Mercedes-Benz GLC : Changing a wheel / Removing and installing the wheel trim/hub caps
Requirements:
- The vehicle is prepared for a wheel change.
Plastic hub cap
To remove: turn the
center cover of the hub
cap counter-clockwise and remove the hub
cap.
To install: make sure
that the center cover
of the hub cap is turned counter-clockwise.
Position the hub cap and turn
the center
cover clockwise until the hub cap engages
physically and audibly.
Aluminum hub cap

To remove: position
socket
from the tirechange
tool kit on hub cap
.
Position wheel wrench
on socket
.
Using wheel wrench
, turn hub cap
counter-clockwise and remove it.
To install: follow the
instructions above in
reverse order.
Specified tightening torque: 18 lb-ft
(25 Nm).
Requirements:
The required tire-change tool kit is available.
If your vehicle is not equipped with the tirechange
tool kit, consult a qualified specialist
workshop to find out about suitable tools...
Requirements:
There are no persons in the vehicle.
The vehicle has been prepared for a wheel
change.
Important notes on using the jack:
Use only a vehicle-specific jack that has
been approved by Mercedes-Benz to raise
the vehicle...
Other information:
Press the mark on cover
inwards and
remove.
Screw in the towing eye
clockwise as far as it
will go and tighten.
Vehicles with a trailer hitch: vehicles with a
trailer hitch do not have a rear bracket for the towing eye. Fasten the tow bar
to the trailer
hitch...
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening a side window
When opening a side window, parts of the
body could be drawn in or become trapped
between the side window and window frame.
When opening, make sure
that nobody
is touching the side window.
If someone is trapped,
release the button
immediately or pull it in order to
close the side window again...