Spare Wheel - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Operating Instructions Manual

246 Wheels and tires
Tighten the wheel bolts or nuts evenly in the
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sequence indicated
Specified tightening torque:
Steel wheel bolts: 177 lb-ft (240 Nm)
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Wheel nuts: 133 lb-ft (180 Nm)
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Alloy wheel bolts: 133 lb-ft (180 Nm)
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Push the piston on the hydraulic jack in again
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and close the pressure release screw.
Vehicles with all-wheel drive: turn the jack
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spindle clockwise as far as it will go.
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You can now install the hub caps on steel
wheels with wheel bolts. The installation pro‐
cedure depends on whether the hub cap acts
as a trim that covers the whole wheel, or just
covers the center.
Wheel with hub cap: position the opening
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for the tire valve in the hub cap over the tire
valve.
Push the edge of the hub cap onto the wheel
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rim with both hands until it engages into
place. Make sure the hub cap retaining
catches engage on the steel wheel.
Wheel with central hub cap: position the
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retaining lugs of the central hub cap over the
wheel bolts.
Hit the middle of the hub cap to engage it on
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the wheel.
Secure the faulty wheel in the spare wheel
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bracket.
Vehicles with Super Single tires: transport
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the faulty rear wheel on the load area. The
rear wheel is too large for the spare wheel
bracket.
Check the tire pressure of the newly installed
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wheel and adjust it if necessary.
(1 to 6).
Retighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts to the
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specified tightening torque after the vehicle
has been driven 31 miles (50 km).
When using a wheel or spare wheel with a
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new or newly painted wheel rim, have the
wheel bolts or nuts retightened after approx‐
imately 620 miles (1,000 km) to 3,100 miles
(5,000 km).
% Vehicles with the tire pressure monitor
system: all installed wheels must be equip‐
ped with functioning sensors.
Make sure to observe the following further rela‐
ted subject:
Notes on tire pressure (
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Spare wheel

Notes on the emergency spare wheel and
spare wheel
Spare wheel: wheel and tire dimensions as well
as the type of tire correspond to the other instal‐
led wheels.
Emergency spare wheel: wheel and/or tire
dimensions as well as the type of tire are differ‐
ent from the wheel to be replaced. A label with a
speed limit can be found on the emergency spare
wheel.
An installed emergency spare wheel or spare
wheel changes the driving characteristics and
bears risks.
& WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incorrect wheel and tire dimensions
When the emergency spare wheel or the
spare wheel is installed, driving characteris‐
tics may be severely affected.
There is an increased risk of an accident.
To prevent hazardous situations:
Once the spare wheel or the emergency
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spare wheel has been installed, check
the tire pressure and adjust if neces‐
sary.
The emergency spare wheel may only
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be used temporarily and must be
replaced with a standard wheel as soon
as possible.
Never install more than one emergency
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spare wheel.
When operating your vehicle with the
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emergency spare wheel installed, adapt
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