Breakdown assistance, Flat tire – Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2013 Owners Manual User Manual

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folding wheel chock

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jack

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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 vehicle tool kit

(

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page 434).

The folding wheel chock is an additional

securing measure to prevent the vehicle from

rolling away, for example when changing a

wheel.

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Fold both plates upwards :.

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Fold out lower plate ;.

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Guide the lugs on the lower plate fully into

the openings in base plate =.

Securing the vehicle on level ground

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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

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On downhill gradients: place chocks or

other suitable items in front of the wheels

of the front and rear axle.

Raising the vehicle

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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

jacking point of the vehicle. The base of the

jack must be positioned vertically, directly

under the jacking point of the vehicle.

The following must be observed when raising

the vehicle:

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to raise the vehicle, only use the vehicle-

specific jack that has been tested and

approved by Mercedes-Benz. If used

incorrectly, the jack could tip over with the

vehicle raised.

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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

performing maintenance work under the

vehicle.

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avoid changing the wheel on uphill and

downhill slopes.

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before raising the vehicle, secure it from

rolling away by applying the parking brake

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Flat tire

Breakdown

assistance

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