2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS wheel

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Attach wheel wrenc h3 tosoc ket2 and
tig hten thehub capclockwise.
Specif iedtight ening torq ue: 20lb-ft
(2 7Nm). Ra
ising theve hicl ewhe nch angi ngawhe el Re
quirement s:
R Ther ear eno per sons intheve hicle.
R The vehicle hasbeen prepar edfora whee l
ch ang e(/ page40 6).
R The hub caps have been remo ved
( / pag e40 7). Ins
talling theja ck #
Asse mblepu mp leve r1. #
Placepum pleve r1 withth ere cess onlow‐
er ing screw 2 onthejac k. #
Turn pum pleve r1 cloc kwise asfaras itwil l
go.
Lo we ring screw 2 isclos ed. 3
Adapter
To raise theve hicl eat thefront :adap ter3
mus tbe secur edon thejac k.
To raise theve hicl eat there ar: remo ve
adap ter3 from thejac k.
Im por tant noteson using thejac k:
R Onlyuse theve hicle-specif icjac kth at has
been tested and appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z
to raise theve hicle.
R The jackis onl ydesigned forra ising and
holdin gth eve hicle fora shor ttime whilea
whee lis being chang edand notfo rmaint e‐
nance workund ertheve hicle. 408
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The jackmus tbe placed onafirm ,fl at and
no n-slip surface. Ifneces sary,use alar ge,
fl at, load- bearing,no n-slip unde rlay .
R The jackma yonl ybe positioned atthejac k
suppor tpoint .
Ru les ofcon duct when theve hicle israised:
R Neverpla ceyour han dsorfeet und erthe
ve hicle.
R Neverlie under theve hicle.
R Donotst ar tth eengine anddonotre lease
th eelectr icpar king brak e.
R Donotopen orclose anydoor sor there ar-
end door . #
Usin gth elug wrenc h,loosen thewheel bolts
on thewheel youwish tochang eby about
on efull turn.Do notuns crew thebolts com‐
ple tely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom incor rect
pos itioning ofthejac k
If yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectl yat
th eappr opriatejac king point oftheve hicle,
th ejac kcould tipwithth eve hicle raised. #
Onlyposit ionthejac kat theappr opri‐
at ejac king point oftheve hicle. The
base ofthejac kmus tbe position ed
ve rticall yunder thejac king point ofthe
ve hicle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efrom thejac k If
yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectl yat
th eappr opriatejac ksuppor tpoint ofthe
ve hicle, thejac kcould tipove rwit hth eve hi‐
cle raised. #
The jackis design edexclu sively for
jac king uptheve hicle atthejac ksup‐
por tpoints . Ra
ising theve hicl eat thefront #
Mak esur eth at theadap teris secur edon the
jac k. Wheels
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Position jack4 onthecomf ortbushing on
tra nsv erse link 5. #
Raise theve hicle bypum ping until thetir eis
no mor eth an 1.2 in (3 cm) offth egr ound. #
Loosen andremo vethewheel (/page41 0).
Ra ising theve hicl eat there ar #
Pullout theadap terfr om thejac k. #
Position jack4 atthejac ksuppor tpoint of
axle carrier tube 6. #
Keep pum ping until axlecarrier tube 6sits
secur elyinthere cess ofthejac kand the
base ofthejac klies evenlyon thegr ound. #
Raise theve hicle bypum ping until thetir eis
no mor eth an 1.2 in (3 cm) offth egr ound. #
Loosen andremo vethewheel (/page41 0). Re
mo ving awh eel Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle israised (/page408).
When chang ingawheel, avoid applying anyfo rc e
to thebr ak ediscs, sincethis could impair the
le ve lof com fort when brakin g.
* NO
TEDama getothre adin gfrom dirton
wheel bolts #
Donotplace wheel boltsin san dor on
a dir tysur face. #
Unscr ew thewheel bolts. #
Remo vethewheel. #
Installth ene wwheel (/page41 0). Mo
untin gane wwh eel Re
quirement s:
R The wheel isremo ved(/ page41 0). &
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 ntofdama getotheth 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. 41
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Obser vetheinf ormation onthech oice of
tir es (/ page403).
Fo rtir es wit haspecif ieddirection ofrotatio n,an
ar ro w on theside wallof thetir eindicat esthe
cor rect dire ction ofrotatio n.Ob serveth edir ec‐
tion ofrotatio nwh en installing. #
Place thewheel tobe installed onthewheel
hub 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. #
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. #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/page41 1). Lo
we ring theve hicl eaf te ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The newwheel hasbeen installed
(/ page41 0). #
Placethera tche tont oth ehe xagon nutofthe
jac kso that theletter s"AB" arevisible. #
Tolowe rthe vehicl e:tur nth era tche tof the
jac kcou nter-clo ckwise. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with
a max imum of59 lb-ft(80 Nm). #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5 to
th especif iedtight ening torq ue of111 lb-ft
(1 50 Nm). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct tigh tening torq ue
Th ewh eelscou ldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed tighteningto rq ue. Wh
eelsan dtir es 41
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Mak esur eth ewheel boltsorwheel
nuts aretight ened tothepr escr ibed
tight ening torq ue. #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vethe
ve hicle. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop andhave thetight ening tor‐
qu ech eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wlymoun‐
te dwheel andadjus taccor dingly. #
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem (/ page390).
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page385) Emer
gency spar ewheel No
teson theemer gency spar ewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tiredimensi ons
The wheelor tiresize andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydif fer. Mount‐
ing anemer gency sparewheel/ sparewheel
ma yse verely im pa irth edr iving charact eris‐
tic s.
To preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Nevermount moreth an oneemer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size briefly. #
Donotsw itchof fESP ®
. #
>Ha vetheemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size replaced
at thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐ shop.
Thenewwheel mustha ve the
cor rect dimensi ons. Ch
eckth etir epr essur eof theemer gency spare
wheel installed. Correct thepr essur eas neces ‐
sar y.
The maximum permissible speedwithan emer‐
ge ncy sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/ h).
Do notins tallth eemer gency sparewheel with
sn ow chains .
Re place theemer gency sparewheel afte rsix
ye arsat thelat est,re ga rdless ofwe ar.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page385)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page39 1)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page38 7) 41
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Wheels andtires

Saf
etysy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025
00E5 Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *
ABS andESP®
arete mp orarily una vailable.
Ot her drivin gsy stems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso betemp orarily una vailable.
The brak esy stem will continue tooper atenor mally .Br aking distance mayincr ease inan eme rgency braki ng situa ‐
tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
aremal functi oning
If ABS andESP®
aremal functi oning,th ewheels couldlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely impa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ABS andESP®
ch eckedimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive car efully onasuit able stre tchof road, mak ingsligh tst eer ing movements ataspeed above19 mp h
(30 km/ h). #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.Dr ive car efully . 428
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025
00E5 Inoperat iveSee Operator' s
Manual *
ABS andESP®
aremalfunct ioning.
Ot her drive sy stems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning.
The brak esy stem will continue tooper atenor mally .Br aking distance mayincr ease inan eme rgency braki ng situa ‐
tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
aremal functi oning
If ABS andESP®
aremal functi oning,th ewheels couldlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely impa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ABS andESP®
ch eckedimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
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Curr ently Unavailab leSee
Oper ator'sMan ual *
ES P®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Ot her drivin gsy stems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 429

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Drive on car efull y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
007A
0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manua l *
EBD, ABSandESP®
aremalfu nctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
If EBD, ABSandESP®
aremal functi oning,th ewheels canlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 43
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