Changing A Wheel - Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2011 Owner's Manual

Secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling
X
away.
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Apart from some country-specific var-
iants, vehicles are not equipped with tyre-
changing tools. For more information on
which tools are required to perform a wheel
change on your vehicle, consult a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Required tyre-changing tools could be, for
example:
jack
R
wheel chock
R
wheel wrench
R
Securing the vehicle to prevent it from
rolling away
If your vehicle is equipped with a wheel chock,
it can be found in the vehicle tool kit
( page 275).
Y
The folding wheel chock is an additional
securing measure to prevent the vehicle from
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 =.

Changing a wheel

Securing the vehicle on level ground
On level ground: place wheel chocks or
X
other 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
On downhill gradients: place wheel
X
chocks or other suitable items in front of
the wheels of the front and rear axle.
Raising the vehicle
G
WARNING
If you do not position the jack correctly at the
appropriate jacking point of the vehicle, the
jack could tip over with the vehicle raised.
There is a risk of injury.
Only position the jack at the appropriate jack-
ing point of the vehicle. The base of the jack
must be positioned vertically, directly under
the jacking point of the vehicle.
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