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WARNING
● If you find yourself in flowing traffic switch on the hazard warning lights
system and place the warning triangle on the side of the road at the prescri-
bed distance from your vehicle. Comply with the national legal regulations. In
this way you are protecting not only yourself but also other road users.
● Never start the engine with the vehicle sitting on the raised jack - danger
of suffering injury.
CAUTION
If you have to change a wheel on a slope first block the opposite wheel with a
stone or similar object in order to secure the vehicle from unexpectedly rolling
away.
Note
Comply with the national legal regulations.
Changing a wheel
Always change a wheel on a level surface as far as possible.
Take off the full wheel trim ⇒ p age 170 or the caps ⇒ p age 170.
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Slacken the wheel bolts ⇒ p age 170.
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Jack up the vehicle until the wheel to be changed is clear of the ground
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⇒ p age 171.
Unscrew the wheel bolts and place them on a clean surface (cloth, paper, etc.).
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Take off the wheel.
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Fit on the spare wheel and tighten the wheel bolts slightly.
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Lower the car.
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Tighten the wheel bolts firmly, alternately and diagonally using the wrench
(crosswise) ⇒ p age 170.
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Mount the full wheel trim/wheel trim cap or the caps.
Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Note
● All bolts must be clean and must turn easily.
● You must never grease or oil the wheel bolts!
● When fitting on unidirectional tyres, ensure that the tyres rotate in the correct
direction ⇒ p age 161.
Subsequent steps
After changing the wheel, you must perform the following steps.
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Stow the vehicle tool kit in the space provided.
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Stow the replaced wheel in the luggage compartment.
Check the tyre pressure on the spare wheel just mounted as soon as possible.
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Have the tightening torque of the wheel bolts checked with a torque wrench
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as soon as possible. Steel and light alloy wheels must be tightened to a tight-
ening torque of 120 Nm.
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Change the damaged wheel or consult a specialist garage about possibilities
for getting repairs done.
WARNING
It is necessary to observe the guidelines given on ⇒ p age 163, New tyres and
wheels if the vehicle is subsequently fitted with tyres which are different to
those it was fitted with at the works.
Note
● If you find, when changing the wheel, that the wheel bolts are corroded and
difficult to turn, the bolts must be replaced before checking the tightening torque.
● Drive cautiously and only at a moderate speed to a workshop where the tight-
ening torque can be checked.
Breakdown assis-
tance
Breakdown assistance
Praktik
Technical data
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