Mercedes-Benz C 230 1998 Owner's Manual page 114

W arning!
The jack is designed ex­
clusively for jacking up the
vehicle at the jack tubes built
into either side of the vehicle.
To help avoid personal injury,
use the jack only to lift the v e ­
hicle during a w heel change.
Never get beneath the vehicle
while it is supported by the
jack. Keep hands and feet
away from the area under the
lifted vehicle. A lw ays firm ly
set parking brake and block
w heels before raising vehicle
with jack.
Do not d isengage parking
brake w hile the vehicle is
raised. Be certain that the jack
is alw ays vertical when in use,
especially on hills. A lw ays try
to use the jack on level sur­
face. Be sure that the jack arm
is fully inserted in the jack
tube. A lw ays low er the vehicle
onto sufficient capacity
jackstands before working
under the vehicle.
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C hanging W heels
Move vehicle to a level area which
is a safe distance from the road­
way.
1. Set parking brake and turn on
hazard warning flasher.
2. Move selector lever to position
"P" and turn off engine.
3. Prevent vehicle from rolling
away by blocking wheels with
wheel chocks (not supplied with
vehicle) or sizable wood block
or stone. W hen changing a
w heel on a hill, place chocks on
the downhill side blocking both
wheels of the other axle. On a
level road, place one chock in
front o f and one behind the
wheel that is diagonally opposite
to the wheel being changed.
4. Using the w rench, loosen but do
not yet rem ove the wheel bolts.