- Always store t he vehicle tool kit , the jack
and t he replaced t ire in the luggage com-
partment ¢ page 141 .
@ Tips
Before chang ing the wheel, you must acti-
vate the jacking mode, so that the auto-
mat ic controls for the Adaptive Air Sus-
pens ion do not make it more difficu lt to
lift the vehicle with the jack ¢
page 2 75.
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, follow these-
quence described below step-by-step and in
exactly that order .
1. Activate the vehicle jack mode
c:;.page275.
2. Remove the decorative whe el cover* . For
mo re deta ils see also c:;, page 2 73, Deco-
rative wheel covers
or c:;, page 2 7 4,
Wheels with wheel bolt caps.
3 . Loosen the wheel bolts c:;, page 2 7 4.
4 . Locate t he proper mo unt ing po int for the
jack and align the jack below that point
c:;, page 2 75.
5. Raise the car with the jack c:;, page 275.
6 . Remove the w heel with the flat tire and
then install
the spare c:;, page 2 76 .
7. Tighten all wheel bo lts light ly.
8. Lower the ve hicle wit h the jack.
9 . Use t he wheel bolt wre nch and
firmly
tighte n all whee l bolts c:;.page 274.
10. Replace the de corative wheel cover*.
11. Deactivate the vehicle jack mode in t he
MMI:
!CARI fu nction button > Car systems
control button > Servicing & checks > Air
susp.: jack mode > Off .
The vehicle jack mode sw itches off automati -
cally at speeds above 10 km/h.
A WARNING
Always read and follow all WARNINGS and
information
c:;, .&. in Raising the vehicle on
page 275
and c:;, page 277.
What do I d o now ? 27 3
After changing a wheel
A wheel change is not complete without the
doing the following.
.,. Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack*
and the replaced tire in the luggage com-
partment c:;, page 141 .
.,. Check the tire pressure on the spare whee l
immed iate ly afte r mounting it .
.,. As soon as poss ible, have t he
tight ening
torque s
on all wheel bolts checked with a
torque wrenc h. The correc t tighten ing tor-
que is 90 ft lb (120 Nm).
.,. Have the flat tire
replaced as soon as possi-
ble .
@ Tips
- If you notice that the wheel bo lts a re
corroded and difficult to turn while
chang ing a tire, they should be replaced
before you check the tightening torque.
- Drive at reduced speed until you have the
tightening torques checked .
- After changing a whee l, the ti re press ure
in all four tires must be checked/correct-
ed and the tire press ure monitoring ind i-
cator must be sto red in the MMI
c:;.page268 .
Decorative wheel covers
Applies to veh icles: with decorative whee l covers
The decorative wheel covers mus t be removed
first to access the wheel bolts.
Fig. 22 1 Chang ing a whee l: Removing the whee l cover
Removing
.,. Insert the hook (provided with the vehicle
t oo l kit) in the ho le in t he whee l hub cover .
i,,.
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