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Practical hints

Flat tire

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Vehicles with wheel caps:
Make sure that the opening in the
wheel cap is positioned over the tire
vent.

Vehicles with center caps:
Make sure that the retaining lugs of
the hub cap are positioned over the
bolts.

̈ Compress the piston of the hydraulic

jack and close the pressure release
screw.

̈ Store the jack and the remaining ve-

hicle tools.

̈ Place the defective wheel in the

spare wheel bracket after changing
the wheel (

୴ page 517).

̈ Check the tire pressure

(

୴ page 361).

̈ Retighten the wheel bolts and wheel

nuts to the specified tightening
torque once the vehicle has been
driven for 30 miles (50 km).

i

Give the middle of the center cap a
knock to engage it on the wheel.

Warning

G

For safety reasons, you must observe the
following after changing a wheel:

Have the tightening torque checked:

for wheel bolts 177 lb-ft (240 Nm) (steel
wheel)/133 lb-ft (180 Nm) (light-alloy
wheel) or

for wheel nuts

133 lb-ft (180 Nm).

The wheels could otherwise come loose.

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