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Changing a wheel
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Vehicles with steel wheels and hub cap
cover:
X
Remove the hub cap cover.
Wheel wrench
:
X
Using wheel wrench : loosen the wheel
bolts by about one turn. Do not unscrew
the wheel bolts completely.
Jack
;
Reinforced area for the jacking points
=
Jack ; may only be positioned on the
reinforced area intended for this purpose
for jacking points =.
The vehicle may be damaged if jack ; is
positioned at another point on the sill.
Reinforced area for the jacking points
=
Triangular indentation
?
Outer covering of the sill
A
!
To prevent damage, smart recommends
having the wheel changed at a qualified
specialist workshop.
The reinforced areas for jacking points =
are located behind the front wheels and in
front of the rear wheels. They can be recog-
nised by triangular indentations ? on the
vehicle.
Jack ; may only be positioned on the
reinforced areas for jacking points = on
the sill and not on the outer covering of sill
A.
X
Search for the reinforced area for jacking
points = which is found approx. 7 cm
behind the sill at triangular indenta-
tions ?.
X
Position jack ; under the corresponding
reinforced area for jacking points =.
X
Set the foot of the jack up vertically with
respect to the reinforced area for the
jacking points on the vehicle.
X
Make sure that the jack is correctly posi-
tioned so that the vehicle cannot slip.
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