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Self-help
If the wheel bolt is very tight, carefully push
on the end of the wheel wr
ench with your
foot. Hold on to the vehicle for support and
take care not to slip during this operation.
Loosening wheel nuts
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Fit the wheel wrench on as far as it will go
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Fig. 45.
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Hold the wrench at the end and rotate the
bolt approximately one turn anticlock-
wise
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.
Impor
tant 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
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Fig. 46
2
or
3
, taking the tyre valve’s po-
sition as r
eference
1
. Otherwise it will not be
possibl
e to mount the hubcap.
WARNING
If the wheel bolts are not properly tight-
ened, they coul
d come loose while driving
and cause an accident, serious injury and
l
oss of vehicle control.
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Use only wheel bolts which correspond
to the rim in question.
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Never use different wheel bolts.
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Wheel bolts and threads should be clean,
free of oil and grease, and it should be pos-
sible to screw them easily.
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To loosen and tighten wheel bolts, only
use the wheel wrench that came with the
car from the factory.
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The wheel bolts should only be loosened
slightly (about one turn) before raising the
vehicle with the jack. Risk of accident!
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Never apply grease or oil to wheel bolts
or to the wheel hub threads. Even if the
bolts have been tightened to the prescri-
bed torque, they could come loose while
driving.
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Never loosen the screwed joints of wheel
rims with bolted ring trims.
●
If wheel bolts are tightened below the
prescribed torque, the bolts and rims could
come loose while driving. If tightening tor-
que is too high, the wheel bolts or threads
can be damaged.
Raise the vehicle
Fig. 47
Jack position points.
Fig. 48
Jack mounted on the left rear part of
the v
ehicle
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Rest the jack (vehicles tools) on firm
gr
ound. If necessary use a large, strong
board or similar support. If the surface is slip-
pery (for example tiles) place the jack on a
rubber mat or similar to prevent it from slip-
ping
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