Interchanging Wheels - Mercedes-Benz G-Class Owner's Manual

Operation
Tyres and wheels

Interchanging wheels

Risk of accident
Only interchange the front and rear wheels if
they are of the same size.
The wear patterns on the front and rear
tyres differ depending on the operating
conditions.
On vehicles with the same size wheels, you
can interchange the wheels every 5,000 to
10,000 km depending on the degree of
wear of the tyres. Make sure that the direc-
tion of rotation of the wheels is retained.
Interchange the wheels before too definite
a wear pattern has formed on the tyres.
The front tyres typically wear more on the
outer shoulder, and the rear tyres in the
centre of the tread.
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Clean the inner section of the wheel when-
ever you interchange wheels. Check the
tyre pressures.
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Risk of accident
After changing the wheel, have the tighten-
ing torque checked at a qualified specialist
workshop which has the necessary special-
ist knowledge and tools to carry out the
work required. Mercedes-Benz recommends
that you use a Mercedes-Benz Service Cen-
tre for this purpose.
In particular, work relevant to safety or on
safety-related systems must be carried out
at a qualified specialist workshop.
The wheel bolts may work loose if they are
not tightened to a tightening torque of
130 Nm.
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Risk of accident
Mercedes-Benz recommends that, for safety
reasons, you only use wheel bolts that
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are suitable and have been approved by
Mercedes-Benz.
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We recommend that you have wheels
changed at a qualified specialist work-
shop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
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