Apply the parking brake and engage first or reverse gear or park lock.
Turn on the hazard warning lights and place a warning triangle on the road.
Block the wheels of the opposite side with stones or wooden blocks.
Insert your fingers into the holes in the wheel cover and remove it.
If your vehicle is equipped with light alloy wheels with a hidden mount, insert a screwdriver into the side notch on the cap and remove the cap.
open key «secret» wheel bolt, if your vehicle has one.
Loosen the wheel bolts - each about a turn.
Install the board jack under the vehicle threshold with a bevel inward at the indicated place on the lower edge of the body. The jack must thus be included in the vertical strut of the body.
On soft ground, place a plank under the jack.
Raise the car.
Completely unscrew the wheel bolts.
Remove the wheel, put on the spare wheel. The centering pin from the on-board tool kit can help with this if it is screwed into the bolt hole before installing the wheel.
Apply grease or oil to the cone and threads of the wheel bolt.
Tighten bolts evenly and crosswise. At the same time, turn the wheel in one direction or the other, so that it is perfectly centered on the hub.
Lower vehicle, tighten bolts (110 Nm).
Put on a cap. Pay attention to the cutout for the tire nipple.
After a short drive, check the tight fit of the bolts.
Hint: if the wheel bolts cannot be screwed into the wheel hub, then the cause may be a brake disc that has rotated on the hub. Turn it until the holes match up.
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