Wheel-changing – BMW AG User Manual

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6. Offer the jack up to the mounting

point nearest to the wheel that is to
be removed with the base of the
jack vertically beneath the mount-
ing point and with its entire surface
in contact with the ground; when
the jack is raised by turning the
handle, its head must enter the rec-
tangular recess in the mounting
point, see detail in next picture

7. Continue to turn the crank handle

until the wheel you wish to change
is lifted clear of the ground

8. Take out the wheel studs and

remove the wheel

9. Remove heavy dirt deposits from

the wheel and hub contact faces
and clean the wheel studs

10. Fit the spare wheel or compact

spare wheel, insert at least two
screws on opposite sides of the
hub and screw them in

11. Insert and screw in the remaining

wheel studs, then tighten them all,
working across the hub rather than
round it

12. Lower the car and remove the jack
13. Firmly tighten the studs alternately

on opposite sides of the hub

14. Full-width wheel covers*: place the

cover in position so that the valve
cutout is aligned with the tyre
valve, then press the cover onto
the wheel with both hands

15. Correct the tyre pressure at the

earliest opportunity.
Cars with Runflat Indicator: after
fitting the spare wheel or correcting
any tyre pressure, reinitialise the
system; see page

Prevent dirt from entering the tyre
valves by attaching screw-on dust
caps. Dirt in the tyre valve can often
lead to a gradual loss of pressure.

Do not attach the full-width wheel
cover to the compact spare

wheel, otherwise it could be dam-
aged.

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