2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER brake

*
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion #
Only connect thet ow ro pe or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes. %
Yo
uc an also secur ethe towing devic etothe
trailer hitch.
* NO
TEDama geand risk of accident when
to wing wit hatow ro pe Ther
eisar isk of an accident if youdon ot
obse rves afet ya nd pr otectiv emeasures when
to wing using atow ro pe.
Obser vethef ollowing points when towing
wit hat ow ro pe: #
Secur ethe towr ope on thes ame side
on bo thvehicles, if possible. #
Mak esuret he towr ope does not
exc eed thel egally prescribed length. #
Mar kthe towr ope in them iddle, e.g.
wit haw hitec loth (30 x30c m). This
makes other road user sawarethat a
ve hicle is being towe d. #
Obser vetheb rake lamps of thet ow ing
ve hicle while driving. Alw aysm aintain a
dis tance that ensures thet ow ro pe does
no ts ag. #
Do no tuse steel cables or chains to tow
yo ur vehicle. Otherwise, youc oul dd am‐
ag et he vehicle. #
Deactivat eautomatic locking (/ page46). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat ethe tow- aw ay alar m(/pag e58). #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (/ pag e142). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thep arking brake. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
R thei gnition is switched off.
R theb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning. R
thee nergy suppl yorthe on-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signifi‐
cantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normally required. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexc essiv etractive
po wer If
yo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowl yand smoo thly. To
wing avehicle wit hthe front or rear axle
ra ised *
NO
TEDama gewhen thei gnition is
switched on If
yo ul eave thei gnition switched on when
to wing thev ehicle wit hthe front or rear axle
ra ised, ESP ®
actuation can damag ethe brake
sy stem. #
The ignition mus tbeswitched off. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect remo val
or ins tallation of thep ropeller shafts When ins
talling thep ropeller shafts, they can
be damaged if youdon otuse ne wscrew s.
Alw aysu se ne wscrew sw hen ins talling the
propeller shafts.
Onl yhave thep ropeller shafts ins talled or
re mo vedbyq ualified, skilled personnel. %
If
th ef ront axle is damaged, raise thev ehicle
at thef ront axle and if ther ear axle is dam‐
aged, raise thev ehicle at ther ear axle.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
and rear wheel drive: ifth er eisam alfunc‐
tion, thea utomatic transmission ma ybe
loc kedinp osition 005D.
If th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition 005C,transpor tthe vehicle
(/ page289). Atow ing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. 288
Breakdown assis tance

#
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page286). #
The propeller shafts tothed rive axles must
be remo vedift he maximum permissible tow‐
ing dis tance is exceeded. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thep arking brake. #
Switc hoffthei gnition. Loading
thev ehicle fort ransport #
Obser vethen otes on towing away
( / pag e287)(/pag e288). #
Connec tthe towb arto thet ow ing eyetol oad
th ev ehicle. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission: in
th ee vent of damag etothe electrics, the
automatic transmissio nmaybe loc kedin
position 005D.Toshifttop osition 005C,provide
th eo n-boar delectrical sy stem wit hpower
( / pag e281). #
Load thev ehicle ont othe transpor ter. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005D. #
Use thep arking brak etosecurethe vehicle
agains trolling away. #
Only secur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
Ve hicles with all-wheel drive/vehicles with
automatic transmission #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning #
Do no tpositio nthe vehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag eduetoimproper
loading An all-wheel driv
evehicle ma ybedamaged if
it is tilted, pushed or mo vedw hile being loa‐
ded using ahydraulic plat form. #
When loading avehicle wit hall-wheel
drive, thev ehicle should onl ybemoved
and positioned byits ownp owe r. #
The vehicle and thes urface it is posi‐
tione dons hould no longer be mo ved
when thek eyisremo vedorift he door
is open. To
wing eyes torage location The
towing eyeisl ocated in thev ehicle tool kit in
th ef ront-passen gerfootwell (/ page291). Installing/removing
thet ow ing eye Ins
talling and removing thef ront towing eye #
Toinstall thef ront towing eye: press the
to poft he co vera nd remo vethec over. #
Screw intowing eye1clockwise tothes top
and tighten. #
Toremo vethef ront towing eye: unsc rew
to wing eye1counter-clockwise. #
Inser tthe co verw itht he tabs at thet op and
push in at theb otto muntilthec ove rengages. Breakdown assi
stance 289

canno
tacce ptresponsibility fort his type of dam‐
age.
Alw ayso bser vethem aximum permissible speed
specified fort he summer tires youh ave installed
(/ page307).
Onc eyou ha veinstalled thes ummer tires:
R Chec kthe tir epressur e(/pag e296)
R Restar tt he tir epressur emonitor
(/ page302) Information on M+S tires
Use winter tires or all-season tires at temp era‐
tures belo w50°F(10 °C). Bo thtypes of tir eare
identi fied bytheM +S marking.
Onl ywinter tires bearing the004D snowflake
symbol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad conditions.
Onl ythese tires will allo wdriving saf etys ystems
suc hasA BS and ESP ®
to function optimal lyin
winter .These tires ha vebeen de veloped specifi‐
call yfor driving in sno w.
Use M+S tires of thes ame mak eand tread on all
wheels tomaintain saf ehandling characteristics.
Alw ayso bser vethem aximum permissible speed
specified fort he M+S tires youh ave installed
(/ page307).
If yo ui nstall M+S tires that ha vealowe rmaxi‐
mum permissible speed than them aximum
design speed of thev ehicle, af fixana ppropria te
wa rning sign in thed rive r's field of vision. Yo u
can obtai nthis at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Once youh avei nstalled thew inter tires, take the
fo llowing measures:
R Chec kthe tir epressur e(/pag e296)
R Restar tt he tir epressur emonitor
(/ page302) Note
sons nowc hains &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct ins tallation of sno wchains
Ve hicles with rear-wheel drive: ifyo uh ave
ins talled sno wchains tothef ront wheels,
th ey ma ydraga gains tthe vehicle body or
ch assis components.
This could cause damag etothevehicle or the
tires. #
Neverins tall sno wchains on thef ront
wheels. #
Onlyins tall sno wchains on ther ear
wheelsinp airs. #
Vehicles with twin tires: installthe
sno wchains totheo uter wheels. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable sn ow chains
Ve hicles wit hall-wheel driv edonothave suf‐
fi cient clea rance on thef ront axle forc om‐
mercial lyavailable sn ow chains.
When youi nstall commerciall yavailable sn ow
ch ains ,the sno wchains ma ycom eloose and
damag echassi scomponent sorbrake hoses. #
Only ins tall sno wchains appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benzf orthese tires. Fo
rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nlyu se sn owchains that ha vebeen
ch eckeda nd appr oved.Youc an obtain informa‐
tio na bout sn ow chains from an yqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from
mounted sno wchains If sno
wchains are mounted tosteel wheels,
th ew heel trims can be damaged. #
Remo vethew heel trims of steel wheels
befor emounting sno wchains. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesw hen using snow
ch ains:
R Snow ch ains ar eonlyp ermissible forc ertain
wheel/tir ecombinations .You can obtain
information on them at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sn owchains that
ha ve been specifically appr ovedfor your vehi‐
cle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains with
th es ame quality standard.
R The sn owchains mus tberetightene dafter
driving appr oximatel y0.6 miles (1 km). This is
th eo nlyw aytoensur ethe sno wchains are
optimall yseated wit hclearanc etoadjacent
components.
R Vehicles with all-wheel drive: install snow
ch ains on thew heels on ther ear axle. On
ve hicles wit htwin tires, ins tallth es now
ch ains on theo uter wheels. Obser vethem an‐
ufacturer's ins tallation instructions. Wheels and tires
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Ra
ting .You can find theG ross Axle Weight Rating
on theB -pillar on thed rive r's side.
Speed rating: thes peed rating is pa rtof thet ire
identification .Itspecifies thes peed rang ef or
whic hatireisa pprove d.
GV W( Gross Vehicl eW eight): theG ross Vehicle
We ight includes thew eight of thev ehicle includ‐
ing fuel, tools, thes par ew heel, accessories
ins talled, occupants, luggag eand thet railer
dr aw bar nose weight if applicable. The Gross Vehi‐
cle Weight mus tnever exceed theG ross Vehicle
We ight Rating (GVWR )specifie donthe B-pillar on
th ed rive r's side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eW eight Rating): the
GV WR is them aximum permitted gross weight of
th ef ully laden vehicle (weight of thev ehicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and thet railer dr awbar nose weight if appli‐
cable). The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is speci‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe B-
pillar on thed rive r's side.
Maximum weight of thel aden vehicle: the
maximu mweight is thes um of thev ehicle's curb
we ight ,weight of thea ccessories, maximum load
and thew eight of thef actor yins talled optional
equipment.
Kilopascal (kPa): metric unitfort irep ressu re.
6.9 kP aarethee quivalent of 1psi. Ano ther unit
fo rt irep ressu reis bar .100 kilopascals (kPa) are
th ee quivalent of 1bar.
Load index: in additiontothel oad-bearing index,
th el oad inde xmayalso be imprinted on thes ide‐
wa ll of thet ire. This specifies thel oad-bearing
capacity mor eprecisel y.
Cur bw eight: thew eight of avehicle wit hstand‐
ar de quipmen tincludin gthe maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes thea ir-
conditioning sy stem and optional equipment if
th ese ar einstalled on thev ehicle, but does not
include passenger sorluggage.
Maximum tir eload: them aximum tir eload is
th em aximum permissible weight in kilog rams or
lbs forw hichat ireisa pprove d.
Maximum permissible tir epressure: maximum
permissible tir epressur efor one tire.
Maximum load on one tire: maximum load on
one tire. This is calculated bydividing them axi‐
mum axle load foro ne axle bytwo.
PSI (pounds per squar einch): standar dunit of
measuremen tfor tir epressu re. Aspec
tratio: relationship between tir eheight
and tir ewidthinp ercent.
Ti re pressure: pressureinside thet irea pplying
an outwar dforce toeve rysquar einc hoft he
tire's sur face. The tir epressur eiss pecified in
pounds per squar einc h( psi), in kilopascal (kPa)
or in bar .The tir epressur eshould onl ybecorrec‐
te dw hen thet ires ar ecold.
Ti re pressur eoncoldt ires: thet ires ar ecold
when thev ehicle has been par kedw itht he tires
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh our sand
th ev ehicle has been driven less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur face: thep artoft he tir ethat
comes int ocontact wi th theroad.
Ti re bead: thep urpose of thet ireb ead is to
ensur ethat thet ires its securely on thew heel
ri m. Ther eareseveralw irec ores in thet ireb ead
to preve ntthet iref romc hanging lengt honthe
whee lrim.
Sid ew all: thep artoft he tir ebetwe en thet read
and thet ireb ead.
Special equipment weight: thec ombined
we ight of those optional extras that we igh more
th an ther eplaced standar dparts and mor ethan
5l bs (2. 3kg). These optiona lextras ,suc has
high-pe rformance brakes, le velc ontrol sy stem, a
ro of luggag erackorah igh-perform anc ebatter y,
ar en otincluded in thec urb weight and the
we ight of thea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eIdentification Number): auniqu eiden‐
tification number whic hcan be used byatire
manufacturer toidentify tires, fore xamp lefora
product recall, and thus identif ythe pur chasers.
The TIN is made up of them anufacturer identifi‐
cation code, tir esize, tir etype code and them an‐
ufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: thel oad-bearing inde x(also
load index) is acode that con tains them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire.
Tr action: traction is ther esult of friction between
th et ires and ther oad sur face.
We ar indicator: narrow bars(tread wear bars)
th at ar edistributed overthe tir etread. If thet ire
tread is le velw itht he bars, thew ear limit of
1/1 6in( 1.6m m) has been reached.
Distribution of vehicl eoccupants: distribution
of vehicle occupants over designated seat posi‐
tions in avehicle. Wheels and tires
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Maximum permissible pa
yload weight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag eload plus 150lbs (68 kg)
multiplied bythen umber of seats in thev ehicle. Changing
awheel Note
sons electing, installing and replacing
tires Yo
uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permit ted
wheel/tir ecombinations at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct size sofwheels and tires
If wheels and tires of thew rong size ar eused,
th ew heel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponents ma ybedamaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
ones that fulfill thes pecification softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
R Perm issible wheel load
R Wheel of fset
Fo rtires, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type
R Load-bearing index
R Speed rating &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. *
NO
TEVehicle and tir edamag ethrough
tir et ype sand sizes that ha venotb een
appr oved Fo
rs afet yr easons, onl yuse tires, wheels and
accesso ries whic hhave been specially
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benzf oryour vehicle.
These tires ha vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe contro lsystems, suc hasABS or
ESP ®
.
Otherwise, cer tain properties ,suc hash an‐
dling characteristics, vehicle noise and con‐
sum ption could be adversel yaffected. Fur‐
th ermore, other tir esize could result in the
tires rubbing agains tthe body and axle com‐
ponents when loaded. This could result in
damag etothe tireort hevehicle. #
Onlyuse tires, wheels and accessories
th at ha vebeen checkeda nd recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benz. *
NO
TEDriving sa fety pu tatriskbyretrea‐
de dt ires Re
treade dtires ar enotcheckedorr ecom‐
mended byMercedes-Benz, as pr evious dam‐
ag eisn otalw aysd etected during ther etre ad
process.
Driving sa fety cannot, therefore, be guaran‐
te ed. #
Do no tuse used tires when their pr evi‐
ous usag eisunknown. *
NO
TEDama getoelectronic component
parts thro ugh theu se of tire-ins talling
to ols Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: ther ea reelectronic component
parts in thew heel. Tire -ins talling tools should
no tbea pplied in thea reaoft hevalve.
Otherwise, thee lectronic componen tparts
could be damaged. #
Alwaysh ave tires changed at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. Ac
cesso ries that ar enotappr ovedfor your vehi‐
cle byMercedes-Benz, or ar enotbeing used cor‐
re ctly ,can impair ope rating sa fety. 310
Wheels and tires

Befor
epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accesso ries, visit aqualified specialis tworks hop
and inquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations
Obser vethef ollowing points when selecting,
ins talling and replacing tires:
R Use onl ytires and wheels of thes ame type,
design (winter tires, all-season tire) and
make.
R Onlyins tall wheels of thes ame size and tread
design on one axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
wheel size tothis in thee vent of aflat tir ein
order todriv etot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyins tall tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
R Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet irep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w50°F(10°C), use
winter tires or all-season tir emarke dM +Sfor
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
R Only use tires wit hthe same tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th ei nstalled tires.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Break in ne wtires at moderat espeeds fort he
fi rs t60m iles (100 km).
R Replace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% Ve
hicles with twin tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit htwin tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs or 12,125 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT215/85 R1 6which have
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa ge
neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
% Ve
hicles with single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW less
th an or equal to9480 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT245/7 5R16whi chhave
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa
ge neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
% Ve
hicles with Super Single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs, onl yuse tires wit hthe dimen‐
sions 225/7 5R16C( FA)and 285/65 R16C
(RA) whic hhaveb een appr ovedfor this vehi‐
cle bythem anufacturer .Itisnotpermissible
to use tires wit hdiffe re nt dimensions; doing
so ma ylea dtoa general ope rating pe rmit
being rende redi nva lid.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e296)
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard
(/ page302)
R Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e307)
R Tire pressur etable
R Notesont he emergency spar ewheel
(/ page317 ) Note
sonr otating wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions may
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onl yifthe
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions. On
vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels ,rotatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warrant ybook
in your vehicle documents. If this is no tavailable,
ro tate thet ires every3,000 (5,000) to
6,000 mile s(10 ,000 km) ,depending on the Wheels and tires
311

Preparing
thev ehicle foraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The tire-chang etool kit is available.
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Appl ythe parking brake. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. #
Take thev ehicle tool kit from thef ootwell on
th ef ront passsenger side (/ page291). Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive #
Take thej acka nd thet ire-chang etool kit out
of thes towa ge compartment (/ page312). #
Ifnecessa ry,r emo vetheh ub cab. #
Assemble thel ug wrenc hextensio nusing the
middl erod and ther od wit hthe lar gest diam‐
et er from thet hree-piece jac kpum pleve r. #
Startin gwitht he middle rod, slide thel ug
wrenc hextensio nasfar as it will go ont othe
lug wrench. #
Using thel ug wrench, loosen thew heel nuts
or bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about one full turn. Do no tunscr ewthew heel
nuts or bolts comple tely. #
Raise thev ehicle (/ page313). Ra
ising thev ehicle when changing awheel &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom jac ktip‐
ping
If yo up arkav ehicle wit hair suspension, the
air suspension ma yremain acti vatedf or up to
one hour ,evenw hen thei gnition is switched
off. If yout hen raise thev ehicle wit hthe jac k,
th ea ir suspension will attem pttoadjus tthe
ve hicle le vel.
The jac kmaytip. #
Press theS ervice button on thea ir sus‐
pension remo tecontrol befor eraising
th ev ehicle.
This pr events au tomatic readjustment
of thev ehicle le vela nd pr events it from
being raised or lo weredm anually. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl yatt he
appropriat ejackin gpointoft hevehicle, the
jac kc ould tip wi th thevehicle raised. #
Onlyposition thej ackatt he appropriate
jacking point of thev ehicle. The base of
th ej ackm ustbep ositioned vertically
under thej acking point of thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom vehicle tip‐
ping
On slopes, thej ackc ould tip wit hthe vehicle
ra ised. #
Neverc hang eaw heel on aslope. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efromt he jack If
yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl yatt he
appropriat ejacks uppor tpoin toft hevehicle,
th ej ackc ould tip overwitht he vehicle raised. #
The jac kisdesigned exclusively for
jacking up thev ehicle at thej acks up‐
por tpoints. Re
quirements:
R Ther eareno persons in thev ehicle.
R The vehicle is prepared forc hanging awheel
(/ page313). Wheels and tires
313

Only position
thej ackont he jac ksuppor tpoints
intended fort his purpose. Youc oul do therwise
damag ethe vehicle.
Impor tant no tesonu singthej ack:
R Onlyusethev ehicle-speci ficj ackt hat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle. If thej ackisu sed incor‐
re ctly ,itc ould tip over while thev ehicle is
ra ised.
R The jac kisdesigned onl ytoraisethev ehicle
fo ras horttime whil eawheelisb eing
ch anged and is no tsuitable forc arrying out
maintenance workunde rthe vehicle.
R Avoid changing awheel on uphill and downhill
slopes.
R The jac kmustbep lacedonaf irm,flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge,
fl at, load bearing and non-slip unde rlay.
R The base of thej ackisp ositioned vertically
under thej acks uppor tpoint.
Saf etyi nstruction swhile thev ehicle is raised:
R Do no tputyour hands or feet unde rthe vehi‐
cle.
R Do no tlie underneat hthe vehicle.
R Do no tstart thee ngine and do no trelease
th ep arking brake.
R Do no topen or close an ydoors.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive Jack
suppor tpoints
Only use them iddle roda nd thep um pleve rrod
wit hthe larges tdiame terf or thej ackasa lug
wrenc hextension. Only inse rtthem iddle rodon
th el ug wrench, and alw aysasf ar as it will go.
Otherwise, ther ods could bend and defor msomuc
hthat they can no longer be use daspump
le ve rs fort he jac k. #
Toprepar ethe hydrauli cjack: insertthe
th irdr od of pum plever 1fort he jac kinto
th el ug wrenc hextension. #
Close pressur erelease scr ew3. #
Todo this, use thef lattened sectio nonpump
le ver 1totur np ressur erelease scr ew3
clockwise tothes top.
% Do no
tturnp ressur erelease scr ew3 more
th an one or tw ofull turns .Hydraulic fluid
coul dotherwise escape. #
Inser tpum plever 1withthe larges trod into
th er eces sont he jac kand secur ebyturning
it clo ckwise. #
Place thej ackv erticall ybeneat hthe jac ksup‐
por tpoints described belo w. Jac
ksuppor tpoint, front axle 314
Wheels and tires