Practical hints
Flat tire
Mounting the Minispare wheel
Lifting the vehicle
Warning!
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Prevent the vehicle from rolling away
by blocking wheels with wheel chocks
or other sizeable objects.
Preparing the vehicle
The jack is designed exclusively for jacking
up the vehicle at the jack take-up brackets
built into both sides 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.
Prepare the vehicle as described on
(୴ page 446).
One wheel chock is included with the
vehicle tool kit (୴ page 413).
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Take the wheel wrench and the jack
out of the trunk (୴ page 416).
When changing wheel on a level surface:
Take the Minispare wheel and wheel
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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.
bolts out of the trunk (୴ page 416).
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:
Do not disengage parking brake while the
vehicle is raised. Be certain that the jack is
always vertical (plumb line) when in use,
especially on hills. Always try to use the jack
on a level surface. Make sure the jack arm is
fully seated in the jack take-up bracket.
Always lower the vehicle onto sufficient
capacity jackstands before working under
the vehicle.
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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.
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz CLK350, Mercedes-Benz CLK500, Mercedes-Benz CLK55 AMG, Mercedes-Benz W209 |
| Model Year | 2006 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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