light MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2020 MY20 with 7” screen

Note
sonc leaning and car eP reve nting damag etothevehicle
Ste ps
R
Clea nthe electrically operated steps
and their housing wit hapower
wa sher.
R Afterc leaning, spr aythel ateral
guides wit hsilicone spr ay.
R Clean thes teps in theb umper wit ha
po we rw ashe r. Do no
tuse oil or grease as alubricant.
Aluminum
dropsides R
Brush down thea luminum dropsides
wit hw ater and aneutral or mild alka‐
line cleaning agent. Do no
tuse abrasiv ecleaning agents to
clea nthe dropsides. Note
soni nterior care &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom pla stic
parts breakin goffafte rt he use of sol‐
ve nt-based car eproducts
Ca reand cleaning products con tainin gsol‐
ve nts can cause su rfaces in thec ockpit to
become porous.
When thea irbags ar edeplo yed, plastic parts
ma ybreak away. #
Do no tuse anyc areorc leaning prod‐
ucts containing sol vents toclea nthe
cockpit. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le, cause seat belt stotear
or fail in an accident. #
Neverb lea ch or dy eseat belts. Obser
vethef ollowing no tes: Note
sonc leaning and car eP reve nting damag etothevehicle
Seat belts Clean withlukewa rmsoap ywater. R
Do no tuse chemical cleaning
agents.
R Do no tdrythes eat belt byheating
abo ve176°F (80°C )orindirect sun‐
light.
Display Cleanthes urface carefully wi tham icro‐
fi ber clo thand LCD/TFT displ aycare
product. R
Switc hoffthed ispla yand le titcool
down.
R Do no tuse an yother agents.
Plastic trim R
Clean wit hadampm icrofiber clo th.
R Forh eavy soiling: use car eproduct
re commended forM ercedes-Benz . R
Do no taffix sticke rs,f ilms or similar.
R Do no tallowtoc ome int ocontact
wi th cosmetics, insect repellent and
sun creams.
Re alwo od/
trim ele‐
ments R
Clean wit hamicro fiber clo th.
R Blackpiano-lacquer look: clean with
ad am pcloth and soap ywater.
R Forh eavy soiling: use car eproduct
re commended forM ercedes-Benz . Do no
tuse sol vent-based cleaning
agents, polishes or waxes. 226
Maintenance and care

&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge ng as igniting
Ab atter ygenerates hydrogen gasd uring the
ch argin gprocess. If ther eisas hortcircuit or
spar ksstar ttof orm, ther eisad anger of the
hy drogen gasigniting. #
Mak esuret hat thep ositiv eterminal of
th ec onnected batter ydoes no tcome
int oc ontact wit hvehicle parts. #
Neverp lace me talo bject sort ools on a
batter y. #
When connectin gand disconnectin gthe
batter y,yo um usto bse rvet he described
order fort he batter yclamps. #
When giving startin gassistance, alw ays
mak esuret hat youo nly connec tbattery
te rm inals wit hidentical polarity. #
During startin gassis tance, youm ust
obse rvet he described order forc on‐
necting and disconnecting thej umper
cables. #
Do no tconnect or disconnect theb at‐
te ry cla mp sw hile thee ngine is running. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion during
ch argin gprocess and startin gassis tance
During thec harging process and starting
assis tance, theb atter ymayrelease an explo‐
siv eg as mixture. #
Avoid fire ,o pen flames ,creating spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient venti‐
lation du ring thec harging process and
during startin gassis tance. #
Do no tlea no verab atter y. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas can be released. #
Alwaysa llowab atterytot hawb efore
ch argin gitorp erform ing startin gassis‐
ta nce. If
th ew arning /indicator lamps do no tlight up in
th ei nstrument displa yaround or belo wfreezing point, it is
very likel ythat thed ischarged battery
has frozen.
In this case, obser vethef ollowing points:
R Do no tgivet he vehicle startin gassis tance or
ch arge theb attery
R The service lif eofabatterythat has been
th awe dmaybe reduced drastically
R The start-up behavior ma ydeteriorate, partic‐
ularly at lo wtemperatures
R It is recommended that youh ave athawed
batter ychec kedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynume rous or
ex tende dattempts tostar tt he engine Numerous or
extende dattempts tostar tt he
engine ma ydamag ethe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. When jump-s
tarting and chargin gthe batteries,
obser vethef ollowing points:
R Onlyuse undamaged jumper cables/ charging
cable swithas ufficient cross-sectio nand
insula tedt erminal clamps
R Non-insulated parts of thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontact wi thother me tal
parts while thej umper cables/charging
cables ar econnected totheb attery/jump-
st ar tc onnectio npoint
R The jumper cables/chargin gcable smustn ot
com eintoc ontact wi thanyp arts whic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine is running
R Alwaysm akes uret hat neither youn orthe
batter yiselectros tatically charged
R Alwaysk eep away from fire and open flames
R Do no tlean overab attery
R When charging: only use abatter ychar ger
th at has been tested and appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benza ndread theo perating
instruction sfor your charge rb efor echarging
th eb atteries 232
Breakdown assis tance

Obser
vethea dditional following point sduring
st artin gassistance:
R Startin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof12V
R The vehicles mus tnot to uche acho ther
R Vehicles with agasoline engine: only per‐
fo rm startin gassis tance when thee ngine and
ex haus tsyst em ar ecold #
Vehicles with abatter ymain switch: check
whe ther theb atter ymain switc hisinserted
( / pag e120) #
Secur ethe vehicle using thep arking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthei gnition and all electrical con‐
sumers. #
Open theh ood (/ page214). Example
:jump-s tart connection
% Right-hand driv
evehicle: thej ump-s tart
connection ma ybeonthe opposit eside. #
Remo vethec ove rfromt he positiv eterminal
on thed onor batter y. #
First,c onnec tthe positiv eterminal clam pof
th ej umper cables/charging cables tothe
positiv eterminal of theo ther vehicle's bat‐
te ry. #
With positiv eterminal clamp 2ofthe
jumper cable/charging cable ,slide ther ed
pr otectiv ecap on jump-s tarting connection
1 bac kwithac lockwise turn. #
Connect theo ther positiv eterminal clam pto
th ep ositiv eterminal of jump-s tart connection
1. #
During starting assistance: star tt he engine
of thed onor vehicle and le titrun at idle
speed. #
Firs t, connect then egativ eterminal clam pof
th ej umper cable/charging cable tothen ega‐
tiv ep ole of thed onor batter y. #
Connec tthe other negativ eterminal clam pof
th ej umper cable/charging cable toag round
po int on your ow nv ehicle (a bar emetal part
in thee ngine compartment). #
During starting assistance: star tt he engine
on your ow nv ehicle. #
When charging: star tt he chargin gprocess. #
During starting assistance: lett he engine
ru nf or afew minutes. #
During starting assistance: beforediscon‐
necting thej umper cable, switc honanelec‐
trical consumer on your ow nv ehicle, e.g. the
re ar wind owheater or lighting.
When thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging proces sis
comple te: #
Remo vethej umper cables/charging cables
in reve rseo rder:first then egativ eclam pfrom
th eg round point in thee ngine compartment,
th en then egativ eclam pfromt he donor bat‐
te ry.T he nt he positiv eclam pfromt he posi‐
tiv et erminal of jump-s tart connection 1,
th en thep ositiv eclam poft he donor batter y.
The redp rotectiv ecap springs bac ktoits ini‐
tial position when positiv eterminal clamp 2
is disconnected from jump-s tarting connec‐
tion 1.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. Installing/removing
thef loor co vering (vehi‐
cles with rear wheel drive) &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. Breakdown assis
tance 233

Un
locking and removing the stowage com‐
pa rtmen tcover #
Remo vether ubber mat from thef ront-
passenger foot we ll. #
Tounlo ck:turnthe quick- re lease fastener 1
counter-clockwise toposition 0047. #
Slightly raise and pull out thec over.
Inserting and locking thec over #
Slide in thec over and press it down wards. #
Press down theq uick-re lease fastener 1
until it engages. #
Tolock: turnthe quick- re lease fastener 1
clockwise toposition 0048. Re
moving the vehicl etool kit Example:
vehicle tool kit insert #
Raise thei nser tatm arke dp oints 1. #
Pull thei nser tout of clips 2. St
oring thev ehicle tool kit #
Slide thei nser tint oc lips 2. #
Close thei nser tbyp ressing on mar kedp oints
1. Hydraulic jack
Information on
theh ydraulic jack The
hydraulic jac kislocated in side compartment
1 abo vethec o-driver door step.
The jac khasam aximum weight of 16.5 lbs
(7.5 kg)d epending on thev ehicle's equipment.
Yo uw illfind them aximum load capacity of the
jac kstatedont he adhesiv elabel attached tothe
jac k.Ifth er eisam alfunction, please contact a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Jac km aintenance:
R Cleana nd grease all moving parts af teru se.
R Extend and retract thep isto ns ful lyeve rysix
months. 242
Breakdown assis tance

Insuf
ficient tir epressur ecan cause thet ires
to bur st. #
Inspect thet iref or signs of fore ign
objects. #
Chec kwhether thew heel or valveh as a
leak. #
Ifyo ua reunabl etorectify thed amage,
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. Yo
uc an find information on recommended tire
pressur efor thev ehicle's factor y-ins talled tires
on thef ollowing labels:
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacar dont he
B‑pi llarofyour vehicle (/ page253).
R Tire pressur etable on thei nside of thef uel
fi ller flap .
Obse rvet he maximum tir epressure
(/ page257).
Use asuitable pressur egaug etoc heckthe tire
pressure. The outer appearance of atired oes not
permit an yreliable conclusion about thet ire
pressure.
+ ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
damag eduetoinsuf ficient or excessive
tir ep ressure Insuf
ficient or excessiv etirep ressur eshort‐
ens thes ervice lif eofthe tires. #
Chec kthe tir epressur eregularly ,but at
leas tevery 14 days. Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitor: youc an
also checkt he tir epressur eusing theo n-board
computer.
Onl ychec ktirep ressur ewhen thet ires ar ecold.
Condition sfor cold tires:
R The vehicle has been par kedw itht he tires out
of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh ours.
R The vehicle has tr aveled less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ar ise in thet iret emperatur eof18°F (10°C)
increases thet irep ressur ebya pprox.10k Pa
(0. 1b ar/1.5 psi). Take this int oaccount when
ch ecking thet irep ressur eofw armt ires.
The tir epressur erecommended fori ncreased
load/spee dinthe tir epressur etable ma yaffect
th er ide comfort. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable accesso ries on tir evalve
If yo um ountunsuitable accesso ries ont otire
va lves ,the tir evalves ma ybeoverloaded and
malfunction ,whic hc an cause aloss of tire
pressure. Af term arke ttirep ressur emonitor‐
ing sy stems will cause thet irev alvetor emain
open ,depending on thed esign. This can also
re sult in aloss of tir epressure. #
Only scr ewstandar dvalvec aps or valve
cap sspecifically appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz fory our vehicle ont othe tir evalve. Note
sont railer operation
The applicable tir epressur efor thet ires of the
re ar axle is alw ayst he recommended tir epres‐
sur efor afull load. Overvie
wofthe tirepressur etable The tir
epressur etable can be found on thes eat
base or on theB ‑pillar on thed rive r's side.
% The dat
ashown in thei mages is example
data. The tir
epressur etable sho ws therecommended
tir ep ressur efor thet ires ins talled at thef actory
on this vehicle. The recommended tir epressures
ar ev alid forc old tires and dif fere nt vehicle load
conditions.
If one or mor etires izes precede atirep ressure,
th et irep ressur einformation following is only
va lid fort hose tir esizes.
If th ep receding tir esizes ar esupplemented by
the 0091 symbol, thet irep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etirep ressures.
The load condition s"partiall yladen "and "fully
laden "aredefine dinthetable forv arying
we ights.
Som etirep ressur etables onl yshowt he rim
diame teri ns tead of thec omple tetires ize, e.g.
R16.T herimd iame terisp artoft he tir esize and
can be found on thes ide wall of thet ire
(/ page257). Wheels and tires
247

#
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. 1
Prefixing letter
2 Nominal tir ewidthinm illimeters
3 Aspect ratio (i npercent)
4 Tire code
5 Rimd iame ter
6 Load-bearing index
7 Speed rating
8 Loadind ex
% The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
Fu rther information about reading tir edatac an
be obtaine dfroma nyqualified specialis twork‐
shop.
Prefixing letter 1
1:
R "LT": light truc ktires in accordance wit hUS
manufacturer standards.
R "C": tires forc ommercial usage in accordance
wit hE uropean manufacturer standards.
Aspect ratio (i npercent) 3 3:
The size ratio betwee nthe tir eheight and tire
widt hand is shown in percent (tir eheight divided
by tirew idth ).
Ti re code 4 4(tiretype):
R "R": radial tire
Rim diam eter 5 5:
The diame teroft he bead seat (no tthe diame ter
of ther im flange). The rimd iame teriss pecified in
inches (in).
Load-bearing index 6 6:
Numerical code whic hspecifies them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire( "91" equals, e.g.
13 56 lb (6 15kg)).
The tir eload-bearing capacit ymustbeatl east
half theg ross axle weight rating of thev ehicle. Do no
toverload thet ires byexceeding them axi‐
mum permissible load.
See also:
R Maximum permissible load on theT irea nd
Loading In form atio nplacar d(/pag e253)
R Maximum tir eload (/ page257)
R Load index
Spee drating 7
7:
Specifies thea ppr ove dm aximum speed of the
tire.
% An electroni
cspeed limiter pr events your
ve hicle from exceeding aspeed of 130m ph
(2 10 km/h).
Ensu rethat your tires ha vether equired speed
ra ting .You can obtain information on the
re qu ired speed rating at an au thorized Mercedes-
Benz Center.
Summer tires Inde
xS peedrating
LU pto75mph (120 km/h)
MU pto81mph (130 km/h)
NU pto87mph (140 km/h)
PU pto93mph (150 km/h)
QU pto100mph(160k m/h)
RU pto106mph(170k m/h) Summer
,all-season and winter tires Inde
xS peedrating
LM +S1
Upto75 mph(120k m/h)
MM +S1
Upto81 mp h(130k m/h)
NM +S1
Upto87 mph(140k m/h)
PM +S1
Upto93 mph(150k m/h)
QM +S1
Upto100m ph (160 km/h)
RM +S1
Upto118m ph (170 km/h) 1
:or" M+S 004D"f or winter tires
Wi nter tires ar emarke dw itht he 004D snowflake
symbol and fulfill ther equirements of theR ubber
Manufacturer sAssociation (RMA) and theR ubber
Associatio nofCanada (RAC) rega rding thet ire
traction on sno w. 258
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Load index
8 8:
R "Light load": light load tires
R "C": commercial tires Information on definitions (tires and load‐
ing)
Ti re stru ctu reand characteristics: describes
th en umber of la yers or then umber of rubber-
coated la yers inthet iret read and thet irew all.
These ar emade of steel, nylon, pol yester and
ot her materials.
Bar: metric unit fort irep ressu re.
14 .5038 pounds per squar einc h( psi) and
10 0k ilopascals (kPa) ar ethe equivalent of 1bar.
DO T(Department of Transportation): DOT
mar kedt ires fulfill ther equirements of the
U. S. Depa rtment of Transpor tatio n.
Av erag eweight of vehicl eoccupants: the
number of occupants forw hichthe vehicle is
designed multiplied by150lbs (68 kg).
Un ifor mT ireQ uality Grading Standards: auni‐
fo rm standar dtog rade theq uality of tires with
re ga rdstot read quality ,tiret raction and temp er‐
atur echaracteristics. The quality grading assess‐
men tism adebythem anufacturer in accordance
wit htests pecifications of theU .S. go vernment.
The quality grade of atireisi mprinted on the
side wall of thet ire.
Re commended tir epressu re:ther ecommen‐
ded tir epressur eist he pressur especified fort he
tires ins talled on thev ehicle at thef actor y.
The Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacar dcon‐
ta ins ther ecommended tir epressures forc old
tires, them aximum permissible load and the
maximu mpermissible vehicle speed.
The tir epressur etable con tains ther ecommen‐
ded tir epressures forc old tires under various
operating conditions, i.e. load and/or speed of
th ev ehicle.
Increased vehicl eweight due tooptional
equipment: thec ombined weight of all standard
and optional equipmen tavailable fort he vehicle,
re ga rdless of whe ther it is actuall yins talled on
th ev ehicle or not.
Rim: thep artoft he wheel on whic hthe tir eis
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross AxleW eightRating): GAWR is the
gross axle weight rating .The actual load on an
axl em ustn ever exc eed theG ross Axle Weight Ra
ting .You can find theG ross Axle Weight Rating
on theB -pillar on thed rive r's side.
Speed rating: thes peed rating is pa rtof thet ire
identification .Itspecifies thes peed rang ef or
whic hatireisa pprove d.
GV W( Gross Vehicl eW eight): theG ross Vehicle
We ight includes thew eight of thev ehicle includ‐
ing fuel, tools, thes par ew heel, accessories
ins talled, occupants, luggag eand thet railer
dr aw bar nose weight if applicable. The Gross Vehi‐
cle Weight mus tnever exc eed theG ross Vehicle
We ight Rating (GVWR )specifie donthe B-pillar on
th ed rive r's side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eW eight Rating): the
GV WR is them aximum permitted gross weight of
th ef ully laden vehicle (weight of thev ehicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and thet railer dr awbar nose weight if appli‐
cable). The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is speci‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe B-
pillar on thed rive r's side.
Maximum weight of thel aden vehicle: the
maximu mweight is thes um of thev ehicle's curb
we ight ,weight of thea ccessories, maximum load
and thew eight of thef actor yins talled optional
equipment.
Kilopascal (kPa): metric unitfort irep ressu re.
6.9 kP aarethee quivalent of 1psi. Ano ther unit
fo rt irep ressu reis bar .100 kilopascals (kPa) are
th ee quivalent of 1bar.
Load index: in additiontothel oad-bearing index,
th el oad inde xmayalso be imprinted on thes ide‐
wa ll of thet ire. This specifies thel oad-bearing
capacity mor eprecisel y.
Cur bw eight: thew eight of avehicle wit hstand‐
ar de quipmen tincludin gthe maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes thea ir-
conditioning sy stem and optional equipment if
th ese ar einstalled on thev ehicle, but does not
include passenger sorluggage.
Maximum tir eload: them aximum tir eload is
th em aximum permissible weight in kilog rams or
lbs forw hichat ireisa pprove d.
Maximum permissible tir epressure: maximum
permissible tir epressur efor one tire.
Maximum load on one tire: maximum load on
one tire. This is calculated bydividing them axi‐
mum axle load foro ne axle bytwo.
PSI (pounds per squar einch): standar dunit of
measuremen tfor tir epressu re. Wheels and tires
259

Aspec
tratio: relationship between tir eheight
and tir ewidthinp ercent.
Ti re pressure: pressureinside thet irea pplying
an outwar dforce toeve rysquar einc hoft he
tire's sur face. The tir epressur eiss pecified in
pounds per squar einc h( psi), in kilopascal (kPa)
or in bar .The tir epressur eshoul donlybec orrec‐
te dw hen thet ires ar ecold.
Ti re pressur eoncoldt ires: thet ires ar ecold
when thev ehicle has been par kedw itht he tires
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh our sand
th ev ehicle has been driven less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur face: thep artoft he tir ethat
comes int ocontact wi th theroad.
Ti re bead: thep urpose of thet ireb ead is to
ensur ethat thet ires its securel yonthe wheel
ri m. Ther eareseveralw irec ores in thet ireb ead
to preve ntthet iref romc hanging lengt honthe
whee lrim.
Sid ew all: thep artoft he tir ebetwe en thet read
and thet ireb ead.
Special equipment weight: thec ombined
we ight of those optional extras that we igh more
th an ther eplaced standar dparts and mor ethan
5l bs (2. 3kg). These optiona lextras ,suc has
high-pe rformance brakes, le velc ontrol sy stem, a
ro of luggag erackorah igh-perform anc ebatter y,
ar en otincluded in thec urb weight and the
we ight of thea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eIdentification Number): auniqu eiden‐
tification number whic hcan be used byatire
manufacturer toidentify tires, fore xamp lefora
product recall, and thus identif ythe pur chasers.
The TIN is made up of them anufacturer identifi‐
cation code, tir esize, tir etype code and them an‐
ufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: thel oad-bearing inde x(also
load index) is acode that con tains them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire.
Tr action: traction is ther esult of friction between
th et ires and ther oad sur face.
We ar indicator: narrow bars(tread wear bars)
th at ar edistributed overthe tir etread. If thet ire
tread is le velw itht he bars, thew ear limit of
1/1 6in( 1.6m m) has been reached.
Distribution of vehicl eoccupants: distribution
of vehicle occupants over designated seat posi‐
tions in avehicle. Maximum permissible pa
yload weight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag eload plus 150lbs (68 kg)
multiplied bythen umber of seats in thev ehicle. Changing
awheel Note
sons electing, installing and replacing
tires Yo
uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permit ted
wheel/tir ecombinations at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct size sofwheels and tires
If wheels and tires of thew rong size ar eused,
th ew heel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponents ma ybedamaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
ones that fulfill thes pecification softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
R Perm issible wheel load
R Wheel of fset
Fo rtires, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type
R Load-bearing index
R Speed rating &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. 260
Wheels and tires

1
Wheel bolt fora lloy wheel
2 Wheel bolt fors teel wheel #
Clean thew heel and wheel hub contact sur fa‐
ces. #
Vehicles with Super Single tires: first
ins tallth ea dap terf or then arro ws parew heel
on thew heel hub. #
Slide thew heel whic histober e-installed
ont othe wheel hub or thea dap terf or the
spar ewheel and push it on.
Ve hicles with light allo ywheels #
Use thes uitable shor twheel bolts fort he
spar esteel wheel found in thev ehicle tool kit. #
Screw inthew heel bolts until they aref inger-
tight.
Wheels with wh eeln uts #
Front wheels wit hwheel nut co ver:press the
wheel nut co vero ntot he wheel nuts. #
Screw inthre ew heel nuts overthe fixing
discs of thew heel nut co ver. #
Turn thew heel so that thew heel bolts ar ein
th em iddle of theh oles. #
Screw inther emaining wheel nuts. #
Slightly tigh tena llth ew heel nuts. Lo
weri ngthev ehicle af teraw heelchange &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
Th ew heel scould come loose if thew heel
bolts or wheel nuts ar enottightened tothe
prescribed tightening torque. #
Makesur ethe wheel bolts or wheel
nuts ar etightened tothep rescribed
tightening torque. #
Ifyo ua renots ure, do no tmovet he
ve hicle. Consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop and ha vethet ightening tor‐
qu ec hec kedi mmediately. Re
quirements:
R The ne wwheel has been ins talled
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Obser vethen otes on raising thev ehicle
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Ve hicles with rear wheel drive
Only use them iddle roda nd thep um pleve rrod
wit hthe larges tdiame terf or thej ackasa lug
wrenc hextension. Only inse rtthem iddle rodon
th el ug wrench, and alw aysasf ar as it will go.
Otherwise, ther ods could bend and defor mso
muc hthat they can no longer be use daspump
le ve rs fort he jac k.
Ve hicles with Super Single tires: ifyo um ount
th es par ew heel tother ear axle, do no texceed
th em aximum speed of 34 mph(55 km/h) and
th em aximum dis tance of 62 miles (100 km). Oth‐
erwise, thet ransmission could be damaged due
to thed iffe re nt rotational speed softhe wheels. #
Using thep um pleve r,slowly tur nthe drain
scr ew onthej acka ppr oximatel yone revo lu‐
tion and carefull ylow erthev ehicle. #
Place thej acktoo ne side. #
Pull ther od wit hthe smalles tdiame tero ffthe
pum pleve r.
The shor tened pu mpleve rs erve sasal ug
wrenc hextension. #
Startin gwitht he middle rod, slide thel ug
wrenc hextensio nasfar as it will go ont othe
lug wrench. Wheelsa
nd tires 267

#
Open ther ear-end doors. #
Place ascrew driver int orecesses 2and
th en pr yoffco vers 1 . #
Using thel ug wrenc hfromt hevehicle tool kit,
unscr ewthen ow visible bolts counter-clock‐
wise byappr oximatel y20turns. #
Slightly raise spar ewheel car rier 4 and
unhook left-hand saf etyh ook 3. #
Assemble thep um pleve rfor thej acka nd
slide it int osleeve5 onther ight-ha ndside
of spar ewheel car rier 4. #
Raise spar ewheel car rier 4 withthe pump
le ve ra nd unhook right-han dsafet yh ook 3. #
Slowl ylow er spar ewhee lcarrier 4 tothe
ground. #
Lift spar ewheel car rier 4 slightl yand pull
th ep um pleve rout of thes lee ve. #
Use thep um pleve rtol iftt he spar ewheel
be yond ther ear edg eofsparew heel car rier
4. #
Carefully remo vethes par ew heel from spare
wheel car rier 4.T he spar ewheel is heavy.
When thes par ew heel is remo ved, thec enter
of gr avity changes due totheh eavy weight of
th ew heel. The spar ewheel ma yslip down or
tip ove r.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive: installin gthe
spar ewheel (Cargo Van/Passenger Van) #
Carefully place thes par ew heel ont ospare
wheel car rier 4.T he spar ewheel is heavy.
When youp lacethe spar ewheel ont ospare
wheel car rier 4,t he center of gravity
ch anges due tothew eight of thew heel. The
spar ewheel ma yslip down or tip over. #
Slide thep um pleve rfor thej acki ntos leeve
5 on spar ewheel car rier 4. #
Raise spar ewheel car rier 4 withthe pump
le ve ra nd attac hright-ha ndsafetyh ook 3. #
Slight lyraise spar ewheel car rier 4 and
attac hleft-hand saf etyh ook 3. #
Pull thep um pleve rout of slee ve5 . #
Using thel ug wrench, tighten saf etyh ook
bolts 3byturning them clockwise. #
Replace and engag ecovers 1. #
Close ther ear-end doors.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spar ewheel (vehicl ewithl ow ered chassis) Bolt co
vers fort he saf etyh ooks (exa mp le: Cargo
Va n) 270
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