2003 MERCEDES-BENZ C240 wheel size

281 Practical hints
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Push the crank handle up.
Operational position
Turn the crank handle clockwise until it
engages (operational position).
Before storing the vehicle jack in its
compartment:


The vehicle jack should be fully
collapsed.


The handle must be folded in (storage
position).
Spare wheel
Your vehicle is equipped with either a
spare wheel with full size tire or a
Minispare wheel. Full size spare tire has
marking “205/55 R16” or “225/45 R17”
on sidewall. Minispare has marking
“T 125/90 R16” on sidewall. Identify the
spare tire in your vehicle and follow
appropriate instructions.
Vehicles with full size tire spare wheel
The spare wheel is located in the
compartment underneath the trunk floor.
Lift trunk floor cover and engage trunk
floor handle in upper edge of trunk.1Tool kit
2Spare wheel
3Storage tray
Removing the spare wheel

Remove tool kit1.

Turn storage tray3 counterclockwise.

Remove spare wheel2.

297 Practical hints
Flat tire
Flat tire
Preparing the vehicle
Park the vehicle as far as possible from
moving traffic on a hard surface.

Turn on the hazard warning flashers.

Engage the steering wheel lock in the
straight ahead position and set the
parking brake.

Move the selector lever toP (manual
transmission to first or reverse gear).

Have any passenger exit the vehicle at
a safe distance from the roadway.
Mounting the spare wheel
Prepare the vehicle as described under
"Preparing the vehicle" on this page.

Take the spare wheel out of the trunk
as described on (
page 281) (full size
tire spare wheel) or (page 282)
(Minispare wheel).
Lifting the vehicle

Prevent the vehicle from rolling away
by blocking wheels with wheel chocks
(not included) or other sizable objects.
When changing wheel on a level surface:

Place one chock in front of and one
behind the wheel that is diagonally
opposite to the wheel being changed.
When changing wheel on a hill:

Place chocks on the downhill side
blocking both wheels of the other axle.

Take the two-piece wheel wrench and
the jack out of the trunk (
page 279).
Assemble wheel wrench.
Warning!
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The jack is designed exclusively for jacking
up the vehicle at the jack take-up brackets
built into both sides of the vehicle. To help
avoid personal injury, use the jack only to lift
the vehicle during a wheel change. Never
get beneath the vehicle while it is supported
by the jack. Keep hands and feet away from
the area under the lifted vehicle. Always
firmly set parking brake and block wheels
before raising vehicle with jack.
Do not disengage parking brake while the
vehicle is raised. Be certain that the jack is
always vertical (plumb line) when in use, es-
pecially on hills. Always try to use the jack
on level surface. Make sure that the jack
arm is fully seated in the jack take-up
bracket. Always lower the vehicle onto suffi-
cient capacity jackstands before working
under the vehicle.


323 Technical data
Rims and Tires
Same size tires
C240
C2404MATIC
C320
C3204MATIC
C 230 Kompressor Sport
C320Sport
C 320 4MATIC Sport
C32AMG
Rims (light alloy)
7J x 16 H2
71/2J x 17
-
Rims (steel - Canada only)
7J x 16 H2
-
-
Wheel offset
1.46 in (37 mm)
1.46 in (37 mm)
-
All season tires (radial-ply tires)
205/55 R16 91 H
-
-
Summer tires (radial-ply tires)
-
225/45 R17 91 W
1
1Must not be used with snow chains.
-
Winter tires (radial-ply tires)
205/55 R16 91 H M+S
205/55 R16 91 H M+S
205/50 R17 89 H M+S
2
or
225/45 R17 91 H M+S1, 2
2Only on rim 71
/
2 Jx17 H2 ET 37

324 Technical dataRims and TiresMixed size tires
C32AMG
Front axle:Rims (light alloy)
71/2J x 17 H2
Wheel offset
1.46 in (37 mm)
Summer tires (radial-ply tires)
225/45 R17 91 Y
1
Rear axle:Rims (light alloy)
81/2J x 17 H2
Wheel offset
1.34 in (34 mm)
Summer tires (radial-ply tires)
245/40 R17 91 Y
2, 3
1Also permissible: 225/45 ZR17 91 Y2Also permissible: 245/40 ZR17 91 Y3Must not be used with snow chains.

325 Technical data
Rims and Tires
Spare wheel
Your vehicle is equipped with either a spare wheel with full size tire or Minispare wheel.
Spare wheel with full size tire
Minispare wheel
C 230 Kompressor Sport
C 240 (all models)
C 320 (all models)
C32AMG
Rim (light alloy)
-
71/2J x 17 H2
Rim (steel)
7J x 16 H2
-
Wheel offset
1.46 in (37 mm)
1.42 in (36 mm)
All season tire (radial-ply tire)
205/55 R16 91 H
225/45 R17 91 Y
C 230 Kompressor Sport
C 240 (all models)
C 320 (all models)
Rim (steel)
3.5B x 16 H2
Wheel offset
0.67 in (17 mm)
All season tire (radial-ply tire)
T 125/90 R16 M 98
1
1Must not be used with snow chains.