2003 Mercedes SLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 240

Practical hints Flat tire Removing the wheel Warning! G Insert the jack arm fully into the jack support tube hole up to the stop. Otherwise the vehicle may fall from the jack and cause personal injury or damage to the vehicle. 3 Jacking pin 4 Jack support tube hole 5 Crank 6 Small platform 7 Large platform Fold out jacking pin 3 in direction of arrow A until it snaps into place. The green marking on the jacking pin should now form one line with the marking on the jack. Insert jacking pin 3 in direction of arrow B fully into jack support tube hole 4. Keeping jack in this position, turn crank 5 clockwise until the jack's small platform 6 meets the ground. Make sure that the jack is always vertical (plumb line). Jack the vehicle until the wheel is a maximum of 1.2 in (3 cm) from the ground. The jack is now standing on large platform 7. Never start engine while vehicle is raised. 1 Alignment bolt Unscrew upper-most wheel bolt and remove. Replace this wheel bolt with alignment bolt 1 supplied in the tool kit. Remove the remaining bolts. ! Do not place wheel bolts in sand or dirt. This could result in damage to the bolt and wheel hub threads. 240