Vehicle care 289
Wheel changing
Make the following preparations and
observe the following information:
● Park the vehicle on a level, firm
and non-skid surface. The front
wheels must be in the straight-
ahead position.
● Apply the parking brake and
engage first gear, reverse gear or
P.
● Place a chock under the wheel
diagonally opposite the wheel to
be changed.
● If the ground on which the vehicle
is standing is soft, a solid board
(approx. 1 cm thick) should be
placed under the jack.
● Take heavy objects out of the
vehicle before jacking up.
● No people or animals may be in
the vehicle when it is jacked-up.
● Never crawl under a jacked-up
vehicle.
● Do not start the vehicle when it is
raised on the jack.
● Before screwing in the wheel
bolts, clean them.
9
Warning
Do not grease wheel bolts.
Tightening torques
9 Warning
Ensure to use always the correct
wheel bolts if changing the
wheels. When installing the spare
wheel for temporary usage, the
bolts for alloy wheel rims can also
be used.
Caution
If the vehicle is equipped with alloy
wheel rims, tighten the wheel bolts
manually at least for the first five
turns.
Depending on the wheel rim material,
two different bolts are available.
Tightening torque for alloy wheel rims
is 115 Nm.
Tightening torque for steel wheel rims
is 115 Nm.
Use the correct wheel bolts for the
respective wheel rims.
Jacking positions
The jacking positions shown refer to
the use of lifting arms and accessory
jacks used for changing winter /
summer tyres.
To Next Page
Loading...
