BMW serie 3 sport wagon 2002 User Manual

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Overview

Controls

Maintenance

Repairs

Data

Index

Changing a wheel

4. Loosen the lug bolts by rotating half

a turn

5. Position the jack at the jacking point

(arrows) closest to the flat tire so that
the jack base is vertically below the
jacking point and the entire surface
of the head of the jack will move into
the square recess of the jacking
point (refer to the detail in the next
illustration) when the jack is cranked

6. Jack the vehicle up until the wheel

you are changing is raised from the
ground

7. Unscrew the lug bolts and remove

the wheel

8. Remove accumulations of mud or

dirt from the mounting surfaces of
the wheel and hub. Clean the lug
bolts

9. Position the new wheel or the

space-saver spare tire on the hub
and screw at least two lug bolts
finger-tight into opposite bolt holes

10. Screw in the remaining lug bolts.

Screw in all the bolts in a diagonal
pattern

11. Lower the jack and remove it from

beneath the vehicle

12. Tighten the lug bolts securely in a

diagonal pattern

13. Wheels with full wheel covers

Place the wheel cover with the
valve opening (arrow) over the
valve. Use both hands to press the
cover securely onto the rim

14. Check and correct the tire inflation

pressure at the earliest opportunity.
Vehicles with Tire Pressure Monitor
(RDC):
After mounting the spare tire or
correcting the inflation pressure,
reactivate the system, refer to
page

Protect valve stems and valves from dirt
using screw-on valve stem caps. Dirty
valve stems frequently lead to slow
pressure loss.