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Removing the wheel covers/bolt caps
Fig. 165 Changin g a whee l: remo ving the wheel cover
Fig. 166 C h an gin g a w hee l: remov ing t he wheel bolt caps
Wheel cover*
.. Insert the hook provided with the vehicle tool
kit in the hole in the hub¢
fig. 165.
.. Pull off the decorative wheel cover .
Wheel bolt caps*
.. Push the plastic clip provided with the vehicle
tool kit over the wheel bolt cap until it engages
¢fig . 166.
.. Pull on the plastic clip to remove the cap.
Loosening and tightening the wheel bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before raising
the vehicle .
Fig. 167 Ch ang ing a whee l: loose ning the w heel bolts
Emergency assistance
Loosening
.. Inst all the wheel bolt wrench over the wheel
bolt and push it down as far as it wi ll go .
.. Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench hand le
and turn the wheel bolts
counter-clockwise
about one single turn in the direction of arrow
¢fig. 167.
Tightening
.. Insta ll the wheel bolt wrench over the wheel
bolt and push it down as far as it w ill go.
.. Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench hand le
and turn each wheel bolt
clockwise 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 serious personal injuries .
-Do not loosen the wheel bolts more than
one turn
befo re you raise the vehicle with
the jack. -You risk an injury.
(0 Tips
-Never use the hexagonal socket in the han
dle of the screwdr iver to loosen or tighten
the whee l bolts.
- If a wheel bolt is very tight, you may find it
easier to loosen by ca refully pushing down
on the end of the whee l bolt wrenc h with
one foot only. As you do so, hold on to the
car to keep yo ur balance and take care not
to slip.
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-Make sure jack posit ion is correct , adjust
as necessary and then cont inue to raise
the jack.
- If work has to be done under the vehicle,
ensure that it is safely supported on su ita
ble stands -risk of injury!
- Never start the engine when the vehicle is
on the jack -risk of accident!
CD Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the sill. Position the
vehicle jack on ly at the designated lifting
points on the sill. Otherwise, your vehicle will
be damaged.
Taking the wheel off/installing the spare
tire
F ollow these instructions step-by-step for chang
ing the wheel .
Fig. 170 C hangin g a w heel: using th e hexagonal s oc ket
(w it h the blade removed ) to turn t he bolt s
Fig. 171 Chan gin g a w hee l: a lig nm ent pin in side the to p
h ol e
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, remove and re
p lace the whee l as follows:
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
Removing the whe el
"' Remove the topmost wheel bolt completely
with the
he xagona l s oc ket in the screwdriver
handle (vehicle too l kit)
c::> fig. 170 and set it
aside on a
clean surface.
.. Screw the threaded end of the
alignment pin
from the tool kit hand-tight into the empty bolt
hole
c::> fig . 171.
"' Then remove the other wheel bolts as described
above .
"' Take off the whee l leaving the alignment p in in
the bolt hole
c::> G) .
Putting on the spare tire
"' Push the spare tire over the alignment pi n
c::>(D .
"' Screw on the whee l bolts and tighten them
slightly u sing the hexagona l socket .
"' Remove the alignment pin and insert and t ight
en the remaining wheel bo lt s lightly like the
rest .
.. Turn the jack hand le count er-clockw ise to lower
the vehicle unti l the jack is fully released .
.. Use the wheel bo lt wrench to tighten all wheel
bolts firmly . Tighten them
in a crisscross pa t
tern,
from one bolt to the (approx imately) op
posite one, to keep the wheel centered .
"' Perform the steps required after chang ing the
wheel
c::> page 214, A~er changing a wheel.
_& WARNING
Do not use the hexagon al soc ket in the screw
driver handle to tighten the wheel bo lts. It is
not possible to tighten the bolts to the re
qu ired torque using the hexagonal socket -
risk of acc ident!
CD Note
When removing or installing the wheel, the
rim could h it the brake rotor and damage t he
rotor. Work carefully and have a second per
son to he lp you.
@ Tips
- When mounting tires with un idirectional
tread de sign
make sure the tread pattern is
pointed the right way
c::> page 218 . 1JJ,,
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