jack points MERCEDES-BENZ R350 2008 W251 Owner's Manual

472 Practical hints
Where will I find ...?
Your vehicle is equipped with a spare
wheel with collapsible tire. The spare
wheel is located underneath the cargo
compartment floor (
page 467).
Removing the spare wheel
1Retaining screw
2Spare wheel
3Vehicle tool kit storage well casing
Remove the jack from the vehicle tool
kit (
page 469).
Loosen retaining screw 1 by turning it
counterclockwise.
Turn vehicle tool kit storing well
casing3 by approximately 180°.
The electric air pump (
page 469)
points towards the rear.
Remove vehicle tool kit storage well
casing 3.
Remove spare wheel 2.
Reinstalling the spare wheel after use
There are two guide pins in the spare wheel
well that serve to hold the spare wheel in
place.1Guide pins
1Guide pins
2Spare wheel
iFor information on how to mount the spare
wheel, see “Mounting the spare wheel”
(
page 493).
iIf retaining screw 1 does not come loose,
turn vehicle tool kit storing well casing 3 slightly
counterclockwise. Retaining screw 1 should
then come loose easily.

473 Practical hints
Where will I find ...?
Place spare wheel 2 into spare wheel
well.
Make sure spare wheel 2 is placed
precisely on guide pins 1.
Insert vehicle tool kit storage well
casing 3 (
page 472) into spare
wheel 2.
The electric air pump (
page 469)
must point to the rear.
Turn vehicle tool kit storing well
casing3 (
page 472) by approxi-
mately 180°.
The electric air pump (
page 469)
points in direction of travel.
Fasten retaining screw 1
(
page 472) by turning it clockwise.
Insert the jack into the vehicle tool kit
storage well casing (
page 469).
Close and pull tight the hook and
loop fastener that secures the
jack (
page 469).
iThe vehicle tool kit storage well casing
should now be positioned according to mounting
direction indicators 3 (
page 469).