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Index Data Technology Repairs Car care Controls Overview
Changing tires
6 Position the jack at the jacking point
closest to the flat tire (refer to the
arrow on the sill trim) so that the
jack base is vertically below the
jacking point and the entire surface
of the head of the jack will move
into the square recess of the jacking
point (refer to the illustration detail)
when the jack is cranked
7 Jack the car up until the wheel you
are changing is raised from the
ground
8 Unscrew the lug bolts and remove
the wheel
9 Remove accumulations of mud or
dirt from the mounting surfaces of
the wheel and hub; clean the lug
bolts
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10 Take the alignment tool from the
onboard tool kit and insert it to-
gether with the plastic insert into
one of the bolt sockets (arrow)
11 Position the spare wheel on the
hub. Screw at least two lug bolts
finger-tight into opposite bolt holes.
Remove the alignment tool
12 Screw in the remaining lug bolts.
Tighten all the bolts securely
13 Lower the jack and remove it from
beneath the car
14 Tighten the lug bolts, alternating
between bolts positioned opposite
one another
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15 Wheels with hub covers: Position
the hub cover and press on tightly
16 If equipped with lug bolt covers:
Align the arrow on the cover with
the line in the wheel and press the
cover into place
17 Check and correct the air pressure
as soon as possible.
For vehicles with Tire Pressure
Control (RDC)
*:
Reactivate the system after mount-
ing either the spare tire or after in-
flating tire(s) to proper pressure.
Refer to page 98.
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 004 597 - © 08/99 BMW AG
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