PatSC23

I carry an extendable Gorilla wrench in my trunk. I have zero trust in anything OEM supplied to change a flat. I bet 99% of MB owners just call roadside anyhow - and MB knows it.

sjhugh

Australian spec cars don’t have TPMS in the tyres.

The change in tyre pressure in Australian spec cars and I think for Euro spec as well is monitored by the ABS system for memory.

The setup for this system is in the dash cluster menu and has to be done every time a wheel is removed.

I’ve done mine a few times.

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otakki

And not to mention warped rotor with excessive torque.

Do you carry another jack in your car? If yes, what kind of jack is it?

bhamg

Not in this car. I used to carry a scissors jack in another spare-less car for trips but never had to use it. Now each car get a large can of Slime Spair (their spelling) which is a sealant and inflator in one large can as well as a backup Slime Flat Tire Repair Kit, which consists of a compressor and non-pressurized bottle of Slime. My M's came with the BMW Mobility kit (compressor and sealant) but I prefer the Slime approach and pack those products instead.

http://www.slime.com/shop/category/p.../smart-spairs/

PatSC23

Assuming you've used this before with success?

bhamg

I've never had to in my cars but I've used Slime on two friends' cars...worked like a charm. I do lots of distance night highway driving and my #1 priority when experiencing a tire issue would be to get off the side of the road and going again as quickly as possible. Who wants to be futzing with a mechanical jack in the dark while cars are flying by at 80+ mph? I am convinced that Slime's sealant technology is second to none and in lieu of carrying a spare my primary/backup strategy will cover anything short of a catastrophic tire failure.

DuaneC63

Get a proper low profile floor jack. Trolley jacks are usually cheaply built and the jack pad ends up sitting on top of the trolley jack pad. A proper low profile jack lets the jack pad sit in the saddle reducing any chance of slippage. Get the W204Plus jack pad. The additional height spacer can be removed if you don't need it.

Mort

I like the stud tool a lot. After fighting with getting a lug bolt stared for years I found this tool a delight to use. True the wheels are hub centric or forget getting them started from floor wheel mount at all. You fight to get the wheel on the hub and it is not lined up with the bolt hole so you try to rotate it and on the front the rotor just turns with the wheel so you get nowhere. Then you have to wiggle and jiggle it around until it lines up. This presents very little problem when working on a car on a hoist but when working on a car on jack stands on the floor it gets very frustrating. It is almost impossible to see the bolt holes and hold the wheel in position at the same time when working on your knees on the floor. This little and inexpensive tool really facilitates the job of mounting wheels on a MB.

Mort

I have One - W204JPT Jack Pad Tool for W204,W207,W212 (the W204Plus is not required to clear the side skirt)
and
Two JSA_M Jack Stand Adapter for MB (Come in pairs)

Because I work from the floor I need the Jack Pad Tool to get the lift started and then switch to the Jack Stand Adapters for use with the jack stands I use. If you use a hoist then you might want four Jack Pad Tools. The Jack Pad Tool fits in the jack point fitting on the car and is held in place with pins built into it. You then jack on the Jack Pad Tool.



I have the M14x1.5-SS Stainless Steel Lug BOLT Guide Tool and these are correct for the C63.

BD-C63

[QUOTE=Mort;5195729]I have One - W204JPT Jack Pad Tool for W204,W207,W212 (the W204Plus is not required to clear the side skirt)
and
Two JSA_M Jack Stand Adapter for MB (Come in pairs)

Because I work from the floor I need the Jack Pad Tool to get the lift started and then switch to the Jack Stand Adapters for use with the jack stands I use. If you use a hoist then you might want four Jack Pad Tools. The Jack Pad Tool fits in the jack point fitting on the car and is held in place with pins built into it. You then jack on the Jack Pad Tool.


So after you jack it up using one of the four corner jack points using the jack pad, where do you place the jack stands? This is my first Merc and I don't want to take any chances!

Mort

My car is lowered so I jack it from a jack point only high enough to get a 2 1/2" piece of wood under the front tire. Then I let it down and jack it up from the centre jack point under the engine frame in the centre of the front of the car. When it is lifted I put stands under the front jack points. The I move to the rear and jack the car up from under the rear differential. When it is lifted I put stands under the rear jack points. Then I usually raise the front a little higher and raise the front stands level with the rear stands.

bhamg

Since this thread was resurrected here's a photo of what I cary in each trunk. I feel confident I could plug a nail puncture, Slime and refill a tire inside of ten minutes...a fix I would have no problem driving long distances on.