freightliner Sprinter - Spare Wheel

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Tighten thewheel bolts or nuts evenlyinthe
sequence indicated (1 to 6).
Specified tighteningtorque:
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Steel wheel bolts: 177lb-ft(240Nm)
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Wheelnuts: 133lb-ft(180Nm)
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Alloywheel bolts: 133lb-ft(180Nm)
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Push thepistononthe hydraulic jackinagain
and close thepressurerelease screw.
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Vehicles with all-wheel drive: turnthe jack
spindle clockwise as farasitwillgo.
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Youcan nowinstall thehub caps on steel
wheels withwheel bolts. The installation pro‐
ceduredepends on whether thehub cap acts
as atrimthat covers thewhole wheel, or just
covers thecenter.
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Wheel with hub cap: position theopening
forthe tirevalveinthe hub cap overthe tire
valve.
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Push theedgeofthe hub cap ontothe wheel
rimwithbothhands until it engages into
place. Makesurethe hub cap retaining
catches engageonthe steel wheel.
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Wheel with central hub cap: position the
retaininglugs of thecentralhub cap overthe
wheelbolts.
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Hit themiddle of thehub cap to engageiton
thewheel.
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Securethe faulty wheel in thesparewheel
bracket.
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Vehicles with Super Single tires: transport
thefaulty rear wheel on theload area. The
rear wheel is toolarge forthe sparewheel
bracket.
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Checkthe tirepressureofthe newlyinstalled
wheel and adjustitifnecessary.
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Retighten thewheel bolts or wheel nuts to the
specified tightening torque afterthe vehicle
has been driven 31 miles (50 km).
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When using awheelorsparewheelwitha
newornewly painted wheelrim, have the
wheel boltsornutsretightenedafter approx‐
imately 620 miles(1,000 km) to 3,100miles
(5,000 km).
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Vehicles with thetirepressuremonitor
system: all installed wheels mustbeequip‐
ped withfunctioning sensors.
Makesuretoobserve thefollowing further rela‐
tedsubject:
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Notesontirepressure(/page214)
Sparewheel
Notesonthe emergency sparewheel and
sparewheel
Sparewheel: wheel and tiredimensionsaswell
as thetype of tirecorrespond to theother instal‐
led wheels.
Emergency sparewheel: wheel and/or tire
dimensionsaswell as thetype of tireare differ‐
ent from thewheel to be replaced. Alabel witha
speed limit can be found on theemergency spare
wheel.
An installed emergency spare wheel or spare
wheel changes thedriving characteristicsand
bearsrisks.
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WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incorrect wheel and tiredimensions
Whenthe emergency sparewheel or the
sparewheel is installed, driving characteris‐
ticsmay be severely affected.
There is an increased risk of an accident.
To prevent hazardous situations:
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Oncethe sparewheel or theemergency
spare wheel has been installed, check
thetirepressureand adjustifneces‐
sary.
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The emergency spare wheel mayonly
be used temporarilyand mustbe
replaced withastandardwheel as soon
as possible.
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Neverinstall morethan one emergency
sparewheel.
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When operating your vehicle withthe
emergency sparewheel installed, adapt
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Wheels and tires