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Changing
a wheel
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your
own and your passenger's safety when chang -
ing a wheel .
.,. After you experience a tire failure, pull the
car well away from moving traffic and try to
reach level gro und before you stop ¢ .&_.
.. All passengers should leave the car and
move to a safe location (for instan ce, behind
the guardra il)¢ .&_.
.,. Engage the parking brake to prevent your
vehicle from rolling unintentionally¢ .&_.
.. Move selecto r lever to position P
¢
.&_.
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Ifyou are towing a trai ler: unhitch the trail-
er from your vehicle.
.,. Block the diagonally opposite wheel with
the folding chocks or other objects.
.. Take the jack and the inflatab le spare tire
out of the luggage compartment
¢page 304.
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WARNING
You or your passengers could be injured
while changing a whee l if you do not fol-
low these safety precautions:
- If you have a flat t ire, move a safe dis-
tance off the road. Turn off the eng ine,
t urn the emergency flashers on and use
other warning devices to alert other mo-
torists.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well
away from the road and traffic.
- To help prevent the vehicle from moving
sudden ly and possibly slipping off the
jack, always fully set the parking brake
and block the whee l diagonally opposite
the wheel being cha nged with the fold-
ing chocks or othe r objects. When one
front whee l is lifted off the ground, plac-
ing the Automat ic Transmission in P
(Park) will
not
prevent the vehicle from
moving .
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What
do I do now?
307
- Before you change a whee l, be sure the
ground is level and firm. If necessary,
use a sturdy board under the jack.
- Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack
and the replaced tire in the luggage com-
partment
<=:>page 169 .
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, follow these-
quence described below step-by-step and in
exactly that order.
1. Activate the vehicle jack mode (only
vehicles with Adaptive Air Suspension)
¢ page 161 .
2.
Remove the decorati ve wheel cover*. For
more details see also <=:>
page 308, Deco-
rative wheel covers
or
<=:>
page 308,
Wheels with wheel bolt caps.
3. Loosen the whee l bolt s ¢
page 308 .
4.
Locat e the proper mounting point for the
jack and align the jack below that point
¢ page 309 .
5. Lift the car with the jack
Q
page 309 .
6. Remove the wheel with the flat tire and
then install the inflatable spare tire
¢ page 310.
7. Tighte n all wheel bolts lightly.
8. L owe r the vehicle with the jack .
9. Use the wheel bolt wrench and firmly
t ighten all wheel bolts¢
page 308 .
10 . Replace t he decora t ive whe e l cover*.
11. Deactivate t he vehicle jack mode (only
vehicles with Adaptive Air Suspension)
¢ page 161 .
A
WARNING
Always read and follow all WARNINGS and
informat ion<=:>
&
in Raising the vehicle on
page 310
and <=:>
page 311.
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