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The essentials
Wheel bolts
Fig. 83 Changing a wheel: loosen the wheel
bo
lts.
Fig. 84 Changing a wheel: tyre valve
1
and
the c
orr
ect
position for the anti-theft wheel
locking bolt
2
or
3
.
Use only the wheel wrench belonging to the
c
ar t
o loo
sen the wheel bolts.
Loosen the wheel bolts only about one turn
before raising the vehicle with the jack.
If the wheel bolt is very tight, carefully push
on the end of the wheel wrench with your
foot. Hold on to the vehicle for support and
take care not to slip during this operation.
Loosening wheel bolts
●
Fit the wheel wrench on as far as it will go
››› Fig. 83.
●
Hold the wrench at the end and rotate the
bolt approximately one turn anticlock-
wise ›››
in Removing and fitting the wheel
on p
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e 69
.
The caps protect the wheel bolts and should
be pushed fully on again after changing the
tyre.
Loosening the anti-theft wheel bolt
●
Take the adapter for the anti-theft wheel
bolts out of the vehicle tool kit.
●
Insert the adapter fully onto the anti-theft
wheel bolt ››› Fig. 84.
●
Fit the wheel wrench as far as it will go over
the adapter.
●
Hold the wrench at the end and rotate the
bolt approximately one turn anticlock-
wise ›››
in Removing and fitting the wheel
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The anti-theft wheel bolt has a different cap.
This cap only fits on anti-theft locking bolts
and is not for use with standard wheel bolts.
Important information about wheel bolts
Factory-fitted rims and wheel bolts are spe-
cially matched during construction. There-
fore, if different rims are fitted, the correct
wheel bolts with the right length and heads
must be used. This ensures that wheels are
fitted securely and that the brake system
functions correctly.
In certain circumstances, you should not
even use wheel bolts from vehicles of the
same model.
In wheels with full hubcaps, the anti-theft
locking bolt must be threaded onto positions
2
›
›
› Fig. 84
or
3
, taking the tyre valve’s po-
s
ition a
s
reference
1
. Otherwise it will not
be po
s
s
ible to mount the hubcap.
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