To ensure your own safety and that of your passengers, observe the following actions in the specified order :

Find a firm and level surface suitable for lifting the vehicle.

Stop the engine, select a gear on a manual gearbox or in case of automatic gearbox, move the selector lever to position P Changing gear Changing gear Automatic gearbox see Automatic gearbox_0 Automatic gearbox see Changing gear_0 Automatic gearbox Manual gearbox see Changing gear_0 Manual gearbox . Apply the handbrake Braking, stopping and parking Brakes Parking .

Chock the wheel diagonally opposite using the collapsible chocks or other suitable objects.

When towing a trailer, unhitch the trailer from the vehicle and park it properly.

Loosen the wheel bolts on the wheel that is being changed Wheel bolts Anti-theft wheel bolts Wheel bolts Changing a wheel Wheel bolts_2 .

Find the jacking point under the vehicle which is closest to the wheel that is being changed.

Raise the vehicle jack until it just fits under the jacking point of the vehicle.

Ensure that the entire surface of the foot of the vehicle jack is resting securely on the ground and that the foot of the vehicle jack is positioned precisely, i.e. vertically beneath the point of application .

Position the vehicle jack. At the same time, continue to crank the claw up until it is in position around the vertical rib underneath the vehicle .

Crank the vehicle jack further until the wheel is just clear of the ground.

WARNING

WARNING
Lifting the vehicle with the jack
Changing a wheelNotes on tow-starting
First read and observe the introductory
information and safety warnings
Vehicles should not be tow-started wherever possible. Use jump leads
to start the engine instead .
For technical reasons, the following vehicles cannot be
tow-started:
Vehicles with an automatic gearbox.
If ...
Fastening and unfastening seat belts
Fig. 50 Inserting the seat belt latch
plate into the buckle
Fig. 51 Removing the latch plate from
the buckle
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
If worn properly, seat belts hold the vehicle occupants in the correct sitting
position during an accident ...
Socket in the vehicle
Fig. 106 Front centre console: 12-volt
socket
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
Maximum power rating
Electrical socket
Maximum power rating
12-volt
120 watts
The maximum power rating of the sockets may not ...