Changing a wheel – BMW 330XI User Manual

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securely in front of the tire. If the
wheel must be changed on a sur-
face with a more severe slope, take
additional precautions to secure
the vehicle from rolling

3. Wheels with full wheel covers*:

Reach into the ventilation openings
and pull the cover off

4. Loosen the lug bolts by rotating

half a turn

5. Position the jack at the jacking

point closest to the flat tire – see
arrows – with the jack base verti-
cally below the jacking point and
the entire surface of the head of the
jack moves into the right-hand cor-
ner of the square recess of the
jacking point – refer to the detail in
the next illustration – when the jack
is cranked

6. Jack the vehicle up until the wheel

you are changing is raised from the
ground

7. Unscrew the lug bolts and remove

the wheel

8. Remove accumulations of mud or

dirt from the mounting surfaces of
the wheel and hub. Clean the lug
bolts

9. Position the new wheel or the

space saver spare tire on the hub
and screw at least two lug bolts fin-
ger-tight into opposite bolt holes

10. Screw in the remaining lug bolts.

Screw in all the bolts in a diagonal
pattern

11. Lower the jack and remove it from

beneath the vehicle

12. Tighten the lug bolts securely in a

diagonal pattern

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