Removing and t
ting wheel bolt
caps
Please refer to at the start of the
chapt
er on page 364.
Removing caps
Fig. 220 R
emoving the wheel bolt caps.
The caps protect the wheel bolts and
should be placed fully back in position aer
changing the tyre.
1. Take the hook from the vehicle toolkit
→ page 306.
2. Insert the hook through the opening in
the cap.
3. Pull o the cap with the hook in the di-
rection of the arrow → Fig. 220.
Fitting caps
1. Press the caps onto the bolts until they
click into place.
The anti-the wheel bolt has a separate
cap. It only fits onto the anti-the wheel
bolts and not onto conventional wheel
bolts.
Loosening the wheel bolts
Please refer to at the start of the
chapt
er on page 364.
Fig. 221 loosening the wheel bolts.
Use a suitable wheel wrench to loosen the
wheel bolts.
Only loosen the wheel bolts b
y approxi-
mately one turn before raising the vehicle
with the vehicle jack.
1. Fit the box spanner over the wheel bolt
as far as it will go.
2. Hold the end of the box spanner and
turn the wheel bolt one turn anticlock-
wise → page 370.
If the wheel bolt is very tight, you may
be able to loosen it by pushing down
the end of the spanner carefully with your
foot. Hold on to the vehicle for support and
take care not to slip.
Loosening the anti-the wheel bolt
1. Take the adapter for the anti-the
wheel bolt out of the vehicle toolkit.
2. Push the adapter onto the anti-the
wheel bolt as far as it will go.
3. Insert the box spanner into the adapter
as far as it will go.
4. Hold the end of the box spanner and
turn the wheel bolt one turn anticlock-
wise → page 370.
If the wheel bolt is very tight, you may
be able to loosen it by pushing down
the end of the spanner carefully with your
370 Wheels and tyres
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