bolt pattern MERCEDES-BENZ GL SUV 2012 Owners Manual

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WARNING
The wheels could work loose if th ewheel nuts
and bolt sare not tightened to the specified
tightening torque. There is arisk of accident.
Have the tightening torque immediately
checked at aqualified specialist workshop
after awheel is changed. X
Plac ethe ratchet ring spanner ont othe
hexagon nut of the jac ksothat the letters
AB arev isible.
X Turn the ratchet ring spanner until the vehi-
cle is once again standing firmly on the
ground.
X Place the jack to one side.
X Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in across-
wis epattern in the sequence indicated
(: toA). The tightening torque must be
150 Nm.
X Turn the jack back to its initial position.
X Stow the jack and the rest of the tyre-
changing tools in the stowage well under
the luggag ecompart ment floor.
X Check the tyre pressure of the newly fitted
wheel and adjus titifnecessary.
Observ ethe recommended tyr epressure
(Y page 399).
i Vehicles wit htire pressure control sys-
tem: all fitted wheels must be equipped
with func tionin gsensors. Wheel and ty
recombinations General notes
! For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommends that you only use tyres and
wheels which have been approved by
Mercedes-Benz specifically for your vehi-
cle.
Thes eare speciall yadapted to the control
systems, such as ABS or ESP ®
and are
marked as follows:
R MO =Mercedes-Ben zOriginal
R MOE =Mercedes-Ben zOriginal Extended
(tyres featuring run-flat characteristics)
R MO1 =Mercedes-Ben zOriginal (only cer-
tain AMG tyres)
Mercedes-Benz Original Extended tyres
may only be use donwheels that hav ebeen
specifically approved by Mercedes-Benz.
Only use tyres, wheels or accessories tes-
ted and approved by Mercedes-Benz. Cer-
tain characteristics, e.g. handling, vehic le
nois eemis sions or fuel consumption, may
otherwise be adv ersely affected. In addi-
tion, when driving with aload, tyr edimen-
sion variations could cause the tyres to
come into contact with the bodywork and
axle components .This could result in dam-
age to the tyres or the vehicle.
Mercedes-Ben zaccept snoliability for
damag eresulting from the use of tyr es,
wheel soraccess orieso the rthan those tes-
ted and approved.
Further information about wheels, tyres
and approved combination scan be
obtained from any qualified specialist
workshop.
! Retreaded tyres are neither tested nor
recommended by Mercedes-Benz, since
previous damage cannot always be detec-
ted on retreaded tyres. As aresult,
Mercedes-Ben zcannot guarantee vehicle
safet yifretreade dtyres are fitted. Do not
fit used tyres if you have no information
about their previous usage. Wheel and tyre combinations
409Wheelsand tyres Z