2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET change wheel

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The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Appl ythe electric parking brak emanually. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tint op osition j. #
Vehicles with AIRB ODYC ONT ROL:setthe
normal vehicle le vel(→pag e190). #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th ef ront and rear of thew heel that is diago‐
nall yopposit ethe wheel youw ish tochange. #
Remo vetheh ub caps if necessary
(→ pag e399). #
Raising thev ehicle (→ page400). Re
moving and fittin ghub caps Re
quirement:
R The vehicle is prepared foraw heelchange
(→ pag e396).
Pla stic hub cap #
Toremo ve: turnthe centre coveroft he hub
cap anti-clockwise and remo vetheh ub cap. #
Tofit: mak esuret hat thec ent recoveroft he
hub cap is turned anti-clockwise. #
Position theh ub cap and tur nthe centre
co verc lockwise until theh ub cap engages
ph ysicall yand audibly. Aluminium hub cap #
Toremo ve: positio nsocket 2on hu bcap
1.
% The soc ketc an be found in thet yre-change
to ol kit. #
Position wheel spanner 3on soc ket2. #
Using whee lspa nner 3,turnh ub cap 1
anti-clo ckwise and remo veit. #
Tofit: position hub cap 1and tur nuntil it is
comple tely flush wit hthe wheel. #
Position soc ket2on hu bcap 1. Wheels and tyres
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Attach wheel spanner 3tosoc ket 2and
tighten theh ub cap clockwise.
Specified tightening torq ue: 25 Nm. #
Raise thev ehicle (→ page400). Ra
ising thev ehicle when changing awheel Re
quirements:
R Ther eareno persons in thev ehicle.
R The vehicle has been prepared foraw heel
ch ang e(→pag e396).
R The hub caps ha vebeen remo ved
( → pag e397).
Impor tant no tesonu singthej ack:
R onlyusethev ehicle-specific jac kthat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle.
R thej ackiso nlyd esigned forr aising and hold‐
ing thev ehicle foras horttime while awheel
is being changed and no tfor maintenance
wo rkunder thev ehicle. R
thej ackm ustbep laced on afirm, flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge,
load-bearing, non-slip underla y.
R thef ootoft he jac kmustbep ositioned verti‐
call yunder thej acking point. Ru
les of conduct when thev ehicle is raised:
R Neverp lace your hands or feet under the
ve hicle.
R Do no tlie under thev ehicle.
R Do no tstar tthe engine and do no trelease
th ee lectric parking brake.
R Do no topen or close an ydoor sort he boot
lid. #
Using thew heel wrench, loosen thew heel
bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about on efull turn. Do no tunscr ewtheb olts
comple tely. 398
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Slide thew heel tobe mounted ont othe cen‐
tring pin and push it on. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom tightening
whee lbolts and nuts
If yo ut ighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is raised, thej ackc ould tip. #
Onlytighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is on theg round. #
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse wheel bolts
whic hhaveb een appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz and fort he wheel in question. #
Tighten thew heel bolts until they aref inger-
tight. #
Unscr ew thec ent ring pin. #
Tighten thel astw heel bolt until it is finger-
tight. #
Ifth ec ollapsible emer gency spa rewheel has
been fitted ,infla tethec ollapsible emer gency
spa rewheel (→ page405). #
Lowe rthe vehicle (→ page403). Lo
weri ngthev ehicle af teraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The ne wwheel has been fitted (→ page 400).
* NO
TEDama getothee mer gency spa re
wheel when lo wering thev ehicle If
th ec ollapsible emer gency spa rewheel is
no tinflated befor ethe vehicle is lo wered, its
ri mm aybe dama ged. #
Inflat ethe collapsibl eemer gency spa re
wheel befor elowe ring thev ehicle, using
th et yrei nflation compressor. #
Place ther atche tring sp anner ont othe he xa‐
gon nut of thej acksot hatthel ette ring "AB"
is visible. #
Tolowe rthe vehicle: turnthe ratche tring
sp an ner of thej acka nti-clockwise. #
Tighten thew heel bolts evenlyinad iagonal
patter ninthe order indicated (1 to5 ).
Specified tightening torq ue: 150N m. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
Th ew heel scould come loose if thew heel
bolts or wheel nuts ar enottightened tothe
prescribed torque. #
Have thet ightening torque checked
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop af terc hanging awheel. Wheels and tyres
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Wa rning lamp
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Wa rning triangle
Re moving ............................................ 363
Setting up ............................................ 364
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!AB Swarning lam p....................... 465
JB rake system warning lamp
(red) .................................................... 464
JBrak esystemw arning lamp
(yellow) ................................................ 463
?Coolan twarning lam p................. .473
· Distance warning warning lam p..4 70
#Electrical fault warning lam p....... 472
; Engine diagnosi swarning lam p... 472
å ESP®
OFF warning lam p............. .467
÷ ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes ........ .466
÷ESP ®
wa rning lam plight sup. ...... 466 8Fu
elreser vewarning lam p......... .472
Ð Powe rsteering sy stem warning
lam p..................................................... 471
! Redindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied .......................... 468
6Re stra int sy stem warning lam p... 469
7Sea tbeltw arning lam pflashes .. .470
7Seat bel twarning lam plights
up ........................................................ 469
àSuspension warning lam p........... 470
h Tyre pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes .................... 476
h Tyre pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. ................ 475
! Yello we lect ricp arkin gb rake
indicator lam pismalfunctionin g......... 468
Wa rning/indicator lamps .................12, 462
In stru ment displa y(ove rview) ................ 12
Overvie w............................................. 462
PA SSENGER AIR BAG. .......................... .46
Wa rranty ..................................................... 31Wa
sher fluid
see Windsc reen washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) .......................... 353
We ather information ............................... 288
We bbrows er
Calling up aweb pag e......................... .315
Callin gupo ptions ................................ 316
Callin gupt he settings .........................3 16
Del eting abookmar k........................... .316
Del eting br owser dat a.......................... 316
Ending ................................................. .317
Managing bookmar ks.......................... 316
Overvie w..............................................3 16
Showing/hiding them enu ...................3 15
We bsite
Calling up ............................................. 315
Showing/hiding thew eb br owser
menu ................................................... 315
Wheel change
Fitting anew wheel ............................ .400
Lo we ring thev ehicle ............................4 01
Preparation ......................................... 396
Ra ising thev ehicle .............................. 398
Re moving awhee l.............................. .400 512
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