Changing a wheel – BMW 330Ci Coupe 2004 User Manual

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5. Position the jack at the jacking

point closest to the flat tire with the
jack base vertically below the jack-
ing point and the entire surface of
the head of the jack moves into the
square recess of the jacking point –
refer to the detail in the next illus-
tration – 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 diagonal
pattern

11. Lower the jack and remove it from

beneath the vehicle

12. Tighten the lug bolts securely in a

diagonal pattern

13. Wheels with full wheel covers*:

place the wheel cover with the
valve opening over the valve. Use
both hands to press the cover
securely onto the rim

14. Check and correct the tire inflation

pressure at the earliest opportunity.
Vehicles with Flat Tire Monitor:
after mounting the spare tire or
correcting the tire inflation pres-
sure, reinitialize the system, refer to
pages

Protect valve stems and valves from dirt
using screw-on valve stem caps. Dirty
valve stems frequently lead to slow
pressure loss.

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