R
The jack must beplaced onafirm, flatand
non- slipsurface. Onaloose surface, alarge,
flat, load-bearing underlaymustbeused. On
a slippery surface, anon- slipunderlay must
be used, e.g.rubber mats.
R Do not use wooden blocksorsimilar objects
as ajack underlay. Otherwise, thejack will
not beable toachieve itsload-bearing capa-
city due tothe restr icted height.
R Make surethatthedistance between the
underside ofthe tires andtheground does
not exceed 1.2in(3 cm).
R Never placeyourhands andfeet under the
raised vehicle.
R Do not lieunder thevehicle.
R Do not start theengine whenthevehicle is
raised.
R Do not open orclose adoor orthe trunk lid
when thevehicle israised.
R Make surethatnopersons arepresent in
the vehicle whenthevehicle israised.
Vehicles withalloy wheels andhub caps:
the wheel boltsarecovered byahub cap.
Before youcan unscrew thewheel bolts,you
must remove thehub cap. Twodifferent var-
iants canbeinstalled. X
To remove: takesocket 0044and lugwrench
0087 from thevehicle toolkit(Ypage 280).
X Position socket0044onhub cap0043.
X Position lugwrench 0087onsocket 0044.
X Using lugwrench 0087,turn hubcap0043coun-
ter- clock wiseandremove it.
X To install: beforeinstalling, checkhub
cap 0043and thewheel areaforsoiling and
clean ifnecessary.
X Put hub cap0043inposition andturn until itis
in the right position. X
Position socket0044onhub cap0043.
X Attach lugwrench 0087tosocket 0044and
tighten hubcap0043.
The tighten ingtorque mustbe
18 lb-ft (25Nm).
i Note
thatthehub capshould betight-
ened tothe specified torqueof18 lb-ft
(25 Nm). Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsthat
you have thehub capinstalled ataqualified
specialist workshop. X
Using lugwrench 0087,loosen thebolts on
the wheel youwish tochange byabout one
full turn. Donot unscrew thebolts com-
pletely. The
jackingpoints arelocated justbehind the
front wheel housings andjust infront ofthe
rear wheel housings (arrows).
Mercedes-AMG vehiclesandvehicles with
AMG equipm ent:toprotec tthe vehicle body,
the vehicle hascovers installed nexttothe
jack ingpoints onthe outer sills. 318
Changing
awheelWheels andtires
Filling
capacit ies Mod
el Ref
riger ant All
mod els 19
.4±0. 4oz
(55 0±10 g) Mod
el PAG
oil All
mod els 4.
2oz
(12 0g) Veh
icle data Gener
alnot es
Pleas eno te that for thespec ifiedveh icledat a:
R theheig htsspec ifiedmay varyas ares ult of
- tires
- load
- co nd ition ofthesusp ension
- opt ionalequipm ent
R opt ionalequipm entred uce sth emax imum
payload Dime
nsion sand weight s Mod
el 00430043
Opening height Mer
cedes ‑AMG
veh icles 75
.6in-76 .1in
(19 20mm -
19 34 mm) All
oth ermod els 75
.7in(19 23mm) Miss
ingvalue swere notavaila bleattime of
goin gto prin t. Mer
cedes ‑AMG
veh icles Veh
icle lengt h 18
2.7in (46 40mm ) Ve
hicle lengt h
when opening/clos -
ing theroof Veh
icle widt h
inclu dingext erio r
mir rors 82
.6in(20 99mm) Veh
icle heigh t 51
.2in-51 .5in
(13 00mm -
13 08 mm ) Ve
hicle heigh t
when opening/clos -
ing theroof 66
.1in-66 .6in
(16 79mm -
16 91 mm ) Wh
eelbase 10
1.7in (25 84mm ) Tur
ning rad ius All
oth ermod els Veh
icle lengt h,
SL 450 18
2.3in (46 31mm ) Ve
hicle lengt h,
SL 550 18
2.3in (46 31mm ) Ve
hicle lengt h
when opening/clos -
ing theroof ,SL 450 18
8.5in (47 87mm ) Ve
hicle lengt h
when opening/clos -
ing theroof ,SL 550 18
8.5in (47 87mm ) Ve
hicle widt h
inclu dingext erio r
mir rors 82
.6in(20 99mm) Veh
icle heigh t 51
.8in(13 15mm) Veh
icle heigh t
when opening/clos -
ing theroof 66
.8in(16 96mm) Wh
eelba se 10
1.8in (25 85mm ) Tur
ning rad ius 36
.2ft(11 .04 m) 330
Vehicle
dataTechnical data
