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Changing a wheel
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Storing wheels
Store wheels that are not being used in a cool,
dry and preferably dark place. Protect the
tyres against oil, grease, petrol and diesel.
Cleaning the wheels
WARNING
G
The water jet of circular-jet nozzles (dirt grind-
ers) can cause damage not visible from the
outside to tyres or chassis components. Com-
ponents damaged in this way can unexpect-
edly fail. There is a risk of an accident.
Do not use high-pressure cleaners with circu-
lar-jet nozzles to clean the vehicle. Have dam-
aged tyres or chassis components replaced
immediately.
Fitting a wheel
Preparing the vehicle
Stop the vehicle on solid, non-slippery and
X
level ground.
Unload the vehicle. The jack can only be
X
used when the vehicle is unladen.
Apply the electric parking brake manually.
X
Move the front wheels to the straight-
X
ahead position.
Shift the transmission to position P.
X
Switch off the engine.
X
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove
X
the key from the ignition lock.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: open the
X
driver's door.
The on-board electronics now have status
0. This is the same as the key having been
removed.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the
X
Start/Stop button from the ignition lock
(
page 155).
Y
If included in the vehicle equipment,
X
remove the tyre-change tool kit from the
vehicle.
Secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling
X
away.
i
Apart from certain country-specific varia-
tions, vehicles are not equipped with a tyre-
change tool kit. For information on which
tools are required to perform a wheel
change on your vehicle, consult a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Necessary wheel-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 577).
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 =.
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