%
Have workor repair sto decor ativefo ils car -
ri ed out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop,
e.g .in an aut hor izedMer cedes- BenzCen ter. NN
o o
t t
es on car es
on car eof v e
of vehicle par ehicle
parts ts
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofentr apment ifth ewind-
shield wipersar eswitc hedonwhile the
wind shield isbein gclean ed
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecleaning thewindshield orwiper
blades, youcan betrapped bythewiper arm. #
Alwaysswitc ho. thewindshield wipers
and theve hicle beforeclean ingthewind-
shield orwiper blades. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nsfrom theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
become very hot.Ifyo ucome intocont act
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youcould burn
yo urself. #
Alwaysbe par ticu larlycar efular ound the
ta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and super -
vise childr enespecia lly closel yin this
ar ea. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hing them. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observetheno tes
on cleaning andcareof thefo llo wing vehicle
par ts:
Wheel sand r Wheel
sand rims ims
R Use waterand acid-fr eeallo ywheel cleaner s.
R Donotuse acidic alloywheel cleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust .This could damag ewheel
bolts andbrak ecom ponent s.
R Toavo idcor rosion ofthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, drive th eve hicle fora fe w minu tes
aTer clean ingbeforepar king it.The brak e
discs andbrak epads warm upand dryout.
W W
indo ws indo
ws
R Clean thewindo wsinside andoutside witha
dam pclo thand withaclean ingagent recom-
mende dfo rMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-
bas edcleaning agents toclean theinside of
windo ws.
% ATe rch ang ingthewiper blades ortreating
th eve hicle withwa x,clean thewindshield
th or oughl ywit hcleaning agents recommen -
ded forMer cedes-Benz. Failur eto obser vethe
appli catio nins tructi ons mayre sult indamag e,
smear marksorblindin gspo ts.
% Remo veextern al fogging ordirton thewind-
shield infront ofthemultifun ctioncamer a.
Ot her wise, driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems maybe impair edornotav ailabl e
(/ page190).
W W
iper blade s iper
blade s
R Movethewiper arms intoth ere placement
position (/page140).
R With thewiper arms folded out,clean the
wiper blades withadam pclo th.
% Mak esur eth at thewiper blades arecoat ed.
The coating canleaveresidue son aclo th.Do
no tru bth ewiper blades excessiv elyor clean
th em toooTen. 326326
Maint
enance andcare
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(/ page374) .
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 theta ilg ate. #
Using thelug wrenc h,loosen thewheel bolts
on thewheel youwish tochang eby about one
fu lltur n.Do notunscr ewthescr ewscom-
ple tely. 376376
Wheels
andtires
#
Continue totur nra tche twr enc h3 until the
tir eis raised amaximum of1.2 in(3 cm) o.
th egr ound. #
Loosen andremo vethewheel (/page378). RR
emo emo
ving awheel ving
awheel RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle israised (/page376).
* NO NO
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. NNo o
t t
e on AM Gv e
on AM Gvehicles: ehicles:
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. #
Com pletely unscr ewthewheel bolts. #
Remo vethewheel. InstInst
alling ane alling
ane wwheel w
wheel RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The wheel that isto be replaced isremo ved
( / pag e378).
* NO NO
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
(/ page370).
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.
N No o
t t
e on AMG v e
on AMG vehic les: ehic
les: 378378
Whee
lsand tires
#
Plac eth ewheel tobe installed onthewheel
hub andpush iton. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom tight ening
wheel boltsandnuts
If yo utight enthewheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle israised, thejac kcould tip. #
Onlytight enwheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle ison thegr ound. #
Obser vetheinst ruction sand safetyno teson
"Chang ingawheel" (/page370) . #
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 . #
Ifth ecollapsible sparewheel hasbeen instal-
led, in0ateth ecollapsible sparewheel
(/ page383). #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/page379). 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
(/ page378).
Obser vetheinf ormation ontirepr essur e
(/ page352). #
Place thera tche twr enc hont oth ehe xag on
nut ofthejac kso that theletter ing "AB" isvisi-
ble. #
T T
o low o
lower t er
the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
turnth era tche twr enc h
of thejac kcount er-cloc kwise. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenl yin adiagonal
patt ernin theor der indicat ed1 to5 witha
maximum of59 lb-T (80Nm) . #
Then tighten thewheel boltsevenl yin adiago-
nal patt ernin theor der indicat ed1 to5 to
th especi/ed tightening torq ue of11 1lb-T
(1 50 Nm) . Wh
eelsan dtire s
379 379
&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yth ro ugh incor rect
tig htenin gto rq ue
Th ewheels couldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed tightening torq ue . #
Makesur eth ewheel boltsorwheel nuts
ar etight ened tothepr escr ibed tighten-
ing torq ue . #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vetheve hi-
cle. Consult aqu ali/ed special istwo rk-
shop andhave thetight ening torq ue
ch eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wly mount ed
wheel andadjus taccor dingly.
% 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 (/ page358). #
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 (/ page357). 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 isfastene din the
car gocom partmen tunde rth ecar gocom part-
ment 0oor.
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. 380380
Wheels
andtires