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The essentials
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The height of the parked vehicl
e can
change as a result of variations in tempera-
ture and loading.
CAUTION
The vehicle must not be raised on the
cr
ossbar. Only pl
ace the jack* on the
points designed for this purpose on the
strut. Otherwise, the vehicle may be dam-
aged.
Removing and fitting the wheel
Change the wheel after loosening the wheel
bolts and r
aising the v
ehicl
e with the jack.
Taking off the wheel
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Unscrew the wheel bolts using the box
spanner and place them on a clean surface.
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Take off the wheel
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.
Putting on the spar
e wheel
When fitting t
yr
es with a compulsory rotation
direction, observe the instructions in
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page 57.
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Mount the wheel.
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Screw on the wheel bolts in position and
tighten them loosely with a box spanner.
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Carefully lower the vehicle using the jack*.
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Tighten the wheel bolts in diagonal pairs
using the wheel brace.
The wheel bolts should be clean and turn
easily. Before fitting the spare wheel, inspect
the wheel condition and hub mounting surfa-
ces. These surfaces must be clean before fit-
ting the wheel.
Wheel bolt tightening torque
The prescribed tightening torque for wheel
bolts for steel and alloy wheels is 120 Nm. Af-
ter changing a wheel, have the tightening tor-
que checked immediately with a torque
wrench that is working perfectly.
Before checking tightening torque, have any
rusty wheel bolts that are difficult to screw re-
placed and clean the wheel hub threads.
Never apply grease or oil to wheel bolts or to
the wheel hub threads. Even if the bolts have
been tightened to the prescribed torque, they
could come loose while driving.
WARNING
If the wheel bolts are not properly tight-
ened, they could come loose whil
e driving
and cause an accident, serious injury and
loss 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 cl
ean,
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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Loosen the wheel bolts only about one
turn before raising the vehicle with the jack.
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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.
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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.
CAUTION
When removing/fitting the wheel, the rim
may hit and damage the brake disc. F
or this
reason, please take care and get a second
person to assist you.
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