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Tyre repair kit*

The tyre repair kit (for vehicles not including a spare wheel) is

stored under the floor panel in the luggage compartment.

Your vehicle is equipped with the Tyre Mobility System “Tyre repair kit”.

The tyre repair kit consists of a container with sealing compound to repair the

puncture and a compressor to generate the required tyre pressure. The kit will

reliably seal punctures up to a size of about 4 mm caused by the penetration

of a foreign body into the tyre.

Note

• Seek professional assistance if the repair of a tyre puncture is not

possible with the sealing compound.

Wheel change

Preparation work

What you must do before changing a wheel.

– If you have a flat tyre or puncture, park the vehicle as far away

from the flow of traffic as possible. Choose a location that is as

level as possible.

– All passengers should leave the vehicle. They should wait in a

safe area (for instance behind the roadside crash barrier).

– Switch off the engine. Switch on the hazard warning lights.

–Apply the handbrake firmly.

– Engage the first gear, or put the selector lever to position P for

those vehicles with an automatic gearbox.

– If you are towing a trailer, unhitch it from your vehicle.

–Take the vehicle tools and the spare wheel out of the luggage

compartment.

WARNING

Put the hazard warning lights on and place the warning triangle in position.

This is for your own safety and also warns other road users.

Caution

If you have to change the wheel on a gradient, block the wheel opposite the

wheel being changed by placing a stone or similar object under it to prevent

the vehicle from rolling away.

Note

Please observe legal requirements when doing so.

Changing a wheel

Change the wheel as described below

–Pull off the hub cap. See ⇒ page 233, fig. 150.

– Slacken the wheel bolts.

– Raise the car with the jack in the corresponding zone.

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– Remove the wheel and then mount the spare wheel.

– Lower the vehicle.

– Tighten the wheel bolts firmly with the box spanner.

–Replace the wheel trim.

After changing a wheel

After changing the wheel there are still tasks to complete.

– Put the tools and jack back in the luggage compartment.

– Place the wheel with the defective tyre in the luggage compart-

ment and secure it.

– Check the tyre pressure of the newly fitted tyre as soon as

possible.

– Have the tightening torque of the wheel bolts checked as soon as

possible with a torque wrench. The prescribed torque must be

120 Nm.

Note

• If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded and difficult to turn when

changing a wheel, they must be replaced before having the wheel bolt torque

checked.

• For your safety, drive at moderate speeds until the wheel bolt torque has

been checked.

Wheel trims

The wheel trims must be removed to gain access to the wheel

bolts.

Removing

–Insert the extraction hook from the tools into the designated

ring, located in one of the bolt hole covers of the wheel cover

⇒ fig. 150.

–Pull off the hub cap.

Fig. 150 Changing the

wheel: Removing a hub

cap

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Wheel covers*

The wheel covers must be removed for access to the wheel

bolts

Removing

– Remove the wheel cover using the wire hook.

– Hook this into one of the cut-outs of the wheel cover.

Fitting

– Fit the wheel cover onto the wheel rim by pressing it firmly. Put

pressure initially on the point of the cut-out for the valve. Then

press the wheel cover onto the steel rim so that it engages all

round.

Loosening the wheel bolts

The wheel bolts must be loosened before raising the vehicle.

Loosening

–Fit the box spanner as far as it will go over the wheel bolt.

– Grasp the box spanner by the end turn it about one full turn to the

left ⇒ fig. 151.

Tightening

– Fit the box spanner as far as it will go over the wheel bolt.

– Grasp the box spanner close to the end and turn the bolt to the

right until it is secured.

– An adapter is required to unscrew or tighten the anti-theft wheel

bolts.

Fig. 151 Changing the

wheel: loosen the wheel

bolts

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WARNING

Loosen the wheel bolts only about one turn before raising the vehicle with

the jack, loosening the wheel bolts more than one turn can result in an acci-

dent.

Note

• Do not use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver handle to loosen or

tighten the wheel bolts.

• If the wheel bolt is very tight, you may be able to loosen it by pushing

down the end of the spanner carefully with your foot. Hold on to the vehicle

for support and take care not to slip.

Raising the vehicle

In order to remove the wheel, the vehicle must be raised with

a jack.

– Locate the jacking point under the door sill closest to the wheel

to be changed ⇒ fig. 152.

– Place the jack under the jacking point and turn the crank until the

arm of the jack is directly below the vertical rib under the door

sill.

– Align the jack so that the arm of the jack fits around the rib under

the door sill and the movable base plate of the jack is flat on the

ground ⇒ fig. 153.

– Raise the jack until the defective wheel is just clear of the ground.

Recesses at the front and rear of the door sills mark the jacking points

⇒ fig. 152. There is only one jacking point for each wheel. Do not fit the jack

anywhere else.

An unstable surface under the jack may cause the vehicle to slip off the jack.

Therefore, the jack must be fitted on solid ground offering good support. Use

Fig. 152 The jacking

points

Fig. 153 Fitting the jack

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a large and stable base, if necessary. On a hard, slippery surface (such as

tiles) use a rubber mat or similar to prevent the jack from slipping.

WARNING

• Take all precautions so that the base of the jack does not slip. Failure to

do so could result in an accident.

• The vehicle can be damaged if the jack is not applied at the correct

jacking points. There is also a risk of injury since the jack can slip off

suddenly if it is not properly engaged.

Removing and fitting the wheel

For removal and fitting the wheel, the following tasks must be

completed.

After loosening the wheel bolts and raising the vehicle with the jack,

cange the wheel as described below:

Removing a wheel

– Unscrew the bolts using the hexagonal tool in the handle of the

screwdriver (vehicle tool) and place them on a clean surface

⇒ fig. 154.

Fitting a wheel

– Screw in the wheel bolts and tighten them lightly using the

hexagonal socket in the screwdriver handle.

The wheel bolts should be clean and easily screwed. Before fitting the spare

wheel, inspect the wheel condition and hub mounting surfaces. These

surfaces must be clean before fitting the wheel.

The hexagonal socket in the screwdriver handle makes it easier to turn the

wheel bolts. The reversible screwdriver blade should be removed when the

tool is used for this purpose.

If tyres with a specific direction of rotation are fitted, note the direction of

rotation.

Note

Do not use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver handle to loosen or

tighten the wheel bolts.

Fig. 154 Changing the

wheel: Hexagonal socket

in screwdriver handle to

turn the wheel bolts

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