Mercedes Benz 2003 e 320 User Manual

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Practical hints
Flat tire
Flat tire
Preparing the vehicle
Park the vehicle as far as possible from 
moving traffic on a hard surface.
Turn on the hazard warning flashers.
Engage the steering wheel lock in the 
straight-ahead position and set the 
parking brake.
Move the selector lever to P.
Have any passenger exit the vehicle at 
a safe distance from the roadway.
Mounting the spare wheel
Preparing the vehicle
Prepare the vehicle as described under 
"Preparing the vehicle" on this page.
Take the spare wheel out of the trunk 
(
page 324).
Lifting the vehicle
Prevent the vehicle from rolling away 
by blocking wheels with wheel chocks 
(not included) or other sizable objects.
When changing wheel on a level surface:
Place one chock in front of and one be-
hind the wheel that is diagonally oppo-
site to the wheel being changed.
When changing wheel on a hill:
Place chocks on the downhill side 
blocking both wheels of the other axle.
Take the two-piece wheel wrench and 
the jack out of the trunk (
page 326). 
Assemble wheel wrench.
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