Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W205) 2015 - 2021 Owners Manual: Overview of the tire-change tool kit

Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observe the notes in the Supplement. Otherwise, you may fail to recognize dangers.

Apart from some country-specific variants, vehicles are not equipped with a tire-change tool kit.

For more information on which tire-change tools are required and approved for performing a wheel change on your vehicle, consult a qualified specialist workshop.

You require the following tools, for instance, to change a wheel:

• Jack
• Chock
• Lug wrench
• Alignment bolt

The tire-change tool kit is located under the trunk floor.

1. Lug wrench
2. Folding chock
3. Jack

Setting up the folding chock

Preparing the vehicle for a wheel change

Requirements:

• The required tire-change tool is available. If your vehicle is not equipped with the tirechange tool kit, consult a qualified specialist workshop to find out about suitable tools.
• The vehicle is not on a slope.
• The vehicle is on solid, non-slippery and level ground.

• Apply the electric parking brake manually.
• Move the front wheels to the straight-ahead position.
• Vehicles with automatic transmission: Shift into position P.
• Vehicles with level control system: Set the normal vehicle level.
• Switch off the engine.
• Make sure that the engine cannot be started.
• Place chocks or other suitable items under the front and rear of the wheel that is diagonally opposite the wheel you wish to change.
• Remove the hub caps if necessary.
• Raise the vehicle.