Mercedes-Benz S-Class Operator's Manual page 412

Changing a wheel
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Vehicles with aluminum hub caps:
To remove: take socket ; and lug wrench
X
= from the vehicle tool kit (
Position socket ; on hub cap :.
X
Attach lug wrench = to socket ; and
X
loosen hub cap : counter-clockwise.
Remove hub cap :.
X
To install: before installing, check hub
X
cap : and the wheel area for soiling and
clean if necessary.
Put hub cap : in position and turn until it
X
is in the right position.
Position socket ; on hub cap :.
X
Attach lug wrench = to socket ; and
X
tighten hub cap :.
The tightening torque must be 18 lb-ft
(25 Nm).
i
Note that the hub cap should be
tightened to the specified torque of 18 lb-ft
(25 Nm). Mercedes-Benz recommends
that you have the hub cap installed at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Using lug wrench =, loosen the bolts on
X
the wheel you wish to change by about one
full turn. Do not unscrew the bolts
completely.
page 364).
Y
The jacking points are located just behind the
front wheel housings and just in front of the
rear wheel housings (arrows).
Take the ratchet wrench out of the vehicle
X
tool kit and place it on the hexagon nut of
the jack so that the letters AUF are visible.
AMG vehicles and vehicles with AMG
equipment: to protect the vehicle body, the
vehicle has covers next to the jacking points
on the outer sills.
AMG vehicles and vehicles with AMG
X
equipment: fold cover ? upwards.