236
Self-help, vehicle care
Changing wheels
There may be a tyre repair kit instead of a
spare wheel – see page 239.
To ensure your safety, make the following
preparations and observe the following
information when changing wheels:
z
Park the vehicle on a level, firm and non-
skid surface.
z
Switch on hazard warning lights, apply
hand brake, automatic transmission
3
-
selector lever in
P
, manual transmission
or Easytronic
3
- engage 1st or reverse
gear.
z
Correctly set up the warning triangle.
Warning triangle – see page 232.
z
Remove spare wheel from luggage
compartment, see previous page 233.
z
Before raising the vehicle, set the front
wheels to the straight-ahead position.
z
Slacken the wheel bolts one half turn
before raising the vehicle, but do not
totally unscrew the bolts.
z
Never change more than one wheel at
once.
z
Block the wheel diagonally opposite the
wheel to be changed by placing wedge
blocks or equivalent in front and behind
the wheel.
z
Use the jack only to change wheels.
z
If the ground on which the vehicle is
standing is soft, a solid board (max. 1 cm
thick) should be placed under the jack
3
.
Using a thicker board could damage the
jack
3
and the vehicle.
z
No people or animals may be in the
vehicle when it is jacked up.
z
Never crawl under a jacked-up vehicle.
z
Do not start or run the engine while the
vehicle is on the jack.
z
Before inserting the wheel bolts when
changing wheels, lightly grease the cone
of each bolt. For this reason, carry some
conventional grease.
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