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Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X
or, on vehicles with KEYLESS‑GO:
Open the driver's door.
X
The on-board electronics now have status
0. This is the same as the key having been
removed.
Remove the Start/Stop button from the
X
ignition lock (
page 179).
Y
If included in the vehicle equipment,
X
remove the tyre-change tool kit from the
vehicle (
page 395).
Y
Safeguard the vehicle against rolling away.
X
i
Apart from some country-specific var-
iants, vehicles are not equipped with tyre-
changing tools. Some tools for changing a
wheel are specific to the vehicle. For more
information on which tools are required to
perform a wheel change on your vehicle,
consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Necessary tyre-changing tools may
include, for example:
Jack
R
Wheel chock
R
Wheel wrench
R
Securing the vehicle against rolling
away
If your vehicle is equipped with a wheel chock,
it can be found in the tyre-change tool kit
(
page 395).
Y
The folding wheel chock is an additional
securing measure to prevent the vehicle from
Changing a wheel
rolling away, for example when changing a
wheel.
Fold both plates upwards :.
X
Fold out lower plate ;.
X
Guide the lugs on the lower plate fully into
X
the openings in base plate =.
Securing the vehicle on level ground (example:
Saloon)
On level ground: place chocks or other
X
suitable items under the front and rear of
the wheel that is diagonally opposite the
wheel you wish to change.
Securing the vehicle on slight downhill gradients
(example: Saloon)
On slight downhill gradients: place
X
chocks or other suitable items in front of
the wheels of the front and rear axle.
Raising the vehicle
WARNING
G
If you do not position the jack correctly at the
appropriate jacking point of the vehicle, the
427
Z
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