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After changing a wheel
A wheel change is not complete without the
doing the following .
• Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack*
and the replaced tire in the luggage com-
partment
Q
page 136.
• Check the
tire pressure
on the spare wheel
immediately after mou ntin g it.
• As soon as possible, have the
tightening
torques
on al l wheel bolts checked with a
torque wrench. The correct tightening tor-
que is 90 ft lb (120 Nm).
• Have the flat tire
replaced
as soon as possi-
ble.
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Tips
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are
corroded and difficult to turn wh ile
changing a tire, they should be replaced
before you check the tightening torque.
- Drive at reduced speed until you have the
tightening torques checked .
- After changing a wheel, the tire pressure
in all four tires must be checked/correct-
ed and the tire pressure mon itor ing indi-
cator must be stored in the MMI
Q page263 .
Decorative wheel covers
Applies to vehicles: with decorative wheel covers
The decorative wheel covers must be removed
first to access the wheel bolts .
Fig. 210
Chang ing a whee l: Removing the wheel cover
Removing
.. Insert the
hook
(provided with the veh icle
tool kit) in the hole in the wheel hub cover.
What
do
I
do now?
267
• Pull off t he
decorative wheel cover
Q fig. 210.
Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Applies to vehicles: with wheel bolts with caps
The caps must be removed first from the
wheel bolts before the bolts can be un-
screwed.
Fig. 211 Chang ing a whee l: removing the wheel bolt
caps
Removing
• Push the
plastic clip
(provided with the vehi-
cle too l kit) over the wheel bo lt cap until the
inner retainers on the clip align with the
edge of the cover.
.. Remove the cap with the
plastic clip
(veh icle
tool kit)
Q fig. 211 .
Refitting
• Place the caps over the whee l bolts and
push them back on.
The caps are to protect and keep the wheel
bo lts clean .
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