Wheels and tires, Changing a wheel – Mercedes-Benz S-Sedan 2015 Owners Manual User Manual

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If your vehicle is equipped with a wheel chock,

it can be found in the tire-change tool kit

(

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page 370).

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 =.

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.

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

jack could tip over with the vehicle raised.

There is a risk of injury.
Only position the jack at the appropriate jack-

ing point of the vehicle. The base of the jack

must be positioned vertically, directly under

the jacking point of the vehicle.

!

The jack is designed exclusively for jack-

ing up the vehicle at the jacking points.

Otherwise, your vehicle could be damaged.

Observe the following when raising the

vehicle:

R

To raise the vehicle, only use the vehicle-

specific jack that has been tested and

approved by Mercedes-Benz. If used incor-

rectly, the jack could tip over with the vehi-

cle raised.

R

The jack is designed only to raise and hold

the vehicle for a short time while a wheel

is being changed. It is not suited for per-

forming maintenance work under the vehi-

cle.

R

Avoid changing the wheel on uphill and

downhill slopes.

R

Before raising the vehicle, secure it from

rolling away by applying the parking brake

and inserting wheel chocks. Do not disen-

gage the parking brake while the vehicle is

raised.

R

The jack must be placed on a firm, flat and

non-slip surface. On a loose surface, a

large, flat, load-bearing underlay must be

used. On a slippery surface, a non-slip

underlay must be used, e.g. rubber mats.

R

Do not use wooden blocks or similar

objects as a jack underlay. Otherwise, the

jack will not be able to achieve its load-

bearing capacity due to the restricted

height.

Changing a wheel

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Wheels

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tires

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