Preparing The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz CLS 2015 Operator's Manual

Changing a wheel
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Mounting a wheel

Preparing the vehicle

Stop the vehicle on solid, non-slippery and
X
level ground.
Apply the parking brake.
X
Bring the front wheels into the straight-
X
ahead position.
Shift the transmission to position P.
X
Vehicles with AIRMATIC: make sure that
X
"normal" level is selected (
Switch off the engine.
X
Remove the SmartKey from the ignition
X
lock.
or, on vehicles with KEYLESS‑GO:
Open the driver's door.
X
The on-board electronics now have status
0. This is the same as the SmartKey having
been removed.
Remove the Start/Stop button from the
X
ignition lock (
If included in the vehicle equipment,
X
remove the tire-change tool kit from the
vehicle ( page 326).
Y
Safeguard the vehicle against rolling away.
X
Securing the vehicle to prevent it from
rolling away
If your vehicle is equipped with a wheel chock,
it can be found in the tire-change tool kit
( page 326).
Y
The folding wheel chock is an additional
safety measure to prevent the vehicle from
page 193).
Y
page 150).
Y
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 =.
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 light downhill gradients: place
X
chocks or other suitable items in front of
the wheels of the front and rear axle.
Raising the vehicle
G WARNING
If you do not position the jack correctly at the
appropriate jacking point of the vehicle, the
jack could tip over with the vehicle raised.
There is a risk of injury.