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The caps are to protect and keep the wheel bolts
clean.
Loosening and tightening the wheel bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before raising
the vehicle.
Fig. 275 Chan ging a whee l: loose ning the wheel bolt s
Loosening
.. Slide the
w heel wr ench
onto the wheel bolt as
far as it will go .
.. Take t ight hold of the
end
of the wrench handle
and turn the wheel bolts
counter -clockw ise
about
one single
t urn in the d irection of ar row
¢ fig.
275.
Tightening
.. Slide the wheel wrench onto the wheel bolt as
far as it will go.
.. Take t ight hold of the
end
of the wrench handle
and tu rn each whee l bolt
clockwise
unt il it is
seated.
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WARNING
- Do not use force or hurry when changing a
wheel - you can cause the vehicle to slip off
the jack and cause serious personal injuries .
- Do not
loosen the wheel bolts
more than
one turn
before you raise the vehicle with
the jack. - You risk an injury.
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Tips
- Never use the hexagonal socket in the han-
dle of the screwdriver to loosen or tighten
the wheel bo lts .
- If a whee l bolt is very tight, you may find it
easier to loosen by carefully push ing down
Em er gen cy as s istanc e
on the end of the whee l bolt wrench with
one foot only .
As you do so, hold on to the
car to keep your balance and take care not
to slip .
AB: Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be lifted with the jack first be-
fore the wheel can be removed.
Fig. 276
Sill panels: ma rkings
Fig. 277 Sill: po sit ion ing t he veh icle jack
.. Activat e the veh icle jack mode in the MMI:
!CARI
function button>
Car system s
cont rol
button >
Servicing & checks > Air susp. : jack
mode > On .
.. Engage the
parking brake
to prevent your vehi-
cle from rolling unintentiona lly.
.. Move the
selector lever to position P.
.. Find the
mark ing
(imprint) on the sill that is
nearest the wheel that will be changed
¢
fig. 2
76 . Behind the marki ng, there is a lift-
ing point
on the sill for the veh icle jack .
.. Turn the
vehicle ja ck
located under the lift ing
point on the sill to raise the jack unt il its a rm @
¢
fig.
277 is located under the design ated plas-
tic mo unt ¢ _A ¢ (D .
.. Align the jack so that its arm @ ¢
fig. 2
77 en-
gages in the designated lifting point in the door
sill and the movable base @ lies flat on the
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