- After changing a wheel, the tire pressure
in a ll four tires must be checked/correct-
ed and the tire pressure mon itor ing indi-
cator must be stored in the MMI
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Decorative wheel covers
Applies to vehicles: with decorat ive wheel covers
The decorative wheel covers must be removed
first to access the wheel bolts.
Fig. 206 Changing a wheel: Removing the wheel cover
Removing
.,.. I nsert the hook (provided with the veh icle
tool kit) in the hole in the wheel hub cover .
.,.. Pull off the
decorative wheel cover
qfig. 206.
Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Applies to vehicles: with wheel bo lts with caps
The caps must be removed first from the
wheel bolts before the bolts can be un-
screwed.
Fig. 207 Changing a whee l: remov ing t he wheel bolt
caps
Removing
.,.. Push the plastic clip (provided with the vehi-
cle tool kit) over the wheel bolt cap until the
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inner retainers on the clip align with the
edge of the cover.
.,.. Remove the cap with the
plastic clip (veh icle
tool kit)
qfig . 207.
Refitting
.,.. Place the caps over the whee l bolts and
push them back on .
The caps are to protect and keep the wheel
bo lts clean.
loosening and tightening the wheel
bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before rais-
ing the vehicle.
Fig. 208 Changing a wheel: loosen ing the whee l bolts
loosening
.,.. Slide the wheel wrench onto the wheel bo lt
as far as it will go.
.,.. Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench
handle and turn the wheel bolts counter-
clockwise
about one single turn in the direc-
tion of arrow
q fig. 208.
Tightening
.,.. Slide the wheel wrench onto the wheel bolt
as far as it will go .
.,.. Take tight hold of the end of the wrench
handle and turn each wheel bolt
clockwise
until it is seated.
_&. WARNING
- Do not use force or hurry when chang ing
a wheel - you can cause the vehicle to slip
off the jack and cause serious personal
injuries.
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