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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. &
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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. #
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R The ne wwheel has been /tted (/ page344). #
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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
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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. #
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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
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