jacking MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET 2004 Owners Manual

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Practical advice
Flat tyre
6 Using the wheel wrench, loosen the
wheel bol tson the wheel you wish to
change by about one turn. Do not re-
move them.
The jacking points are located to the rear
of the wheel housings of the front wheels
and in front of the wheel housings of the
rear wheels.
2Jack
3 Jacking point
6 Position jack 2atappropriate jacking
point 3. G
Risk of injury The ja
ckis designed only toraise the vehicle
for a short while when a wheel is changed.
If you intend to work under the vehicle,
place the vehicle on stands.
Prepare the vehic leas described
(= pag
e363).
Make sure that th estanding surface for the
jack is firm, eve nand not slippery. Do not
us eblocks of wood or similar as jacking sup-
po rts, as the jack will not be able to ac hieve
it s load-bearing capacity due to the restrict-
ed height.
Do not start the engine at any time wh ilet he
wheel is being changed.
Do not crawl under the vehicle while itis
supported by the jack. If you do not raise the
vehicle in the way described, it could slip off
the jack (e.g. when the engineis star ted or
the doors orboot lid areop ened or closed). P 40.10-2600-31
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370 Practical advice
Flat tyre
Mak
esure that the base of the jack is di-
rectly below the jacking point.
6 Continue to turn the crank unt ilthe tyre
is raised a maximum of 3cm from the
ground. 4
Centring pin
6 Undo the uppermost wheel bolt com-
pletely.
6 In place of the whee lbolt, screw cen-
tring pin 4fromthe vehicle tool kit
into the thread.
6 Undo the remaining wheel bol ts.
! Do not place wheel bolts in sand or on a dirty
surface. Th is could cau sedamag eto the bolts
and wheel hub threads.
6 Remove the wheel. Fitting a new wheel
i
Vehicle swith "Minispare" emergency spare
wheel:
Onl yuse the wheel bolts provided in the vehicle
tool kit for th e"Minispare" emerge ncyspare
wheel.
6 Clean the wheel and wheel hub contact
surfaces. G
Risk of accident Position the jack on th
eappropriate jacking
point only.
If you do not position th ejack correctly, the
vehicle may topple off the jack. P 40.00-2040-31 P 40.10-2601-31 neu G
Risk of accident Only use the wheel bolts suppli
ed. G
Risk of accident Replace damaged or corrod
edwheel bolts.
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