2 7 0 What do I do now ?
- Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack
and the replaced t ire in the luggage com-
partment ¢
page 139.
@ Tips
Before changing the wheel, yo u m ust acti-
vate t he jac king mode, so t hat t he auto-
mat ic cont rols fo r the Adaptive Air Sus-
pens io n do not make it mo re d ifficult to
lift the vehicle with the jack
c.';> page 2 72.
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
¢page 272.
2. Remove the decorative wheel cover*. For
more deta ils see also ¢ page 270, Deco-
rative wheel covers
or ¢ page 2 71,
Wheels with wheel bolt caps.
3 . Loosen the wheel bolts ¢ page 2 71.
4 . Locate t he proper mo unt ing po int for the
jack and align t he jack be low t hat poi nt
¢ page 272 or r::!>page 273.
5 . Raise the car with the jack ¢ page 272 or
¢ page 273.
6 . Remove the wheel with the flat tire and
then install the spare ¢page 274 .
7 . Tighten all wheel bolts ligh tly.
8 .
Lower t he ve hicle wit h the jack .
9 . Use th e whee l bolt wren ch a nd
firmly
tig hte n all whee l bolts ¢p age 271.
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 jac k mode sw itches off automati -
cally at speeds above 10 km/h.
A WARNING
Always read and follow all WARNINGS and
informati on ¢ .&. in AB: Raising the vehicle
on page 272
and ¢page 275 .
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 rep laced tire in the luggage com-
pa rtment ¢ page 139 .
.,. Check the tire pressure on the spare whee l
immed iate ly afte r mounting it .
.,. As soon as poss ible, have t he
tightening
torques
on all whee l bolts che cked with a
torque wre nch. The correc t tig hten ing tor -
que is 90 ft lb (120 Nm).
.,. Have the flat tire
replaced as soon as possi-
ble.
@ Tips
- If you not ice that the wheel bo lts a re
corroded and difficult to turn while
chang ing a tire, t hey shou ld be rep laced
before you check the tig htening to rque.
- Drive at reduced speed until you have the
t ightening torques checked.
- After changing a whee l, the t ire press ure
in all four tires must be chec ked/co rrect -
ed and the tire press ure monito ring indi-
cator must be st o red in th e MMI
¢ page 265.
' Decorative wheel covers
Applies to veh icles: with decorative whee l covers
The decorative wheel covers must be removed
first to access the wheel bolts.
Fig. 2 21 Changing a w heel: Removing t he wheel cover
Removing
.,. Insert th e hook (provided with th e vehicle
t oo l kit) in t he hole in t he whee l hub cover . ..,.
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