BMW serie 3 sedan 2000 User Manual

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Changing a wheel

Spare tire

or space-saver spare tire

Located next to the jack.
Loosen the wing nut (arrow) by hand,
remove the storage tray and take out
the spare wheel.

Lug wrench – is in the onboard tool
kit on the underside of the luggage
compartment lid (refer to page

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Procedure

1 Read and comply with the safety

precautions provided on the previ-
ous page.

2 Secure the vehicle from rolling:

Place the wedge against the rear
surface of the front tire on the side
opposite the side being raised. If
the vehicle is parked on a down-
ward slope, place the wedge se-
curely in front of the tire. If the
wheel must be changed on a sur-
face with a more severe slope, take
additional precautions to secure the
vehicle from rolling.

3 If your wheels are equipped with full

wheel covers

: Reach into the ven-

tilation openings and pull the cover
off.

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4 Loosen the lug bolts 1/2 turn.
5 Position the jack at the jacking point

closest to the flat tire (refer to the
center illustration) 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 illustration detail) when
the jack is cranked.

6 Jack the car 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.

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