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Em e rg e n cy assis t a n ce
After changing a wheel
A wheel change is not complete without the do-
ing the following.
• Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack* and
the replaced tire in the luggage compartment
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• As soon as possible, have the
tightenin g t or-
ques
on all whee l bolts checked with a torque
wrench. The correct tightening torque is 90 ft
lb (120 Nm).
• Have the flat tire
replaced
as soon as possible.
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Tips
- If you notice that the whee l bolts are cor-
roded and difficu lt to turn wh ile changing a
tire, they should be replaced before you
check the tightening torque.
- Drive at reduced speed until you have the
tightening torques checked .
- After changing a wheel, the tire pressure in
a ll four tires must be checked/corrected
and
the tire pressure monitoring indicator must
be stored in the MMI
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7.
Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Appl ies to: vehicles with whee l bolts with ea ps
The caps must be removed first from the wheel
bolts before the bolts can be unscrewed .
Fig. 201
Chang ing a wheel : removing the whee l bo lt caps
Removing
• Push the
pla stic clip
(provided with the veh icle
tool kit) over the wheel bolt cap unt il the inner
retainers on the clip align wit h the edge of the
cover.
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• Remove the cap with t he
plastic clip
(vehicle
tool kit)
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fig. 201.
Refitt ing
• Place t he caps over the wheel bolts and push
them back on.
The caps are to protect and keep the wheel bo lts
clean.
Loosening and tightening the wheel bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before raising
the vehicle.
Fig. 202
Chang ing a whee l: loosening the wheel bolts
Loosening
• Slide the
w heel w rench
onto the wheel bo lt as
far as it will go.
• Take tight hold of the
end
of the wrench hand le
and turn the wheel bolts
count er-clockwise
about
one single
turn in the direction of arrow
¢fig. 202.
Tightening
• Slide the wheel wrench onto the wheel bo lt as
far as it will go.
• Take tight hold of the
end
of the wrench handle
and turn each wheel bolt
clockwise
until it is
seated .
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WARNING
- Do not use force or hurry when changing a
wheel - you can cause the veh icle to slip off
the jack and cause serious persona l injuries.
- Do not
loosen the wheel bo lts
more than
one turn
before you raise the veh icle with
the jack. - You ris k an injury.
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