Balancing wheels - AR40.10-P-1040CW

MODEL 204 

Fig 1: Identifying Adhesive Weight And Wheel Balance Weight With Retaining Clip

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Fig 2: Identifying Electronic Stability Program Warning Lamp, Instrument Cluster And ESP Button

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	Balancing
1	Remove wheels
	Remove/install wheels		AP40.10-P-4050CW
2.1	Remove jammed wheel balance weight (43a) using assembly tool		Fig 3
2.2	Remove adhesive weights (43b, 43c) using removal tool	Do not use a hard, pointed or sharp-edged tool, in order to avoid damaging the surface of the disk wheels.
			Fig 4
		Loctite 7200	*BR00.45-Z-1038-04A
	Clean
3	Clean wheels if necessary.	Dirt on the tire or disk wheel cause incorrect measurement results when balancing and it is therefore essential that dirt be removed before  balancing
	Balance wheels while stationary
4	Mounting centering sleeve		AR40.10-P-1040-01A
5	Fasten wheels to stationary balancing machine and balance them	Pay attention to manufacturer's operating instructions. Use adhesive weights (43b, 43c) when installation conditions are cramped. The residual imbalance may be a maximum of 10 g for each side of the wheel.
6	Mount wheels
	Remove/install wheels		AP40.10-P-4050CW
	Balance wheels dynamically
7	Switch off Electronic Stability Program (ESP)	Press the ESP button (S6/1s5) in the instrument panel switch group (S6/1). The Electronic Stability Program warning lamp (A1e41) in the instrument cluster (A1) must light up.
8	Close vehicle doors, hood and trunk lid
	Risk of death  caused by being drawn into rotating vehicle parts	Do not insert your hand into rotating parts. Wear closed and snug-fitting work clothes. Secure area of rotating vehicle components against unauthorized access.	AS00.00-Z-0004-01A
9	Balance wheels with dynamic balancing machine on vehicle	Drive rear wheels using vehicle engine only, as otherwise the rear axle center assembly will be damaged
		Pay attention to manufacturer's operating instructions.
		Only wheels which have been balanced statically beforehand may be dynamically balanced.
10	Switch on Electronic Stability Program ESP	LU Press the ESP button (S6/1s5) in the instrument panel switch group (S6/1). The Electronic Stability Program warning lamp (A1e41) in the instrument cluster (A1) must go out.

Assembly tool Removal tool 

Fig 3: Identifying Assembly Tool (124 589 17 63 00)

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Fig 4: Identifying Removal Tool (129 589 00 59 00)

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