Mercedes-Benz S-Class Maybach Owner's Manual page 401

398 Wheels and tyres
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The vehicle is on solid, non-slippery and level
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ground.
The required tyre-change tool kit is available.
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If your vehicle is not equipped with the tyre-
change tool kit, consult a quali ed specialist
workshop to nd out about suitable tools.
Apply the electric parking brake manually.
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Move the front wheels to the straight-ahead
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position.
Shi the transmission to position j.
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V V ehicles wit ehicles with lev h level contr el control syst ol system:
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mal vehicle level ( page 266).
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Switch o the vehicle.
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Make sure that the vehicle cannot be started.
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Place chocks or other suitable items under the
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front and rear of the wheel that is diagonally
opposite the wheel you wish to change.
Remove the hub cap if necessary
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( page 398).
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Raise the vehicle ( page 398).
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The vehicle is prepared for a wheel change
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( page 397).
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Aluminium hub cap Aluminium hub cap
em: set the nor-
T T o r o remov emove: e: position socket
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change tool kit on hub cap 1.
Position wheel spanner
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Using wheel spanner 3, turn hub cap
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anti-clockwise and remove it.
T T o o t: t: follow the instructions above in reverse
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order.
tting t t he wheel tr he wheel trim/hub caps im/hub caps
2 from the tyre-
3 on socket 2.
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% Speci ed tight Speci ed tightening t ening torq orque: ue: 25 Nm.
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There are no persons in the vehicle.
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The vehicle has been prepared for a wheel
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change ( page 397).
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The hub caps have been removed
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( page 398).
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Important notes on using the jack:
Use only a vehicle-speci c jack that has been
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approved by Mercedes-Benz to raise the vehi-
cle.
The jack is only designed for raising and hold-
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ing the vehicle for a short time while a wheel
is being changed and not for maintenance
work under the vehicle.
The jack must be placed on a rm, at and
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non-slip surface.
The foot of the jack must be positioned verti-
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cally under the jack support point.