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Emergency
assistance
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traff ic.
- Make sure jack position is correct, adjust
as necessary and then cont inue to raise
the jack.
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Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the sill. Position the
vehicle jack only at the designated lifting
points on the sill. Otherwise, your vehicle will
be damaged.
Taking the wheel off / installing the spare
tire
Follow these instructions step-by-step for chang-
ing the wheel .
Fig. 179
Changing a wheel: using the screwdr iver handl e
(with the bla de removed) to t urn the bo lts
Fig. 180
Changing a wheel: alignment pin inside the top
hole
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, remove and re-
place the whee l as follows:
Removing the wheel
• Remove the topmost wheel bolt comp letely
with the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver
232
handle (vehicle tool kit)
¢
fig. 179 and set it
aside on a clean surface.
• Screw the threaded end of the alignment pin
from the too l kit hand-tight into the empty bolt
hole ¢ fig. 180.
• Then remove the other wheel bolts as described
above.
• Takeoff the whee l leaving the alignment pin in
the bolt hole¢ (!) .
Putting on the spare tire
• Push the spare t ire over the alignment pin.
• Screw on the wheel bolts and tighten them
slightly using the hexagonal socket.
• Remove the alignment pin and insert and t ight-
en the remaining wheel bolt slightly like the
rest.
• Turn the jack hand le counter-clockw ise to lower
the vehicle until the jack is fully released.
• Use the wheel bolt wrench to tighten a ll wheel
bolts firmly ¢ page 230. Tighten them in a
crisscross pattern, from one bolt to the (ap-
proximately) opposite one, to keep the wheel
centered.
• Perform the steps required after chang ing the
wheel¢ page 229, A~er changing a wheel.
The hexagonal socket makes it easier to remove
the wheel bo lts from the rim . Care should be tak-
en when removing the reversible blade.
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Note
When removing or installing the wheel, the
rim could hit the brake rotor and damage the
rotor . Work carefully and have a second per-
son to help you.
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Tips
- When mounting tires with unidirectional
tread design make sure the tread pattern is
pointed the right way¢ page 233.
- The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to
turn. Check for dirt and corrosion on the
mating surfaces of both the wheel and the
hub. Remove all dirt from these surfaces be-
fore remounting the wheel.
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