Jacking up vehicle
3.
Position the new wheel or spare wheel.
Secure the wheel by screwing at least two
lug bolts into opposite bolt holes.
When you mount wheels other than Genu-
ine BMW light-alloy wheels, different lug
bolts may also be required.
4.
5.
Screw in the remaining lug bolts. Tighten all
the bolts securely in a diagonal pattern.
Lower the vehicle and remove the jack from
beneath the vehicle.
The jacking points for the car jack are located in
the positions shown.
After mounting
1.
Tighten the lug bolts in a diagonal pattern.
1.
Position the vehicle jack at the jacking point
closest to the wheel so that the entire sur-
face of the jack base rests on the ground
perpendicularly beneath the jacking point.
To ensure safety, always have the
lug bolts checked with a calibrated
torque wrench as soon as possible to
ensure that they are tightened to the speci-
fied torque. The tightening torque is
The vehicle jack is designed for
changing wheels only. Do not attempt
to raise another vehicle model with it or to
raise any load of any kind. To do so could
cause accidents and personal injury.<
88.5
lb ft/120 Nm.<
2.
Check and correct the tire inflation pressure
at the earliest opportunity.
2.
Guide the jack head into the rectangular
recess of the jacking point when cranking
up, refer to illustration detail.
Protect valve stems with valve stem
seal caps against dirt and contamina-
tion. Dirt in valve stems is a frequent source
of gradual air loss.<
3.
4.
Initialize the Flat Tire Monitor, refer to
page 85, and the Sequential Manual Trans-
mission, refer to After changing wheels/
tires on page 201.
Replace the damaged tire as soon as possi-
ble and have the new wheel/tire balanced.
Stowing wheel and tools
Convertible: A rear wheel can only be
transported with the convertible top com-
partment floor folded up.<
3.
Jack the vehicle up until the wheel you are
changing is raised from the ground.
Mounting a wheel
1.
2.
3.
Lay the wheel in the tool mounting.
Lay the cover on the mounting.
1.
Unscrew the lug bolts and remove the
wheel.
Coupe: center the wheel and cover relative
to the lashing eyes 5.
Convertible: slide the wheel as far as possi-
ble to the left and to the rear.
2.
Remove accumulations of mud or dirt from
the mounting surfaces of the wheel and
hub. Also clean the lug bolts.
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