Vehicles with AMG wheels and aluminum
hub caps:
X
To remove: take socket
;
and lug wrench
=
from the vehicle tool kit (
Y
page 327).
X
Position socket
;
on hub cap
:
.
X
Position lug wrench
=
on socket
;
.
X
Using lug wrench
=
, turn hub cap
:
coun-
ter-clockwise and remove it.
X
To install: before installing, check hub cap
:
and the wheel area for soiling and clean if
necessary.
X
Put hub cap
:
in position and turn until it is in
the right position.
X
Position socket
;
on hub cap
:
.
X
Attach lug wrench
=
to socket
;
and
tighten hub cap
:
.
The tightening torque must be
18 lb-ft (25 Nm).
i
Note that the hub cap should be tightened
to the specified torque of 18 lb-ft (25 Nm).
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have
the hub cap installed at a qualified specialist
workshop.
X
Using lug wrench
=
, loosen the bolts on the
wheel you wish to change by about one full
turn. Do not unscrew the bolts completely.
The jacking points are located just behind the
front wheel housings and just in front of the rear
wheel housings (arrows).
X
Take the ratchet wrench out of the vehicle
tool kit and place it on the hexagon nut of the
jack so that the letters AUF are visible.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles and vehicles with
AMG equipment: to protect the vehicle body,
the vehicle has covers installed next to the jack-
ing points on the outer sills.
X
Mercedes-AMG vehicles and vehicles
with AMG equipment: fold cover
?
upwards.
X
Position jack
B
at jacking point
A
.
Changing a wheel
365
Whee
ls
an
d
tire
s
Z
