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the tires are installed corresponding to the
direction of rotation.
An arrow on the sidewall of the tire indicates its
correct direction of rotation.
Storing wheels
Store wheels that are not being used in a cool,
dry and preferably dark place. Protect the tires
from oil, grease, gasoline and diesel.
Mounting a wheel
Preparing the vehicle
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Stop the vehicle on solid, non-slippery and
level ground.
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Apply the electric parking brake manually.
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Bring the front wheels into the straight-ahead
position.
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Shift the transmission to position j.
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Make sure that the vehicle level is set to "Nor-
mal" on vehicles with AIR BODY CONTROL
(Y page 173).
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Switch off the engine.
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Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: remove the
SmartKey from the ignition lock.
X
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO start function
or KEYLESS-GO: open the driver's door.
The vehicle electronics are now in position
u. This is the same as "Key removed".
X
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO start function
or KEYLESS-GO: remove the Start/Stop but-
ton from the ignition lock (Y page 132).
X
Make sure that the engine cannot be started
via your smartphone (Y page 134).
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If included in the vehicle equipment, remove
the tire-change tool kit from the vehicle.
X
Safeguard the vehicle against rolling away.
Securing the vehicle to prevent it from
rolling away
If your vehicle is equipped with a wheel chock, it
can be found in the tire-change tool kit
(Y page 314).
The folding wheel chock is an additional safety
measure to prevent the vehicle from rolling
away, for example when changing a wheel.
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Fold both plates upwards :.
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Fold out lower plate ;.
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Guide the lugs on the lower plate fully into the
openings in base plate =.
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Place chocks or other suitable items under
the front and rear of the wheel that is diago-
nally opposite the wheel you wish to change.
Raising the vehicle
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WARNING
If you do not position the jack correctly at the
appropriate jacking point of the vehicle, the
jack could tip over with the vehicle raised.
There is a risk of injury.
Only position the jack at the appropriate jack-
ing point of the vehicle. The base of the jack
Changing a wheel
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Wheels and tires
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