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(D Tips
The vehicle jack* in your vehicle is mainte
na nee-free.
Replacing wheels
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your own
and your passenger's safety when changing a
wheel .
'"After you experience a tire failure, pull the car
well away from moving traff ic and try to reach
le ve l ground before you stop ¢,&. .
'"All passe ngers should le ave the car and move
to a safe location (for instance, be hind the
guardra il) ¢ ,&. .
.. Engage the parkin g brake to p revent your vehi
cle from rolling
unintentionally ¢,&. .
'"Move selecto r lev er to p osition P ¢ ,&. .
'"If you are towing a trailer, unh itch the trailer
from your veh icle.
'" Take the jac k and the sp are tir e* out of the lug
gage compartment
i::> page 226 .
A WARNING
You or your passengers cou ld be inju red w hile
chang ing a wheel if you do not follow these
safety precautions :
- If you have a flat t ire, move a safe distance
off t he road. Tur n off the engine, t urn the
emergency flashers on and use other warn
ing devices to alert other motorists .
- Make s ure tha t pa ssengers w ait in a sa fe
place away from the vehicle and we ll away
from the road and traffic.
- T o help prevent the vehicle from moving
sudden ly and possibly slipping o ff th e jack,
always fully set the parking brake and b lock
the front and back of the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel be ing changed. When
one front whee l is lifted off the ground,
placing the Automatic Transm ission in P
(Park) w ill
not prevent the veh icle from
moving.
Em ergenc y ass is tanc e
-Before you change a whee l, be sure the
ground is level and firm . If necessary, use a
sturdy board under the jack.
- Always store the vehicle too l kit, the jack
and the replaced tire in the luggage com
partment
¢ page 130.
(D Tips
Before changing the wheel, you must activate
the jacking mode, so that the automatic con
tro ls for the Adaptive Air Suspension* do not
make it more difficult to lift the vehicle with
the
jack ¢ page 229 .
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel , follow the sequence
described below step-by-step and in exactly that
order .
l. Activate the vehicle jack mode* ¢ page 229.
2. Remove the deco rati ve wheel co ver* or the
wheel bolt c aps *. For more details see also
¢ page 228, Decorative wheel covers or
¢ page 228, Wheels with wheel bolt caps .
3. Loosen the wheel bolt s ¢page 229.
4. Locate t he p roper mount ing point for the
jack and align the jack be low that poin t
¢page 229 .
S. R ais e the car with the jack ¢ page 229 .
6. Remove the wheel with the fl at tir e and then
install
the spare ¢ page 231.
7. Tig hte n all wheel bolts lightly .
8 .
Lower the vehicle with the jack .
9 . Use the wheel bolt wrench and
firml y tighten
all wheel
bo lts ¢ page 229.
10. Replace t he decorat ive wh eel cover * or the
wheel bolt cap s*.
11. Deactivate the vehicle jack mode* in t he
MMI :
ICAR I function button > (Car )* sys tem s
contro l button > Ser vicing & che cks > Air
s usp.: jack mod e> Off.
The vehicle jack mode * switches off automatica l-
ly at speeds abov e 6 mph (10 km/h).
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