Vehicles with steel wheels and hub caps:
X
Using both hands, grasp two hub cap
openings and remove the hub cap.
Vehicles with steel wheels and hub cap cover:
X
Remove the hub cap cover.
X
Using wheel wrench
:
loosen the wheel
bolts by about one turn. Do not unscrew the
wheel bolts completely.
The vehicle may only be raised at the desig-
nated jacking points. These points
;
are
located in the front and the rear directly next
to the wheels. Do not position jack
=
on the
edge of sill
:
. Otherwise, damage to the
vehicle could occur.
X
Position jack
;
behind the triangular
indentations for jacking point
:
.
X
Set the foot of the jack up vertically with
respect to the jacking point on the vehicle.
X
Raise the vehicle using the jack until the
tyre is a maximum of 3 cm off the ground.
X
Unscrew and remove the wheel bolts.
X
Remove the wheel.
Fitting a wheel
G
WARNING
The wheels could work loose if the wheel
nuts and bolts are not tightened to the
specified tightening torque. There is a risk
of accident.
Have the tightening torque immediately
checked at a qualified specialist workshop
after a wheel is changed.
G
WARNING
If you tighten the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when the vehicle is raised, the jack could
tip over. There is a risk of injury.
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