Emergency assistance
2. Remove the decorative wheel cover*. For
mo re deta ils see also c::> page 254, Decora-
tive wheel covers
or c::> page 2 54, Wheels
with wheel bolt caps.
3. Loosen the wheel bolts c::> page 255 .
4 . Locate the proper mounting point for the
jack and align the jack below tha t point
~ pag e 255 .
5. Raise the car with t he ja ck ¢ page 255 .
6 . Remove t he wheel with the flat tire an d t he n
install
the spare ¢ page 257 .
7. Tighten all wheel bo lts light ly.
8. Lower the veh icle with the jack .
9. Use t he whee l bolt wrench and firmly t ighten
a ll whee l bolts ¢
page 255 .
10. Replace the decorative wheel cover*.
11. Deactivate t he vehicle jack mode * in the
MMI: !CARI function button> (Car)* systems
control button > Servicing & checks > Air
susp.: jack mode > Off .
The vehicle jack mode * switches off automatical-
ly at sp eeds above 6 mph (10 km/h) .
_&. WARNING
Always read an d fo llow all WARNINGS a nd in-
format ion ¢ A in Raising the vehicle on
page 2 56
an d ¢page 25 8.
After changing a wheel
A wheel change is not complete without the do-
ing the following.
• Always store the veh icle tool kit, the jack* and
the replaced t ire in the luggage compartment
¢ page 131.
• Check the tire pressure on t he sp a re whee l im-
med iate ly after mo unt ing it.
• As soon as possible, have t he
tightening tor-
ques
on all whee l bo lts checked with a torque
wrench . The correct tightening torque is
90 ft
lb (120 Nm).
• Have the flat t ire
replaced as soon as possible.
(D Tips
- If you notice t hat t he whee l bolts are cor -
roded and diffic ult to t urn while cha nging a
254
t ire, t hey s hou ld be re place d before you
check the t ightening torque .
- Drive at red uced spee d unt il you have the
t ightenin g torques checked .
- Aft er changin g a whee l, t he t ire pres sure in
all fou r tires must be che cked/cor rected and
t he tire pressure mo nito ring ind icator mu st
be stored in the
MMI ¢ page 25 0 .
, Decorative wheel covers
Applies to vehicles: with decorative wheel covers
The decorative wheel covers must be removed
first to access the wheel bolts .
Fig. 202 Chang ing a wheel : Removing the wheel cover
Removing
• Insert the hook (provided with the vehicle tool
kit) in the hole in the wheel hub cover.
• Pull off th e decorative wheel cover ¢ fig. 202 .
Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Applies to vehicles: wit h wheel bo lt s with caps
The caps must be removed first from the wheel
bolts before the bolts can be unscrewed .
Fig. 203 Cha nging a whee l: removing t he wheel bolt ca ps ..,
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