BMW serie 7 1999 User Manual

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Repairs

Index

Overview

Controls

Car care

Technology

Data

Changing tires

> Spare tire and adapter

for removal

of the lug bolt cover

Both are stored in the luggage com-
partment below the floor mat. Fold
back the mat for access.
Remove the adapter (arrow), unscrew
the wing nut by hand and remove the
wheel

> Wheel lug wrench, alignment tool and

screwdriver
are in the onboard tool kit on the un-
derside of the luggage compartment
lid (refer to page

162

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Procedure

1 Read carefully and comply with the

safety precautions on the preceding
page

2 Secure the vehicle against 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 equipped with adapters

: Place

the adapter on the lug bolt cover,
position the lug wrench and press
to the left (refer to the illustration)

4 Wheels with hub cover

: Pry the

hub cover off with the screwdriver in
the slot

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

closest to the flat tire (refer to the
arrow on the sill trim) 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

7 Jack the car up until the wheel you

are changing is raised from the
ground

8 Unscrew the lug bolts and remove

the wheel

9 Remove accumulations of mud or

dirt from the mounting surfaces of
the wheel and hub; clean the lug
bolts

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