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.. Pull off the decorative wheel cover
r=>fig. 221 .
Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Applies to vehicles: with wheel bolts with caps
The caps must be removed first from the
wheel bolts before the bolts can be un-
screwed .
Fig. 222 Changing a whee l: remov ing the wheel bolt
caps
Rem oving
.. Push the plastic clip (provided with the vehi-
cle tool kit) over the whee l bolt cap unt il the
inner retainers on the clip al ign with the
edge of the cover.
.. Remove the cap with the
plastic clip (vehicle
tool kit)
r=>fig . 222.
Refitting
.. Place the caps ove r the wheel bo lts and
push them back on.
The caps are to protect and keep the wheel
bolt s clean.
What do I d o now ? 271
Loosening and tightening the wheel
, bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before rais-
ing the vehicle .
Fig. 223 Changing a whee l: loosen ing the wheel 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 bo lts
counter-
clockwise
about one single turn in the d irec-
tion of arrow
r=> fig . 223.
Tight e ning
.. 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 .
A WARNING
- Do not use fo rce or hurry when changing
a wheel - you can ca use the vehicle to slip
off the jack and cause ser ious pe rsonal
injuries.
- Do not loosen the wheel bo lts more than
one turn
befo re you raise the vehicle with
the jack . - You risk an injury .
(D Tips
- Never use the hexagona l soc ket in the
hand le of the screwdr iver to loosen or
t igh t en the wheel bolts .
- If a wheel bolt is very tight, you may find
it eas ier to loose n by carefully pushing
down on the end of t he wheel bolt
wrench with
one foot only. As you do so, Ill>-
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