Removing and installing the spare
wheel
Spare wheel under the rear of the vehi-
cle
Removing
X
Take the lug wrench and auxiliary tool for the
spare wheel lifter out of the vehicle tool kit
(
Y
page 261).
X
Open the tailgate/rear door.
X
Carefully pry off protective cap
:
with a suit-
able tool, e.g. a screwdriver. Be careful not to
damage the paintwork or the covering cap
when doing so.
X
Push auxiliary tool
;
through the opening
into the winch guide.
X
Attach wheel bolt wrench
=
to auxiliary
tool
;
for the spare wheel lifter.
X
Turn wheel bolt wrench
=
in the direction of
arrow
?
until you feel resistance or until the
friction clutch of the winch overwinds.
The spare wheel has been lowered.
X
Hold the spare wheel by handle
E
on the
cover tray and pull it out from under the vehi-
cle.
X
Press cable
B
downwards and twist it
against spring
D
using wheel gripper
C
.
Wheel gripper
C
is released.
X
Pull wheel gripper
C
through the opening in
cover tray
E
and out of the wheel brace.
X
Remove cover tray
E
from the spare wheel.
!
When winding upwards, make sure that the
handle of the cover tray points backwards.
Check that the spare wheel is correctly and
firmly positioned:
R
after every wheel change
R
at every maintenance interval
R
at least once a year
Installing
i
Alloy wheels cannot be transported under
the vehicle. In this case, transport the alloy
wheel in the cargo compartment and only
raise cover tray
E
.
X
Remove lug wrench
=
and auxiliary tool
;
for the spare wheel lifter from the vehicle tool
kit (
Y
page 261).
X
Place the wheel on the ground with the wheel
brace pointing upwards.
Spare wheel
293
Whe
el
s
and
tires
Z
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