freightliner Sprinter Operator's Manual

Flat tire
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Practical hints
Tightening torque pattern
1 – 6 Wheel bolts
E Tighten all the wheel bolts or wheel
nuts evenly in the sequence indicated
using the extended wheel wrench.
The tightening torques are as follows:
O for wheel bolts 177 lb-ft (240 Nm)
(steel wheel)/133 lb-ft (180 Nm)
(light-alloy wheel).
O for wheel nuts 133 lb-ft (180 Nm)
You can now fit the hub caps on steel
wheels with wheel bolts. The fitting proce-
dure depends on whether the hub cap cov-
ers the whole wheel or just the center.
! With a hub cap that covers the whole wheel,
make sure that the opening for the tire valve is
positioned over the valve.
E Push the edge of the hub cap with both
hands against the wheel until it engag-
es into place.
! With a hub cap for the center of the wheel,
make sure that the clamping lugs of the cover
are positioned over the wheel bolts.
E Hit the center of the hub cap to engage
it on the wheel.
E Compress the piston of the hydraulic
jack and close the pressure release
screw.
E Place the defective wheel in the spare
wheel bracket after changing the wheel
(e page 206).
E Store the jack and the remaining vehi-
cle tools (
e page 204).
E Check the tire pressure (e page 291).
E Retighten the wheel bolts and wheel
nuts to the specified tightening torque
once the vehicle has been driven for
30 miles (50 km).
G Warning
For safety reasons, you must observe the fol-
lowing after changing a wheel:
O have the tightening torque checked:
O for wheel bolts 177 lb-ft (240 Nm)
(steel wheel)/133 lb-ft (180 Nm)
(light-alloy wheel) or
O for wheel nuts 133 lb-ft (180 Nm)
The wheels could otherwise come loose.
O check the tire pressure and correct it if
necessary.
O have the wheel bolts or wheel nuts re-
tightened after 30 miles (50 km) to the
tightening torque specified above.
O if new or repainted wheels are mounted,
the wheel bolts or wheel nuts must be re-
tightened again after approximately 600
to 3000 miles (about 1000 to 5000 km)
to the tightening torque specified above.
O have the direction of tire rotation correct-
ed, if reversed, as soon as possible at an
authorized Sprinter Dealer.
Loose wheel nuts or bolts could cause the ve-
hicle to lose a wheel while it is in motion. This
would jeopardize the operating and road
safety of the vehicle. You could lose control
of the vehicle as a result, cause an accident
and injure yourself or others.

freightliner Sprinter Specifications

General

Brand	freightliner
Model	Sprinter
Category	Automobile
Language	English