WARNING
The factory-supplied lifting jack is only intended for your model of vehicle.
Under no circumstances attempt to lift heavier vehicles or other loads.
CAUTION
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Screw the jack back into the starting position before storing in the box with
the tool kit.
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Ensure that the vehicle tool kit is safely secured in the boot.
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Ensure that the box is always secured with the strap.
Note
The declaration of conformity is included with the jack or the log folder.
Changing a wheel
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Preparation
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Remove / store wheel
184
Full wheel trim
185
Wheel bolts
185
Anti-theft wheel bolts
185
Loosening/tightening wheel bolts
186
Raising the vehicle
186
Remove the wheel / fix
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Follow-up tasks
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For your own safety and the safety of the passengers, the following instruc-
tions must be observed before changing a wheel on the road.
Switch on the hazard warning lights system.
The warning triangle must be set up at the prescribed distance - observe
the national legal provisions when doing so.
Park the vehicle as far away as possible from the flow of traffic.
Choose a location with a flat, solid surface.
Have all the occupants get out. The passengers should not stand on the
road (instead they should remain behind a crash barrier, for instance) while
the wheel is being changed.
The national legal requirements must be observed when changing a wheel.
Preparation
Before changing the wheel, the following work must be carried out.
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Switch off the engine.
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Engage the 1st gear or place the selector lever of the automatic transmission
in the P-position.
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Firmly apply the handbrake.
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Uncouple any trailers.
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Remove the vehicle tool kit » page 183 and the spare wheel from the boot.
Remove / store wheel
Fig. 171
Take out wheel
The spare wheel is located in a well under the floor covering in the boot and is
fixed in place with a fastening screw » Fig. 171.
Take out wheel
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Open the boot lid.
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Raise the floor covering in the boot » page 104.
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Loosen the belt and take out the box with the tool kit.
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Unscrew the fastening screw in direction of arrow » Fig. 171.
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Remove the wheel.
Store wheel away
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Place the wheel into the spare wheel well with the wheel rim pointing up-
wards.
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Pull the fixing band through the opposite holes in the wheel rim.
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Screw on the fastening screw in the opposite direction to the arrow » Fig. 171
until the wheel is safely secured.
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Replace the box with the tool kit into the emergency or spare wheel and se-
cure it with the tape.
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Fold back the floor in the luggage compartment.
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Shut the boot lid.
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