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Emergency
assistance
Decorative wheel covers
Applies to vehicles: with decorative wheel covers
The decorative wheel covers must be removed
first to access the wheel bolts.
Fig. 174
Chang
ing
a wheel:
removing the
whee
l
cover
Removing
•
Inse
rt
the
hook
provided
wit
h the ve hicle
t
oo
l
kit in t he ho le in the
hu
b.
• Pull
off
the
decorative wheel cover
<9
fig.
174
.
Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Applies
to
vehicles: with wheel bolts with caps
The cops must be removed first from the wheel
bolts before the bolts con be unscrewed
.
Fig. 175
Chang
ing
a
wheel: remov ing the wheel
bolt caps
Remov ing
•
Push
the
plastic clip
provided with
the
veh icle
tool
kit over
t
he
wheel
bolt cap unt
il
it
engages.
•
Pull on the
plastic clip
to remove the cap
q
fig. 175
.
Refitting
•
Place the caps over the wheel bo lts and push
them back on.
228
The caps are to protec
t
and keep the wheel bo lt
s
clean
.
Loosening and tightening the wheel bolts
The
wheel
bolts must be loosened before raising
the vehicle.
Fig.
176
Chang ing
a
whee
l:
loose
ning th
e
wheel
bolts
Loosening
•
Install the
wheel bolt wrench
over the wheel
bolt and push it down as far as it will go.
•
Take tight hold of the
end
of the wrench hand le
and
t
urn the wheel bolts
counter-clockwise
about
one single
t
urn in the direction of a rrow
~fig.
176.
Tightening
•
Insta
ll the
wheel bolt wrench
over the wheel
bolt and push it down as far as it will
go.
•
Take tight hold of the
end
of the wr ench hand le
and
t
ur
n
each wheel bo lt
clockwise
until it is
se ated.
_&.
WARNING
- Do
not
use force or
hur
ry when changing a
wheel
-
you
can cause t he ve hicle to slip
off
the jack and cause serious persona
l
injuries.
- Do not
loosen the wheel bo lts
more than
one turn
before yo
u
raise the vehicle with
the jack
.
- You ris
k
an injury
.
(D
Tips
-
Never use t he hexagona
l
soc ket in the han-
dle of the screwdrive
r
to loosen or tighten
t he whee
l
bolts
.
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