2008 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 699
2008 Mercedes CL-Class Manual
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Practical hints Flat tire 1 Wheel wrench On wheel to be changed, loosen but do not yet remove the wheel bolts (approximately one full turn with wheel wrench 1). The jack take-up brackets are located directly behind the front wheel housings and in front of the rear wheel housings. 2 Jack take-up bracket 3 Jack 4 Crank Place jack 3 on firm ground. Position jack 3 under take-up bracket 2 so that it is always vertical (plumb-line) as seen from the side, even if the vehicle is parked on an incline. Turn crank 4 clockwise until jack 3 is fully seated in take-up bracket 2 and the jack base evenly meets the ground. Jack up the vehicle until the wheel is a maximum of 1.2 in (3 cm) from the ground. Never start engine while vehicle is raised. 698
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Practical hints
Flat tire
1
Wheel wrench
²
On wheel to be changed, loosen but do
not yet remove the wheel bolts (ap-
proximately one full turn with wheel
wrench
1
).
The jack take-up brackets are located di-
rectly behind the front wheel housings and
in front of the rear wheel housings.
2
Jack take-up bracket
3
Jack
4
Crank
²
Place jack
3
on firm ground.
²
Position jack
3
under take-up
bracket
2
so that it is always vertical
(plumb-line) as seen from the side,
even if the vehicle is parked on an
incline.
²
Turn crank
4
clockwise until jack
3
is fully seated in take-up bracket
2
and the jack base evenly meets the
ground.
²
Jack up the vehicle until the wheel is a
maximum of 1.2 in (3 cm) from the
ground. Never start engine while
vehicle is raised.
³³