Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Руководство пользователя

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lifted tire. Jack stand s m ust
be used w hen w orking under
th e vehicle. Alw ays set
parking brake and block
w heels before raising vehi­
cle w ith jack.
9. Then u n s c re w w h e e l b o lts c o m ­
p letely. K eep b o lt th re a d s p ro ­
te c te d fro m d irt and sand. W hile
re m o vin g last b o lt, ho ld w heel
ag ainst hub to avoid p a in t d a m ­
age on rim.
10. R em ove wheel.
11. S c re w th e a lig n m e n t b o lt (s u p ­
plied in to o l kit) in to an u p p e r
th re a d e d hole.
12. A d ju s t th e ja c k h e ig h t s o th a t
th e w h e e l can be s lip p e d on
w ith o u t be in g lifte d .
13. Install sp a re w h ee l on w h ee l
hub. In s e rt w h ee l b o lts and tig h t­
en th e m slig h tly . To avoid pa in t
dam age, place w h e e l fla t a g a in st
hub and hold it th e re w h ile
in sta llin g fir s t w h e e l bo lt.
U n s c re w th e a lig n m e n t s tu d to
insta ll th e la st w h ee l bo lt.
14. L o w e r car, re m o v e ja c k and
place cap in to th e ja c k s u p p o rt
tube.
15. T ig h te n th e five b o lts evenly,
alw ays s k ip p in g one, u n til all
b o lts are tig h t. O b s e rv e a tig h t­
en in g to rq u e o f 110 Nm
(80 Ib -ft).
16. C o rre c t tire p re s s u re .
Im p ortan t!
R e tig h te n w h e e l m o u n tin g b o lts a fte r
a p p ro x. 800 km (500 m iles). O b s e rv e
a tig h te n in g to rq u e o f 110 Nm
(80 Ib -ft).
Tire Inflation Pressure
A ta b le (see fue l fille r fla p o r last
page) lis ts th e tire in fla tio n p re s s u re s
s p e c ifie d fo r s u m m e r and w in te r tire s
as w e ll as fo r th e varying o p e ra tin g
c o n d itio n s .
Im p o rtan t!
Tire p re s s u re d iffe rs by a p p ro x .
0.1 bar (1.5 psi) p e r 10 ° C (18 °F ) of
air te m p e ra tu re ch a n g e . K ee p th is in
m ind w h e n c h e c k in g tire p re s s u re
in sid e a g a rag e - e s p e c ia lly in th e w in ­
ter.
E xam p le :
If ga rag e te m p e ra tu re =
a p p r o x .+ 20 ° C ( + 68 °F ) and,
a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re =
a p p ro x . 0 ° C ( + 32 ° F) th e n the
a d ju s te d air p re s s u re = s p e c ifie d air
p re s s u re + 0.2 ba r ( + 3 psi).
Tire p re s s u re s lis te d fo r lig h t loads
are m in im u m value s o ffe rin g high d riv ­
ing c o m fo rt. Incre a se d in fla tio n p re s ­
s u re s fo r heavy lo ad s p ro d u c e fa v o r­
able ha n d lin g c h a ra c te ris tic s w ith
lig h te r lo a d s and are p e rfe c tly p e rm is ­
sib le. The rid e o f th e veh icle , h o w ­
ever, w ill b e c o m e s o m e w h a t harder.
T ire te m p e ra tu re and p re s s u re
in c re a s e w ith th e v e h ic le s pe ed . Tire
p re s s u re s h o u ld th e re fo re on ly be
c o rre c te d on c o ld tire s . C o rre c t tire
p re s s u re in w a rm tire s on ly if p re s ­
s u re has d ro p p e d b e lo w th e p re s s u re
lis te d in th e ta b le and th e re s p e c tiv e
o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s are ta ke n into
c o n s id e ra tio n .
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