Ch a n g in g a w h e e l
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S afe ty m e a s ure s in th e e ve nt o f a
fla t tire o r w he e l c hange :
Do n ot lie u nd e r th e ve hic le o r s ta rt th e
e ngine whe n th e ve hic le is s up p orte d b y
S to p th e ve hic le a s fa r a s p os s ib le fro m th e ja c k. Fa ilure to c om p ly w ith th is c re -
p a s s ing tra ffic . P a rk o n a firm , fla t s ur-
fa c e . S witc h o n th e h a za rd fla s he rs .
a te s a ris k o f fa ta l injury.<
Turn th e s te e ring w he e l to th e s tra ight- Your B MW h a s a s p a c e -s a ve r s p a re
a he a d p os itio n, re m ove th e ke y a nd e n- tire fo r te m p ora ry u s e to e ns ure yo ur
ga ge th e s te e ring lo c k. S hift in to 1 s t o r m ob ility.
re ve rs e (s e le c to r le ve r in "P a rk" w ith a u-
to m a tic tra ns m is s ion) a nd e nga ge th e
p a rkin g b ra ke .
Ha ve a ll p a s s e nge rs le a ve th e ve hic le
To re m ove th e s p a c e -s a ve r s p a re
tire , lift th e flo or p a ne l in th e lu g-
ga ge c om p a rtm e nt c om p le te ly o ut
a nd re m a in we ll a wa y fro m yo ur im m e d i- (re fe r to p a ge 4 1).<
a te workin g a re a (b e hind a gua rd ra il, fo r
ins ta nc e ).
Wh a t yo u w ill n e e d
In o rd e r to a vo id ra ttlin g n ois e s la te r,
note th e p os itio n o f th e to ols w he n yo u
re m ove th e m a nd re tu rn th e m to th e ir
orig ina l p os itio n w he n yo u a re th ro ugh
us ing th e m .
If a wa rn ing tria ngle * or p orta b le ha za rd
wa rn ing la m p is a va ila b le , s e t it u p o n
th e ro a d s id e a t a n a p p ro p ria te d is ta nc e
fro m th e re a r of the ve hic le . C om p ly with
a ll s a fe ty g uid e line s a nd re gula tio ns .
Cha nge th e w he e l o nly o n a le ve l, firm
s urfa c e th a t is n ot s lip p e ry. Avo id ja c k-
ing th e ve hic le o n a s oft o r s lip p e ry s up -
p ort s urfa c e (s now, ic e , lo os e g ra ve l,
e tc .), a s it c ould s lid e s id e wa ys .
P os itio n th e ja c k o n a firm s up p ort s ur-
fa c e .
Do n ot p la c e w ood e n b loc ks o r s im ila r
ob je c ts u nd e r th e ja c k, o th e rw is e , th e
ja c k m ight n ot b e a b le to re a c h its fu ll
s up p ort c a p a c ity b e c a us e o f th e lim ite d
he ight.
> J a c k (1 )
Ra is e th e flo or p a ne l in th e lu gga ge
c om p a rtm e nt (re fe r to p a ge 4 1) a nd
uns c re w th e re d w ing n ut (a rro w).
Wh e n yo u ha ve c om p le te d yo ur w ork,
s c re w th e ja c k a ll the wa y b a c k d own.
Fo ld th e ha nd le b a c k a nd ins e rt it in to
its h old e r
> We d ge (2 )
The w e d ge , o r w he e l c hoc k, is lo -
c a te d b e hind th e ja c k o n th e lugga ge
c om p a rtm e nt' s re a r w a ll. Lo os e n th e
wing n ut to re m ove it
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 048 - © 01/00 BMW AG
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