Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 498)

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Practical hints
Flat tire
Screw-type jack (example illustration)
Scissors-type jack (example illustration)
̈ Vehicles with screw-type jack: Turn
crank
4 clockwise until jack 3 is fully
seated in take-up bracket 2 and the
jack base evenly meets the ground.
̈ Vehicles with scissors-type jack:
Turn ratchet
4 up and down until
jack 3 is fully seated in take-up
bracket 2 and the jack base evenly
meets the ground.
̈ Continue to turn crank/ratchet 4
until the wheel is a maximum of
1.2 in (3 cm) from the ground.
Removing the wheel
1 Alignment bolt
̈ Unscrew upper-most wheel bolt and
remove.
̈ Replace this wheel bolt with alignment
bolt
1 supplied in the vehicle tool kit
( ୴ page 467).
̈ Remove the remaining wheel bolts.
̈ Remove the wheel.
! Do not place wheel bolts in sand or dirt. This
could result in damage to the bolts and wheel
hub threads.