BMW x5 2000 Manual Do Utilizador

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Changing a wheel

Vehicle jack
Unscrew the wing screw (arrow) and
remove the jack.
When you have completed work,
screw the jack all the way back
down. Fold the handle back and in-
sert it into its holder.

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Procedure

1 Read carefully and comply with the

safety precautions on page

160

2 Secure the vehicle to prevent it from

rolling:
Place the wedges (chocks) behind
the wheels on the side opposite the
side you are lifting. If the vehicle is
parked on a downward slope, place
the wedges securely in front of the
wheels. If the wheel must be
changed on a surface with a more
severe slope, take additional pre-
cautions to secure the vehicle from
rolling.

3 Loosen the lug bolts 1/2-turn.

4 Position the jack at the jacking point

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 illustration detail)
when the jack is cranked.

5 Jack the vehicle up until the wheel

you are changing is raised from the
ground.

6 Unscrew the lug bolts and remove

the wheel.

7 Remove accumulations of mud or

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

8 Position the spare wheel. Secure

the wheel by turning at least two lug
bolts into opposite bolt holes.

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