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WARNING Risk of injury from tightening
wheelbolts and nuts
If youtighten thewheel bolts or wheel nuts
when thevehicle is raised, thejackcould tip.
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Onlytighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when thevehicle is on theground.
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Observe theinformation on thechoice of
tires (/ page310).
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Forsafetyreasons, onlyuse wheel boltsor
wheel nutswhichhavebeen approvedby
Mercedes-Benzand forthe wheel in question.
When youinstall thesteel sparewheel, it is
essential youuse shortwheel boltsfor asteel
wheel. Using other wheel bolts when installing
thesteel sparewheel maylead to damagetothe
brakesystem.
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Wheel bolt foralloy wheels
2
Wheel bolt forsteel wheel
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Clean thewheel and wheel hub contact surfa‐
ces.
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Vehicles with Super Single tires: first
install theadapterfor thenarrowsparewheel
on thewheel hub.
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Slide thenew wheel whichistobeinstalled
ontothe wheel hub or theadapterfor the
sparewheel and push it on.
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Slide thenew wheel whichistobeinstalled
ontothe wheel hub and push it on.
Wheels centered using thewheel bolts:
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Vehicles withalloywheels: use theshort
wheel bolts forthe steel sparewheel from the
vehicle tool kit.
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Screw in thewheel bolts until they arefinger-
tight.
Wheels with wheelnuts:
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Front wheels withwheel nut cover: press the
wheel nut coverontothe wheel nuts.
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Screw in threewheel nuts overthe fixing
discs of thewheel nut cover.
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Turn thewheel so that thewheel bolts arein
themiddle of theholes.
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Screw in theremaining wheel nuts.
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Slightly tightenall thewheel nuts.
Lowering thevehicle afterawheel change
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WARNING Risk of injury through incor‐
rect tightening torque
Thewheelscould come loose if thewheel
bolts or wheel nuts arenot tightened to the
prescribed tightening torque.
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Make surethe wheel bolts or wheel
nuts aretightened to theprescribed
tightening torque.
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If youare notsure, do notmovethe
vehicle. Consult aqualified specialist
workshop and have thetightening tor‐
quecheckedimmediately.
Requirements:
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The newwheel has been installed
(/ page315).
Observethe notesonraising thevehicle
(/ page313).
Vehicles with rear wheel drive
Only use themiddle rodand thepumpleverrod
withthe largestdiameterfor thejackasalug
wrenchextension. Only insert themiddle rodon
thelug wrench, and alwaysasfar as it will go.
Otherwise, therods could bend and deformso
muchthat they can no longer be usedaspump
levers forthe jack.
Vehicles withSuper Single tires: if youmountthe
sparewheel to therear axle, do notexceed the
maximumspeed of 34 mph(55 km/h) and the
maximumdistance of 62 miles (100 km).Other‐
wise, thetransmission could be damaged due to
thedifferent rotational speedsofthe wheels.
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Using thepumplever, slowly turnthe drain
screw on thejackapproximatelyone revolu‐
tion and carefullylower thevehicle.
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