Wheels and tires, Mounting a wheel – Mercedes-Benz C-Coupe 2015 Owners Manual User Manual

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Mounting a wheel

Preparing the vehicle

X

Stop the vehicle on solid, non-slippery and

level ground.

X

Apply the parking brake.

X

Bring the front wheels into the straight-

ahead position.

X

Move the selector lever to position P.

X

Switch off the engine.

X

Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove

the SmartKey from the ignition lock.

X

Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: open the

driver's door.

The on-board electronics have status 0,

which is the same as the SmartKey having

been removed.

X

Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the

Start/Stop button from the ignition lock

(

Y

page 134).

X

If included in the vehicle equipment,

remove the tire-change tool kit from the

vehicle.

X

Secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling

away.

Securing the vehicle to prevent it

from rolling away

If your vehicle is equipped with a wheel chock,

it can be found in the tire-change tool kit

(

Y

page 286).

The folding wheel chock is an additional

safety measure to prevent the vehicle from

rolling away, for example when changing a

wheel.

X

Fold both plates upwards :.

X

Fold out lower plate ;.

X

Guide the lugs on the lower plate fully into

the openings in base plate =.

Securing the vehicle on level ground

X

On level ground: place chocks or other

suitable items under the front and rear of

the wheel that is diagonally opposite the

wheel you wish to change.

Securing the vehicle on slight downhill gradients

X

On light downhill gradients: place

chocks or other suitable items in front of

the wheels of the front and rear axle.

Raising the vehicle

G

WARNING

If you do not position the jack correctly at the

appropriate jacking point of the vehicle, the

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Mounting a wheel

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