2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV wheel bolts

These
notesalso apply tolight alloy wheels
with aclear mattefinish.
Use only insect remover andcarshampoo
from therange ofcare products approved by
Mercedes- Benz.
Cleaning thedecorative film !
The
following mayhave aneffect onthe
service lifeand color ofdecorative film:
R sunlight
R temperat ure,e.g.hot-airfan
R weather conditions
R ston eimpacts anddirt
R chemical cleaningagents
R greasy substances
! Do
not use anytypes ofpolish onmatt
decorative film.Polishing surfacescovered
with filmgives itashiny finish.
! Do
not treat mattorstruct ureddecorative
film with wax. Thismay lead tomarks that
cann otbe removed.
Observe thenotesinthe section onthe care
and treatm entofmatte paintwork
(Y page 281), these notesalso apply tomatte
decorative film.
To clean, useplenty ofwater andamild clean-
ing agent without additional orabrasive prod-
ucts, e.g.useacar shampoo approved for
Mercedes- Benz.
X Dry vehicles coveredwithfilmusing asoft,
absorbent clothafterevery wash.
Water marks couldotherwise form.
Scr atches, corrosiv edeposits, areasaffected
by corrosion anddamage causedbyinade-
quate carecannotalway sbe completely
repaired. Insuch cases, visitaqualified spe-
cialist 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 tedby
a decorative filmwhen thedecorative filmis
removed.
i Have
workorrepairs ondecorative film
carried outataqualified specialist work-
shop. Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsthatyou
use anauthorized Mercedes-BenzCenter for
this purpose. Cleaning
thevehicle parts
Cleaning thewheels G
WARNIN
G
The water jetfrom acircular jetnozz le(dirt
blasters) cancause invisible exteriordam-
age tothe tires orchassis compon ents.
Component sdamaged inthis way may fail
unexpect 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. Wheelcleaner canlead tothe
increased corrosionofthe brake discsand
pads. Therefore, driveforafew minutes
after cleaning. Byheating upthe brakes, the
brake discsandpads dry.Thevehicle can
then beparked foralong period oftime.
Cleaning thewindows G
WARNIN
G
You could become trappedbythe wind-
shield wipers ifthey start moving while
cleaning thewindshield orwiper blades.
There isarisk ofinjury. 282
CareMaintenance
andcare

X
Fold both plates up0043.
X Fold outlow erpla te0044.
X Gu ide the lugs on the lowerpla tefullyinto
the openings inba se pla te0087. X
Pla cechocks orother suitabl eitems under
the front andrearof the whe elthat isdia go-
nal lyopp ositethe whe elyouwi sh to
chang e.
Raisi ngthe vehicle G
WARNI
NG
If yo udo not positionthe jack corre ctlyat
the approp riate jacking pointofthe vehi cle,
the jack couldtip over with the vehi cle
rai sed .The reisarisk ofinjur y.
Only positionthe jack atthe approp riate
jacking pointofthe vehi cle. The base ofthe
jack mustbe pos itioned verti cally,dir ectly
und erthe jacking pointofthe vehi cle.
! Only
positionthe jack atthe approp riate
jacking pointofthe vehi cle. Otherw ise,yo u
cou ldda mag ethe vehi cle.
Obs erve thefollowi ng whe nraisi ngthe
veh icle :
R To raise the vehi cle, only usethevehi cle-
spe cificjack thathasbeentested and
ap prov edbyMerce des-Benz. Ifuse dincor-
rectly ,the jack couldtip over with the vehi -
cle raised .
R The jack isdes igne donly toraise and hold
the vehi cleforashor ttime whileawhe el
is bei ng chang ed.Itmus tnot beuse dfor
per formi ngmai ntenance workund erthe
vehi cle.
R Avoid changingthe whe elon uphilland
dow nhillslo pes . R
Befor erai sing thevehi cle, secu reitfrom
rol ling away by apply ing the parking brake
and inserting wheelchocks. Donot disen-
ga ge the parking brakewhi lethe vehi cleis
rai sed .
R The jack mustbe placed onafirm, flatand
non-sli psur face .On aloo sesur face ,a large,
fla t,loa d-be aring und erlay mus tbe use d.On
a sli ppe rysur face ,a non-sli pund erlay mus t
be use d,e.g. rubber mats.
R Do not use wooden blocks orsimi larobje cts
as ajack underlay.Otherw ise,the jack will
not beableto achi eveitsload-be aring cap a-
city dueto the restri ctedheight.
R Make surethat thedistance betweenthe
und ersideofthe tires andthegrou nddoe s
not excee d1.2 in(3 cm).
R Neve rpla ceyour hand sand feet underthe
rai sed vehicle.
R Do not lie und erthe vehi cle.
R Do not start theengi newhe nthe vehi cleis
rai sed .
R Neve rope nor clos eadoo ror the tailga te
whe nthe vehi cleisrai sed .
R Make surethat noper sons arepresent in
the vehi clewhe nthe vehi cleisrai sed . X
Usi nglug wre nch 0043,loosen theboltson
the whe elyouwi sh tochang eby abou tone
ful lturn. Donot unscre wthe boltscom-
ple tely . 328
Chan
ging awhe elWhee lsand tires

Jack
ingpoin ts
The jackin gpoin tsare locat edjustbehin dth e
fro ntwheel housin gsand justin fro ntofthe
rear wheel housin gs(arr ows). X
Take ratche twren ch0085 out ofthevehi cle
to ol kit and place iton thehex agon nutof
jac k0087 sothat thelet ter sAUF arevisib le.
X Posit ionjack0087 atjac kin gpoin t0044. X
Mak esure thefoo tof thejac kis direc tly
ben eath thejac kin gpoin t. X
Turn ratche twren ch0085 untiljac k0087 sits
com pletelyonjackin gpoin t0044 and thebase
of thejac klies even lyon thegroun d.
X Turn ratche twren ch0085 untilth etir eis
raise damax imum of1.2in (3 cm )fro mthe
groun d.
Rem oving awheel !
Do
not place wheel boltsin san dor on a
dirt ysurf ace. Thebolt andwheel hub
th reads couldotherwi sebe damage dwhen
you screw them in.
X Un scr ew thewheel bolts.
X Remov eth ewheel.
Moun tinganew wheel G
WAR
NING
Oiled orgreas edwheel boltsor damage d
wheel bolts/hubthreads cancause the
wheel boltsto com eloose .As ares ult, you
could loseawheel whiledriving.Ther eis a
risk ofacc iden t.
Nev eroil orgreas ewheel bolts.In theeven t
of damage totheth reads ,con tacta quali-
fied spec ialist workshop immediat ely.Have
th edamage dwheel boltsor hub threads
replac ed/renewed. Donot continue driv ing. G
WAR
NING
If you tighten thewheel boltsor wheel nuts
when thevehi cleisraise d,thejac kcould tip
over .Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
On lytig hten thewheel boltsor wheel nuts
when thevehi cleison thegroun d.
Always payattent ion totheins truct ionsand
safe tynot esinthe"Chang ingawheel" section
(Y page 326).
On lyuse wheel boltsth at have been designed
for thewheel andthevehi cle. Forsafe tyrea-
son s,Merc edes- Benzrec omm endsth at you
onl yuse wheel boltswhic hhave been
appro vedforMerc edes- Benzvehi cles andthe
res pec tivewheel.
! To
prev entdamage tothepaint work,hold
th ewheel securely agains tth ewheel hub
while screwin gin thefir st wheel bolt. Cha
nging awheel
329Wheels andtires Z

X
Clean thewheel andwheel hubcontact sur-
fac es.
X Plac eth ene wwheel onthewheel huband
push iton .
X Tigh tenth ewheel boltsunt ilth ey are finger -
tig ht.
Loweri ngthevehi cle G
WAR
NING
The wheel sco uld come loos eif th ewheel
bolt sor wheel nutsare nottig hten ed tothe
pre scribe dtig hten ing torque .Ther eis aris k
of an acc iden t.
En sure that thewheel boltsor wheel nuts
are tighten ed tothepre scribe dtig hten ing
to rque.
If you arenotsure ,do notmov eth eveh icle.
Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist workshopand
have thetig hten ing torque check edimm edi-
ate ly.
X Plac eth erat chet wren chonto thehex agon
nut ofthejac kso that thelet ters AB are
vis ible.
X Turn therat chet wren chunt ilth eveh icle is
on ce again stand ingfirmly onthegro und.
X Plac eth ejac kto oneside. X
Tigh tenth ewheel boltseve nly inacr oss -
wise pattern intheseque nceind icat ed(0043
to 0083). Thespec ifiedtig hten ing torque is
96 lb-ft(130 Nm).
X Turn thejac kback toits initial posi tion.
X Stow thejac kand theres tof theveh icle
to ols intheveh icle again .
X Mer
cedes -AMGveh icles andvehicles
with AMG Line: usetheco ver oftheout er
sill.
X Chec kth etir epre ssur eof thene wly moun -
te dwheel andadjust itifne ces sary.
Obs erveth erec omm ended tirepre ssur e
(Y page 308).
Cana daonly: aslon gas you aredrivingwith
th eeme rgencyspar ewheel mounted, thetir e
pre ssur eloss warn ingsyst emcannotfun ction
reli ably. Onlyres tartth etir epre ssur eloss
warn ingsyst emwhen thedef ective wheel has
been replace dwit hane wwheel .
Veh icles withtirepr essu remon itor(USA
only) :all moun tedwheel smust beequipp ed
wit hfun ction ing sensors. Wh
eel and tirecomb inations Gener
alnot es
You canaskforinform ationreg ardin gper mit-
te dwheel /tire combin ationsatan auth orized
Mer cedes-Ben zCen ter.
You should regularly check thepre ssur eof the
eme rgencyspar ewheel ,part icular lyprio rto
lon gtrips, and correct thepre ssur eas neces -
sary (Ypage 308). The value onthewheel is
valid .
! For
safe tyreas ons,Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you onlyuse tires and wheel s 330
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eel and tirecomb inationsWheels andtires