Changing wheels – BMW M6 Convertible 2007 User Manual

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Changing wheels*

Safety precautions in the event of a flat
tire or wheel change: Park the vehicle as

far as possible from passing traffic and on solid
ground. Switch on the hazard warning flashers.
Apply the handbrake and engage first gear or
reverse gear with a manual transmission, or
select a drive position with the selector level for
a sequential transmission.
Have all vehicle occupants get out of the vehicle
and ensure that they remain outside the imme-
diate area in a safe place, such as behind a
guardrail.
If a warning triangle

*

or portable hazard warning

lamp

*

is required, set it up on the roadside at an

appropriate distance from the rear of the vehi-
cle. Comply with all safety guidelines and regu-
lations.
Change the wheel only on a level, firm surface
which is not slippery. The vehicle or the jack
could slip to the side if you attempt to raise the
vehicle on a soft or slippery surface such as
snow, ice, tiles, etc.
Position the jack on a firm support surface.
Do not use a wooden block or similar object as a
support base for the jack, as this would prevent
it from extending to its full support height and
reduce its load-carrying capacity.
To avoid serious or fatal injury: never lie under
the vehicle, and never start the engine while it is
supported by the jack.

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What you will need

To avoid rattling noises later on, note the posi-
tions of the tools before removing them, then
return them to their initial positions after com-
pleting work.

1 Chock

*

2 Vehicle jack

*

3 Lug wrench

*

The tools are located in the hollow of the spare
wheel.

Spare wheel*

1.

Fold up the convertible top compartment
floor, refer to Convertible: increasing lug-
gage compartment capacity, page

35

.

2.

Pull back lock

1, fold open tensioning lock 2

completely and loosen the belt

3.

3.

Remove the cover

4.

4.

Take the tool mounting out of the spare
wheel.

5.

Remove the spare wheel.

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.

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