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220 Wheels and tires
Jacking points
1
(rubber stoppers) are located
behind the front wheel arches and in front of the
rear wheel arches.
Place jack
2
beneath corresponding jack
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support point 1.
Turn handwheel
3
until the plate of jack
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sits securely on jack support point 1.
Ensure that the base of jack
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vertically under jacking point 1.
Assemble adapter
4
and ratchet
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the vehicle tool kit.
Place adapter
4
and ratchet
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gon nut of jack
2
so that the lettering
AUF/UP is visible.
Turn ratchet wrench
5
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tion until the tire is raised a maximum of
1.2 inch (3 cm) off the ground.
When doing so, jack
2
the side support surfaces.
Removing a wheel
Requirements:
The vehicle is raised (
/
R
When changing a wheel, avoid applying any force
to the brake discs since this could impair the
level of comfort when braking.
* NOTE Damage to threading from dirt on
wheel bolts
Do not place wheel bolts in sand or on a
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dirty surface.
Unscrew the wheel bolts.
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Remove the wheel.
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Installing a new wheel
Requirements:
R
& WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
& WARNING Risk of injury from tightening
2
2
is positioned
5
from
5
on the hexa‐
* NOTE Damage to electronic component
in the AUF/UP direc‐
may move to one of
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The wheel is removed (
/
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut threads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt threads can cause the wheel bolts/wheel
nuts to come loose.
Never oil or grease the threads.
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In the event of damage to the threads,
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contact a qualified specialist workshop
immediately.
Have the damaged wheel bolts or dam‐
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aged hub threads replaced.
Do not continue driving.
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wheel bolts and nuts
If you tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is raised, the jack could tip.
Only tighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
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when the vehicle is on the ground.
parts through the use of tire-installing
tools
Vehicles with a tire pressure monitoring
system: there are electronic component
parts in the wheel. Tire-installing tools should
not be applied in the area of the valve.
Otherwise, the electronic component parts
could be damaged.
Always have tires changed at a qualified
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specialist workshop.
Observe the information on the choice of
tires (
page 216).
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Observe the instructions and safety notes on
changing a wheel (
page 216).
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For safety reasons, only use wheel bolts or
wheel nuts which have been approved by
Mercedes-Benz and for the wheel in question.
Clean the wheel and wheel hub contact surfa‐
ces.
Slide the wheel which is to be re-installed
onto the wheel hub and push it on.
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