Mercedes-Benz 2003 C-Class Coupe User Manual
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Practical hints
Flat tire
Removing the wheel
1 Alignment bolt
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Unscrew upper-most wheel bolt and re-
move.
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Replace this wheel bolt with the align-
ment bolt 1 supplied in the tool kit.
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Remove the remaining bolts.
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Remove the wheel.
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Take the spare tire out of the trunk.
Mounting the new wheel
1 Wheel bolt for light alloy rims
2 Wheel bolt for light alloy spare wheel
rim size 4
1
/
2
B x15 H2
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Clean contact surfaces of wheel and
wheel hub.
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Guide the spare wheel onto the align-
ment bolt and push it on.
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Insert wheel bolts and tighten them
slightly.
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Inflate the spare tire using the electric
pump (
!
Do not place wheel bolts in sand or dirt.
This could result in damage to the bolt
and wheel hub threads.
!
Wheel bolts 2 must be used when
mounting spare wheel rim
size 4
1
/
2
B x 15 H2 (
The use of any wheel bolts other than
wheel bolts 2 for spare wheel rim
size 4
1
/
2
B x15 H2 can cause physical
damage to the vehicle.
Warning!
G
Be sure to use original lenght wheel bolts
when remounting the original wheel after it
has been repaired.
Warning!
G
Inflate spare wheel with collapsible tire only
after the wheel is properly mounted.
Inflate the spare wheel tire using the electric
air pump before lowering the vehicle.
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