Where to lift, jack, and support a W212?

FireFox31 · Feb 10, 2023

Hello. Please help me to identify the correct places on the W212 to lift, jack, and support the car. I use a four post lift like a professional mechanic but I'm also interested to know about using a floor jack and jack stands. Please post pictures when possible to provide the best clarity. This information can help many people safely work on their car.

Where does the dealership put the pads of their four post lift? The emergency jack points are very solid and are flat at their lowest points, but that seems like a small amount of contact area. G-AMG's transmission fluid change DIY shows red jack pads, part 203 589 02 31 00. They snap into the rectangular recesses but seem to put the weight on a small amount of plastic. Is there a better adapter to use these points with a lift?

This is the pad on the lift I use (shown supporting my old Volvo).

When lifting the car with a floor jack, are these emergency jack points a safe place to put jack stands? Is there an adapter to make this odd recessed point fit better into the myriad curved saddles of jack stands?

A central jack pad is located in the front of the car 23" behind the front of the bumper. Is this the correct point to place the head of a floor jack?

At the rear of the car, what's a central point to place a floor jack and lift both rear wheels? I have a non-OEM hitch installed so that might make this harder.

Thanks for your input. I recently bought this 2016 E350 wagon and am eager to safely lift it so I can do maintenance.

wlb50 · Feb 11, 2023

If you have a 4 post lift you are lucky! I assume you just drive onto it and can't remove the wheels but there are rubber pads on each corner (as you have shown) where they use as a lift point.

If you use a floor jack (and if you have a lift, why?) but in front there is a rubber pad at the front of the subframe - it is closer to the front than most Mercedes but look under about 2 feet in from the front - and you will see it. In the back the only lift point I know if with a jack is the differential.

pgcharlieg · Jul 5, 2023

wlb50 said:
If you have a 4 post lift you are lucky! I assume you just drive onto it and can't remove the wheels but there are rubber pads on each corner (as you have shown) where they use as a lift point.

If you use a floor jack (and if you have a lift, why?) but in front there is a rubber pad at the front of the subframe - it is closer to the front than most Mercedes but look under about 2 feet in from the front - and you will see it. In the back the only lift point I know if with a jack is the differential.

On my 2015 AMG E63 Iift her from the Rubber underneath two on each side from where u lift if u have a puncture.

strife2 · Feb 11, 2023

Those plastic parts are stronger than they look. I use them all the time with a floor jack and a quickjack, using metal “pads”. Zero damage so far.

One of my plastic jack points was damaged by a previous owners mechanic, but they are cheap and easy to replace.

FireFox31 · Feb 13, 2023

I misspoke. I use a two post lift at a local Makerspace. The pair of arms on each post swing and extend. I'm going to get the red pads before I try lifting it at those points.

Can anyone post a picture circling/pointing to exactly where to jack the rear center on the differential? I'm unfamiliar with this car so want to be sure I'm doing it right.

How can jack stands be used to support the car once raised with a floor jack? Their saddle shape is so odd that it might not match the emergency jack points with the big rectangular gaps in them.

Where to lift, jack, and support a W212?

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