Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Operating Instructions Manual page 252

250 Wheels and tires
Vehicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spare wheel (chassis)
Loosen wing nuts 3
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remove them.
Loosen nuts 2 as far as the thread end.
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Slightly raise spare wheel carrier
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unhook left-hand safety hook 1.
Assemble the pump lever for the jack and
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slide it into the sleeve on the right-hand side
of spare wheel carrier 4.
Raise spare wheel carrier
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lever and unhook right-hand safety hook 1.
Slowly lower spare wheel carrier
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ground.
Lift spare wheel carrier
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the pump lever out of the sleeve.
Use the pump lever to lift the spare wheel
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beyond the rear edge of the spare wheel car‐
rier.
Carefully remove the spare wheel from the
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spare wheel carrier. The spare wheel is heavy.
When the spare wheel is removed, the center
of gravity changes due to the heavy weight of
the wheel. The spare wheel may slip down or
tip over.
Vehicles with rear wheel drive: installing the
spare wheel (chassis)
Carefully place the spare wheel onto spare
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wheel carrier 4. The spare wheel is heavy.
When you place the spare wheel onto the
spare wheel carrier, the center of gravity
changes due to the weight of the wheel. The
spare wheel may slip down or tip over.
Slide the pump lever for the jack into the
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sleeve on spare wheel carrier 4.
manually and then
4 and
4 with the pump
4 to the
4 slightly and pull
Raise spare wheel carrier
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lever and attach right-hand safety hook 1.
Slightly raise the spare wheel carrier and
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attach left-hand safety hook 1.
Pull the pump lever out of the sleeve.
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Tighten nuts 2.
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Put wing nuts 3 in place and tighten them.
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4 with the pump