Loosening
• 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 the wheel bolts
counter-clockwise
about one single turn in the direction of arrow
<=>fig. 218.
Tightening
• 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
clockwi se 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 wheel bolt is
very tight, you may find it
easier to loosen by carefully push ing down
on the end of the wheel bo lt wrench with
one
foot only . As you do so, hold on to the
car to keep your balan ce and take care no t
to slip .
Em er gen cy a ss istanc e
A8: Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be lifted with the jack first be-
fore the wheel can be removed.
Fig. 219 Sill panels: markings
Fig. 220 Sill: positioning the veh icle jack
• Activate the vehicle jack mode in the MMI:
!CARI function button > Car systems control
button
> Servicing & checks > Air susp.: jack
mode > On.
• Engage the parking brake to prevent your veh i-
cle from rolling unintentionally.
"' Move the
selector lever to position P.
"' Find the mark ing (imprint) o n the sill that is
nea rest the wheel that will be changed
<=> fig. 219 . Behind t he marking, there is a lift -
ing point on the sill fo r t he vehi cle jack.
• Turn the
vehicle jack located under the lifting
point on the sill to raise the jack unt il its arm @
<=> fig. 220 is located under the designated plas-
tic mount<=> .&.<=>CD.
"' Align the jack so that its arm @ <=>
fig. 220 en-
gages in the designated lifting point in the door
sill and the movable base @ lies flat on the
gro und . The base @ must be
vertical under the
lifting point @ .
"' Wind the jack up fu rther until the f lat ti re
comes off the ground ¢ ..&._. ""
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