Mercedes-Benz 230 1978, Owner'S Manual

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Wheels Tires Changing Wheels
11. Low er car and remove jack.
Tighten the five bolts evenly by
going around the wheel and
tightening every other bolt until
all the bolts are tight. Observe
a tightening torque of 72 ft. lbs.
(10 mkp).
12. To install the hub cap, slip the
tire valve through one of the
slots appr. in the middle
between two hub cap m ounting
clips and press the hub cap
against the wheel flange at this
point. Then push the two
opposite clips against the rim
and seat the hub cap by firm ly
striking it tow ards the valve
w ith the flat oft the hand.
13. C orrect tire pressure.
Tire Pressure
A table (see fuel fille r flap or last
page) lists the tire inflation pres­
sures specified for summer and
w inter tires as w ell as fo r the vary­
ing operating conditions.
Tire tem perature and pressure
increase w ith the vehicle speed.
Tire pressure should therefore only
be corrected on cold tires. C orrect
tire pressure in hot tires only if
pressure has dropped below the
data listed in the table and the
respective operating conditions are
taken into consideration.