Changing A Wheel; Spare Wheel; Removing The Spare Wheel; Steel-Sprung Front Axle - Mercedes-Benz Actros Operating Instructions Manual

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350 Breakdown assistance
Use chocks to safeguard the vehicle against
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rolling away.
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For further information on tyre pressure, see
the "Wheels and tyres" section
(
page 375).
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Spare wheel

Always use spacers to secure wheels of the fol‐
lowing sizes to the spare wheel holder:
355/50 R 22.5
R
365/50 R 22.5
R
375/50 R 22.5
R
385/55 R 22.5
R
385/65 R 22.5
R
Otherwise, the wheel or the spare wheel holder
could be damaged.
Before securing the wheel to the spare wheel
holder, guide the retaining plate with the fasten‐
ing bolts though the centre of the wheel rim.
From the other side of the wheel, screw the
spacer (from the vehicle tool kit) to the fastening
bolts.
Spacer (from the vehicle tool kit)
Clean rust and dirt off nuts and fastening
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bolts regularly 3. Spray nuts
ing bolts regularly with rust-penetrating oil.

Removing the spare wheel

If necessary, remove the side trim or side
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underride guard.
Assemble the hand crank and the pump lever
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(vehicle tool kit) (
page 338).
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Fit the pump lever and the hand crank on
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spare wheel winch 1. Make sure that the
clamping sleeve on spare wheel winch
engages in the recesses on the pump lever.
Turn spare wheel winch
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taut.
Unscrew nuts 3.
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Lower the spare wheel using spare wheel
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winch 1, completely unwinding cable 2.
Pull the spare wheel out to the side or to the
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rear.
Unscrew the spare wheel from the spare
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wheel holder.
Remove the retaining plate through the centre
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hole of the wheel rim.

Changing a wheel

Positioning the jack

Steel-sprung front axle

Flat tyre on the left-hand side of the vehicle:
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turn the steering wheel to the left as far as it
will go.
or
3
and fasten‐
1
1
until cable
2
is

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