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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. 218
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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 e204)
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard
(/ page210)
R Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e215 )
R Tire pressur etable
R Notesont he emergency spar ewheel
(/ page225) 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
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degree of
wear.E nsuret hat thed irection of rota‐
tio nism aintained.
It is imperati vetoobser vethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Changing awheel" when doing
so. Wheel size categories of wheels
The de
term ined vehicle speed is displa yedint he
instrument clus tera nd is impor tant forc ontrol‐
ling thed riving saf etys ystems and driving sys‐
te ms. The displa yaccuracy of thes peedome ter
and theo dome terisl egally prescribed .Determin‐
ing thes peed is dependent on thet ires ize or the
ro lling circumferenc eofthe tires. The rimd iame‐
te risa lway ss pecified in inches.
Fo rthis reason ,the vehicle contro lunit sc an be
coded fort he following thre ew heel size catego‐
ri es:
Wheel size categor y1
R 195/7 5R16 C
R 205/7 5R16 C
R 225/65 R16C
R 235/65 R16C
R 235/60 R17C
Whee lsize categor y2
R 225/7 5R16 C
Whee lsize categor y3
R 225/7 5R16CFA
R 285/65 R16C RA
% Mercedes-Benz
recommends that yous tay
within awheel siz ecategor ywhen changing a
tire. In this wa y,yo ua void recoding thec on‐
trol units.
If yo uc hang ethe wheel size of your vehicle, for
ins tance when changing wheels forw inter opera‐
tion, checkitisa ssigned tothec orrect wheel
size catego ry.Ift he wheel size categor ychanges,
yo um usth ave your vehicle's contro lunit sreco‐
ded at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Otherwise, thed ispla yaccuracy of thes peedom‐
et er and theo dome terw illbeo utsidethe legally
prescribed tolerance. It ma yalso be lo wer,i.e.
th ec urrent road speed is then higher than the
speed shown on thes peedome ter.If ad eviation
is outside ther ang eoft olerance, driving saf ety
sy stems and driving sy stems ma ybeoperation‐
ally impaired or ma ydetect amalfunction and
switc hthemselves off. Information on
thed irection of th etires' rota‐
tion Ti
re sw ithas pecified direction of rotatio nh ave
additional benefits ,e.g.ift hereisar isk ofhydro‐
planing. Youw ill on lyga in these benefits if the
cor rect directio nofrotation is obser ved.
An ar rowonthes ide wall of thet irei ndicates its
cor rect directio nofrotation.
Yo um ayalso ins tallas par ew heel agains tthe
direction of rotation. Obser vethet ime restriction
on use as well as thes peed limitation specified
on thes par ew heel. Information on
storing wheels Obser
vethef ollowing when storing wheels:
R Wheels that ha vebeen remo veds hould be
st ored in acool, dr yand, if possible, dark
place.
R Protect thet ires from oil, grease and fuel. Overvie
wofthe tire-chang etool kit Necessar
ytire-chang etools ma yinclude, for
ex ample:
R Jack
R Wheel wrench
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive The tire-chang
etool kit is located in stowage
compartment 1abo vethes tepoft he do-driv‐
er's door and in thes towa ge compartment in the
fo ot we ll on thef ront-passen gers ide. 220
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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 (/ page200). Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive #
Take thej acka nd thet ire-chang etool kit out
of thes towa ge compartment (/ page220). #
If necessar y,remo 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 (/ page221). 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
(/ page221). Wheel
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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 222
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Jac
ksuppor tpoint, rear axle (e xamp le:chassis
up to3.5 t) Jack
suppor tpoint, rear axle (e xamp le: Cargo
Va na nd Passenger Vanu pto4 .0 t) Jack
suppor tpoint, rear axle (vehicles 5. 0t) #
Place thej ackb eneat hthe jac ksupport
point. #
Vehicles with all-wheel drive: turnjack
spindle 2counter-clockwise as farasitw ill
go. #
Raise thev ehicle until thet ireisr aised amax‐
imum of 1.2in(3c m) offthe ground. #
Loosen and remo vethew heel (/ page223). Re
moving awheel Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is raised (/ page221).
When changing awheel, avoid applying any
fo rc etot he brak ediscs since this could
impair thel eve lofc omfort when braking.
* NO
TEDama getothre ading from dir ton
wheel bolts #
Do no tplace wheel bolt sinsandorona
dirty sur face. #
Unscr ewthew heel bolts or nuts wit hthe
whee lnut wrench. #
On front wheels wit hwheel nuts, remo vethe
wheel nut co ver. #
Remo vethew heel. Installing
anew wheel Re
quirements:
R The wheel is remo ved( /pag e223). &
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 cause thew heel bolts/wheel
nuts tocome loose.
As aresult, youc oul dlose awheel while driv‐
ing. #
Nevero il or grease thet hreads. #
Inthee vent of damag etothethre ads,
con tact aq ualified specialis tworks hop
immediatel y. #
Have thed amaged wheel bolts or dam‐
aged hub thre ads replaced. #
Do no tcontinue driving. Wheels and tires
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&
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. #
Obser vethei nformation on thec hoice of
tires (/ page218). #
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse wheel bolt sor
wheel nut swhichh aveb een appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benza ndfort he wheel in question.
When youi nstallth es teel spar ewheel, it is
essential youu se shor twheel bolt sfor as teel
wheel. Using other wheel bolts when ins talling
th es teel spar ewheel ma ylead todamag etothe
brak esystem. 1
Wheel bolt fora lloy wheels
2 Wheel bolt fors teel wheel #
Clean thew heel and wheel hub contact sur fa‐
ces. #
Vehicles with Super Single tires: first
ins tallth ea dap terf or then arro ws parew heel
on thew heel hub. #
Slide then ew wheel whic histobeinstalled
ont othe wheel hub or thea dap terf or the
spar ewheel and push it on. #
Slide then ew wheel whic histobeinstalled
ont othe wheel hub and push it on.
Wheels centered using thew heel bolts: #
Vehicles wit halloyw heels: use thes hort
wheel bolts fort he steel spar ewheel from the
ve hicle tool kit. #
Screw inthew heel bolts until they aref inger-
tight.
Wheels with wh eeln uts: #
Front wheels wit hwheel nut co ver:press the
wheel nut co vero ntot he wheel nuts. #
Screw inthre ew heel nuts overthe fixing
discs of thew heel nut co ver. #
Turn thew heel so that thew heel bolts ar ein
th em iddle of theh oles. #
Screw inther emaining wheel nuts. #
Slightly tigh tena llth ew heel nuts. Lo
weri ngthev ehicle af teraw heelchange &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
Th ew heel scould come loose if thew heel
bolts or wheel nuts ar enottightened tothe
prescribed tightening torque. #
Makesur ethe wheel bolts or wheel
nuts ar etightened tothep rescribed
tightening torque. #
Ifyo ua renots ure, do no tmovet he
ve hicle. Consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop and ha vethet ightening tor‐
qu ec hec kedi mmediately. Re
quirements:
R The ne wwheel has been ins talled
(/ page223).
Obser vethen otes on raising thev ehicle
(/ page221).
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive
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 mso
muc hthat they can no longer be use daspump
le ve rs fort he jac k.
Ve hicles wit hSuper Single tires: if youm ountthe
spar ewheel tother ear axle, do no texceed the
maximu mspeed of 34 mph(55 km/h) and the
maximu mdista nce of 62 miles (100 km) .Other‐
wise, thet ransmission could be damaged due to
th ed iffe re nt rotational speed softhe wheels. #
Using thep um pleve r,slowly tur nthe drain
scr ew onthej acka ppr oximatel yone revo lu‐
tion and carefull ylow erthev ehicle. 224
Wheels and tires