BMW X5 3.0i Owner's Manual page 182

Changing a w heel
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Removal aid for the spare w heel
By using this device, you do not have to
lift the spare w heel out of the recess by
hand.
Its task is to help you to move the w heel
onto the tailgate, from w here you can
easily lift it off.
1 Close the tailgate again.
2 Grasp the handle of the removal aid
behind the spare w heel w ith both
hands and pull upw ard over the
tailgate (arrow ).
3 Hook both buckles into the latch of
the tailgate (arrow ); the tailgate is
released.
4 Rem ove the support rod from the
bracket.
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