Raisingthe vehicle
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WARNING
If youdonot position the jack correctly at
the appropriate jacking point of the vehicle,
the jack could tip overwiththe vehicle
raised.There is ariskofinjury.
Only position the jack at the appropriate
jacking point of the vehicle. The base of the
jack mustbepositioned vertically,directly
under the jacking point of the vehicle.
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Only position the jack at the appropriate
jacking point of the vehicle. Otherwise, you
could damagethe vehicle.
Observe the following when raising the vehi-
cle:
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To raise the vehicle, only usethe vehicle-
specificjack that hasbeentestedand
approved by Mercedes-Benz. If used incor-
rectly, the jack could tip overwiththe vehi-
cle raised.
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The jack is designed only to raise and hold
the vehiclefor ashort time whileawheel
is being changed.Itmustnot be used for
performing maintenance work under the
vehicle.
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Avoidchanging the wheel on uphilland
downhillslopes.
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Before raising the vehicle, secure it from
rolling away by applying the parking brake
and inserting wheel chocks.Donot disen-
gage the parking brake whilethe vehicleis
raised.
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The jack mustbeplacedonafirm,flatand
non-slip surface. On aloose surface, alarge,
flat, load-bearing underlay mustbeused. On
aslippery surface, anon-slip underlay must
be used, e.g. rubber mats.
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Do not usewoodenblocks or similar objects
as ajack underlay.Otherwise, the jack will
not be able to achieve its load-bearing capa-
city duetothe restrictedheight.
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Make sure that the distance between the
undersideofthe tiresand the ground does
not exceed1.2 in (3 cm).
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Neverplace your hands and feetunder the
raised vehicle.
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Do not lieunder the vehicle.
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Do not startthe engine when the vehicleis
raised.
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Do not openorclose adoororthe trunk lid
when the vehicleisraised.
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Make sure that no persons are present in
the vehiclewhenthe vehicleisraised.
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Using lugwrench :,loosenthe bolts on
the wheel youwishtochange by aboutone
fullturn. Do not unscrew the bolts com-
pletely.
The jacking points are locatedjust behind the
front wheel housingsand just in front of the
rearwheel housings(arrows).
Vehicles with AMG equipment: the vehicle
hascovers installed to protect the vehicle
bodynext to the jacking points on the outer
sills.
Changingawheel
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Wheelsand tires
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