Check & Adjust Front Toe Angle: Adjustments
For check and adjustment procedure refer to illustrations. See Fig 1 -Fig 4 .
- Swing the sun visor to the side, fix the steering wheel in the center position and install the holding device (055). See Fig 1 .
- Check center position of steering gear and steering wheel. The steering gear is in the center position when the marking on the cap matches the marking on the control valve housing (arrow). See Fig 2 .
- If markings line up, but steering wheel is off center, if necessary, remove steering wheel and move by a maximum of one tooth on steering shaft. Disable AIRBAG:
- For 2001-03 models, see DISABLING & ACTIVATING AIR BAG SYSTEM under Mercedes-Benz in AIR BAG DEACTIVATION PROCEDURES article in GENERAL INFORMATION.
- For 2004 models, see DISABLING & ACTIVATING AIR BAG SYSTEM in AIR BAG DEACTIVATION PROCEDURES - Mercedes-Benz article in GENERAL INFORMATION.
- Install wheel spreader (030) at the front on the inside of the wheel. See Fig 3 .
- Make adjustment toe angle if necessary. See WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS table.
- Adjust toe-in, loosen the locknut (10f) and twist the tie rod (10). Bring into specification. See Fig 4 .
- Check that the CV boot is not twisted after adjusting toe-angle.
- Tighten locking nut for tie rod on inner tie rod. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
NOTE:
The elastic bearings of the spring links, torque struts and steering linkage produce a correspondingly large toe measurement which decreases to the correct size in curb condition.