User Manual - Page 41

For MII ELECTRIC 2019.

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Self-help
Changing a wheel
What t
o do first
Park the vehicle on a horizontal surface and
in a safe pl
ace as far away from traffic as
possible.
Apply the handbrake.
Switch on the hazard warning lights.
Position the selector lever in N or P.
Keep the vehicle tool kit
page 35 and
the spare wheel* available.
Observe the applicable legislation for each
country (reflective vest, warning triangles,
etc.).
All occupants should leave the vehicle and
wait in a safe place (for instance behind the
roadside crash barrier).
WARNING
Alw
ays observe the above steps and pro-
tect yourself and other road users.
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 vehi-
cle from moving.
Integral wheel trim
Fig. 30
Remove the wheel cover.
The wheel covers must be removed for ac-
cess t
o the wheel bolts.
R
emoving
Take the wheel brace and the wire hook
from the vehicle tool kit
››
page 35.
Hook the wire through one of the grooves of
the trim.
Insert the box spanner through the hook,
rest it on the tyre and remove the wheel trim
››
Fig. 30.
Fitting
Press the trim against the wheel so that the
hole for the valve fits over the tyre valve.
Make sure that the trim is correctly fitted all
the way around the wheel. If you are using an
anti-theft wheel lock, screw it in the opposite
position to the valve.
Wheel bolt caps*
Fig. 31 Wheel: wheel bolts with caps.
Removal
Fit the plastic clip (vehicle tools
Fig. 28)
over the cap until it clicks into place
››
Fig. 31.
Remove the cap with the plastic clip.
The caps protect the wheel bolts and should
be remounted after changing the tyre.
The anti-theft wheel locking bolt has a
special cap. This only fits on anti-theft locking
bolts and is not for use with standard wheel
bolts.
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