Do no
tdrive wit htyres that ha vetool ittle tread
dep th.T his signi/cantl yreduces traction on wet
ro ads (aquaplaning).
On vehicles wit hthe same front and rear wheel
size ,you can inter chang ethe wheels every
5,000 to10,000 km, depending on thew ear.
Ensur ethe direction of rotation is maintained for
th ew heels.
Obser vethei nst ruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Changing awheel" when doin gso(/pag e342). N
No
ot
tes on st
es on st or
oring wheels
ing wheels When storing wheels, obser
vethef ollowing no tes:
R ATer removin gwheels, stor ethem in acool,
dr ya nd preferabl ydarkp lace.
R Protect thet yres from contact wit hoil,grease
or fuel. Ov Ov
er
ervie
vie woft
woft he tyr
he tyr e-c
e-chang
hang et
etool kit
ool kit Apar
tfroms ome count ry-speci/c variants, vehi-
cles ar enotequipped wit hatyre-chang etool kit.
Fo rm orei nformation on whic htyre-changing to
ols ar erequired and appro vedf or per form ing a
wheel chang eony ourvehicle, consult aquali/ed
specialist workshop.
Yo ur equir ethe following tools, fore xamp le,to
ch ang eaw heel:
R Jack
R Chock
R Wheel wrench
R Centring pin
% The jac kweighs appr oximatel y3.4 kg.
The maximum load capacity of thej ackc an
be found on thes tickera 1xed tothej ack.
The jac kismaintenance-free. If ther eisa
malfunction, please contact aquali/ed spe-
cialist workshop.
The tyre-chang etool kit is located in tool bag 1
in thel oad compartment. Ve
hicles wit htwo rows of seats Ve
hicles wit hthree rows of seats Wheels and tyres
341 341
The
tool bag contains:
R Jack
R Gloves
R Wheel wrench
R Centring pin
R Folding chock
R Ratche tfor jack Pr
Pr
epar
epar ing t
ing t he v
he vehicle f
ehicle f oraw heel c
or aw heel c hange
hange R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid ,non-slipper yand le vel
gr ound.
R The requ ired tyre-chang etool kit is available.
% Ifyo ur vehicle is no tequipped wit hthe tyre-
ch ang etool kit, consult aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop to/nd out abou tsuita ble tools. #
Appl ythe electric parking brak emanuall y. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition j. #
Switc ho.t hevehicle. #
Mak esuret hat thev ehiclec annotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under the
front and rear of thew heel that is diagonal ly
opposit ethe whee lyou wish tochange. R
R
aisin gt
aisin gthe v
he v ehicle when c
ehicle when c hangingawheel
hanging awheel R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Ther eareno persons in thev ehicle.
R The vehicle has been prepared foraw heel
ch ang e(/pag e342).
Impor tant no tesonu singthe jack:
R Use onl yavehicle-speci/c jac kthat has been
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz toraise thev ehi-
cle.
R The jac kisonlyd esigned forr aisin gand hold-
ing thev ehiclef oras hor ttime while awheel
is being changed and no tfor maintenance
wo rkunder thev ehicle. R
The jac kmustbep laced on a/rm,0at and
non-sli psurface. If necessar y,use alarge ,0 at,
load-bearing ,non-sli punderla y.
R The foot ofthej ackm ust be positioned verti-
call yunder thej acks uppor tpoint. 342
342
Wheels and tyres
Ru
les of conduct when thev ehicleisr aised:
R Neverp lace your hands or feet under thev ehi-
cle.
R Neverlie under thev ehicle.
R Do no topen or close an ydoor sort hetailgate. #
Using thew heel wrench, loosen thew heel
bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about one full turn. Do no tunscr ewthe
scr ewsc omple tely. Po
sition of jac ksuppor tpoints &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yfromi nco rrect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otposition thej ackc orrectl yatt he
appropriat ejacking poin tofthevehicle, the
jac kc ould tip wi th thevehicler aised. #
Onlyposition thej ackatt he appropriate
jacking poin tofthevehicle. The base of
th ej ackm ust be positioned vertically
under thej acking point of thev ehicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothev ehicled uetousing
an unsuitable jack Yo
uc an damag ethe vehicle and, in particular
th eh igh-voltag ebatter y,ifyo uu seajackt hat
is no tspeci/cal lydesigned fort he jac ksup-
por tpoints of thev ehicle. #
Onlyuse jac ksthat ar especi/cal ly
designed fort he jac ksuppor tpoints, or
use an appropriat eadap ter. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Risk of damag etothevehicle due
to incor rect positionin gofthe jack If
yo udon otposition thej ackatt he designa-
te dj acks uppor tpoints, youc ould damage
yo ur vehicle and, in particular ,the high-voltage
batter y. #
Onlyposition thej ackatt he designated
jac ksuppor tpoints. #
Take ther atche tout of thet yre-chang etool kit
and place it on theh exago nnut of thej ackso
th at thel etters "AUF" ar evisible. Wheels and tyres
343
343
#
Position support 2of jack 4on jac ksup-
por tpoint 1. #
Turn ratchet 3clockwise until support 2
sits comple tely on jac ksuppor tpoint 1and
th eb ase of thej acklies evenlyont heground. #
Turn ratchet 3until thet yreisr aised amaxi-
mum of 3cmfromt heground. #
Loosen and remo vethew heel (/ page344). R
R
emo
emo ving awheel
ving awheel R R
eq eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is raised (/ page342).
When changing awheel, avoid applying an yforce
to theb rake discs, since this could impair the
le ve lofc omfor twhen braking.
* NO
NOTE
TEDamag etothreadin gfromd irton
wheel bolts #
Do no tplace wheel bolt sinsand or on a
dirty sur face. #
Unscr ewtheu ppermost wheel bolt com-
ple tely. #
Screw cent ring pin 1intot he thre ad ins tead
of thew heel bolt. #
Unscr ewther emaining wheel bolts com-
ple tely. #
Remo vethew heel. F
F
itting ane
itting anewwheel
ww heel R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The wheel tobe changed is remo veda nd the
cent ring pin is sc rewe din( /pag e344). 344
344
Wheels and tyres
&
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oile dorg reased wheel bolts can cause the
wheel bolt stocome loose, as tooc an dam-
aged wheel bolts or wheel hub thre ads. #
Nevero il or grease thet hreads. #
Inthee vent of damag etothethre ads,
contact aquali/ed specialist workshop
immediatel y. #
Have thed amaged wheel bolts or dam-
aged hub thre ads replaced. #
Do no tcontinu edriving. #
Obser vethei nformation on thec hoice of tyres
(/ page337).
Fo rtyres wit haspeci/ed direction of rotation, an
ar ro wont he side wall of thet yrei ndicates the
cor rect directio nofrotation. Obser vethed irec-
tion of rotation whe n/tting. #
Slide thew heel tobe mounted ont othe cen-
tring pin and push it on. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNING Risk of injur yfromt ightening
wheel bolts and nuts
If yo ut ighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicleisr aised,the jac kcould tip. #
Onlytighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicleisont heground. #
Be sur etoobservethei nst ruction sand saf ety
no teson" Changing awheel" (/ page337). #
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse wheel bolt swhich
ha ve been appr oved byMercedes-Benz and
fo rt he whee linquestion. #
Tighten thew heel bolts evenl yinad iagonal
patter ninthe order indicated unti lthe ya re
/nger-tight. #
Unscr ewand remo vethec entring pin. #
Tighten thel ast wheel bolt until it is /n ger-
tight. #
Lowe rthe vehicle (/ page345). Low
Low
er
ering t
ing t he v
he vehicle
ehicle aTer
aTerawheel c
aw heel c hange
hange R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The ne wwheel has been /tted (/ page344). #
T
Tol ow
ol ower t er t he v
he v ehicle:
ehicle: placether atche tonto
th eh exago nnut of thej acksot hatthel etters
"AB" ar evisible and tur nanti-clockwise. #
Tighten thew heel bolts evenl yinad iagonal
patter ninthe order indicated 1to5 with
an initial maximum forc eo f80N m. #
Tighten thew heel bolts evenl yinad iagonal
patter ninthe order indicated 1to5 with
th es peci/ed tightening torque of 15 0Nm. Wheels and tyres
345
345
&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due toincor-
re ct tightenin gtorque
The wheels could come loose if thew heel
bolts or wheel nuts ar enottightened tothe
prescribed torque. #
Ensur ethat thew heel bolts or wheel
nuts ar etightened tothep rescribed
tightening torque. #
Ifyo ua renotsure, do no tmove thev ehi-
cle. Contact aquali/ed specialist work-
shop and ha vethet ightening torque
ch eckedi mmediatel y. #
Chec kthe tyr epressur eoft he ne wly/tted
whee land adjus titifnecessar y.
% The following does no tappl yift he ne wwheel
is an emer gency spa rewheel. #
V
Vehicle swit
ehicle swithat yr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: restar tthe tyr epressur emonitoring sys-
te m( /pag e337). Emerg
Emerg
ency spar
ency spar ewheel
ew heel N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he emerg
he emerg ency spar
ency spar ewheel
ew heel &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tyr edimensions
The wheel or tyr esize and thet yret ype of the
emer gency spa rewheel or spar ewheel and
th ew heel tobe replaced ma ydi.er .The emer-
ge ncy spa rewheel or spar ewheel can signi/-
cantl yimp air driving characteristics of the
ve hicle.
To prev ent hazardous situations: #
Driv ecarefull y. #
Never/ tm oret han one emer gency
spa rewheel or spar ewheel that di.ers
in size. #
Onlyuse an emer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel brie0y. #
Do no tdeacti vate ESP ®
. #
Have thee mer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel of adi.erent size replaced
at then earest quali/ed specialis twork- shop. The ne
wwheel mus thavet he cor-
re ct dimensions. Obser
vethef ollowing no teso n/ tting an emer-
ge ncy spa rewheel:
R The maximum permissibl espeed wit han
emer gency spa rewheel /tted is 80 km/h.
R Do no t/tthe emer gency spa rewheel with
sno wchains.
R Replace thee mer gency spa rewheel aTer six
ye arsatt he latest, rega rdless of wear.
R Chec kthe tyr epressur eoft he emer gency
spa rewheel /tted. Cor rect thep ressur eas
necessar y.
% The speci/ed tyr epressur eiss tatedont he
labe loft he emer gency spa rewheel. 346
346
Wheels and tyres
%
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hatyr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: if an emer gency spa rewheel is /tted, the
tyr ep ressur emonitoring system canno tfunc-
tion reliabl y.Fo raf ewminutes aTer an emer-
ge ncy spa rewheel is /tted, thes ystemm ay
still displa ythe tyr epressur eoft heremo ved
wheel. Onl yrestar tthe system again when the
emer gency spa rewheel has been replaced
wit han ewwheel.
Be sur etoalso obser vethef ollowing fur ther rela-
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334)
R Tyre pressur etable (/ page335)
R Noteso n/ tting tyres (/ page337)
R Fitting an emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page342) Wheels and tyres
347
347
V
V
ehicle data
ehicle data V
V
ehicle dimensions
ehicle dimensions The heights speci/ed ma
yvaryasar esult of the
fo llowing factors:
R tyres
R load
R condition of thes uspension
R optional equipment Height when opened and headr
Height when opened and headr
oom
oom Model
Model
1
1
Height
Height when
when
opened
opened 2
2
Head-
Head-
r
r oom
oom
All models 2111 mm 1939 mm V V
ehicle dimensions ehicle dimensions All models All models
Ve
hicle lengt h4 684 mm
Ve hicle widt hincludin goutside
mir rors 2020 mm
Ve hicle widt hexcludin gout-
side mir rors 1834 mm
Ve hicle height 1701 mm
Wheelbase 2829 mm W W
eights and loads
eights and loads Please obser
vethef ollowing no tesf or thes peci-
/ed vehicle data:
R Items of optional equipment increase theu nla-
den weight and reduce thep ayload.
R Vehicle-speci/c weight information can be
fo und on thev ehiclei denti/cation plate
(/ page350).
R
R oof load
oof load Model
Model
Maximum r
Maximum roof load
oof load
All model s7 5kg High-v
High-v
olt
oltag
ageb att
eb attery
ery N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he pow
he pow er suppl
er suppl yf
yfor v
or v ehicles wit
ehicles wit ha
ha
high-v
high-v olt
oltag
ageb att
eb attery
ery
In accordance wit hEuropean standar dEN
17186:2019, vehicle identi/er sarelocated on the
ve hicle in thef ollowing places:
R Onthei nside of thes ocket0 ap
R Onthec hargin gcable connector Te
ch nica ldata
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355