Raising The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz M-Class Operator's Manual

Flat tire
334
Prepare the vehicle as described
X
( page 329).
Y
If a trailer is coupled to the vehicle,
X
uncouple it.
Remove the following items (depending on
X
the vehicle's equipment) from the stowage
well under the trunk floor:
R the emergency spare wheel
the lug wrench
R
the folding wheel chock
R
the jack
R
the ratchet wrench
R
the alignment bolt
R
Secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling
X
away.
Securing the vehicle to prevent it from
rolling away
G
WARNING
Only jack up the vehicle on level ground or on
slight inclines/declines. The vehicle could
otherwise fall off the jack and injure you or
others.
If your vehicle is equipped with a wheel chock,
it can be found in the vehicle tool kit
( page 328).
Y
The folding wheel chock is an additional
securing measure to prevent the vehicle from
rolling away, for example when changing a
wheel.
26 Vehicles with an emergency spare 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 =.
26
Securing the vehicle on level ground
On level ground: place chocks or other
X
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 chocks or
X
other suitable items in front of the wheels
of the front and rear axle.

Raising the vehicle

G
When jacking up the vehicle, only use the jack
which has been specifically approved by
Mercedes-Benz for your vehicle.
The jack is designed exclusively for jacking up
the vehicle at the jacking points built into both
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
WARNING