R
The vehicle ison solid ,non -slipper yand leve l
gr ound.
R The requ ired tire-c hang eto ol kit isavailabl e.
% Ifyo ur vehicle isno teq uipp edwithth etir e-
ch ang eto ol kit, consult aqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop to/nd outabou tsui table tools. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanuall y. #
Movethefront wheels tothestr aight-ahead
position. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withlev h
level contr el
contr olsyst ol
system: em:
Setth e
nor malve hicle leve l(/ page205). #
Switc ho. theve hicle. #
Mak esur eth at theve hicle cannotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items underthe
fr ont and rear ofthewheel that isdiag onal ly
opposit eth ewheel youwish tochang e. #
Ifnece ssary,remo vethewheel trim/hub caps
(/ page333). #
Raise theve hicle (/page334). RR
emo emo
vingand inst vin
gand installin gt allin
gthe wheel tr he
wheel trim/ hub caps im/
hub caps RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle isprepar edfora wheel chang e
(/ page332) .
Plas Plas
tichub cap tic
hub cap #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
tur nth ecent ercoverof thehub
cap count er-cloc kwise andremo vethehub
cap. #
T T
o inst o
inst all: all:
mak esur eth at thecent ercoverof
th ehub capistur ned count er-cloc kwise. #
Positi on thehub capand turnth ecent ercover
cloc kwise untilth ehub capengages physicall y
and audibl y. Alum
inum hubcap Alum
inum hubcap #
T T
o r o
remo v emo
ve: e:
pos itionso cket 2 from thetir e-
ch ang eto ol kit on hub cap1. #
Positi on wheel wrenc h3 onsoc ket2. #
Usingwhe elwr enc h3, turnhub cap1
count er-cloc kwiseand remo veit. #
T T
o inst o
inst all: all:
follo wtheinst ruction sabo vein
re ve rseor der .
% Speci/ ed Speci/
edtight tight
ening t ening
torq orq
ue: ue:
18lb-T (25Nm) . Wheels
andtires
333 333
RR
aisin gt aisin
gthe v he
vehicle whenc ehicle
whenchang ingawheel hang
ingawheel RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R Ther ear eno per sons intheve hicle.
R The vehicle hasbeen prepar edfora wheel
ch ang e(/ page332) .
R The wheel trims and hub caps have been
re mo ved(/ page333).
Im por tant noteson usin gth ejac k:
R Use onlya ve hicle-spe ci/cjackth at has been
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Be nztoraise theve hi-
cle.
R The jackis onl ydesig nedforra ising andhold-
ing theve hicle fora shor ttime while awheel
is being chang edand notfo rmaint enance
wo rkunder theve hicle.
R The jackmus tbe placed ona/r m, 0at and
non -slipsur face. Ifnecessar y,use alar ge,0at,
load- bearing,non -slipund erlay.
R The foot ofthejac kmust bepositioned verti-
call yunder thejac ksuppor tpoint. Ru
les ofconduct whentheve hicle israised:
R Neverplace your hands orfeet under theve hi-
cle.
R Neverlie under theve hicle.
R Donotst ar tth eve hicle anddonotre lease the
electr icpar king brak e.
R Donotopen orclose anydoor sor thetrunk
lid. #
Using thelug wrenc h,loosen thewheel bolts
on thewheel youwish tochang eby about one
fu lltur n.Do notunscr ewthescr ewscom-
ple tely. 334334
Wheels
andtires
Po
siti on ofjac ksuppor tpoin ts
* N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGve hicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryfrom incor rect
positi oningof thejac k
If yo udo notposition thejac kcor rectl yat the
appr opriatejac king pointof theve hicle, the
jac kco uld tipwith theve hicle raised. #
Onlyposition thejac kat theappr opriate
jac king point oftheve hicle. Thebase of th
ejac kmust bepositioned verticall y
under thejac king point oftheve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Vehicle damag efrom thejac k If
yo udo notposition thejac kcor rectl yat the
appr opriatejac ksuppor tpoin tof theve hicle,
th ejac kcould tipove rwit hth eve hicle raised. #
The jackis designed exclusiv elyfo rjac k-
ing uptheve hicle atthejac ksuppor t
points. #
Take thera tche tout ofthetir e-c hang eto ol kit
and place iton thehe xagon nutofthejac kso
th at theletter s"A UF" arevisible. #
Positi on suppor t2 ofjac k4 onjacksup-
por tpoin t1. #
Turn ratche t3 cloc kwiseuntil support2
sits com pletely on jacksuppor tpoint 1and
th ebase ofthejac klies evenlyon thegr ound. #
Turn ratche t3 until thetir eis raised amaxi-
mum of1.2 in(3 cm) from thegr ound. #
Loosen andremo vethewheel (/page336). Wheels
andtires
335 335
RR
emo emo
ving awheel ving
awheel RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle israised (/page334).
* NO NO
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. When
chang ingawheel, avoidappl ying anyfo rc e
to thebr ak ediscs, asthis could impair theleve lof
comf ortwhen braking.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thre adin gfrom dirton
wheel bolts #
Donotplace wheel boltsin sand oron a
dir tysur face. #
Unscr ew theupper mostwheel boltcom-
ple tely. #
Screw alignme ntbolt 1intoth eth re ad
ins tead ofthewheel bolt. #
Unscr ewthere mainin gwheel boltscom-
ple tely. #
Remo vethewheel. InstInst
alling ane alling
ane wwheel w
wheel *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tfr om losin ga
wheel
Oiled, greased ordamag edwheel bolt/wheel
nut thre ads orwheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can cause thewheel bolts/wheel
nuts tocome loose. #
Neveroil orgrease theth re ads. #
Intheev ent ofdamag eto theth re ads,
cont actaqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop
immed iately. #
Have thedamag edwheel boltsordam-
ag ed hub thre ads replaced. #
Donotcontinu edr iving . #
Obser vetheinf ormation onthech oice oftires
(/ page328).
Fo rtir es withaspeci/ eddirection ofrotation, an
ar ro w on theside wallof thetir eindicat esthecor -
re ct directio nof rotation. Observe thedir ection of
ro tation wheninst alling. #
Slide thewheel tobe mount edont oth ealign-
ment boltandpush iton. 336336
Wheels
andtires
&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yfrom tight ening
wh eel bolt sand nuts
If yo utight enthewheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle israised, thejac kcould tip. #
Onlytight enwheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle ison thegr ound. #
Besureto obser vetheinst ruction sand safety
no teson "Chang ingawheel" (/page328). #
Forsaf etyre asons, onlyuse wheel boltswhic h
ha ve been approved byMer cedes-Be nzand
fo rth ewheel inqu estion .
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto paintw orkof thewheel
ri m when screwing inthe/r st wheel bolt If
th ewheel hastoomuc hpla ywhen screwing
in the/r st wheel bolt,th ewheel rim paint can
be damag ed. #
Press thewheel /rml yag ainst thewheel
hub when screwing inthe/r st wheel
bolt. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenl yin adiagonal
patt ernin theor der indicat eduntil they are
/ng er-tight . #
Unscr ew and remo vethealignment bolt. #
Tight enthelast wheel boltuntil itis /n ger-
tigh t. #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/page337). Lo
w Lo
wer er
ing t ing
the v he
vehicle ehicle
aTer aTer
awheel c a
wheel chang e hang
e RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The newwheel hasbeen installed
(/ page336). #
T T
o low o
lower t er
the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
placethera tche tont o
th ehe xagon nutofthejac kso that theletter s
"AB" arevisible andturncount er-cloc kwise. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenl yin adiagonal
patt ernin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with
an initial maximum forc eof 59 lb-T (80Nm). #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenl yin adiagonal
patt ernin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with
th especi/ed tightening torq ue of11 1lb-T
(1 50 Nm) . &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacc iden tdu eto incor -
re ct tightenin gto rq ue
Th ewheels couldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed torq ue . Wh
eelsand tires
337 337
#
Ensur eth at thewheel boltsorwheel
nuts aretight ened tothepr escr ibed
tight ening torq ue . #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vetheve hi-
cle. Contact aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop andhave thetight ening torq ue
ch eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wly installed
wheel andadjust itifnecessar y.
% The follo wing does notappl yif th ene wwheel
is an emer gency sparewheel. #
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit htir h
tir epr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
nin gsy nin
gsy s- s-
t t
em: em:
Restar tth etir epr essur eloss warning
sy stem (/ page316). #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring sys-
te m (/ page315). Emer
g Emer
gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the emer g he
emer gency spar ency
sparewheel e
wheel &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident causedby
incor rect wheel andtiredimen sions
The wheel ortiresizes andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydi.er .The emer -
ge ncy sparewheel orspar ewheel cansigni/-
cantl yim pair drivi ng charact eristics ofthe
ve hicle.
To prev ent hazar dous situations: #
Drive car efull y. #
Neverinst allmor eth an one emer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that di.er s
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel brie0y . #
Donotdeacti vate ESP ®
. #
Have theemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadi.er entsize replaced
at thenear estquali/ed special istwo rk- shop.
Thenewwheel mustha ve thecor -
re ct dimen sions. %
The emer gency sparewheel issecur edinthe
emer gency sparewheel baginthetrunk .
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson installing anemer -
ge ncy sparewheel:
R The maximum permissibl espeed withan
emer gency sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/h ).
R Donoteq uip theemer gency sparewheel with
sno wch ains.
R Replace theemer gency sparewheel aTersix
ye arsat thelat est, rega rdless ofwe ar.
R Chec kth etir epr essur eof theemer gency
spa rewheel installed. Correct thepr essur eas
necessar y.
% The speci/ed tirepr ess ureis stat ed on the
label oftheemer gency sparewheel. 338338
Wheels
andtires
%
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
ning sy ning
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Ifan emer gency sparewheel isinst alled,
th etir epr essur eloss warning system canno t
function reliabl y.Onl yre star tth esy stem
ag ain when theemer gency sparewheel has
been replaced withane wwheel.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withatir h
atir epr e
pr essur essur
emonit e
monit or or
ing sy ing
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
Ifan emer gency sparewheel isinst alled,
th etir epr essur emonit oring system canno t
function reliabl y.Fo ra few minut esaTer an
emer gency sparewheel isins talled, thesy s-
te m ma yst ill displa yth etir epr essur eof the
re mo vedwheel. Onlyre star tth esy stem again
when theemer gency sparewheel hasbeen
re placed withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obser vethefo llo wing further rela-
te dsubjects:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page310)
R Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page316)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page312)
R Noteson installing tires (/ page328)
R Inst alling anemer gency sparewheel
(/ page332) Wheels
andtires
339 339
DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
ä
Mal function DriveatMax.
50 mph *A
IRBOD YCO NTR OLisfunct ioning onl yto alimi tedex tent. The vehicle' shandl ingcharact eristics maybe a.ect ed. #
Drive in amann erappr opriatefo rth ecur rent leve l,but donotex ceed 50mph(8 0km /h). #
Consulta qu ali/ ed spec ial ist wo rkshop.
*D YNAM ICBOD YCO NTR OLismalf uncti oni ng.The vehicle' shandl ingcharact eristics maybe a.ect ed. #
Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 50 mph(8 0km /h). #
Consulta qu ali/ ed spec ial ist wo rkshop.
00CC
Stop VehicleVeh icleToo
Low *Y
ouhave pulled away despit eth eve hicle leve lbeing toolow. #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions.
The vehicle willberaised totheselect edvehicle leve l. #
Waituntil thedispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear andawa rning tone alsosou nds, AIRBOD YCON TROL isma lfunct ioning: #
Donotdr ive at spe eds great erthan 50 mph(8 0km /h)an dco nsulta qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop immed iately.
* N N
O O
TE TE
The tires on thefront axle orthefe nder scou ldbe dam aged bylarge stee ring mo vements #
Avoid large stee ring mo vements whiledrivin gand listenfo rscr aping sounds. #
Ifyo uhear scraping sounds, pulloverand stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra1c conditions, andseta
higher vehicle leve lif possible. 388388
Displa
ymessa gesand warning/in dicatorlam ps