wheel bolt torque MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT COUPE 2021 Owners Manual

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Slide the wheel tobe mounted onto the cen-
tring pin and push it on. &
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W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from tightening
wheel bolts and nuts
If yo u tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when theve hicle is raised, the jack could tip. #
Only tighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when theve hicle is on thegr ound. #
Be sure toobser vethe inst ructions and saf ety
no tes on "Changing a wheel" (/ page 375).#
For saf etyre asons, only use wheel bolts which
ha ve been appr oved byMercedes-Benz and
fo rth e wheel in question. #
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a diagonal
pattern in the order indicated until they are
/nger-tight. #
Unscr ewand remo vethe centring pin. #
Tighten the last wheel bolt until it is /n ger-
tight. #
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R The new wheel has been /tted (/ page 384). #
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er the v
he v ehicle:
ehicle: placethera tchet onto
th e he xagon nut of the jack so that the letters
"AB" are visible and turn anti-clockwise. #
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a diagonal
pattern in the order indicated 1to5 with
an initial maximum forc e of 80 Nm. #
Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a diagonal
pattern in the order indicated 1to5 with
th e speci/ed tightening torque of 150 Nm. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toincor-
re ct tightening torque
The wheels could come loose if the wheel
bolts or wheel nuts are not tightened tothe
prescribed torque. #
Ensure that the wheel bolts or wheel
nuts are tightened tothe prescribed
tightening torque. #
Ifyo u are not sure, do not mo vetheve hi-
cle. Con tact a quali/ed specialist work-
shop and ha vethe tightening torque
ch ecked immediatel y. #
Check the tyre pressure of the ne wly/tted
wheel and adjust it if necessar y.
% The following does not apply if the new wheel
is an emer gency spa rewheel. #
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Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a tyr
h a tyre pr
e pr essur
essur e monit
e monit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
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t
t em:
em: restart the tyre pressure monitoring sys-
te m (/ page 375). Wheels and tyres
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