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● Never place any part of your body, e.g. your
arm, underneath the vehicle if the latter is
only supported by the jack. Beware of injury!
● If you have to work underneath the vehicle,
use suitable stands to provide extra support
for the vehicle.
● Never lift the vehicle when the vehicle is til-
ted to one side or the engine is running.
● Never start the engine when the vehicle is
jacked up! Engine vibrations can cause the
vehicle to fall off the jack.
WARNING
Ignoring any of the items on this important
safety checklist can lead to accidents and se-
vere injuries!
● Always observe the items on the checklist
and the generally valid safety precautions to
lift the vehicle.
Changing a wheel
Please refer to
at the start of the chapter
on page 196.
Fig. 155 Wheel change: Unscrew the wheel bolts
with the wheel wrench
Removing the wheel
– Observe the checklist carefully.
– Loosening the wheel bolts
– Jack up the vehicle.
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Purchase it separately
– Using the wheel wrench, completely unscrew
– Remove the wheel.
Fitting the spare wheel
Note the tyre direction of rotation.
Tyre identification number
– Put the wheel in place.
– If you buy and fit anti-theft wheel bolts,
– Screw in wheel bolts in a clockwise direction,
– Lower the vehicle with the jack.
– Use the box spanner to tighten all the wheel
– Fit caps or wheel bolt caps, wheel cover, and
Incorrectly tightened or missing wheel bolts
can lead to loss of control over the vehicle, se-
rious accidents and fatal injuries!
● Never grease or oil the wheel bolt and the
After changing a wheel
on page 196.
– Clean the tools and place them back in the
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page 197.
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– Stow the changed wheel securely in the lug-
loosened wheel bolts
Fig. 155
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them on a clean surface.
sert the anti-theft wheel bolt adapter into the
1)
anti-theft wheel bolt,
Use the box spanner to
tighten all the wheel bolts securely in a clock-
wise direction.
and tighten them slightly.
bolts securely in a clockwise direction
not tighten the bolts in clockwise or anticlock-
wise sequence. Tighten them in diagonal se-
quence.
centre wheel trim.
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WARNING
threads in the wheel hubs. This could cause
them to loosen while the vehicle is in mo-
tion, even if the required torque setting is
used.
Please refer to
at the start of the chapter
foam rubber holder in the luggage compart-
ment.
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gage compartment.
Wheels and tyres
and place
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in-
. Do
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