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– Jack up the vehicle until the wheel to be changed is clear of
the ground ⇒ page 252.
– Unscrew the wheel bolts and place them on a clean surface
(cloth, paper etc.).
– Take off the wheel.
– Fit on the spare wheel and tighten the wheel bolts slightly.
– Lower the car.
– Tighten the wheel bolts firmly, alternately and diagonally using
the wheel wrench ⇒ page 251.
– Mount the full wheel trim/wheel trim cap or the caps.
Note
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All bolts must be clean and must turn easily.
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You must never grease or oil the wheel bolts!
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When fitting on unidirectional tyres, ensure that the tyres rotate in the
correct direction ⇒ page 235.
Subsequent steps
After changing the wheel, you must perform the following steps.
– Stow and attach the replaced wheel in the spare wheel well.
– Stow the vehicle tool kit in the space provided.
Using the system
Safety
– Check the tyre pressure on the spare wheel just mounted as
– Have the tightening torque of the wheel bolts checked with
– Have the defective tyre repaired as soon as possible.
It is necessary to observe the guidelines given on ⇒ page 238,
"New tyres and wheels" if the vehicle is subsequently fitted with
tyres which are different to those it was fitted with at the works.
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and difficult to turn, the bolts must be replaced before checking the tight-
ening torque.
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the tightening torque can be checked.
Full wheel trim*
Removing
– Hook the clamp (found in the vehicle toolkit) into the reinforced
– Push the wheel key through the clamp, support the wheel key
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
soon as possible.
a torque wrench as soon as possible. The tightening torque for
steel and light alloy wheels must be 120 Nm.
WARNING
Note
If you find, when changing the wheel, that the wheel bolts are corroded
Drive cautiously and only at a moderate speed to a workshop where
edge of the full wheel trim.
at the tyre and pull off the wheel trim.
Breakdown assistance
Breakdown assistance
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