Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual

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Practical hints

Flat tire

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Keeping jack in this position, turn
crank

3 clockwise until the jack base

meets the ground. Make sure the jack
is vertical (plumb line).

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Continue to turn the crank until the tire
is a maximum of 1.2 in (3 cm) from the
ground.

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 alignment
bolt

1 supplied in the tool kit.

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Remove the remaining bolts.

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Remove the wheel.

Mounting the new wheel

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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.

!

Do not place wheel bolts in sand or dirt.
This could result in damage to the bolt
and wheel hub threads.

Warning!

G

Inflate spare wheel tire only after the wheel

is properly mounted.

Inflate the spare wheel tire using the electric

pump (

page 408) before lowering the ve-

hicle.

Warning!

G

Always replace wheel bolts that are dam-

aged or rusted.

Never apply oil or grease to wheel bolts.

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