operating Instructions Manual page 346

344 Wheels and tyres
Take ratchet ring spanner
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tool 3 for the spare wheel lifter out of the
vehicle tool kit.
Push auxiliary tool 3
#
into the winch guide.
Place ratchet ring spanner
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tool 3 for the spare wheel lifter so that the
letters "AB" are visible.
Turn ratchet ring spanner
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of arrow 2 until you feel resistance or until
the friction clutch of the winch overwinds.
Hook wheel wrench
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extraction device 7
pull the spare wheel out from under the vehi‐
cle.
Press spring 6 together on the wheel grip‐
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per and release the wheel gripper from the
spare wheel.
Remove spare wheel extraction device
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and store it in a safe place.
Check that the spare wheel is correctly and firmly
positioned:
after every wheel change
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at every maintenance interval
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at least once a year
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Vehicles with front wheel drive: fitting the
spare wheel
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Light-alloy wheels cannot be transported
under the vehicle. In this case, transport the
light-alloy wheel in the load compartment.
Take ratchet ring spanner
#
tool 3 for the spare wheel lifter out of the
vehicle tool kit.
Push auxiliary tool 3
#
into the winch guide.
Secure extraction device
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Place the wheel on the ground with the wheel
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brace pointing upwards.
Align the wheel so that the loop of extraction
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7
device points backwards.
Guide the wheel gripper at an angle on the
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wire into the wheel brace.
Slide the wheel under the vehicle a little.
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Place ratchet ring spanner
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tool 3 for the spare wheel lifter so that the
letters "AUF" are visible.
4 and auxiliary
through opening 1
4 onto auxiliary
4 in the direction
8 into the loop of
on the spare wheel and
7
4 and auxiliary
through opening 1
7 to the wheel.
4 onto auxiliary
Turn ratchet ring spanner
#
of arrow 5 until you feel resistance or until
the friction clutch of the winch overwinds.
Pull wheel wrench 4
#
for the spare wheel lifter out of the opening
for the winch and stow them in the vehicle
tool kit.
Close the rear-end doors.
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Vehicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spare wheel (panel van/crewbus)
Bolt covers for the safety hooks (example: panel
van)
Open the rear-end doors.
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Place a screwdriver into recesses
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then prise off covers 1.
Using the wheel wrench from the vehicle tool
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kit, unscrew the now visible bolts anti-clock‐
wise by approximately 20 turns.
Slightly raise spare wheel carrier
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unhook left-hand safety hook 3.
4 in the direction
and auxiliary tool 3
2 and
4 and