Mercedes-Benz GLB lug nut torque

The Mercedes-Benz GLB takes 96 lb-ft (130 N·m) on its wheel bolts; the manuals for cars built 2019–2025 all say the same. Tighten them in a star pattern with a torque wrench.

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Wheel bolt torque

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As printed
“Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a diagonal pattern in the order indicated 1 to 5 with the specified tightening torque of 96 lb-ft (130 Nm).”
Source
GLB SUV Operator's Manual (X247 MBUX, built from April 2025): Lowering the vehicle after a wheel change, PDF page 651

Mercedes-Benz GLB lug nut torque by build date

Mercedes-Benz lists its owner’s manuals by the date the car was built, not by model year, so they’re listed that way here: each applies to cars built from the date shown. The month and year yours was built are on the label in the driver’s door frame. Read on Mercedes-Benz’s own site on October 23, 2026.

How to tighten them

  1. Clean any dirt or rust off the bolts and the wheel’s mounting face. Don’t oil them unless the manual says to.
  2. Thread every bolt in by hand until it seats against the wheel.
  3. Lower the vehicle so the tire takes its weight, and set a torque wrench to 96 lb-ft (130 N·m).
  4. Tighten the bolts in a star pattern, going around two or three times, until the wrench clicks on every bolt.
  5. Check the torque again after a short drive if your manual says to.

What the Mercedes-Benz manual adds

  • Tighten the wheel bolts evenly in a diagonal pattern in the order indicated 1 to 5 with an initial maximum force of 59 lb-ft (80 Nm).

More detail, including how many passes to make: how to torque lug nuts. Setting and using the wrench: how to use a click torque wrench. Wheels held on by bolts, and how they’re fitted: lug nuts vs wheel bolts.

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Questions

What is the lug nut torque on a Mercedes-Benz GLB?

96 lb-ft (130 N·m), as printed in Mercedes-Benz’s owner’s manuals (built 2019–2025).

Can I use an impact wrench?

Not to finish. An impact wrench can’t set a torque and easily overshoots it, which stretches studs. Run the nuts down by hand or lightly, then finish with a torque wrench in a star pattern.

Should I oil the wheel bolts?

Not unless the manual says so. Torque values assume clean, dry threads; oil lets the same torque stretch the bolt further. Some manuals, Kia’s and Mazda’s among them, say to keep oil and grease off wheel nuts and bolts altogether.