Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2007 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 527)

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Practical hints
Flat tire
Removing the wheel
1 Alignment bolt
̈ Unscrew upper-most wheel bolt and
remove it.
̈ Replace this wheel bolt with alignment
bolt
1 supplied with the tool kit
( ୴ page 495).
̈ Remove the remaining bolts.
̈ Remove the wheel.
Mounting the new wheel
1 Wheel bolt for 19" and 20" light alloy
wheels
2 Wheel bolt for Minispare wheel (locat-
ed in vehicle tool kit ( ୴ page 495))
̈ Clean contact surfaces of wheel and
wheel hub.
Warning!
G
The jack is intended only for lifting the
vehicle briefly for wheel changes. It is not
suited for performing maintenance work
under the vehicle.
ț Never start the engine when the vehicle
is raised.
ț Never lie down under the raised vehicle.
! Do not place wheel bolts in sand or dirt. This
could result in damage to the bolts and wheel
hub threads.
! Wheel bolts 2 must be used when mount-
ing the Minispare wheel. The use of any wheel
bolts other than wheel bolts
2 for the Minispare
wheel will damage the vehicle’s brakes.
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