2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE wheel bolts

To
clean, useplenty ofwater andamild cleaning
agent without additional orabrasive products,
e.g. useacar shampoo approved forMercedes-
Benz .
X Dry vehicles coveredwithfilmusing asoft,
absorbent clothafterevery wash.
Water marks couldotherwise form.
Scr atches, corrosiv edeposits, areasaffectedby
corrosion anddamage causedbyinadequate
care cannotalway sbe completely repaired.In
such cases, visitaqualified specialist workshop.
X Remove dirtimmediately, wherepossible,
while avoiding rubbingtoohard.
The decorative filmmay beirreparably dam-
aged.
X Soak insect remains withinsect remover and
rinse offthe treated areasafterwards.
X Soak birddroppings withwater andrinse off
the treated areasafterwards.
The Paint Cleaner cleaning product, whichhas
been approved andrecomm endedby
Mercedes- Benz,should beused when dirthas
penetr atedthedecorative filmsurface orthe
decorative filmhasbecome dull.
The manufact urercanprovide youwith infor-
mation onspecial careandcleaning products.
Laminated surfacesmayexhibit optical differ-
ences tosurfaces whichwerenotprotec tedbya
decorative filmwhen thedecorative filmis
removed.
i Have
workorrepairs ondecorative filmcar-
ried outataqualified specialist workshop.
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsthatyouusean
authorized Mercedes-BenzCenter forthis
purpose. Cleaning
thevehicle parts
Cleaning thewheels G
WARNIN
G
The water jetfrom acircular jetnoz zle(dirt
blasters) cancause invisible exteriordamage
to the tires orchassis compon ents.Compo-
nent sdamaged inthis way may failunexpect -
edly. There isarisk ofan accident .
Do not use power washers withcircular jet
noz zles toclean thevehicle. Havedamaged tires
orchassis compon entsreplaced imme-
diately.
! Do
not use acidic wheel cleaning products
to remove brakedust.Thiscould damage
wheel boltsandbrake compon ents.
! Do
not park yourvehicle foralong period of
time directly aftercleaning, particularly after
cleaning thewheel rimwith wheel cleaner.
Wheel cleaner canlead tothe increased cor-
rosion ofthe brake discsandpads. Therefore,
drive forafew minutes aftercleaning. By
heating upthe brakes, thebrake discsand
pads dry.Thevehicle canthen beparked fora
long period oftime.
Cleaning thewindows G
WARNIN
G
You could become trappedbythe windshield
wipers ifthey start moving whilecleaning the
windshield orwiper blades. Thereisarisk of
injury.
Always switchoffthe windshield wipersand
the ignition beforecleaning thewindshield or
wiper blades.
! Only
foldthewindshield wipersawayfrom
the windshield whenvertical.Otherwise, you
will damage thehood.
! Do
not use drycloths, abrasive products,
solvent sor cleaning agentscontaining sol-
vent sto clean theinside ofthe windows. Do
not touch theinsides ofthe windows with
hard object s,e.g. anice scraper orring. There
is otherwise arisk ofdamaging thewindows.
! Clean
thewater drainage channelsofthe
windshield andtherear window atregular
inter vals. Deposits suchasleaves, petalsand
pollen mayunder certaincircumst ancespre-
vent water fromdraining away.This canlead
to corrosion damageanddamage toelec-
tron iccompon ents.
X Clean theinside andoutside ofthe windows
with adamp clothandacleaning productthat
is recomm endedandapproved byMercedes-
Benz . 268
CareMaintenance
andcare

X
Using lugwrench 0043,loosen thebolts onthe
wheel youwish tochange byabou tone full
turn. Donot unscrew thebolts completely. Jacking
points
The jacking pointsarelocated justbehind the
front wheel housings andjust infront ofthe rear
wheel housings (arrows).
Mercedes-AMG vehiclesand vehicl eswith
AMG Line: toprotect thevehicle body,thevehi-
cle has covers installed nexttothe jacking
points onthe outer sills. Covers,
front(example: vehicleswithAMG Line)
X Mercedes-AMG
vehiclesand vehicl es
with AMG Line: foldcover 0044upwa rds. X
Take ratchet wrench 0083out ofthe vehicle tool
kit and place iton the hexagon nutofjack 0085
so that theletters AUFarevisible.
X Position jack0085atjacking point0087. X
Make surethefoot ofthe jack isdirectly
beneath thejacking point.
X Turn ratchet wrench 0083until jack0085sits
completely onjacking point0087and thebase
of the jack liesevenly onthe ground.
X Turn ratchet wrench 0083until thetire israised
a maximum of1.2 in(3 cm )from theground.
Removing awhee l !
Do
not place wheel boltsinsand oron adirty
surface. Thebolt andwheel hubthreads could
otherwise bedamage dwhen youscrew them
in.
X Unscrew thewheel bolts.
X Remove thewheel.
Mounting anew whee l G
WARNING
Oiled orgreased wheelboltsordamage d
wheel bolts/hub threadscancause thewheel Changing
awhee l
313Wheels andtires
Z

bolts
tocome loose. Asaresult, youcould
lose awheel whiledriving .There isarisk of
acciden t.
Never oilorgrease wheelbolts.Inthe event of
damage tothe threads, contact aqualified
specialist workshopimmediately. Havethe
damaged wheelboltsorhub threads
replaced/r enewed.Donot continue driving . G
WARN
ING
If you tight enthe wheel boltsorwheel nuts
when thevehicle israised, thejack could tip
over. There isarisk ofinjury.
Only tightenthe wheel boltsorwheel nuts
when thevehicle ison the ground.
Always payattention tothe instruct ions and
safety notesinthe "Changing awheel" section
(Y page 310).
Only usewheel boltsthathave been designed
for the wheel andthevehicle. Forsafety rea-
sons, Mercedes -Benzrecom mends thatyou
only usewheel boltswhich havebeen approved
for Mercedes -Benzvehicles andtherespect ive
wheel.
! To
preven tdamage tothe paintwor k,hold
the wheel securely againstthewheel hub
while screwin gin the first wheel bolt. X
Clean thewheel andwheel hubcontact sur-
faces.
X Place thenew wheel onthe wheel huband
push iton.
X Tighten thewheel boltsuntiltheyarefinger -
tight . Lowering
thevehicle G
WARN
ING
The wheels couldworkloose ifthe wheel nuts
and bolts arenot tight ened tothe specified
tight eningtorque. Thereisarisk ofacciden t.
Have thetight eningtorque immediately
chec kedataqualified specialist workshop
after awheel ischang ed.
X Place theratc hetwrenc hont othe hexagon
nut ofthe jack sothat theletters ABare visi-
ble.
X Turn theratc hetwrenc huntil thevehicle is
onc eagain standing firmly onthe ground.
X Place thejack toone side. X
Tighten thewheel boltsevenly inacros swise
patte rninthe sequence indicated(0043 to0083).
The specified tighteningtorque is96 lb-ft
(130 Nm).
X Turn thejack back toits initial position .
X Stow the jack andtherest ofthe vehicle tools
in the vehicle again.
X Mercedes-
AMGvehicles andvehicles
with AMG Line: usethecover ofthe outer sill.
X Check thetire pressure ofthe newly mount ed
wheel andadjust itifnec essary.
Observe therecom mended tirepressure
(Y page 293).
Canad aonly: aslong asyou aredriving withthe
emergen cyspare wheel mounted,the tire pres-
sure losswarning systemcannotfunc tion relia-
bly. Only restartthe tire pressure losswarning
system whenthedefect ivewheel hasbeen
replaced withanew wheel.
Vehicles withtirepr essure monitor (USA
only): allmount edwheels mustbeequipped
with functioningsensor s. 314
Changing
awheelWheels andtires