Preparing the vehicle for a wheel change
Requirements
The tyre-change tool kit is available.
The vehicle is not on a slope.
The vehicle is on solid, non-slippery and level ground.
Move the front wheels to the straight-ahead position.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage first or reverse gear
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Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the transmission to position
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Make sure that the engine cannot be started.
On level terrain:
place chocks or other suitable objects under the front and rear of the wheel that is diagonally opposite the wheel to be changed.
On slight inclines:
place chocks or other suitable objects under the wheels on the front and rear axles opposite the wheel to be changed.
If included in the vehicle equipment, take the tyre-change tool kit out of the vehicle tool kit
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If included in the vehicle equipment, remove the spare wheel from the spare wheel bracket
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If necessary, remove the wheel cover.
Using the wheel wrench, loosen the wheel nuts/bolts on the wheel you wish to change by about one full turn. Do not unscrew the wheel bolts/nuts completely.