Owners Manual

To avoid the risk of causing serious or even
fatal injury or damage to the vehicle, do not
change wheels on uphill and downhill
gradients.
On a level road:
X
Place wheel chocks in front of and behind
the wheel which is diagonally opposite the
wheel you wish to change.
X
Take the vehicle tool kit and the jack from
the footwell on the co-driver's side
(Y page 184).
X
Remove the spare wheel from the spare
wheel bracket (Y page 186).
X
On wheels with wheel bolts, remove the
hub cap.
X
Assemble the lug wrench extension using
the middle rod and the rod with the largest
diameter from the three-piece jack pump
lever.
X
Starting with the middle rod, slide the lug
wrench extension as far as it will go onto
the lug wrench.
!
Only use the jack pump lever middle rod
and the rod with the largest diameter as a
lug wrench extension. Only slide the middle
rod as far as it will go onto the lug wrench.
The rods may otherwise bend and be
distorted to such an extent that they can
no longer be used as a pump lever for the
jack.
X
Loosen the wheel nuts or wheel bolts on
the wheel to be changed by about one turn
using extended lug wrench :. Do not
unscrew the wheel bolts or wheel nuts
completely.
Hydraulic jack
X
Insert the third rod of the jack pump lever
into the lug wrench extension.
The jack pump lever is assembled.
X
Close pressure release screw ;.
X
To do this, use the flattened section on
pump lever : to turn pressure release
screw ; clockwise to the stop.
i
Never turn pressure release screw ;
more than 1 or 2 full turns. Hydraulic fluid
could otherwise escape.
X
Insert pump lever : into the recess on the
jack and secure by turning it clockwise.
X
Make sure that the jack is positioned
directly under the jacking points described
below.
X
Raise the vehicle by pumping the lever until
the wheel is raised clear of the ground.
Make sure that the distance between the
underside of the tires and the ground does
not exceed 1.2 in (3 mm).
Jacking point at the front axle
The vehicle jacking point is located under the
longitudinal member in front of the front axle.
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Flat tire
Practical advice