555
Practical hints
Flat tire
5
Vehicles with wheel caps:
Make sure that the opening in the
wheel cap is positioned over the tire
vent.
Vehicles with center caps:
Make sure that the retaining lugs of
the hub cap are positioned over the
bolts.
̈ Compress the piston of the hydraulic
jack and close the pressure release
screw.
̈ Store the jack and the remaining ve-
hicle tools.
̈ Place the defective wheel in the
spare wheel bracket after changing
the wheel (
୴ page 517).
̈ Check the tire pressure
(
୴ page 361).
̈ Retighten the wheel bolts and wheel
nuts to the specified tightening
torque once the vehicle has been
driven for 30 miles (50 km).
i
Give the middle of the center cap a
knock to engage it on the wheel.
Warning G
For safety reasons, you must observe the
following after changing a wheel:
Have the tightening torque checked:
for wheel bolts 177 lb-ft (240 Nm) (steel
wheel)/133 lb-ft (180 Nm) (light-alloy
wheel) or
for wheel nuts
133 lb-ft (180 Nm).
The wheels could otherwise come loose.
Continued
nf_BA.book Page 555 Friday, January 25, 2008 3:53 PM
