BMW M COUPE Manual page 158

Tire change – Z3 roadster, Z3 coupe
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Z3 roadster, Z3 coupe
Pull the lifting handle downward until
the spare wheel tray is lifted slightly. At
the same time, compress the locking
spring (arrow). This releases the spare
tire (weight: approx. 8.8 lb./4 kg). The
spare tire must then be held with the
lifting handle.
Using the lifting handle, lower the spare
tire bracket with storage tray and spare
tire and place it on the ground.
Do not put your feet beneath the
rear of the vehicle because the
spare tire could fall as it is being low-
ered.<
Z3 roadster, Z3 coupe
Pull the storage tray with the spare tire
completely out of the spare tire bracket
toward the rear.
Z3 roadster, Z3 coupe
Lift the spare tire at the front. Lay it
down toward the rear next to the stor-
age tray and with the valve facing up-
ward. Quickly unscrew the valve exten-
sion from the valve of the spare tire.
Unscrew the valve cap from the storage
tray and mount it on the spare tire.
When the valve extension is
screwed onto or off of the spare
tire, you may hear a brief hissing as air
escapes.<
The procedure for removing the spare
tire is also illustrated with pictographs
located on the floor mat of the luggage
compartment.
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