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Changing a wheel>Spare tire
* or space-saver spare tire
*
Located next to the jack.
Loosen the wing nut (arrow) by hand, 
remove the storage tray and take out 
the spare wheel.
>Lug wrench Ð is in the onboard tool 
kit on the underside of the luggage 
compartment lid (refer to page 142).460de059
Procedure1 Read and comply with the safety 
precautions provided on the previ-
ous page.
2 Secure the vehicle from rolling:
Place the wedge against the rear 
surface of the front tire on the side 
opposite the side being raised. If 
the vehicle is parked on a down-
ward slope, place the wedge se-
curely in front of the tire. If the 
wheel must be changed on a sur-
face with a more severe slope, take 
additional precautions to secure the 
vehicle from rolling.
3 If your wheels are equipped with full 
wheel covers
*: Reach into the ven-
tilation openings and pull the cover 
off.
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4 Loosen the lug bolts 1/2 turn. 
5 Position the jack at the jacking point 
closest to the flat tire (refer to the 
center illustration) so that the jack 
base is vertically below the jacking 
point and the entire surface of the 
head of the jack will move into the 
square recess of the jacking point 
(refer to the illustration detail) when 
the jack is cranked.
6 Jack the car up until the wheel you 
are changing is raised from the 
ground.
7 Unscrew the lug bolts and remove 
the wheel.
8 Remove accumulations of mud or 
dirt from the mounting surfaces of 
the wheel and hub; clean the lug 
bolts.460de190 
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Changing a wheel9 Position the new wheel or the 
space-saver spare tire
* on the hub 
and screw at least two lug bolts fin-
ger-tight into opposite bolt holes. 
10 Screw in the remaining lug bolts. 
Tighten all the bolts securely.
11 Lower the jack and remove it from 
beneath the car.
12 Tighten the lug bolts in a diagonal 
pattern.
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13 Wheels with full wheel covers: 
Position the wheel cover with the 
valve opening over the valve (arrow) 
and press it onto the wheel with 
both hands.
14 Check and correct the tire's inflation 
pressure at the earliest possibility.
For vehicles with RDC (Tire Pres-
sure Control)
*:
Reactivate the system after mount-
ing either the spare tire or after in-
flating tire(s) to proper pressure. 
Refer to page 80.
Use only the full wheel cover in-
stalled by the factory. Other wheel 
covers may not fit securely. The full 
wheel cover may not be installed on the 
space-saver spare tire
* since this could 
damage the cover.<
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The vehicle jack is designed for 
changing wheels only. Do not at-
tempt to raise another vehicle model 
with it or to raise any load of any kind. 
To do so could cause accidents and 
personal injury.
Have the lug bolts checked for proper 
tightness with a calibrated torque 
wrench at the earliest possibility [torque 
specification: 72 lb.ft. (100 Nm)].<
When storing the wheel, be sure that 
you do not damage the retaining pin in 
the spare tire recess.
If light-alloy wheels other than Original 
BMW light-alloy wheels have been 
mounted, it may be necessary to use 
different lug bolts for those wheels.
Replace the defective tire as quickly as 
possible and have the new wheel bal-
anced. 
Everything from A to ZGlove compartment lamp
bulb replacement148
Gross vehicle weight174HHandbrake63
Handsfree system95
Hazard warning flashers25
Hazard warning triangle25
Head restraint48
Headlamp covers, 
care132, 143
Headlamp flasher83
Headlamp washer 
system124, 175
Headlamp washers70
Heated seats91
Heavy loads99
Height173
HiFi system Ð harman 
kardon92
High beams23, 68, 83
bulb replacement143
Hood release120
Horn17
Hubcap150IIce warning76
Icy roads76
Identification, tires116Ignition key32
Ignition lock61
Indicator lamps20
Inflated pressure27, 113
Inflation pressure 
monitoring80, 167
INSPECTION74
Installing a child restraint 
system60
Instrument cluster18
Instrument lighting82
Instrument panel18
Interaxle tire rotation115
Interface socket96
for Onboard 
Diagnostics139
Interference
cellular phones112
Interior lamps36, 83
bulb replacement147
remote control36
Interior motion sensor42
Interior rearview mirror52
automatic dimming 
feature53, 165
Interlock61
Intermittent wipe68
JJack149
Jump-starting157
KKey Memory53
Keys32
with remote control32LLAMPS ON warning82
Lashing eyes99
Leather care136
Length173
License plate lamp
bulb replacement147
Light switch82
Light-alloy wheels118
Lighter96
Load-securing devices99
Louvers86
Low beam headlamps82
Low beams
bulb replacement143
Lug bolts150
Lug wrench149
Luggage compartment41
capacity174
floor mat41
floor panel41
remote control37
Luggage compartment 
lamps
bulb replacement148Luggage compartment 
lid39
emergency release39
securing separately39
Luggage compartment 
lighting39
Luggage rack100
Lumbar support49
MM+S tires117
Maintenance74, 131
Malfunction displays75
Manual transmission64
Manually controlled 
recirculated-air89
Memory50
MFL (Multifunction steering 
wheel)24
Microfilter90, 155
Mirror memory50
Mirrors52
Mobile phones112
Modifications, 
technical6, 138
Multifunction steering wheel 
(MFL)24NNeckrest48