2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC wheel bolts

Clean
ingthev ehi cle parts
Clean ingthew heels G
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The wate rjet from acircular jetn ozzle (dirt
blast ers)can caus einvisible exterior dam-
age tothet ires orchassis components.
Comp onents damag edinthis way may fail
une xpectedly. Thereisar isko fana cciden t.
Do notu se power washerswit hc ircular jet
no zzles tocle an thev ehicle .Haved amag ed
tir es orchassis components repl aced imme-
diat ely.
! Do
notu se acid icwheel cleanin gproduct s
to rem ove brak edust .This coul ddamag e
wheel boltsand brak ecom pon ents.
! Do
notp ark your vehicle foralon gp eriod
of tim edirectly aft ercle anin g,part icular ly
aft ercle anin gthe wheel rimwithw heel
cle ane r.Whee lcleane rcan lead tothe
inc reas edcor rosion oftheb rak ediscsa nd
pads. Therefore, driv efor afew min utes
aft ercle anin g.By heat inguptheb rak es, the
brak ediscsa nd pads dry.Thevehicle can
th en be park edfor alon gp eriod oftim e.
Clean ingthew indows G
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You couldbecome trapped bythew ind-
shie ldwiper sifthe ys tart mov ingwhile
cle anin gthe wind shieldor wiper blades .
Ther eisar isko finjury.
Always switchoff thew indshie ldwiper sand
th ei gn ition bef ore cleanin gthe wind shield
or wiper blades .
! Do
notu se dry cloths, abras iveproduct s,
solv ents or cle anin gagen tscon tain ingsol-
ven tsto cle an thei nside ofthew indows. Do
no ttou ch thei nsides ofthew indows with
hard object s,e.g .anice scrape rorring.
Ther eiso therwise arisko fdamag ingthe
wind ows.
! Clean
thew aterdrain age chann elsofthe
wind shieldand ther ear wind owatreg ular
int erv als. Deposi tssuc hasleave s,pet als
and polle nmayunde rcertain circum stanc es prev
entw ate rfromd rain ingaway. Thiscan
lead tocor rosion damag eand damag eto
elec tron iccom ponents.
X Clean thei nside and outside ofthew indows
wit had amp clothand acleanin gproduct
th at isrec omm ended andappro vedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.
Clean ingwiper blades G
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If th ew indshie ldwiper sareset inmot ion
while youarecleanin gthe wind shield,you
can betrapped bythew iper arm.Ther eisa
ris ko finjury.
Always switchoff thew indshie ldwiper sand
th ei gn ition bef ore cleanin gthe wind shield.
! Do
notp ull thew iper blade. Other wise, the
wiper bladecouldbedamag ed.
! Do
notc lean wiper blades tooo ften and
do notrub them tooh ard .Otherwise, the
grap hitec oatin gc oul db edamag ed.This
coul dcaus ewiper noise.
! Hol
dthe wiper armsecurely when folding
back .The wind shieldcoul dbedamag edif
th ew iper arm smac ksagain stitsudde nly.
X Fol dthe wind shieldwiper armsaway from
th ew indshie ld.
X Caref ullyclean thew iper blades witha
damp cloth.
X Fol dthe wind shieldwiper armsback again
bef ore swit ching onthei gn ition .
Clean ingthee xteri or ligh ting !
On
lyuse cleanin gagen tsor cle anin g
clo thst hata re suit able forplast iclen ses .
Caust ic,irritan toro therwise unsuitab le
cle anin gagen tsor cle anin gcloth sc oul d
sc rat ch ordamag ethe exterior light ingplas-
tic lenses .
X Clean thep last iclen ses ofthee xteri or light s
wit haw etspon geand amildcleanin g
agen t,e.g .M erced es-Ben zcarsham pooor
cle anin gcloth s. 250
Car
eMaintenance andcare

Rais
ingt he vehic le G
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If yo ud on otpos ition the jack corre ctlyat
the appro priate jacki ngpointofthe vehicle,
the jack couldtip ove rwitht he veh icle
rai sed .The re isar isko finju ry.
Only position the jack atthe appro priate
jacki ngpointofthe vehicle. The base ofthe
jack mustbep ositioned vertically,d irectl y
und erthe jacki ngpointofthe vehicle.
! Only
position the jack atthe appro priate
jacki ngpointofthe vehicle. Othe rwise, you
cou ldda mag ethe veh icle.
Obs erve thefollowi ng when raising thevehi-
cle :
R To raise the vehicle, only uset he veh icle-
spe cificjack that hasb eent este dand
ap pro ved byMer cedes-Be nz.Ifus ed inco r-
rectl y,the jack couldtip ove rwitht he veh i-
cle raised .
R The jack isdes igned only toraise and hold
the vehiclef or as horttime whileaw heel
is bei ng cha nged .Itm ustn ot be used for
per formi ngmai ntenance workund erthe
veh icle.
R Avoi dchanging thewheel onuphilla nd
dow nhillslopes .
R Befo reraising thevehicle, secu reitfrom
rol ling away by applying the parking brake
and inserting wheel chocks .Don otdisen-
ga ge the parking brakewhilet he veh iclei s
rai sed .
R The jack mustbep lace do naf irm,flata nd
non-sl ipsurfa ce. Onaloo se surfa ce, alarge ,
fla t,load -bea ring underlay mus tbeu sed. On
as lipp ery surfa ce, anon-sl ipund erlay mus t
be used, e.g. rubber mats .
R Do not usew oodenb locks orsim ilar obje cts
as ajack underlay.O the rwise, the jack will
not beableto ach ieve its load -bea ring capa-
city duet ot he res tricte dheight.
R Ma kesure that thedistance betweenthe
und ersideo fthe tire sand the ground does
not excee d1.2in(3 cm).
R Neve rplace your hands and feetunder the
rai sed vehicle.
R Do not lieu nder the vehicle.
R Do not startthe engi newhen the vehiclei s
rai sed . R
Do not openorclose ad ooro rthe trunk lid
wh en the vehiclei sr aised .
R Ma kesure that noper sons arepresent in
the vehiclew hent he veh iclei sr aised . X
Usi nglugw rench 0043,l oosent he boltson
the wheel youw isht oc hange byabou to ne
ful lturn. Donot unscrew theboltscom-
pl etel y. The
jacki ngpoints are locate djust behindthe
front wheel hou sing sand just infront ofthe
rea rwheelhou sing s(arrow s).
Vehi cles with AMG equipmen t:the vehicle
ha sc ove rsinsta lled topro tect thevehicle
bod ynext tothe jacki ngpoints onthe outer
sil ls. Cha
ngingaw heel
291Whe elsa nd tires Z

!
To
prevent damage tothe paintwork, hold
the wheel securely againstthe wheel hub
while screwing inthe first wheel bolt. X
Clea nthe wheel andwheel hubcont actsur-
faces.
X Slide thewheel tobe mounted ontothe
alignment boltandpush iton.
X Tighten thewheel boltsuntiltheyarefinger-
tight.
X Unscrew thealignment bolt.
X Tighten thelast wheel boltuntil itis finger-
tight.
X Vehicles
withacollapsible sparewheel:
inflate thecollapsi blespare wheel
(Y page 296).
Only thenlower thevehicle.
Low ering thevehicl e G
WARNING
The wheels couldcome looseifthe wheel
bolts orwheel nutsarenot tightened tothe
prescribed tighteningtorque.Thereisar isk
of an accident.
Ensure thatthewheel boltsorwheel nuts
are tightened tothe prescribed tightening
torque.
If you arenot sure, donot move thevehicle.
Contact aqualified speciali stworkshop and
have thetightening torquechecked immedi-
ately.
! Vehicles
withacollapsible spare
wheel :before lowering thevehicle, inflate
the collapsi blespare wheel withthetire
inflation compressor. Thewheel rimcould
otherwise bedamage d. X
Turn thecrank ofthe jack counter-c lockwise
until thevehicle isonce againstanding
firmly onthe ground.
X Place thejack toone side. X
Tighten thewheel boltsevenly inac ross-
wise pattern inthe sequence indicated(0043
to 0083). Thespecified tightening torqueis
96 lb-ft (130 Nm).
X Turn thejack back toits initial position.
X Stow thejack andtherest ofthe vehicle
tools inthe trunk again.
X Vehicles withAMG equipment: insertthe
cover intotheouter sill.
X Check thetire pressure ofthe newly moun-
ted wheel andadjust itifnecessary.
Observe therecommended tirepressure
(Y page 271).
When youaredriving withthecollapsi ble
spare wheel mounted, thetire pressure loss
warning systemorthe tire pressure monitor
cannot function reliably.Only restart thetire
pressure losswarning systemortire pressure
monitor whenthedefective wheelhasbeen
replaced withanew wheel.
Vehicles withatire pressure controlsys-
tem: allinstalled wheelsmustbeequip ped
with functionin gsensors. Wheel
andtirecombination s
You canaskforinformation regardingpermit-
ted wheel/tire combinations atan authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
! For
safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends thatyouonly usetires andwheels
which havebeen approved byMercedes-
Benz specificall yfor your vehicle. Wheel
andtirecombin ations
293Wheels andtires Z