freightliner Sprinter User Manual

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Open therear-end doors.
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Place ascrewdriver intorecesses 2 and
then pryoff covers 1.
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Using thelug wrenchfromthe vehicle tool kit,
unscrew thenow visible bolts counter-clock‐
wise by approximately20turns.
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Slightly raise sparewheel carrier 4 and
unhook left-hand safetyhook 3.
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Assemble thepumpleverfor thejackand
slide it intosleeve 5 on theright-hand side
of sparewheel carrier 4.
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Raise thesparewheel carrier withthe pump
leverand unhook right-handsafetyhook 3.
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Position loop 7 of extraction device 6 on
thesparewheel so that youwill later be able
to attachlug wrench 8.
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Preparethe jack.
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Place thejackbeneaththe corresponding
jacksupportpoint.
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Move thepumpleverupand down until the
tireisraised amaximum of 1.18 in (3 cm) off
theground.
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Hook lug wrench 8 intoloop 7 of extrac‐
tiondevice 6 on thesparewheel.
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Carefully remove thesparewheel from spare
wheel carrier 4.The sparewheel is heavy.
When thesparewheel is removed, thecenter
of gravity changes due to theheavy weight of
thewheel. The sparewheel mayslip down or
tip over.
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Remove thesparewheel extraction device
and storeitinasafeplace. Youcan now
install thesparewheel on your vehicle.
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Lowerthe vehicle.
Vehicles with rear wheel drive: installingthe
sparewheel (vehicle with loweredchassis)
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In theevent of aflat tire, youmay storethe
faulty wheel inside thevehicle only. An intact
wheelmay be stored in thesparewheel car‐
rier onlywhen thevehicle is unladen. Aladen
vehicle mustfirst be raised.
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Carefullyplace thesparewheel ontospare
wheel carrier 4.The sparewheel is heavy.
When youplacethe sparewheel ontospare
wheel carrier 4,the center of gravity
changes due to theweight of thewheel. The
sparewheel mayslip down or tip over.
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Slide thepumpleverfor thejackintosleeve
5 on sparewheel carrier 4.
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Raise sparewheel carrier 4 withthe pump
leverand attachright-hand safetyhook 3.
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Slightly raise sparewheel carrier 4 and
attachleft-hand safetyhook 3.
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Pull thepumpleverout of sleeve 5.
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Using thelug wrench, tighten safetyhook
bolts 3 by turning them clockwise.
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Replace and engagecovers 1.
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Close therear-end doors.
Wheels and tires
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freightliner Sprinter Specifications

General

Brand	freightliner
Model	Sprinter
Category	Automobile
Language	English