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Remove and replace wheels

Remove and replace wheels

Warning
•  Only use tires with the recommended dimensions, indexes, and ratings. Using nonrecommended tires can make the car unstable, which can lead to accidents and result in death or serious injury.
When you need to remove or replace wheels for any reason, follow the instructions carefully and check the torque of the wheel bolts after the first few journeys after replacing a wheel.
Required tools:
•  Jack
•  19 mm socket wrench
•  Torque wrench with 19 mm socket capable of measuring torque up to 160 Nm
•  Six wheel chocks
To remove a wheel:
1. 
Park the car on firm, level, non-slippery ground.
2. 
Put the car in P.
3. 
Exit the car.
4. 
Place a wheel chock in front of and behind the wheels that will remain on the ground.
5. 
Remove the plastic caps from the wheel bolts for the wheel you will remove.
6. 
Use the socket wrench and turn anti-clockwise to loosen each wheel bolt ½–1 turn with the car still on the ground.
7. 
Place the jack under the lifting point that will be used. For information on the lifting points, see Lifting points.
8. 
Follow the jack manufacturer's instructions to align the jack correctly under the lifting point.
9. 
Raise the jack slowly until the wheel can move freely.
10. 
Turn the socket wrench on each wheel bolt anti-clockwise to remove the bolt.
11. 
Pull the wheel away from the car to remove it.
To mount a wheel:
1. 
Clean the hub if needed.
2. 
Put on the wheel.
3. 
Put on all the wheel bolts and turn them clockwise with your hands to tighten them slightly.
4. 
Use the socket wrench and turn clockwise to tighten the bolts in a crosswise pattern. Crosswise pattern: Tighten one, skip the one next to it, tighten the next one, skip the next one, and so on, until you are back at the first bolt.
5. 
Lower the car to the ground and remove the jack.
6. 
Use the torque wrench to tighten each bolt to 160 Nm (118 foot-pound).
7. 
Refit the plastic caps over the wheel bolts.
8. 
Remove the wheel chocks.
9. 
Make sure the new tire(s) are inflated to the recommended tire pressure.
10. 
Check the torque setting on each wheel bolt after the first few journeys in the car.