Mercedes-Benz 300 SE 1993, Owner'S Manual

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tire beads. For this reason, check
rim s for dam age at regular inter­
vals. The rim fla ng es m ust be
checked for w ear before a tire is
m ounted. R em ove burrs, if any.
W arning!
The jack is designed ex­
clusively fo r jacking up the
veh icle at th e jack tub es built
into e ith e r side of th e veh icle.
Use th e jack only to lift th e ve­
hicle during a w h eel change.
N ever get beneath th e veh icle
w hile it is supported by the
jack. K eep hands and fee t
aw ay from the area un d er the
lifted vehicle. A lw ays firm ly
set parking brake and block
w h e els b efo re raising veh icle
with jack.
Do not d isen g ag e parking
brake w hile th e veh ic le is
raised. Be certain that th e jack
is alw ays vertical w h en in use,
esp ecially on hills. A lw ays try
to use th e jack on level s u r­
face. Be sure that th e jack
arm is fully inserted in the
jack tube. Low er th e v eh icle
onto su fficien t capacity
jackstands b efo re w orking
under th e vehicle.
C hanging W h e els
M ove ve hicle to a level area w hich
is a safe distan ce from the roa d ­
way.
1. Set parking brake and turn on
hazard w arning flasher.
2. M ove selector lever to position
" P ” and turn off engine.
3. Prevent ve h icle from rolling
aw ay by blocking w heels with
w heel ch ocks (not su pp lie d with
vehicle) or sizable w ood block
or stone. W hen ch an ging a
w heel on a hill, place chocks
on the d ow nh ill side blocking
both w heels of the other axle.
O n a level road, place one
ch o ck in front of and one be­
hind the w heel that is d ia ­
g on ally o pp osite to the wheel
being changed.
4. U nfold w rench, loosen but do
not yet rem ove the wheel bolts.
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