Spare Wheel - BMW 730i Owner's Handbook Manual

> Jack
In the luggage compartment, behind the
right-hand trim panel.
Swing the trim panel down by means of the
handle at the top.
Release the thumb screw and take out the
jack.
After using the jack, retract it fully and clip
the crank handle securely in place.

Spare wheel

1. Release the wing nut 1.
2. Take out washer 2 to one side.
3. Unscrew and remove threaded rod 3.
4. Remove the spare wheel.
Preparations for changing a wheel
1. Note the safety precautions on page 231.
2. Prevent the car from rolling away:
Place the wheel chock behind the front
wheel on the side opposite to the wheel that
is to be changed, or in front of that front
wheel if the car is pointing downhill. If the
car is on a significant incline, protect it addi-
tionally against rolling away.
3. Slacken off the wheel studs by half a turn.
Thiefproof wheel studs, see page 233.
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Jacking up the car
1. Position the car jack beneath the jacking
point closest to the wheel that needs to be
changed, with the jack base vertically
beneath the jacking point and resting on the
ground across its full surface.
Use the jack only for wheel changing.
Do not attempt to raise another type
of vehicle or any other load with this jack;
this could result in injury or
2. Insert the head of the jack into the rectan-
gular recess as it is extended, see detail.
3. Continue to turn the crank handle until the
wheel you wish to change is lifted clear of
the ground.
Fitting the wheel
1. Take out the wheel studs and remove the
wheel.
2. Remove heavy dirt deposits from the wheel
and hub contact faces and clean the wheel
studs.
3. Fit the new wheel or the spare wheel and
insert at least two diagonally opposed
wheel studs.
If the car is not fitted with alloy wheels of the
Genuine BMW type, note that different
wheel studs may be needed.
4. Insert and screw up the remaining wheel
studs, then tighten them all firmly, working
across the hub rather than round it.
5. Lower the car and remove the jack.
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