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Minor Repairs
2.
Remove wheel nuts.
3.
Unscrew the wheel bolts
A
, which secure the
spacer
B
.
4.
Remove the spacer
B
.
5.
Screw in assembly aid instead of wheel bolt.
6.
Fit the wheel.
7.
Secure the wheel using the wheel bolts
A
,
which were used to secure the spacer
B
.
Insert wheel bolts and tighten by hand.
Remove assembly aid and screw in remaining
wheel bolt.
Initially tighten bolts only slightly in diagonally
opposite sequence so that the wheel is
centered.
8.
Inflate the tire if necessary.
Information on tire pressure can be found
under “Technical data” in this Owner’s Manual:
Please see the chapter “TIRE PRESSURE FOR
COLD TIRES 68 °F (20 °C)” on page 310.
9.
Lower the vehicle and remove the jack.
10.
Tighten wheel bolts in diagonally opposite
sequence.
11.Immediately after changing a wheel, use
a torque wrench to check the prescribed
tightening torque of the wheel bolts
(118 ftlb. (160 Nm)).
Information
f
Spacer, steel nuts and plastic covers should
be stored together.
f
On vehicles with Tire Pressure Monitoring,
the settings on the multi-purpose display must
be updated after the wheel change:
Please see the chapter “TIRE PRESSURE
MONITORING (TPM)” on page 119.