Fitting a new wheel
G
WARNING
Oiled or greased wheel bolts or damaged
wheel bolts/hub threads can cause the wheel
bolts to come loose. As a result, you could
lose a wheel while driving. There is a risk of
accident.
Never oil or grease wheel bolts. In the event of
damage to the threads, contact a qualified
specialist workshop immediately. Have the
damaged wheel bolts or hub threads
replaced/renewed. Do not continue driving.
G
WARNING
If you tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is raised, the jack could tip
over. There is a risk of injury.
Only tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is on the ground.
It is imperative to observe the instructions and
safety notes on "Changing a wheel"
(
Y
page 312).
Only use wheel bolts that have been designed
for the wheel and the vehicle. For safety rea-
sons, Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
only use wheel bolts which have been approved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and the respective
wheel.
!
Mercedes AMG vehicles: when removing
and fitting a wheel, the wheel rim may strike
the ceramic brake disc and damage it. There-
fore, take precautions and have a second per-
son assist you. Alternatively, you can use a
second centring pin.
X
Clean the wheel and wheel hub contact sur-
faces.
X
Slide the wheel to be mounted onto the cen-
tring pin and push it on.
X
Tighten the wheel bolts until they are finger-
tight.
X
Unscrew the centring pin.
X
Tighten the last wheel bolt until it is finger-
tight.
X
Vehicles with a collapsible emergency
spare wheel: inflate the collapsible emer-
gency spare wheel (
Y
page 319).
Only then lower the vehicle.
Lowering the vehicle
G
WARNING
The wheels could work loose if the wheel nuts
and bolts are not tightened to the specified
tightening torque. There is a risk of accident.
Have the tightening torque immediately
checked at a qualified specialist workshop
after a wheel is changed.
!
Vehicles with a collapsible emergency
spare wheel: Inflate the collapsible emer-
gency spare wheel using the tyre inflation
compressor before lowering the vehicle. The
rim could otherwise be damaged.
X
Turn the crank of the jack anti-clockwise until
the vehicle is once again standing firmly on
the ground.
X
Place the jack to one side.
X
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a crosswise
pattern in the sequence indicated (
:
to
A
).
The specified tightening torque is 130 Nm.
X
Turn the jack back to its initial position.
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