User's Manual

Self-help 261
Controls Safety Driving tips General maintenance Self-help Technical data
–Loosen the wheel bolts ⇒ page 261.
– Raise the car with the jack* ⇒ page 262.
– Take off the wheel with the flat tyre and then put on the
spare wheel* ⇒ page 263.
– Lower the vehicle to the ground.
– Tighten the wheel bolts firmly in diagonal sequence with
the box spanner ⇒ page 261.
–Fit the hub cap back on.
After changing a wheel
What you must do after changing a wheel.
– Place the wheel with the defective tyre in the spare wheel
well and secure it.
– Put the tools and the jack* back in the luggage compart-
ment.
–The inflation pressure of the newly fitted spare tyre must
be checked as soon as possible.
–Have the tightening torque of the wheel bolts checked as
soon as possible with a torque wrench. The correct tight-
ening torque is 120 Nm.
– Have the flat tyre replaced as quickly as possible.
Note
• If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded and difficult to
turn when changing a wheel, they must be replaced before having
the tightening torque checked.
• In the interest of safety, drive at moderate speeds until the tight-
ening torque of the wheel bolts has been checked.
Hub caps
The hub caps must be removed for access to the wheel
bolts.
Removing
– Insert the hook (provided in the vehicle's tool kit) in the
hole in the hub cap.
–Pull off the hub cap ⇒ fig. 241.
Loosening and tightening the wheel bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before raising the
vehicle.
Fig. 241 Changing a
wheel: Removing a hub
cap
Fig. 242 Changing a
wheel: Loosening
wheel bolts
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