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Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual

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Practical hints

Flat tire

Preparing the vehicle

Prepare the vehicle as described under
“Preparing the vehicle” on this page.

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Take the spare wheel out of the trunk
(

page 398).

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Take the wheel wrench and the jack
out of the trunk (

page 398).

Lifting the vehicle

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Prevent the vehicle from rolling away
by blocking wheels with wheel chocks
or other sizeable objects.

When changing wheel on a level surface:

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Place the wheel chock in front of and
another sizeable object behind the
wheel that is diagonally opposite to the
wheel being changed.

Always try lifting the vehicle using the jack
on a level surface. However, should cir-
cumstances require you to do so on a hill,
place the wheel chock and the other size-
able object as follows:

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Place the wheel chock and another
sizeable object on the downhill side
blocking both wheels of the axle not
being worked on.

1 Wheel wrench

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On wheel to be changed, loosen but do
not yet remove the wheel bolts (ap-
proximately one full turn with
wrench

1).

Warning!

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The jack is designed exclusively for jacking

up the vehicle at the jack take-up brackets

built into either side of the vehicle. To help

avoid personal injury, use the jack only to lift

the vehicle during a wheel change. Never

get beneath the vehicle while it is supported

by the jack. Keep hands and feet away from

the area under the lifted vehicle. Always

firmly set parking brake and block wheels

before raising vehicle with jack.

Do not disengage parking brake while the

vehicle is raised. Be certain that the jack is

always vertical (plumb line) when in use, es-

pecially on hills. Always try to use the jack

on level surface. Be sure that the jack arm is

fully seated in the jack take-up bracket. Al-

ways lower the vehicle onto sufficient ca-

pacity jackstands before working under the

vehicle.