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Loosening and tightening the wheel bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before raising
the vehicle.
Fig. 194 Changing a wheel: loosening the whee l bo lts
Loosening
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.,. Slide the wheel wr ench on t o the wheel bol t as
far as it will go.
... Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench handle
and turn the wheel bolts
counte r-clockwi se
about one single turn in the direction of arrow
Qfig. 194.
Tighten ing
.,. Slide the wheel wrench onto the wheel bol t as
far as it will go .
... Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench handle
and turn each whee l bolt
clockw ise until it is
seated.
A WARNING
- Do not use force or hurry when changing a
wheel - you can cause the vehicle to slip off
the jack and cause se rious personal injur ies.
- Do not loosen the wheel bolts more than
one turn
before you raise the vehicle with
the jack. - You risk an injury.
(D Tips
- Never use the hexagonal socket in the han-
dle of the screwdriver to loosen or tighten
the wheel bo lts.
- If a whee l bolt is very tight, you may find it
easier to loosen by carefully pus hing down
on the end of the wheel bo lt wrench with
one foot only. As you do so, hold on to the
Em er gen cy as sistanc e
car to keep your balance and take care not
to slip.
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be lifted with the jack first be-
fore the wheel can be removed .
Fig. 1 95 Sill panels: ma rkings
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Fig. 1 96 Sill: pos ition ing t he veh icle jack
.,. Activate the veh icle jack mode* in the MMI:
iCARI function button> (Car)* systems control
button >
Servicing & checks > Air susp.: jack
mo de > On.
.,. Engage the parking brake to prevent your veh i-
cle from rolling unintent iona lly.
... Move the
selector lever to position P.
... Find the marking (imprint) on the sill that is
nearest the wheel that will be changed
Qfig. 195. Behind the marking, there is a lift -
ing point on the sill for the veh icle jack .
.,. Applies to: vehicles with a s ill: Remove the cov-
er from the s ill before lifting the vehicle with a
veh icle jack
Q page 230.
.,. Turn the vehicle ja ck located under the lift ing
point on the sill t o raise the jack unti l its arm @
Q fig. 196 is located under the designated plas-
tic mo unt
Q A Q(D.
... Align the jack so that its arm @ ¢ fig. 196 en-
gages in the designated lifting point in the door..,.
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