1
Wheel bolt for alloy wheel
2 Wheel bolt forst eel wheel #
Clean the wheel and wheel hub contact sur fa‐
ces. #
Vehicles with Super Single tires: first
ins tallth e adap terfo rth e nar row spare wheel
on the wheel hub. #
Slide the wheel which is tobe re-ins talled
onto the wheel hub or the adap terfo rthe
spare wheel and push it on.
Ve hicles with light alloy wheels #
Use the suitable short wheel bolts forthe
spare steel wheel found in theve hicle tool kit. #
Screw inthe wheel bolts until they are finger-
tight.
Wheels with wheel nuts #
Front wheels with wheel nut co ver:press the
wheel nut co ver onto the wheel nuts. #
Screw inthre e wheel nuts overth efixing
discs of the wheel nut co ver. #
Turn the wheel so that the wheel bolts are in
th e middle of the holes. #
Screw inthere maining wheel nuts. #
Slightly tighten all the wheel nuts. Lo
weri ngtheve hicle af ter a wheel change &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
The wheels could come loose if the wheel
bolts or wheel nuts are not tightened tothe
prescribed tightening torque. #
Makesure the wheel bolts or wheel
nuts are tightened tothe prescribed
tightening torque. #
Ifyo u are not sure, do not mo vethe
ve hicle. Consult a qualified specialist
wo rkshop and ha vethe tightening tor‐
qu ech ecked immediately. Re
quirements:
R The new wheel has been ins talled
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Obser vethe no tes on raising theve hicle
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Ve hicles with rear wheel drive
Only use the middle rod and the pump le verrod
with the largest diame terfo rth e jack as a lug
wrench extension. Only inse rtthe middle rod on
th e lug wrench, and alw ays as far as it will go.
Otherwise, thero ds could bend and deform so
much that they can no longer be used as pu mp
le ve rs forth e jac k.
Ve hicles with Super Single tires: ifyo u mount
th e spare wheel tothere ar axle, do not exceed
th e maximum speed of 34 mph (55 km/h) and
th e maximum dis tance of 62 miles (100 km). Oth‐
erwise, the transmission could be damaged due
to the dif fere nt rotational speeds of the wheels. #
Using the pump le ver,slowly turn the drain
scr ew onthe jack appr oximately one revo lu‐
tion and carefully lo werth eve hicle. #
Place the jack toone side. #
Pull thero d with the smallest diame ter off the
pump le ver.
The shor tened pu mpleve r ser ves as a lug
wrench extension. #
Starting with the middle rod, slide the lug
wrench extension as far as it will go onto the
lug wrench. Wheels and tires
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#
Tighten the wheel bolts or nuts evenly in the
sequence indicated (1 to6 ).
Specified tightening torque:
R Steel wheel bolts: 177 lb-ft (240 Nm)
R Wheel nuts: 133 lb-f t(180 Nm)
R Alloy wheel bolts: 133 lb-f t(180 Nm) #
Push the pis ton on thehy draulic jack in again
and close the pressure release scr ew. #
Vehicles with all-wheel drive: turnthe jack
spindle clockwise as far as it will go.
% Yo
u can now ins tallth e hub caps on steel
wheels with wheel bolts. The ins tallation pro‐
cedure depends on whe ther the hub cap acts
as a trim that co vers the whole wheel, or just
co vers the center. #
Wheel with hub cap: positionthe opening
fo rth e tire valve in the hub cap overth e tire
va lve. #
Push the edge of the hub cap onto the wheel
ri m with bo thhands until it engages into
place. Make sure the hub cap retaining
cat ches engage on thesteel wheel. #
Wheel with central hub cap: positionthe
re taining lugs of the cent ral hub cap overthe
wheel bolts. #
Hitthe middle of the hub cap toengage it on
th e wheel. #
Secure thefa ulty wheel in the spare wheel
brac ket. #
Vehicles with Super Single tires: transport
th efa ulty rear wheel on the load area. The
re ar wheel is too lar geforth e spare wheel
brac ket. #
Check the tire pressure of the newly ins talled
wheel and adjust it if necessar y. #
Retighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts tothe
specified tightening torque af terth eve hicle
has been driven 31miles (50 km). #
When using a wheel or spare wheel with a
new or newly painted wheel rim, ha vethe
wheel bolts or nuts retightened af ter appro x‐
ima tely 620 miles (1,000 km) to3,10 0 miles
(5,000 km).
% Ve
hicles with the tire pressure monitor
sy stem: all ins talled wheels must be equip‐
ped with functioning sensors.
Make sure toobser vethefo llowing fur ther rela‐
te d subject:
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Note
s onthe emer gency spare wheel and
spare wheel Spare wheel:
wheel and tire dimensions as well
as the type of tire cor respond totheot her ins tal‐
led wheels.
Emer gency spare wheel: wheel and/or tire
dimensions as well as the type of tire are dif fer‐
ent from the wheel tobe replaced. A label with a
speed limit can be found on the emer gency spa re
wheel.
An ins talled emer gency spa rewheel or spare
wheel changes the driving characteristics and
bears risks. &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tire dimensions
When the emer gency spa rewheel or the
spare wheel is ins talled, driving characteris‐
tics may be se verely affected.
The reis an inc reased risk of an accident.
To prev ent hazardous situations: #
Once the spare wheel or the emer gency
spa rewheel has been ins talled, check
th e tire pressure and adjust if neces‐
sar y. #
The emer gency spa rewheel may only
be used temp orarily and must be
re placed with a standard wheel as soon
as possible. #
Never ins tall more than one emer gency
spa rewheel. #
When operating your vehicle with the
emer gency spa rewheel ins talled, adapt 332
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