2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS wheel

The
wheel brak es orsuspension component s
ma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon thetir eshoulder
R Rear wheels wearmor ein thecent erofthe
tir e
Do notdr ive wi th tires that have toolittle tread
dep th.Thi ssig nifica ntlyre duces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing).
On vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tate thewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3000 to6000 miles(500 0to 10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained . Ob
serveth eins truction sand safetyno teson
"Cha nging awheel" whendoing so
(/ page388). No
teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace.
R Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit Apar
tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhi chtire-c hangi ng
to ols arere qu ired and appr ovedfo rper form ing a
wheel chang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Re quired tire-c hangin gto ols mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack R
Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
The tire-c hang eto ol kit islocat edintool bag 1
on thetrunk floor . The
tool bag cont ains:
R Jack
R Gloves
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
R Folding choc k
R Ratche tfo rjac k Whee
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Pr
epar ingtheve hicl efo ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isno ton aslope.
R The vehicle ison solid, non-slipper yand leve l
gr ou nd .
R There qu ired tire-c hang eto ol kit isavailable.
% Ifyo ur vehicle isno teq uipped withth etir e-
ch ang eto ol kit, consult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop tofind outab ou tsu itab letools. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanually . #
Movethefront wheels tothest ra ight -ahead
posit ion. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. #
Vehicl eswith leve lcontr olsystem: Setth e
nor malve hicle leve l(/ page24 9). #
Swi tchof fth eengine. #
Mak esur eth at theengine cannotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th efront and rear ofthewheel that isdiago‐
nall yoppos ite th ewheel youwish tochang e. #
Remo vethehub capifneces sary
(/ page388). #
Raise theve hicle (/page388). Re
mo ving and inst alli ng thewheel trim/h ub
cap s Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isprepar edfora whee lch ang e
(/ page38 8).
Alum inum hubcap #
Toremo ve:po sitio nsoc ket2 from thetir e-
ch ang eto ol kit onhub cap1. #
Position wheel wrenc h3 onsoc ket2. #
Usingwheelwr enc h3, turnhu bcap 1
cou nter-clo ckwise andremo veit. #
Toins tall: follo wtheins truction sabo vein
re ve rseor der .
% Specif iedtight ening torq ue: 18lb-f t
(25 Nm). Ra
ising theve hicl ewhe nch angi ngawhe el Re
quirement s:
R Ther ear eno per sons intheve hicle.
R The vehicle hasbeen prepar edfora whee l
ch ang e(/ page38 8).
R The hub caps have been remo ved
( / pag e388).
Im por tant noteson using thejac k:
R Use onlya ve hicle-specif icjac kth at has
been approved byMer cedes-Ben zto raise
th eve hicle.
R The jackis onl ydesigned forra ising and
holdin gth eve hicle fora shor ttime whilea 388
Wheel sand tires

wheel
isbein gch ang edand notfo rmaint e‐
nance workund ertheve hicle.
R The jackmus tbe placed onafirm ,fl at and
no n-slip surface.
R The foot ofthejac kmus tbe position edverti‐
call yunder thejac ksuppor tpoint . Ru
les ofcon duct when theve hicle israised:
R Neverpla ceyour han dsand /or feet unde r
th eve hicle.
R Neverlie under theve hicle.
R Donotst ar tth eengine anddonotre lease
th eelectr icpar king brak e. R
Donotopen orclose anydoor sor thetrunk
lid. #
Using thelug wrenc h,loosen thewheel bolts
on thewheel youwish tochang eby about
on efull turn.Do notuns crew thebolts com‐
ple tely. Po
sition ofjac ksuppor tpoints &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom incor rect
pos itioning ofthejac k
If yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectly at
th eappr opriatejac king point oftheve hicle,
th ejac kcould tipwithth eve hicle raised. #
Onlyposit ionthejac kat theappr opri‐
at ejac king point oftheve hicle. The
base ofthejac kmus tbe position ed
ve rticall yunder thejac king point ofthe
ve hicle. Wheels
andtires 389

*
NO
TEVehicle damag efrom thejac k If
yo udo notposi tionth ejac kcor rectl yat
th eappr opriatejac ksuppor tpoint ofthe
ve hicle, thejac kcould tipove rwit hth eve hi‐
cle raised. #
The jackis design edexclu sively for
jac king uptheve hicle atthejac ksup‐
por tpoint s. #
Take thera tche twrenc hou tof thetir e-
ch ang eto ol kit and place iton thehe xagon
nut ofthejac kso that theletter s"A UF" are
visible. #
Position suppor t2 ofjac k4 onjacksup‐
por tpoint 1. #
Turn ratche twr enc h3 clockwise untiljac k
suppor t2 sitscom pletely on jacksuppor t
point 1and thebase ofthejac klies evenly
on thegr ound. #
Contin uetotur nra tche twr enc h3 unti lth e
tir eis raised amaxim umof1.2 in (3 cm) off
th egr ound. #
Loosen andremo vethewheel (/page390). Re
mo ving awh eel Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle israised.
When chang ingawheel, avoidappl ying anyfo rc e
to thebr ak ediscs, asthis could impair theleve l
of comf ortwhen braking.
* NO
TEDama getothre adin gfrom dirton
wheel bolts #
Donotplace wheel boltsin san dor on
a dir tysur face. #
Unscr ew theupper mostwheel boltcom‐
ple tely. 39
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#
Screw align mentbolt 1intoth eth re ad
ins tead ofthewheel bolt. #
Unscr ew there maini ngwhee lbolts com‐
ple tely. #
Remo vethewheel. Ins
talling ane wwheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from losing a
whe el
Oil ed, grea sed ordamag edwhe elbol t/whe el
nut thre ads orwheel hub/wheel mounting bolt
thre ads can caus eth ewheel bolts/
wheel nutstocome loose. #
Neveroil orgrease theth re ads. #
Intheeve ntofdama getotheth re ads,
con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
immediat ely. #
Have thedamag edwheel boltsordam‐
ag ed hub thre ads replaced. #
Donotcon tinue driving. #
Obser vetheinf ormation onthech oice of
tir es (/ page38 4).
Fo rtir es wit haspecif ieddirection ofrotatio n,an
ar ro w on theside wallof thetir eindicat esthe
cor rect dire ction ofrotatio n.Ob serveth edir ec‐
tion ofrotatio nwh en installing. #
Slide thewheel tobe mount edont oth e
align mentbolt andpush iton . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom tight ening
whee lbol tsand nuts
If yo utig hten thewheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle israised, thejac kcould tip. #
Onlytight enwheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle ison thegr ound. #
Besureto obser vetheins truction sand
saf etyno teson "Cha nging awheel"
(/ page38 4). #
Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse wheel bolts
whic hha ve been approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz andforth ewheel inqu estion .
* NO
TEDama getopaintw orkof thewheel
ri m when screwing inthefirs twh eelbo lt If
th ewheel hastoomuc hpla ywhen screw‐
ing inthefirs twh eelbo lt, thewheel rim pai nt
can bedama ged. #
Press thewheel firm lyag ains tth e
wheel hubwhen screwing inthefirs t
wheel bolt. Wheels
andtires 39
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#
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat eduntil they are
fi ng er-tig ht. #
Unscr ew and remo vethealignment bolt. #
Tight enthelas twheel boltuntil itis fing er-
tig ht. #
Lowe rth eve hicle (/page392). Lo
we ring theve hicl eaf te ra wh eelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The newwheel hasbeen installed
(/ page39 1).
* NO
TERisk oftrap ping thejac k If
th eAIRMA TICsystem has released air
when raising theve hicle, thejac kcan
become trapped whentheve hicle islowe red. #
Startth eengine. Thisadap tstheve hi‐
cle leve l. #
Remo vethejac kfrom under theve hi‐
cle. #
Tolowe rthe vehicl e:pla cethera tche tont o
th ehe xagon nutofthejac kso that thelet‐
te rs "AB "ar evis ible and turnco unt er-cloc k‐
wise. #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with
an init ialmax imum forc eof 59 lb-ft(80 Nm). #
Tight enthewheel boltsevenlyin adi ag ona l
pa tter nin theor der indicat ed1 to5 with
th especif iedtight ening torq ue of111 lb-ft
(1 50 Nm). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct tigh tening torq ue
Th ewh eelscou ldcome looseifth ewheel
bolts orwheel nutsareno ttight ened tothe
pr escr ibed torq ue. #
Ensu rethat thewheel boltsorwheel
nuts aretight ened tothepr escr ibed
tight ening torq ue. #
Ifyo uar eno tsur e,do notmo vethe
ve hicle. Contactaqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop andhave thetight ening tor‐
qu ech eckedimmediat ely. #
Chec kth etir epr essur eof thene wlyins talled
wheel andadjus tit ifnec essar y.
% The follo wing does notappl yif th ene w
wheel isan emer gency sparewheel. #
Vehicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Restar tth etir epr essur emonit oring
sy stem (/ page37 1). 39
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Wh eelsan dtir es

Emer
gency spar ewheel No
teson theemer gency spar ewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tiredimensi ons
The wheelor tiresize andthetir etype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ewheel tobe replaced maydif fer. The
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel can
sign ifican tly im pair drivin gch aract eristic sof
th eve hicle.
To preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle accor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Neverins tallmor eth an oneemer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyuse anemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size briefly. #
Donotsw itchof fESP ®
. #
Have theemer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofadif fere nt size replaced
at thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐ shop.
Thenewwheel mustha ve the
cor rect dimensi ons. %
The eme rgency sparewheel issec ured inthe
emer gency sparewheel baginthetrunk .
Obser vethefo llo wing noteson installing an
emer gency sparewheel:
R Chec kth etir epr essur eof theemer gency
spa rewheel installed. Correct thepr essur e
as neces sary.
R The maximum permissible speedwithan
emer gency sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/ h).
R Donotins tallth eemer gency sparewheel
wit hsn ow chains .
R Replace theemer gency sparewheel afte rsix
ye arsat thelat est,re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R Use thewheel boltsthat areinc luded with
th eemer gency sparewheel.
Specif iedtigh tening torq ue: 96lb-ft
(1 30 Nm)
% Ve
hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring
sy stem: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is ins
talled, thetir epr essur emonit oring sys‐
te m canno tfunction reliabl y.Fo ra fe w
minut esafte ran emerg encysparewhee lis
ins talled, thesy stem mayst ill displa yth etir e
pr essur eof there mo vedwheel. Onlyre star t
th esy stem again when theemer gency spare
wheel hasbeen replaced withane wwheel.
Be sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page36 7)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page37 2)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page368 )
R Noteson installing tires (/ page38 4) Wheels
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Missing
values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress.
Height whenopened Model
1 1
Height
when
opened
S 500 4MATIC 73.0 in
(1 855 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions S
500 4MATIC
Ve hicle length2 03.9in
(5 17 9mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 83.0
in
(2 10 9mm)
Ve hicle height 59.2in
(1 503 mm)
Wheelbase 122.3 in
(3 10 6mm)
Tu rning radius 41.0 ft
(1 2.5 m) We
ight sand loads Please
note thefo llo wing forth especif iedvehi‐
cle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thepa yload.
Missing values werenotav ailable atthetime of
going topress. Model
Maximumroof load
S 50 04MA TIC 49
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Tech nica lda ta