The wheel cover can be firmly fixed and should not be removed using force.
Wheel bolt caps
Fig. 1 Removing the wheel bolt caps
The caps protect the wheel bolts and should be placed fully back in position after changing the tyre.
Removing and fitting the caps
—Removing: Take the wire hook from the vehicle toolkit (→ Vehicle toolkit).
—Insert the wire hook through the opening in the cap→ Fig. 1 and pull off in the direction of the arrow.
—Fitting: press the wheel bolt caps onto the bolts until they click into place.
The anti-theft wheel bolt has a separate cap. It only fits onto the anti-theft wheel bolts and not onto conventional
wheel bolts.
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