wheel bolt torque MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

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The jack must beplaced onafirm, flatand
non- slipsurface. Onaloose surface, alarge,
flat, load-bearing underlaymustbeused. On
a slippery surface, anon- slipunderlay must
be used, e.g.rubber mats.
R Do not use wooden blocksorsimilar objects
as ajack underlay. Otherwise, thejack will
not beable toachieve itsload-bearing capa-
city due tothe restr icted height.
R Make surethatthedistance between the
underside ofthe tires andtheground does
not exceed 1.2in(3 cm).
R Never placeyourhands andfeet under the
raised vehicle.
R Do not lieunder thevehicle.
R Do not start theengine whenthevehicle is
raised.
R Do not open orclose adoor orthe trunk lid
when thevehicle israised.
R Make surethatnopersons arepresent in
the vehicle whenthevehicle israised.
Vehicles withalloy wheels andhub caps:
the wheel boltsarecovered byahub cap.
Before youcan unscrew thewheel bolts,you
must remove thehub cap. Twodifferent var-
iants canbeinstalled. X
To remove: takesocket 0044and lugwrench
0087 from thevehicle toolkit(Ypage 280).
X Position socket0044onhub cap0043.
X Position lugwrench 0087onsocket 0044.
X Using lugwrench 0087,turn hubcap0043coun-
ter- clock wiseandremove it.
X To install: beforeinstalling, checkhub
cap 0043and thewheel areaforsoiling and
clean ifnecessary.
X Put hub cap0043inposition andturn until itis
in the right position. X
Position socket0044onhub cap0043.
X Attach lugwrench 0087tosocket 0044and
tighten hubcap0043.
The tighten ingtorque mustbe
18 lb-ft (25Nm).
i Note
thatthehub capshould betight-
ened tothe specified torqueof18 lb-ft
(25 Nm). Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsthat
you have thehub capinstalled ataqualified
specialist workshop. X
Using lugwrench 0087,loosen thebolts on
the wheel youwish tochange byabout one
full turn. Donot unscrew thebolts com-
pletely. The
jackingpoints arelocated justbehind the
front wheel housings andjust infront ofthe
rear wheel housings (arrows).
Mercedes-AMG vehiclesandvehicles with
AMG equipm ent:toprotec tthe vehicle body,
the vehicle hascovers installed nexttothe
jack ingpoints onthe outer sills. 318
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WARNING
If you tighten thewhee lbolts orwhee lnuts
when thevehicl eis rais ed, the jack couldtip
over. There isarisk ofinjury .
Only tighten thewhee lbolts orwhee lnuts
when thevehicl eis on the grou nd.
Alwa yspay attention tothe instructions and
safety notesinthe "Changi ngawhee l"section
(Y pag e316).
Only usewhee lbolts thathave been designed
for the whee land thevehicl e.For safety rea-
sons, Mercede s-Benzrecommends thatyou
only usewhee lbolts whichhave been
app roved forMercede s-Benzvehiclesand the
respe ctivewheel.
! Merce
des-AMGvehi cles:duri ngremova l
and repos itioning ofthe whee l,the whee l
rim can strike thecerami c-brake discand
dama geit.There fore,youshou ldproceed
carefu llyand getasecond personassi stto
you .Alternativel y,you can useasecond
ali gnment bolt.
! To
prevent damagetothe paintwork, hold
the whee lsecure lyaga inst thewhee lhub
whi lescrewi nginthe first whee lbolt. X
Cle anthe whee land whee lhub contact sur-
faces.
X Slide thewhee lto be mounted ontothe
ali gnment boltandpushit on.
X Tigh tenthewhee lbolts untiltheyarefinger-
tight.
X Unscrew thealignment bolt.
X Tigh tenthelastwhee lbolt until itis finger-
tight. Lo
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WARNING
The whee lscoul dcome looseif the whee l
bolts orwhee lnuts arenot tightened tothe
prescri bedtightening torque.There isarisk
of an accide nt.
Ensure thatthewhee lbolts orwhee lnuts
are tightened tothe prescri bedtightening
torque .
If you arenot sure ,do not move thevehicl e.
Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand
have thetightening torquechecked immedi-
ately .
X Turn thecrank ofthe jack counter-clockwi se
until thevehicl eis once againstanding
firmly onthe grou nd.
X Pla cethe jack toone side. X
Tigh tenthewhee lbolts evenly inacross-
wis epattern inthe sequ ence indica ted(0043
to 0083). Thespeci fiedtightening torqueis
96 lb-ft (130Nm).
X Turn thejack back toits initia lposi tion.
X Stow thejack andtherest ofthe vehicl e
tools inthe trunk again.
X Merce
des-AMGvehic lesand vehic les
with AMG equipment: insertthecover into
the outer sill.
X Che ckthe tire pressu reofthe newly moun-
ted whee land adjustitifnecessa ry.
Observe therecommende dtire pressu re
(Y pag e299) .
Vehic leswith atire pressure control sys-
tem: allinstall edwhee lsmust beequ ipped
with functioning sensors.
When youaredrivi ngwith theemerge ncy
spar ewhee lmounted, thetire pressu remoni- 320
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ingawhe elWhee lsand tires