Jacking Up The Vehicle - BMW X5 2013 Owner's Manual

1 Compact wheel
2 Vehicle jack
3 Vehicle jack crank
4 Wheel lug wrench
Remove compact wheel
1. Remove tool holder.
2. Unscrew the wing nut 1.
3. Remove the washer 2 to the side.
4. Remove compact wheel.
Prepare wheel change
1. Follow the Safety instructions, refer to
page 226.
2. Loosen the wheel lug bolts a half turn.

Jacking up the vehicle

1. Place the vehicle jack at the jacking point
closest to the wheel such that the vehicle
jack foot is vertically beneath the vehicle
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Replacing components
jacking point with the entire surface on the
ground.
2. Insert the vehicle jack head in the rectan‐
gular recess of the jacking point for crank‐
ing it up.
3. Crank it up until the wheel in question lifts
off of the ground.
Wheel mounting
1. Unscrew the wheel lug bolts and remove
the wheel.
2. Put the new wheel or compact wheel on
and screw in at least two bolts.
If original BMW light alloy wheels are not
mounted, any accompanying lug bolts also
have to be used.
3. Screw in the remaining the lug bolts and
tighten all bolts well in a crosswise pattern.
4. Lower the vehicle and remove the vehicle
jack.
After the wheel change
1. Tighten the lug bolts crosswise. The tight‐
ening torque is 101 lb ft/140 Nm.
Check for secure seating of the lug
bolts
For safety reasons, have the secure seat‐
ing of the lug bolts checked with a cali‐
brated torque wrench; otherwise, a safety
hazard results from incorrectly tightened
lug bolts.◀
2. Stow the defective wheel in the cargo area.
Mobility
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