Wheel Changing Instructions

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WARNING:

The secure seating of the wheel bolts and the wheels is only ensured if the instructions and checks below are followed.

NOTE:

After removing or installing one or multiple tires, the tire pressure monitoring system must be recalibrated for vehicles with tire pressure monitoring system. Refer to Basic Setting, Performing .

-- Make sure the contact surfaces -arrows- on the brake rotor are free of corrosion and dirt.

Fig 1: Checking Brake Discs For Corrosion And Dirt

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-- Make sure the contact surfaces -arrow- on the brake rotor center seat are free of corrosion and dirt.

Fig 2: Checking Brake Disc Center Seat For Corrosion And Dirt

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-- Make sure the contact surface -arrow- on the wheel inner side (rim) as well as the central seat in the rim is free of corrosion and dirt.

Fig 3: Checking Inner Wheel Rim And Central Seat Rim For Corrosion And Dirt

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-- The spherical caps ^* in the wheel bolt openings and the wheel bolt threads must likewise be free of corrosion, dirt, oil or grease.

^* The spherical cap is the curved surface of a section of a sphere.

-- Check whether the wheel bolts can be easily screwed in by hand. The threads of the wheel bolts must not touch the holes in the brake rotor -arrow-.

Fig 4: Brake Disc Bolt Holes

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If the thread of the wheel bolt touches the hole -arrow-, turn the brake rotor accordingly.

Remove Any Dirt or Corrosion if Necessary:

Oil or grease from the contact surfaces
Oil or grease from the threads on the wheel hub
Oil or grease from the threads on the wheel bolts

WARNING:

Heavily corroded, difficult to turn or damaged wheel bolts must be replaced.