BMW i7 Owner's Manual page 357

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4.
Take your hand away from the jack as soon
as the jack is under load and continue turn-
ing the jack crank handle or lever with one
hand.
5.
Make sure that the car jack foot extends
vertically and is at a right angle beneath the
jacking point.
6.
Crank the vehicle up until the entire jack
surface is on the ground and the cor-
responding wheel is lifted max. 1.2 in-
ches/3 cm above the ground.
Mounting a wheel
Warning
Unsuitable wheel studs such as single-sec-
tion wheel studs may loosen or come off. The
wheel may come loose while driving. There
is a risk of accident. Use only two-section
wheel studs that are recommended by the
manufacturer of the vehicle for the respective
wheel type.
Mount one emergency wheel only, as required.
1.
Unscrew the lug bolts.
2.
Remove the wheel.
3.
Put the new wheel or emergency wheel on
and screw in at least two lug bolts in a
crosswise pattern until hand-tight.
When non-original light-alloy wheels of the
vehicle manufacturer are mounted, the ac-
companying lug bolts may have to be used
as well.
Online Edition for Part no. 01405A88D67 - VI/23
Wheels and tires
4.
Hand-tighten the remaining lug bolts and
tighten all lug bolts well in a crosswise pat-
tern.
5.
Turn the jack crank handle counterclock-
wise to retract the jack and lower the vehi-
cle.
6.
Remove the jack and stow it securely.
After the wheel change
1.
Tighten the lug bolts crosswise. The tight-
ening torque is 101 lbs ft/140 Nm.
2.
Stow the faulty wheel in the cargo area, if
necessary.
3.
Check tire inflation pressure at the next op-
portunity and correct as needed.
4.
Re-initialize the flat tire monitor or reset the
Tire Pressure Monitor.
5.
Check to make sure the lug bolts are tight
with a calibrated torque wrench.
6.
Drive to the nearest authorized service cen-
ter or another qualified service center or
repair shop, then have the damaged tire
replaced.
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