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516 Practical hintsWhere will I find...?
5
1Quick-release lock
2Unlocked\1To unlock:
turn quick-release lock
1
counterclockwise or clockwise.
\1
Remove the cover.
\1To lock:
press quick-release lock
1
down until it engages.
3Tensioning lever
4Jack
5Vehicle tool kit\1
Remove the vehicle tool kit.
\1
Pull tensioning lever
3
upward and
unhook the retaining strap of
jack
4
.
Warning (Continued)
G
Do not crawl under the vehicle if it is only
supported by the jack.Make sure that no persons are present in
the vehicle when raising the vehicle.Do not start the engine while the vehicle
is raised.Make sure that the distance between the
underside of the tires and the ground
does not exceed 30 mm.If work is to be carried out under the
vehicle, the vehicle must be placed on
stands.
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518 Practical hintsWhere will I find...?
5
\1
Open the rear doors (
\2
page 100).
\1
Insert a screwdriver into
recesses
2
and pry off covers
1
.
\1
Using the wheel wrench from the ve-
hicle tool kit (
\2
page 515), now un-
screw the visible bolts approximately
20 turns counterclockwise.
3Securing hook
4Sleeve
5Spare wheel bracket\1
Raise spare wheel bracket
5
slight-
ly and release left securing hook
3
.
\1
Slide the pump lever for the jack into
sleeve
4
on spare wheel
bracket5
.
\1
Raise spare wheel bracket
5
using
the pump lever and release right se-
curing hook
3
.
\1
Slowly lower spare wheel bracket
5
to the ground.
\1
Raise spare wheel bracket
5
slight-
ly and pull the pump lever out of
sleeve
4
.
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529 Practical hints
Changing bulbs
5
\1
Turn bulb holder
1
and the bulb
counterclockwise and remove the
holder.
\1
Press down on the bulb, turn it coun-
terclockwise and remove it from bulb
holder
1
.
\1
Press the new bulb into bulb
holder
1
and screw it in clockwise.
\1
Place bulb holder
1
into the lamp
and turn it clockwise.
Parking lamps/side marker 1Cap\1
Turn cap
1
counterclockwise and
remove it.
\1
Remove the bulb holder together
with the bulb.
\1
Pull the bulb out of the bulb holder.
\1
Press the new bulb into the bulb
holder.
\1
Insert the bulb holder with bulb into
the reflector.
\1
Replace cap
1
and turn it clockwise
to the stop.
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Page 534 of 666
532 Practical hintsChanging bulbs
5
2Retaining lugs
3Brake lamp
4Side marker, Standing lamp (Canada
only), tail lamp
5Reverse lamp
6Turn signal lamp
7Rear foglamp (driver’s side)\1
Release retaining lugs
2
and re-
move the bulb holder from the rear
lamp unit.
\1
Press down on the bulb, turn it coun-
terclockwise and remove it from the
holder.
\1
Press the new bulb into the bulb
holder and screw it in clockwise.
\1
Plug the connectors into the bulb
holder.
\1
Fit the rear lamp unit.
To do this, clip the bulb holder into
the three holes provided on the side
and tighten screws
1
.
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533 Practical hints
Changing bulbs
5
Changing the rear bulbs (chassis)Example illustration of chassis
1Securing screws
2Lens
3Perimeter lamp, side marker
4Turn signal lamp
5Brake lamp6Tail lamp
7Rear foglamp (driver’s side)
8License plate lamp
9Reverse lamp
\1
Switch off the lighting.
\1
Undo screws
1
and remove lens
2
.
\1
Press the bulb into the bulb holder
and screw it out in a counterclock-
wise direction.
\1
Press the new bulb into the bulb
holder and screw it in clockwise.
\1
Replace lens
2
and retighten
screws
1
.
\1
Switch off the lighting.
Identification lamps W 5 W (cab
chassis only) Changing additional bulbs1Securing screws
2Bulb holder
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Page 538 of 666
536 Practical hintsChanging bulbs
5
\1
Insert a screwdriver or similar imple-
ment at the side and carefully pry off
lens
1
in the direction of the arrow.
\1
Turn bulb holder
2
in the direction
of the arrow and remove it together
with the bulb.
\1
Remove bulb
2
from the bulb hold-
er.
\1
Press the new bulb into bulb
holder
2
.
\1
Screw bulb holder
2
together with
the bulb into the lens.
\1
On vans and crewbuses, reattach the
lens together with bulb holder
2
.
Identification lamps
12V 4CP
(cargo vans only)
1Securing screw\1
Remove screw
1
and remove the
lamp housing.
\1
Press the bulb into the socket, turn it
counterclockwise and remove it
from the holder.
\1
Press the new bulb into the bulb
holder and screw it in clockwise.
\1
Carefully reattach the lamp housing
and retighten screw
1
.
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550 Practical hintsFlat tire
5
Hydraulic jack
\1
Assemble the three-part pump lever
for the jack.
1Pressure release screw\1
Close pressure release screw
1
.
\1
To do this, turn the flattened section
on the pump lever clockwise to the
stop.
\1
Insert the pump lever into the recess
on the jack and secure it by turning it
clockwise.
\1
Make sure that the jack is positioned
vertically under the jacking points
described below.
\1
Raise the vehicle by pumping the le-
ver until the wheel is raised clear of
the ground.
Make sure that the distance between
the underside of the tires and the
ground does not exceed 1.2 in
(3 cm).
P58.10-2053-31
iNever turn pressure release
screw
1
mor e than 1 or 2 fu ll turns .
Hydraulic fluid could otherwise es-
cape.
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561 Practical hints
Flat tire
5
Single tire
9
Hook
a
Knob
b
Lever
c
Valve core extractor
d
Tire valve
\1
Pull knob
a
out of valve core extrac-
tor
c
as far as the stop.
\1
Unscrew and remove the valve cap
from tire valve
d
on the flat tire.
\1
Hook the tire sealant bottle into the
upper vent hole in the wheel using
hook
9
.
\1
Keep lever
b
pressed, connect
valve core extractor
c
firmly to tire
valve
d
and release lever
b
.
\1
Press knob
a
into the valve core of
tire valve
d
, turning it gently as you
do so, until the shaft of valve core
extractor
c
engages.
\1
Turn knob
a
counterclockwise until
the valve core is unscrewed.
\1
Pull knob
a
out of valve core extrac-
tor
c
as far as the stop.
\1
This pulls the valve core into the
valve core extractor and seals it
against the valve core extractor stop.
\1
Make sure that the pressure release
screw on pressure gauge
5
is
closed.
\1
Connect connector
6
to the 12 V
socket (12 V, 25 A, 300 watts) on
the center console (
\2
page 297).
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