Mercedes-Benz 2009 SLK-Class Automobile User Manual


 
Flat tire
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capacity jackstands before working under
the vehicle.
Always firmly set the parking brake and
block the wheels with wheel chocks or
other sizeable objects before raising the
vehicle with the jack. Do not disengage the
parking brake while the vehicle is raised.
Make sure that the ground on which the
vehicle is standing and where you place the
jack is solid, level and not slippery. If nec-
essary, use a large underlay. On slippery
surfaces, such as tiled floors, you should
use a non-slip underlay, for example a rub-
ber mat.
Do not use wooden blocks or similar
objects to support the jack. Otherwise the
jack may not be able to achieve its load-
bearing capacity if it is not at its full height.
Never start the engine when the vehicle is
raised.
Also observe the notes on the jack.
X
Prevent the vehicle from rolling away by
blocking wheels with wheel chocks or other
sizeable objects.
One wheel chock is included with the vehi-
cle tool kit (Y page 268). For information
on setting up the collapsible wheel chock,
see (Y page 269).
When changing wheel on a level surface:
X
Place the wheel chock in front of and
another wheel chock or other 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 circumstan-
ces require you to do so on a hill, place the
wheel chock and another sizeable object as
follows:
X
Place wheel chocks or other sizeable
objects on the downhill side blocking both
wheels of the axle not being worked on.
G
Warning!
Only jack up the vehicle on level ground or
on slight inclines/declines. Otherwise, the
vehicle could fall off the jack and injure you
or others.
1
Wheel wrench
X
On wheel to be changed, loosen but do not
yet remove the wheel bolts (approximately
one full turn with wrench 1).
The jack take-up brackets are located directly
behind the front wheel housings and in front
of the rear wheel housings.
G
Warning!
The jack is designed exclusively for jacking
up the vehicle at the jack take-up brackets.
Make sure the jack arm is fully seated in the
jack take-up bracket.
If you do not position the jack correctly in
the jack take-up bracket, the vehicle can
fall off the jack and seriously or fatally injure
you or others.
Practical hints