2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE clock

jack could tip ove
rwitht he vehicl eraised.
There is ariskofi njury.
Onl yposit iont he jack at the appropriate jack-
ing point of the vehicle. The base of the jack
must be positioned vertically, directl yunder
the jacking point of the vehicle.
Observe the following when raising the vehi-
cle:
R to rais ethe vehicle, onl yusethe vehicle-
specific jack tha thas been teste dand
approved by Mercedes-Benz. If the jack is
used incorrectly ,itcould tip ove rwhile the
vehicl eisraised.
R the jack is designe donlytor aiseand hold
the vehicl efor as hort time whil eawheel
is being changed. It is not suitabl efor per-
formin gmaintenance work under the vehi-
cle.
R avoi dchanging the whee lonuphilland
downhil lslope s.
R befor eraisi ng the vehicle, safeguard it from
rolling away by applying the parking brake
and positioning whee lchocks. Never
release the parking brake whil ethe vehicle
is raised.
R the jack must be place donafirm, flatand
non-sli psurface. On aloo se surface, a
large ,flatl oad- bearing underlay must be
used .Ona slippery surface, anon-slip
underlay must be used ,e.g.r ubbe rmats.
R do not us ewoode nblocks or similar
objects as ajack underlay .Otherwise, the
jack will not be able to achieve its load-
bearing capacity du etothe restricted
height.
R make sure tha tthe distance between the
undersid eofthe tyres and the ground does
not exceed 3cm.
R neve rplace your hands or fee tunder the
raised vehicle.
R do not li eunder the vehicle.
R do not start the engine when the vehicl eis
raised. R
do not open or close adoorort he boot lid/
tailgate when the vehicl eisraised.
R make sure tha tnopersons ar epresent in
the vehicl ewhent he vehicl eisraised.
AM Gvehicle swithP erformanc eStudio
equipment: the wheelbolts ar ecovered by a
hu bc ap.B efore yo ucan unscrew the wheel
bolts ,you must remove the hu bcap. X
To remove: turnthe centre cove rofhub
cap :anti-clockwise and remove.
X To fit: beforefitting, ensur etha thub cap :
is in the open position. To do this, tur nthe
centre cove ranti-clockwise.
X Positio nhub cap :and tur nthe centre
cove rclockwise unti lhub cap :engages
physicall yand audibly.
X Make sure tha thub cap :is fitted
securely. X
Using whee lwrench ;,l oosent he bolts on
the whee lyou wish to change by abou tone
full turn. Do not unscrew the bolts com-
pletely. 428
Changin
gawheelWheels an dtyres

Jacking points (example: Saloon)
The jackin gpoints are located jus tbehin dthe
front wheel arches and jus tinfront of th erear
wheel arches (arrows).
AMG vehicles and vehicles with AMG
equipment: to protect thevehicle body, the
vehicle has covers fitted nex ttothejacking
points on th eoute rsills. Cover
,front (example: vehicles with AM Gsports
package)
X AMG vehicles and vehicles with AMG
equipment: fold cover=upwards. X
Position jack Aat jackin gpoint ?. X
Mak esure that th ebase of th ejackisp osi-
tioned vertically unde rthe jackin gpoint.
X Turn crank Bclockwis euntil jack Asits
completely on jackin gpoint ?.T he base of
th ej ackm ust lie evenly on th eground.
X Turn crank Buntil th etyreisr aisedam ax-
imum of 3cmoff theground.
Removing awheel !
AMG vehicles:
duringremoval and repo-
sitioning of th ewheel, th ewheel rim can
strik ethe ceramic-brake disc and damage
it. Therefore, tak eprecaution sand have a
second person assist you. Alternatively,
you can use asecond centring pin.
! Do not place wheel bolt
sinsandord irt.
The threads of th ewheel bolt sand wheel
hubs could otherwise be damaged when
th eb oltsa re tightened. X
Unscrew th euppermost wheel bolt com-
pletely.
X Screw centring pin :intot he thread
instead of th ewheel bolt. Changing
awheel
429Wheels and tyres Z

X
Unscrew the remaining wheel bolts fully.
X Remove the wheel.
Fitting anew wheel G
WARNING
Oiled or greased wheel bolts or damaged
wheel bolts/hub threads can cause the wheel bolts to come loose. As aresult, you could
lose awheel while driving. There is arisk of
accident.
Never oil or grease wheel bolts. In the event of damage to the threads, contact aqualified
specialist workshop immediately.H ave the
damagedw heel bolts or hub threads
replaced/renewed. Do not continue driving. G
WARNING
If you tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is raised, the jack could tip
over. There is arisk of injury.
Only tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is on the ground.
Observe the instructions and safety notes on "Changing awheel" (Y page 426).
Only use wheel bolts that have been designed
for the wheel and the vehicle. For safety rea-
sons, Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
only use wheel bolts which have been
approved for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and the
respective wheel.
! AMG vehicles:
during removal and repo-
sitioning of the wheel, the wheel rim can
strike the ceramic-brake disc and damage
it. Therefore, take precautions and have a
second person assist you. Alternatively,
you can use asecond centring pin. X
Cleant he wheel and wheel hub contact
surfaces.
X Slide the wheel to be mounted onto the
centring pin and push it on.
X Tighten the wheel bolts until they are fin-
ger-tight.
X Unscrew the centring pin.
X Tighten the last wheel bolt until it is finger-
tight.
X Vehiclesw ithacollapsible emergency
spare wheel: inflate the collapsible emer-
gency spare wheel (Y page 467).
Only then lower the vehicle.
Lowering the vehicle G
WARNING
The wheels could work loose if the wheel nuts and bolts are not tightened to the specified
tightening torque. There is arisk of accident.
Have the tightening torque immediately
checked at aqualified specialist workshop
after awheel is changed.
! Vehiclesw
ithacollapsible emergency
spare wheel: Inflate the collapsible emer-
gency spare wheel using the tyre inflation
compressor before lowering the vehicle.
The rim could otherwise be damaged.
X Turn the crank of the jack anti-clockwise
until the vehicle is once agains tanding
firmly on the ground.
X Place the jack to one side. 430
Changing
awheelWheels and tyres

Example: Estate withou
tafolding bench seat
X Without afolding benc hseat:remove
stowag espace :.
X With afolding benc hseat:lift the luggage
compartment floor upwards.
Removing the emergenc yspare wheel
(Estate withou tafolding benc hseat, or
Saloon) (Example: equipment and country-specific varia-
tions possible)
X Remov evehicl etool kit tray :.
X Turn stowag etray ;anti-clockwise and
remove it.
X Remov e"Minispare" emergency spare
wheel =or the collapsibl eemergency
spare wheel. Removing the emergenc
yspare wheel
(Estate with afolding benc hseat) Example: emergency spare wheel
X Remove vehicl etool kit tray :by
recess ;.
X Remove the "Minispare" emergency spare
whee lorcollapsibl eemergency spare
wheel =.
Observ ethe instructions and safety notes in
the "Fitting awheel "sectio n(Ypage 426). Stowing
ausedc olla psibl eemer-
genc yspare wheel
! Onl
yplace the collapsibl eemergency
spare whee linthe vehicl ewhenitisd ry.
Otherwise, moisture ma ygetinto the vehi-
cle.
Take the following step stostowausedc ol-
lapsibl eemergency spare wheel. Otherwise,
it will not fit in the spare whee lwell.
Mercedes-Benz recommends tha tyou have
thi sw orkp erformed at aquali fied specialist
workshop ,e.g.ata Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
X Unscrew the valve cap from the valve.
X Using the rea rsideoft he valve cap,
unscrew the valve insert from the valve and release the air.
i Fully deflating the tyr
emaytake afew
minutes.
X Screw the valve insert back into the valve.
X Screw the valve cap back on. 466
Emergenc
yspare wheelWheel sand tyres