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Wheel-changing
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Spare wheel and adapter
*
to remove
the wheel stud cover
*
(see next but
one column)
Both are kept next to the jack. Take
off the adapter or the plastic cap.
Unscrew the wing nut (arrow) by
hand and take out the wheel
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Wheel stud wrench and screwdriver
In the toolkit in the luggage compart-
ment lid/tailgate (see page 160).
touring: the wheel stud wrench is
next to the spare wheel.
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Procedure
1. Note the safety precautions on the
previous page
2. Prevent the car from rolling away:
Place the wheel chock behind the
front wheel on the side opposite to
where the wheel is to be removed (or
in front of the front wheel on a down-
hill gradient). If the car cannot be
moved to a point on a less severe
gradient, you must protect it reliably
against rolling away
3. If full-width wheel covers
*
are
installed: reach into the vent holes
and pull the cover off
4. Version with adapter
*
: place the
adapter on the wheel stud cover,
attach the wheel stud wrench and
press to the left (see illustration)
5. If hub covers
*
are fitted: lever off the
cover by inserting a screwdriver
blade into the slot. For thiefproof
wheel studs, see page 170
6. Slacken off the wheel studs by a
1/2 turn
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