jacking points MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2016 Owners Manual

The jacking points are located just behind the
front wheel arches and just in front of the rear
wheel arches (arrows).
Mercedes-AMG vehicles and vehicles with
AMG equipment: to protect the vehicle body,
the vehicle has covers fitted next to the jacking
points on the outer sills. X
Mercedes-AMG vehicles and vehicles
with AMG equipment:
fold cover?
upwards. X
Position jack Bat jacking point A. X
Make sure that the base of the jack is posi-
tioned vertically under the jacking point.
X Turn crank Cclockwise until jack Bsits
completely on jacking point A. The base of
the jack must lie evenly on the ground.
X Turn crank Cuntil the tyre is raised a maxi-
mum of 3 cm off the ground.
Removing a wheel !
Mercedes AMG vehicles:
when removing
and fitting a wheel, the wheel rim may strike
the ceramic brake disc and damage it. There-
fore, take precautions and have a second per- son assist you. Alternatively, you can use a
second centring pin.
! Do not place wheel bolts in sand or dirt. The
threads of the wheel bolts and wheel hubs
could otherwise be damaged when the bolts
are tightened. X
Unscrew the uppermost wheel bolt com-
pletely.
X Screw centring pin :into the thread instead
of the wheel bolt.
X Unscrew the remaining wheel bolts fully.
X Remove the wheel. Changing a wheel
315Wheels and tyres Z