How To Change Your Mercedes-Benz Tires

Changing a tire on a car isn’t that big of a deal. You may even have already done it if you’ve had a flat. You pulled over to the side of the road, took out your spare, jacked up your car, switched the tires, put the flat tire back in your trunk, and you were on your way. If, however, you want to actually take old tires off of rims and put new tires on, the easiest way is with the kind of machine you see in service centers and garages throughout the country – a tire changer. There are manual types and automatic. This machine takes the tire off the old rim and puts the new tire on the rim. Then, the change out is easy. This would also include balancing the new tires, FYI.

Nonetheless, we are going to run through the steps involved in changing a tire so that, if you find yourself on the side of the road with a flat, you can do the job yourself. This way, you won’t have to wait for a friend, your parent, tow truck operator, or a police officer to do it for you. For the record, it is not the job of law enforcement to change the tire on your vehicle. It is a courtesy provided by some law enforcement officers.

Changing a Tire

Keep in mind, this applies when you have a new tire that is already mounted on a rim:

• Find a level spot on which to park your car. If your tire is flat, do not drive on it any more than necessary for fear of ruining the rim. Make sure you’re completely out of traffic if you’re on a roadside. Leave yourself plenty of room to work.
• Get the lug wrench/tire iron, jack, and spare tire out of your vehicle. It may be in the trunk or mounted under the car. This varies from vehicle to vehicle.
• Under each good tire, wedge a tire chock.
• To loosen the lug nuts, use the lug wrench, but don’t completely remove them just yet.
• Making sure that the flat tire is completely off the ground, jack up the car. (Under the nearest point to the flat tire, set the jack flat on the ground.) If you have them, once the car is jacked up, place your jack stands under the car.
• From the flat tire, remove the lug nuts. So you don’t lose them, you may consider placing them in the hubcap of the flat tire.
• Now, on the wheel, you can place the spare and replace the lug nuts. Only fingertip tighten them at this point.
• You can completely tighten the lug nuts once you have let the jack/car down.

Tire Changes in General

This refers to taking old tires completely off the rim and putting new tires on the rims. You may be wondering how often your tires need to be replaced with new ones. Clearly, if wear bars are showing or the tread is down to almost nothing, new tires are already past due.

Here’s a bit of advice, however: A lot can depend on the type of tire you purchased. That said, every six years, tires definitely need to be replaced, if not more often. Depending on how you drive, your tires may not even make it to six years! Some individuals need to replace their tires as often as every three or possibly four years.

Do You Need Your Mercedes-Benz Tires Replaced? Count On Mercedes-Benz of Smithtown

Are you in need of tire replacement? Perhaps you’re unsure of whether or not your tires even need to be replaced. Either way, don’t hesitate to speak with a representative of Mercedes-Benz of Smithtown.

Click “schedule your service” here if you’d like to set up an appointment for tire replacement/rotation or any other type of work on your vehicle. You can also phone us at (877) 862-7343. If you need more information or have further questions, please feel free to contact us.