must be positioned vertically, directly under
the jacking point of the vehicle.
! The jack is designed exclusively for jacking
up the vehicl eatt he jacking points. Other-
wise ,y ou rv ehicl ec ould be damaged.
Observe the following when raising the vehicle: R
To rais et he vehicle, only use the vehicle-spe-
cific jack that has been tested and approved
by Mercedes-Benz. If used incorrectly, the
jack could tip over with the vehicl er aised.R
The jack is designed only to rais ea nd hold the
vehicl ef or as hort time while aw hee lisb eing
changed. It must not be used for performing
maintenance work under the vehicle. R
Avoid changing the whee lonu phill and down-
hill slopes. R
Before raising the vehicle, secure it from roll-
ing awa ybya pplying the parking brake and
inserting whee lc hocks. Do not disengage the
parking brake whil et he vehicl eisr aised.R
The jack must be placed on af irm, flat and
non-slip surface. On al oose surface, al arge,
flat, load-bearing underlay must be used .Ona
slippery surface, an on-slip underlay must be
used ,e .g. rubber mats.R
Do not use wooden blocks or similar objects
as aj ack underlay .O therwise, the jack wil ln ot
be abl etoa chieve its load-bearing capacity
due to the restricted height. R
Make sure that the distance betwee nt he
underside of the tires and the ground does not
exceed 1.2 in (3 cm). R
Never place you rh ands and feet under the
raised vehicle. R
Do not lie under the vehicle. R
Do not start the engine when the vehicl ei s
raised. R
Do not open or close ad oor or the trunk lid
when the vehicl eisr aised.R
Make sure that no persons are present in the
vehicl ew hen the vehicl eisr aised. X
Using lug wrench C ,l oose nt he bolts on the
whee ly ou wish to change by abou to ne full
turn. Do not unscrew the bolts completely.
The jacking points are located just behind the
front whee lh ousings and just in front of the rear
whee lh ousings (arrows).
Vehicles with AMG equipment: the vehicle
has covers installed to protect the vehicl eb ody
next to the jacking points on the outer sills.
X
Fold cover D upwards.276
Changing aw heel
Wheel sa nd tires
X
Clean th ew heel and wheel hub contact sur-
faces. X
Slid et he wheel to be mounte do nt ot he align-
men tb olt and push it on.X
Tighte nt he wheel bolt su nt il they are finger-
tight. X
Unscrew th ea lignmen tb olt.X
Tighte nt he last wheel bolt unt il it is finger-
tight. X
Vehicles with ac ollapsible spa re wheel:
inflate th ec ol lapsi ble spar ew heel
( Y
page 280).
On ly then lower th ev eh icle .
Lowering th ev ehicle
G WAR NING
The wheel sc ou ld work loos eift he wheel nuts
and bolt sa re no tt ig htened to th es pec ifie d
tightening torque. Ther eisar is kofa cc iden t.
Hav et he tightening torque immediately
checked at aq ualified spec ialist workshop
after aw heel is changed.
! Vehicles with ac ollapsible spa re wheel:
before lowering th ev eh icle ,i nflate th ec ol -
lapsible spar ew heel wit ht he tir ei nflation
compressor. The wheel rim could other wise
be damaged.X
Turn th ec ra nk of th ej ac kc ou nter-clock wise
unt il th ev eh icle is once again standing firmly
on th eg round.X
Plac et he jac ktoo ne side. X
Tighte nt he wheel bolt se venly in ac ro ss wise
pattern in th es equenc ei ndicated ( C to
