6. Ask all vehicle occupants to leave the
vehicle and stand at a safe distance
away from moving
traffic.
7. Switch on the hazard warning lights
and set up the warning triangle
→
page 73. Observe any legal require-
ments.
8. Chock the wheel diagonally opposite
the wheel being worked on with
a stone, collapsible chocks or a similar
object.
9. When towing a trailer: unhitch the trail-
er from the vehicle and park it
→
page 272.
10. When the luggage compartment is loa-
ded: remove load.
11. Remove the spare or temporary spare
wheel from the spare wheel bracket
and take out the vehicle toolkit.
12. Remove the hubcaps
→
page 350.
WARNING
Ignoring any of the items on this impor-
tant safety checklist can lead to acci-
dents and severe injuries.
·
Always follow the actions in the check-
list and observe the generally valid
safety precautions.
Wheel bolts
Please refer to at the start of the
chapter on page 352.
Loosening the wheel bolts
Fig. 213
Changing a wheel: loosening the
wheel bolts
Use a suitable wheel wrench to loosen the
wheel bolts.
Only loosen the wheel bolts by approxi-
mately one turn before raising the vehicle
with the vehicle jack.
If the wheel bolt is very tight, you may be
able to loosen it by pushing down the end
of the spanner carefully with your foot.
Hold on to the vehicle for support and take
care not to slip.
1. Fit the box spanner over the wheel bolt
as far as it will go
→
2. Hold the end of the box spanner and
turn the wheel bolt one turn anticlock-
wise
→
.
Changing a wheel
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