To raise the car, I use the factory jack in the factory holes. Then I put a jack stand under the frame at the jack hole. I use a small piece of plywood as a cushion between the stand and the frame -- see photo (I enhanced the lighting so you can see the jack hole). Because of the way the jack works, it doesn't get in the way of the stand, and vice-versa. I repeat the operation for each of the four locations on the car that I need to have off the ground.
I have also used a floor jack under the jack hole position but then I can't get a jack stand in there and don't want to risk putting it somewhere else. I don't know how strong the rest of the frame is.
Some day  I'll remember to take a picture of the jack and the jack stand in position together.
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"Buster" in the '95
Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
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"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
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