Mobility

Preparing to Change the Wheel

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1. Observe the safety instructions above.

2. Secure the vehicle against rolling: place a wheel chock under the front wheel on the opposite side of the vehicle (on level ground, behind the wheel; on a downhill slope, in front of it). On a steep road gradient, take additional measures to prevent the vehicle from rolling.

3. Loosen the wheel bolts by half a turn.

About the locking wheel bolt.

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