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The caps are to protect and keep the wheel bolts
clean.
Loosening and tightening the wheel bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before raising
the vehicle.
Fig. 20 3
Chan ging a whee l: loose ning the wheel bo lts
Loosening
.. Slide the
wheel wrench
onto the wheel bolt as
far as it will go .
.. Take t ight hold of the
end
of the wrench hand le
and turn the wheel bolts
counter-clockwise
about
one single
turn in the d irection of arrow
¢fig . 203.
Tightening
.. Slide the wheel wrench onto the wheel bolt as
far as it w ill go.
.. Take t ight hold of the
end
of the wrench handle
and tu rn each whee l bolt
clockwise
unt il it is
seated .
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WARNING
- Do not use force or hurry when changing a
wheel - you can cause the vehicle to slip off
the jack and cause serious personal injuries .
- Do not
loosen the wheel bolts
more than
one turn
before you raise the vehicle with
the jack. - You risk an injury.
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Tips
- Never use the hexagonal socket in the han-
dle of the screwdriver to loosen o r tighten
the wheel bo lts .
- If a whee l bolt is very tight, you may find it
easier to loosen by carefully push ing down
Em er gen cy a ss istanc e
on the end of the whee l bolt wrench with
one foot only.
As you do so, hold on to the
car to keep your balance and take care not
to slip .
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be lifted with the jock first be-
fore the wheel can be removed.
Fig. 20 4
Sill pane ls: ma rkings
Fig. 205 Sill: pos it ion ing t he veh icle jack
.. Activa t e the veh icle jack mode* in the MMI:
!CARI
function button >
(Car)* systems
cont rol
button >
Servicing & checks > Air susp.: jack
mode > On .
.. Engage the
parking brake
to prevent your vehi-
cle from rolling unintentiona lly.
.. Move the
selector lever to position P.
.. Find the
mar king
(impr int) on the sill that is
nearest the wheel that will be changed
¢
fig. 204 .
Behind the marking , there is a lift-
ing point
on the sill for the vehicle jack .
.. App lies to: veh icles with a s ill: Remove the cov-
er from the s ill before lifting the vehicle with a
veh icle jack ¢
page 246.
.. Turn the
vehicle jack
located under the lift ing
point on the sill to raise the jack unt il its arm @
¢
fig. 205
is locat ed und er the d esignat ed plas-
tic mo unt ¢
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