The jack is maintenance-free. If there is a
malfunction, please contact a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop.
Vehicles with rear wheel drive
The tyre-change tool kit is located in the stowage
compartment
1
above the step of the co-driv‐
er's door and in the stowage compartment in the
footwell on the co-driver side.
Vehicles with front wheel drive
The tyre-change tool kit
1
is located behind the
driver's seat.
Preparing the vehicle for a wheel change
Requirements:
R
The tyre-change tool kit is available.
R
The vehicle is not on a slope.
R
The vehicle is on solid, non-slippery and level
ground.
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apply the parking brake.
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Move the front wheels to the straight-ahead
position.
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Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage first or reverse gear
k
.
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Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the transmission to position
j
.
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Switch off the engine.
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Make sure that the engine cannot be started.
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Take the vehicle tool kit from the footwell on
the co-driver side (
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page 310).
Vehicles with rear wheel drive
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Take the jack and the tyre-change tool kit out
of the stowage compartment (
/
page 335).
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If necessary, remove the hub cab.
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Assemble the wheel wrench extension using
the middle rod and the rod with the largest
diameter from the three-piece jack pump
lever.
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Starting with the middle rod, slide the wheel
wrench extension as far as it will go onto the
wheel wrench.
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Using the wheel wrench, loosen the wheel
nuts or bolts on the wheel you wish to change
by about one full turn. Do not unscrew the
wheel nuts or bolts completely.
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Raise the vehicle (
/
page 337).
Vehicles with front wheel drive
#
Take the jack and the tyre-change tool kit
from behind the driver's seat (
/
page 335).
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If necessary, remove the hub cab.
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Using the wheel wrench, loosen the wheel
nuts/bolts on the wheel you wish to change
by about one full turn. Do not unscrew the
wheel bolts/nuts completely.
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Raise the vehicle (
/
page 337).
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