2.
Guide the jack head into the rectangular
recess of the jacking point when cranking
up, refer to illustration detail.
tion. Dirt in valve stems is a frequent source
of gradual air loss.<
3.
4.
Initialize the Flat Tire Monitor, refer to
page 84, and the Sequential Manual Trans-
mission, refer to After changing wheels/
tires on page 208.
Replace the damaged tire as soon as possi-
ble and have the new wheel/tire balanced.
Stowing wheel and tools
1.
2.
3.
Lay the wheel in the tool mounting.
Lay the cover on the mounting.
3.
Jack the vehicle up until the wheel you are
changing is raised from the ground.
Center the wheel and cover relative to the
lashing eyes 5.
4.
Hook the belt into the lashing eyes 5.
Mounting a wheel
1.
Unscrew the lug bolts and remove the
wheel.
2.
Remove accumulations of mud or dirt from
the mounting surfaces of the wheel and
hub. Also clean the lug bolts.
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.
5.
6.
Completely open the tensioning lock.
Thread the belt 3 through the axis 6 of the
tensioning lock without twisting it and ten-
sion it by hand.
4.
5.
Screw in the remaining lug bolts. Tighten all
the bolts securely in a diagonal pattern.
7.
8.
Tighten the belt firmly with the tensioning
lock by opening and closing the lock several
times.
Lower the vehicle and remove the jack from
beneath the vehicle.
After mounting
Fold the tensioning lock closed and stow
the protruding belt end.
1.
Tighten the lug bolts in a diagonal pattern.
To ensure safety, always have the
lug bolts checked with a calibrated
Driving with spare wheel
With certain wheel-and-tire combinations
the size of the spare wheel differs from
that of the other wheels. The spare wheel is
equivalent to them in all load and speed ranges.
However, to restore the original state, the nor-
mal wheel should be remounted as soon as
possible.<
torque wrench as soon as possible to
ensure that they are tightened to the speci-
fied torque. Otherwise, incorrectly tight-
ened lug bolts are a hidden safety risk. The
tightening torque is 88.5 lb ft/120 Nm.<
2.
Check and correct the tire inflation pressure
at the earliest opportunity.
Protect valve stems with valve stem
seal caps against dirt and contamina-
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