Mercedes-Benz 2003 CL 500, Operator'S Manual

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Practical hints
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Vehicle jack
To prepare the vehicle jack for use
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Remove the vehicle jack from the spare
wheel well under the trunk floor.
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Push the crank handle up.
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Turn the crank handle clockwise until it
engages (operational position).
Storing the vehicle jack in the trunk
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Retract the vehicle jack arm to the
base of the vehicle jack.
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Push the crank handle up.
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Turn the crank handle counterclock-
wise to the end of the stop (storage po-
sition). Spare wheel
Removing the spare wheel
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Take out vehicle tool kit tray 2 .
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Turn the luggage bowl 3 counterclock-
wise.
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Remove the spare wheel 4 .
Storing the spare wheel
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Place spare wheel 4 in wheel well and
secure it with luggage bowl 3 .
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Turn the luggage bowl 3 clockwise to
its stop.
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Place vehicle tool kit tray 2 in luggage
bowl 3 .
Warning!
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The jack is designed exclusively for jacking
up the vehicle at the jack take-up brackets
built into both sides of the vehicle. To help
avoid personal injury, use the jack only to lift
the vehicle during a wheel change. Never
get beneath the vehicle while it is supported
by the jack. Keep hands and feet away from
the area under the lifted vehicle. Always
firmly set parking brake and block wheels
before raising vehicle with jack.
Do not disengage parking brake while the
vehicle is raised. Be certain that the jack is
always vertical (plumb line) when in use, es-
pecially on hills. Always try to use the jack
on level surface. Make sure that the jack
arm is fully seated in the jack take-up brack-
et. Always lower the vehicle onto sufficient
capacity jackstands before working under
the vehicle.