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Emergencies
Wheel change
Preparation work
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If you have a flat tyre or puncture, park the
vehicle as far away from the flow of traffic
as possible. Choose a location that is as
level as possible.
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All vehicle occupants should leave the ve-
hicle. They should wait in a safe area (for
instance behind the roadside crash barri-
er).
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Switch the engine off. Switch the hazard
warning lights on and place the warning tri-
angles in position.
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Apply the handbrake
firmly.
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En
g
age the first gear, or put the selector
lever to position P for those vehicles with
an automatic gearbox.
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If you are towing a trailer, unhitch it from
your vehicle.
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Take the vehicle tools and the spare wheel
out of the luggage compartment.
WARNING
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Switch on the hazard warning lights and
place the warning triangles in position. This
is for your own safety and also warns other
road users.
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If you change the wheel on a slope, block
the wheel on the opposite side of the car with
a stone or similar to prevent the vehicle from
moving.
Changing a wheel
Change the wheel as described below:
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Remove the hub caps or the integral trim.
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Slac
ken the wheel bolts.
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Raise the vehicle with the jack at the corre-
spondin
g area.
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Remove the wheel and put on the spare
one.
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Lower the vehicle.
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Tighten the wheel bolts firmly with the box
spanner.
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Replace the hub cap.
After changing a wheel
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Put the tools back in their storage location.
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Place the wheel with the defective tyre in
the luggage compartment and secure it.
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Check the tyre pressure of the newly fitted
tyre as soon as possible.
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Have the tightening torque of the wheel
bolts checked as soon as possible with a
torque wrench. The prescribed torque must
be 120 Nm.
Note
●
If you notice that the wheel bolts are corro-
ded and difficult to turn when changing a
wheel, they must be replaced before having
the wheel bolt tightening torque checked.
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For safety reasons, drive at moderate
speeds until the wheel bolt tightening torque
has been checked.
Wheel covers*
Fig. 158
Remove the wheel cover.
The wheel covers must be removed for access
to the wheel bolts.
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