Wheels and tires, Changing a wheel – Mercedes-Benz E-Wagon 2013 Owners Manual User Manual

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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 342).

The folding wheel chock is an additional
securing 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 (example:

Sedan)

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

(example: Sedan)

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
jacking 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

jacking up the vehicle at the jacking points.
Otherwise, your vehicle could be damaged.

The following must be observed 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
incorrectly, the jack could tip over with the
vehicle 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
performing maintenance work under the
vehicle.

R

avoid changing the wheel on uphill and
downhill slopes.

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Changing a wheel

Wheels and tires

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