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Po
sition of jac ksuppor tpoints &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectly at
th ea ppropriat ejacking point of thev ehicle,
th ej ackc ould tip wit hthe vehicle raised. #
Onlyposition thej ackatt he appropri‐
at ej acking point of thev ehicle. The
base of thej ackm ustbep ositioned ver‐
tically under thej acking point of the
ve hicle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efromt he jack If
yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl yat
th ea ppropriat ejacks uppor tpoint of the
ve hicle, thej ackc ould tip overwitht he vehi‐
cle raised. #
The jac kisdesigned exclusively for
jacking up thev ehicle at thej acks up‐
por tpoints. #
Take ther atche tring sp anner ou tofthe tyre-
ch ang etool kit and place it on theh exagon
nut of thej acksot hatthel ette ring "AUF" is
visible. #
Position jack 2at jac ksuppor tpoint 1. #
Turn ratche tring sp anner 3clockwise until
jack 2sitsc omple tely on ja cksuppor tpoint
1 and theb ase of thej ackl ies evenlyon
th eg round. #
Continue totur nratche tring sp anner 3
unti lthe tyr eisraised amaximum of 3cm
of ft he ground. #
Loosen and remo vethew heel (→ page414). Wheels an
dtyres 411
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Re
moving awheel Re
quirement:
R The vehicle is raised (→ page410).
When changing awheel, avoid applying an yforce
to theb rake discs, since this could impair the
le ve lofc omfort when braking.
* NO
TEDama getothre adin gfromd irton
wheel bolts #
Do no tplace wheel bolt sinsandoron
ad irty sur face. #
Unscr ew theu ppermos twheel bolt com‐
ple tely. #
Screw centring pin 1instead of thew heel
bolt int othe thre ading. #
Unscr ew ther emaining wheel bolt sfully. #
Remo vethew heel. #
Fitthen ew wheel (→ page414). Fi
ttin gan ewwheel Re
quirement:
R The wheel is remo ved( →pag e412). &
WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut thre ads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can caus ethe wheel bolts/
wheel nuts tocome loose.
As aresult, youc ould lose awheel while driv‐
ing. #
Nevero il or grease thet hreads. #
Inthee vent of dama getothet hreads,
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop
immediatel y. #
Have thed amaged wheel bolts or dam‐
aged hub thre ads replaced. #
Do no tcontinue driving. #
Obser vethei nformation on thec hoice of
tyres (→ page404).
Fo rtyres wit haspecified direction of rotation,
an ar rowonthes ide wall of thet yrei ndicates
th ec orrect di rection of rotation. Obse rvet he
direction of rotatio nw henf itting. 412
Wheels and tyres
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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 (→ page417). #
Lowe rthe vehicle (→ page415). Lo
weri ngthev ehicle af teraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The ne wwheel has been fitted (→ page 412).
* 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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#
Chec kthe tyr epressur eoft he newl ymoun‐
te dw heel and adjus taccording ly. #
Vehicles with tyr epressur elossw arning
sy stem: restar tt he tyr epressur eloss warn‐
ing sy stem (→ page404). #
Vehicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: restar tt he tyr epressur emonitoring
sy stem (→ page400).
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e397) Collapsible spar
ewheel Note
sont he collapsible spar ewheel &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tyr edimensions
The wheel or tyr esize and thet yret ype of
th ee mer gency spa rewheel or spar ewheel
and thew heel tobe replaced ma ydiffe r.
Mounting an emer gency spa rewheel/spare
wheel ma yseve rely impair thed riving char‐
acteristics. To
preve nt hazardous situations: #
Adapty our driving stylea ccording lyand
driv ecarefull y. #
Neverfit mo rethan on eemer gency
spa rewheel or spar ewheel that dif fers
in size. #
Onlyuse an emer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel of adiffe re nt size brie fly. #
Do no tswitcho ffESP ®
. #
>Ha vethee mer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel of adiffe re nt size replaced
at then eares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop. The ne wwheel mus thave the
cor rect dimensions. The collapsible spa
rewheel is an emer gency
whee lwhich is only suitable foru se foral imited
period of time and in arestricted manner in the
eve nt of aflat tyr e(e.g. until then eares twork‐
shop).
The tyr eside walls ar efolded when in transport
mode. Befor euse, thec ollapsible spar ewheel has
tobe inflated wit hthe accompanying com‐
pressor.
Chec kthe tyr epressur eoft he collapsibl espare
wheel oncef itted. Correct thep ressur easn ec‐
essar y.
The maximum permissible speed wit hacollapsi‐
ble spar ewheel fitted is 80 km/h.
Do no tfit sn ow ch ains wit hthe collapsibl espare
wheel.
Re place thec ollapsible spar ewheel af ters ix
ye arsatt he latest, rega rdless of wear.
% Ve
hicles with atyrep ressur elossw arn‐
ing sy stem: ifac ollapsible spar ewheel is
fi tted ,the tyr epressur eloss warning sy stem
cann otfunction reliabl y.Onl yrestart thes ys‐
te ma gain when thec ollapsible spar ewheel
has been replaced wit hanewwheel.
Ve hicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: ifac ollapsible spar ewheel is fitted
th et yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem cann ot
function reliably .Onlyr estart thes ystem
again when thec ollapsible spar ewheel has
been replaced wit hanewwheel. 414
Wheels and tyres
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Ve
hicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: foraf ewminutes af terac ollapsible
spar ewhee lisf itted, thes ystemm aystill
displa ythe tyr epressur eoft heremo ved
wheel.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e397)
R Tyre pressur etable (→ page398) Re
moving the collapsibl espar ew heel The collapsible spar
ewheel is secured in thec ol‐
lapsible spar ewheel bag in theb oot. #
Obser vethei nformation on mounting tyres
(→ pag e404). #
Open theb oot. #
Detach thef astening stra ps. #
Unhook ther etainin gspring hook softhefas‐
te ning stra ps from theb rack ets. #
Remo vethee mer gency spa rewheel bag
to ge ther wit hthe collapsibl espar ew heel. #
Open thee mer gency spa rewheel bag and
re mo vethec ollapsible spar ewheel. Inflating
thec ollapsible spa rewheel Re
quirements:
R Mount thec ollapsible spar ewheel as descri‐
bed. (→ page412 )
R Remo vethet yrei nflation compressor from
th es towa ge well under theb ootfloor.
(→ pag e377)
* NO
TEDama getothec ollapsible spare
wheel when lo wering thev ehicle Lo
we ring thev ehicle without pr eviously
inflatin gthe collapsibl espar ew heel can
damag eits rim. #
Inflat ethe collapsibl espar ew heel using
th et yrei nflation compressor before
lo we ring thev ehicle. *
NO
TEOverheating du etothe tyr einfla‐
tion compressor running tool ong #
Do no trun thet yrei nflation compres‐
sor forl onger than tenm inutesw ithout
inter ruption. #
Pull connec tor4 and theh ose out of the
housing. #
Unscr ew thec ap from thev alveont he col‐
lapsible spar ewheel. Wheels and tyres
415
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#
Screw unio nnut1 oftheh ose ont othe
va lve.
Mak esureona nd offswitch 3ofthet yre
inflation compressor is se tto0. #
Inser tplug 4intot he cigar ette lighter
soc ket(→pa ge112) or in toa12Vs ocket
( → pag e113)iny our vehicle. #
Switc hont he powersupp ly (→pag e146). #
Press on and of fswitch 3onthet yrei nfla‐
tion compressor toI.
The tyr einflation compressor is switched on.
The tyr eisinflated. The tyr epressur eis
shown on manome ter2. #
Pum pthe tyr etothe specified tyr epressure.
The specified tyr epressur eisp rinted on the
ye llo wl abel of thec ollapsible spar ewheel. #
When thes pecified tyr epressur ehas been
re ached, press on and of fswit ch 3 onthe
tyr einflatio ncompressor to0. #
Ifth et yrep ressur eish igher than thes peci‐
fi ed pressure, press pressur erelease valve
bu tton 5unti lthe cor rect tyr epressur ehas
bee nreached. 416
Wheels and tyres
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Height wheno
pened 1
1
Height
when
opened
All model s1 746mm Ve
hicl edimensions All models
Ve
hicle lengt h5 032 mm
Ve hicle widt hincluding out‐
side mir rors 21
08 mm
Ve hicle widt hexcluding out‐
side mir rors 18
99 mm
Wheelbase 2945 mm Ve
hicl eheight All model
s1 411mm We
ight sand loads Please no
tethat fort he specified vehicle data:
R items of optional equipment increase the
unladen weight and reduce thep ayload.
R vehicle-specific weight informatio ncan be
fo und on thev ehicle identification plate
(→ pag e419). Missin
gvalues werenota vailable at thet ime of
going topress.
Ro of load All models
Maximum
roof load 0kg Te
ch nica ldata 427
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Saf
etys ystems Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
!
÷ inoperativ eSee Owner's
Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce may
increase in an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 429