wheel alignment MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

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Merce
des-AMGvehic lesand vehic les
with AMG equipment: foldcover 0085
upw ards. X
Posi tion jack 0084atjacking point0083. X
Make surethefoot ofthe jack isdirectly
benea ththe jacking point.
X Turn crank 006Bclockwis euntil jack0084sits
comple telyonjacking point0083.The base of
the jack must lieevenly onthe ground .
X Turn crank 006Buntil thetire israis edamaxi-
mum of1.2 in(3 cm) from theground . Removi
ngawhe el !
Merce
des-AMGvehic les:duri ngremova l
and reposi tioning ofthe whee l,the whee l
rim can strike thecerami c-brake discand
dama geit.Therefo re,you shou ldproceed
carefu llyand getasecond personassistto
you .Alternativel y,you can useasecond
ali gnment bolt.
! Do
not placewhee lbolts insand oron a
dirty surface.The bolt andwhee lhub
threads couldotherwi sebe dama gedwhen
you screw themin. X
Unscrew theuppermost wheelbolt com-
pletel y.
X Screw alignment bolt0043into thethread
instead ofthe whee lbolt.
X Unscrew theremai ningwhee lbolts fully.
X Remo vethe whee l.
Mountin ganew wheel G
WARNING
Oile dor grea sedwhee lbolts ordama ged
whee lbolts/hu bthreads cancaus ethe
whee lbolts tocome loose.As aresul t,you
could loseawhee lwhi ledrivi ng.There isa
risk ofaccide nt.
Never oilorgrea sewhee lbolts. Inthe event
of dama getothe threads ,contact aqua li-
fied specia listworkshop immediately.Have
the dama gedwhee lbolts orhub threads
repla ced/renew ed.Donot continue driving. 316
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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 e313).
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
we ring thevehi cle G
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 e296) .
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- Chang
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