2008 MERCEDES-BENZ G55AMG Owner's Manual

384 Practical hints
Replacing bulbs
Left tail lamp unit shown, right tail lamp
unit laterally reversed
3Turn signal lamp bulb
4 Brake, tail, parking and standing lamp
bulb
5 Tail, parking and standing lamp bulb
Press gently onto respective
bulb 3,4 , or 5 and turn counter-
clockwise out of its bulb socket.
Press the new bulb gently into the bulb
socket and turn clockwise until it
engages.
Reinstall tail lamp lens 2.
Install and tighten securing screws 1. Rear fog lamp bulb/Backup lamp bulb
The following description applies to both,
the rear fog lamp and the backup lamp.
Rear fog lamp shown
1
Securing screw
2 Lamp lens
Loosen and remove securing
screws 1.
Remove lamp lens 2. 3
Bulb
Press gently onto bulb 3 and turn
counterclockwise out of its bulb
socket.
Press the new bulb gently into the bulb
socket and turn clockwise until it
engages.
Reinstall lamp lens 2.
Install and tight en securing screws 1.
iDo not overtighten securing screws 1.
Otherwise tail lamp lens 2 could be damaged.
iDo not overtighten securing screws 1.
Otherwise lamp lens 2 could be damaged.

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Replacing bulbs
License plate lamp bulb
1 Securing screw
2 License plate lamp lens (with bulb
socket)
Loosen and remove securing
screws 1.
Remove license plate lamp lens 2. 3
Tubular bulb
Replace tubular bulb 3.
Reinstall license plate lamp lens 2.
Install and tighten securing screws 1. High mounted brake lamp
The high mounted brake lamp has LEDs.
If a malfunction occu
rs or LEDs fail to
function, the brake lamp unit must be
replaced. Have the brake lamp unit
replaced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Light Truck Center.
iDo not overtighten securing screws 1.
Otherwise license plate lamp lens 2 could be
damaged.
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386 Practical hints
Replacing wiper blades
Wiper blades
Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.Removing
Fold the wiper arms forward until they
engage.
1 Safety tab
2 Wiper blade
3 Wiper arm
4 Attachment link
Warning!G
For safety reasons, switch off wipers and
remove SmartKey from starter switch
before replacing a wipe r blade. Otherwise,
the wiper motor could suddenly turn on and
cause injury.
Warning!G
Wiper blades are components that are
subject to wear and tear. Replace the wiper
blades twice a year, preferably in the spring
and fall. Otherwise the windows will not be
properly wiped. As a result, you may not be
able to observe surrounding traffic condi-
tions and could cause an accident.
!Never open the hood when the wiper arm is
folded forward.
Hold on to the wiper when folding the wiper arm
back. If released, the force of the impact from
the tensioning spring could crack the windshield.
Do not allow the wiper arms to contact the wind-
shield glass without a wiper blade inserted.
For your convenience, you should have this work
carried out at an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Light Truck Center.!Do not pull on the wiper blade inserts. They
could tear.
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Practical hints
Replacing wiper blades
Turn wiper blade
2 at a right angle to
wiper arm 3.
Press safety tab 1 of attachment
link 4 down and slide wiper blade 2
from the end of wiper arm 3.
Remove wiper blade 2. Installing
1 Wiper blade
2 Safety tab
3 Attachment link
4 Wiper arm
Guide wiper blade 1 so that opening
goes through wiper arm 4.
Press wiper blade 1 i n t o a r c h o f w i p e r
arm 4 until safety tab 2 engages in
attachment link 3.
Fold the wiper arm back to rest on the
windshield.
!Make sure the wiper blades are properly
installed. Improperly installed wiper blades may
cause windshield damage.
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388 Practical hints
Flat tire
When you replace the vehicle’s tires, you
can use the spare wheel as a regular wheel
if:

it is not more than 6 years old

rim and tire are the same model as the
regular wheels
Preparing the vehicle
Park the vehicle in a safe distance from
moving traffic on a hard, flat surface
when possible.
Turn on the hazard warning flasher
(
page 124).
Turn the steering wheel so that the
front wheels are in a straight-ahead
position.
Set the parking brake (page 62).
Move the gear selector lever to park
position P (
page 162).
Turn off the engine (page 64).
Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
Have any passenger exit the vehicle at
a safe distance from the roadway.
Warning!G
If the spare tire is more than 6 years old or
is not the same model as the regular tires,
have the spare tire replaced with a new tire
at the nearest Mercedes-Benz Light Truck
Center.
Never operate the vehicle with more than
one spare wheel mounted.
Warning!G
G55AMG:
Vehicles with different tire dimensions on
the front and rear axle: rim and tire size of
spare wheel and regular wheel differ.
Handling will be adversely affected when the
spare wheel is used.
Do not exceed the maximum speed of
50 mph (80 km/h).
iOpen door only when conditions are safe to
do so.
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Flat tire
Mounting the spare wheel
Preparing the vehicle
Prepare the vehicle as described
(
page 388).
Remove the spare wheel from the
spare wheel carrier (
page 366).
Take the vehicle tool kit out of its
storage compartment (
page 364).
Take the vehicle jack
out of its storage
compartment (
page 365). Lifting the vehicle
Prevent the vehicle from rolling away
by blocking wheels with wheel chocks
(not included) or other sizeable
objects.
When changing wheel on a level surface:
Place one wheel chock in front of and
one behind the wheel that is diagonally
opposite to the wheel being changed.
Always try lifting the vehicle using the jack
on a level surface. However, should
circumstances require you to do so on a
hill, place the wheel chocks as follows:
Place the wheel chocks on the downhill
side blocking both wheels of the axle
not being worked on.
Warning!G
For your safety, remove spare wheel from
spare wheel carrier before undertaking any
further steps.
Warning!G
The jack is designed exclusively for jacking
up the vehicle under the axle housing. To
help avoid personal inju ry, 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 park ing brake while the
vehicle is raised. Be certain that the jack is
always vertical (plumb line) when in use,
especially on hills. Always try to use the jack
on level surface.
Make sure the jack is positioned correctly
under the axle housin g. Always lower the
vehicle onto sufficient capacity jackstands
before working under the vehicle.
If the vehicle is not raised as described, it
could slip off the jack as a result of vibra-
tions (e.g. opening or closing a door or the
tailgate).

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Flat tire
Wheel wrench
Take the wheel wrench out of the
vehicle tool kit.
On wheel to be changed, loosen but do
not yet remove the wheel bolts
(approximately one full turn with the
wheel wrench).
Pump handle (three pieces)
1Indent for activation of release bolt 2
Take the pump handle out of the
vehicle tool kit.
Assemble the pump handle for the
jack.
Jack
2Release bolt
Set indent 1 of the pump handle onto
release bolt 2.
Using the pump handle, turn release
bolt 2 clockwise until its stop.
Release bolt 2 is closed.
Remove the pump ha ndle from release
bolt 2.
Set the pump handle into the pump
lever (indicated by the arrow).

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Place jack on firm ground.
Position jack under the axle housing,
so that it is always vertical (plumb-line)
as seen from the side, even if the
vehicle is parked on an incline.
Be certain the jack arm is positioned
correctly under the axle housing (axle
must fall into jack contour).
Jack up the vehicle by pumping
(indicated by the arrow) until the wheel
is a maximum of 1.2 in (3 cm) from the
ground.
Removing the wheel
Remove the wheel bolts.
Remove the wheel.
!Do not position the jack on the body of the
vehicle, as this may cause damage to the
vehicle.
Warning!G
The jack is intended only for lifting the
vehicle briefly for wheel changes. It is not
suited for performing maintenance work
under the vehicle.

Never start the engine when the vehicle
is raised.

Never lie down under the raised vehicle.
!Do not place wheel bolts in sand or dirt. This
could result in damage to the bolt and wheel hub
threads.
Warning!G
Make sure no one is injured when removing
the wheel.
Grip wheel from the sides.
Keep hands from beneath the wheel.
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