Hubcaps

This chapter contains information on the following subjects:

• Wheel cover
• Wheel bolt caps

• Tyre monitoring system
• Cleaning and caring for the vehicle exterior
• Vehicle toolkit
• Changing a wheel
• Breakdown set

First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings .

• Take the box spanner and wire hook from the vehicle toolkit.
• Insert the wire hook into one of the holes in the wheel cover.
• Push the box spanner through the wire hook ⇒ fig. 165 and remove the wheel cover in the direction of the arrow.
• When a wheel cover is being fitted, it must be pushed onto the rims so that the hole for the valve is aligned with the tyre valve. Please ensure the cover fits securely all the way round.

The wheel cover ⇒ fig. 166 is secured with wheel bolts and cannot be removed.

• Remove the wheel bolts ⇒ Changing a wheel.
• Remove the wheel cover with the wheel.

• Put the wheel in place.
• Screw in the first wheel bolt 2 at the height of the wheel valve 3 and tighten by hand.
• Push the wheel cover through the first wheel bolt and fix it.
• Fit the other 4 wheel bolts and tighten them hand-tight.
• Tighten all wheel bolts with the correct torque.

• Take the wire hook from the vehicle toolkit.
• Insert the hook through the opening in the cap ⇒ fig. 167 and pull off in the direction of the arrow.

The caps protect the wheel bolts and must be replaced after changing the tyre.

The anti-theft wheel bolt has a separate cap. It only fits onto the anti-theft wheel bolts and not onto conventional wheel bolts.