#
On le velter rain: place choc ks orother suita‐
ble objects under thef ront and rear of the
wheel that is diagonall yopposit ethe wheel to
be changed. #
On sligh tinclines: placechoc ks orother
suitable objects under thew heels on the
front and rear axle sopposit ethe wheel tobe
ch anged. #
If included in thev ehicle equipment, take the
tire-chang etool kit out of thev ehicle tool kit
(/ page202). #
If included in thev ehicle equipment, remo ve
th es par ew heel from thes par ew heel brac ket
( / pag e223). #
If necessar y,remo vetheh ub cap. #
Using thel ug wrench, loosen thew heel nuts/
bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about one full turn. Do no tunscr ewthew heel
bolts/nuts comple tely. #
Raise thev ehicle (/ page219). Ra
ising thev ehicle when changing awheel &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otposition thej ackc orrectl yatt he
appropriat ejackin gpointoft hevehicle, the
jac kc ould tip wi th thevehicle raised. #
Onlyposition thej ackatt he appropriate
jacking point of thev ehicle. The base of
th ej ackm ustbep ositioned vertically
under thej acking point of thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom vehicle tip‐
ping
On slopes, thej ackc ould tip wit hthe vehicle
ra ised. #
Neverc hang eaw heel on aslope. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efromt he jack If
yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl yatt he
appropriat ejacks uppor tpoin toft hevehicle,
th ej ackc ould tip overwitht he vehicle raised. #
The jac kisdesigned exclusively for
jacking up thev ehicle at thej acks up‐
por tpoints. Re
quirements:
R Ther eareno persons in thev ehicle.
R The vehicle is prepared forc hanging awheel
(/ page218).
Impo rtant no tesonu singthej ack:
R Onlyusethev ehicle-speci ficj ackt hat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle. If thej ackisu sed incor‐
re ctl y,it could tip overwhilet he vehicle is
ra ised.
R The jac kisdesigned onl ytoraisethev ehicle
fo ras horttime whil eawheelisb eing
ch anged and is no tsuitable forc arrying out
maintenance workunde rthe vehicle.
R Avoid changing awheel on uphill and downhill
slopes.
R The jac kmustbep lacedonaf irm,flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge,
fl at, load bearing and non-slip unde rlay.
R The base of thej ackisp ositioned vertically
under thej acks uppor tpoint.
Saf etyi nstruction swhile thev ehicle is raised:
R Do no tputyour hands or feet unde rthe vehi‐
cle.
R Do no tlie underneat hthe vehicle.
R Do no tstart thev ehicle and do no trelease
th ep arking brake.
R Do no topen or close an ydoors. Wheels and tires
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