2010 BMW 528 Owner's Manual - Page 230
2010 BMW 528 Manual
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Replacing components Compact wheel* 2. Guide the jack head into the rectangular recess of the jacking point when cranking up, refer to illustration detail. 1. Unscrew the wing nut 1. 2. Remove the washer 2 laterally. 3. Take out the tool mounts 3. 4. Remove the compact wheel. 3. Jack the vehicle up until the wheel you are changing is raised from the ground. Preparing wheel change 1. Observe the safety precautions above. 2. Prevent the vehicle from rolling: Place the chock behind the front wheel on the other side of the vehicle, or on inclines, in front of this wheel. On steeply inclined roads, always secure the vehicle against rolling. 3. Loosen the lug bolts a half turn. Mounting a wheel 1. Unscrew the lug bolts and remove the wheel. 2. Remove accumulations of mud or dirt from the mounting surfaces of the wheel and hub. Also clean the lug bolts. 3. Position the new wheel or compact wheel. Secure the wheel by screwing at least two lug bolts into opposite bolt holes. When you mount wheels other than Genuine BMW light-alloy wheels, different lug bolts may also be required. 4. Screw in the remaining lug bolts. Tighten all the bolts securely in a diagonal pattern. 5. Lower the vehicle and remove the jack from beneath the vehicle. Jacking up vehicle 1. Position the vehicle jack at the jacking point closest to the wheel so that the entire surface of the jack base rests on the ground perpendicularly beneath the jacking point. The vehicle jack is designed for changing wheels only. Do not attempt to raise another vehicle model with it or to raise any load of any kind. To do so could cause accidents and personal injury.< After mounting 1. Tighten the lug bolts in a diagonal pattern. To ensure safety, always have the lug bolts checked with a calibrated torque wrench as soon as possible to ensure that they are tightened to the specified torque. Otherwise, incorrectly tightened lug bolts are a hidden safety risk. The tightening torque is 88.5 lb ft/120 Nm.< 2. When stowing the wheel and tools in the vehicle, execute these steps in the reverse order. 228 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 602 678 - © 08/09 BMW AG