Mountin
gane wwhe el Re
quirement s:
R The wheel isremo ved(→ pag e41 3). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from losing a
whe el
Oil ed, grea sed ordamag edwhe elbol t/whe el
nut thre ads orwheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can caus eth ewheel bolts/
wheel nutstocome loose.
As are sult, youco uld lose awheel whiledriv‐
ing . #
Neveroil orgrease theth re ads. #
Intheeve ntofdamag eto theth re ads,
con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
immediat ely. #
Have thedamag edwheel boltsordam‐
ag ed hub thre ads replaced. #
Donotcon tinue driving. #
Obser vetheinf ormation onthech oice of
tir es (→ pag e406). Fo
rtir es wit haspecif ieddirection ofrotatio n,an
ar row ontheside wallof thetir eindicat esthe
cor rect dire ction ofrotatio n.Ob serveth edir ec‐
tion ofrotatio nwh en installing.
* NO
TEDama getothecer amic brak edisk
when chang ingawheel Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl eswith ceramic
br ak edis ks:dur ing remo valand reposition ‐
ing ofthewheel, thewheel rim ma yst rike
th ecer amic brak edisk anddamag eit. #
Take par ticular care. #
Ask another per son forassi stanc eor
use asec ondcen tering pin. #
Slide thewheel tobe mount edont oth e
align mentbolt andpush iton . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom tight ening
whee lbol tsand nuts
If yo utig hten thewheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle israised, thejac kcould tip. #
Onlytight enwheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle ison thegr ound. #
Besureto obser vetheins truction sand
saf etyno teson "Cha nging awheel"
(→ pag e406). #
Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse wheel bolts
whic hha ve been approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz andforth ewheel inqu estion .
* NO
TEDama getopaintw orkof thewheel
ri m when screwing onthefirs twh eelbo lt If
th ewheel hastoomuc hpla ywhen screw‐
ing inthefirs twh eelbo lt, thewheel rim pai nt
can bedama ged. #
Press thewheel firm lyag ains tth e
wheel hubwhen screwing onthefirs t
wheel bolt. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat eduntil they are
fi ng er-tig ht. #
Unscr ew thealignment bolt. 41
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