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422 Wheels and tyres
Raising the vehicle at the rear
Pull out the adapter from the jack.
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Position jack
4
at the jack support point of
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axle carrier tube 6.
Keep pumping until axle carrier tube
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securely in the recess of the jack and the
base of the jack lies evenly on the ground.
Raise the vehicle by pumping until the tyre is
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no more than 3 cm off the ground.
Loosen and remove the wheel (
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Removing a wheel
Requirements:
The vehicle is raised (
R
When changing a wheel, avoid applying any force
to the brake discs, since this could impair the
level of comfort when braking.
* NOTE Damage to threading from dirt on
wheel bolts
Do not place wheel bolts in sand or on
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a dirty surface.
Unscrew the wheel bolts.
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Remove the wheel.
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Fit the new wheel (
6
sits
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Fitting a new wheel
Requirements:
page 422).
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R
page 420).
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page 422).
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The wheel is removed (
page 422).
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& WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut threads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt threads can cause the wheel bolts/
wheel nuts to come loose.
As a result, you could lose a wheel while driv‐
ing.
Never oil or grease the threads.
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In the event of damage to the threads,
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contact a qualified specialist workshop
immediately.
Have the damaged wheel bolts or dam‐
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aged hub threads replaced.
Do not continue driving.
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Observe the information on the choice of
tyres (
page 415).
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