2010 BMW M6 Owner's Manual - Page 211

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 spare 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. 3. Coupe: center the wheel and cover relative to the lashing eyes 5. Convertible: slide the wheel as far as possible to the left and to the rear. 4. Coupe: hook the belt into the lashing eyes 5 and lay it in the belt guide which runs in the center of the lid. 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. Check and correct the tire inflation pressure at the earliest opportunity. Protect valve stems with valve stem seal caps against dirt and contamination. Dirt in valve stems is a frequent source of gradual air loss.< 3. Initialize the Flat Tire Monitor, refer to page 80, and the Sequential Manual Transmission, refer to After changing wheels/ tires on page 190. 4. Replace the damaged tire as soon as possible and have the new wheel/tire balanced. Convertible: hook the belt into the lashing eyes 5 and 7 and lay it in the belt guide of the lid which runs offset. 5. Completely open the tensioning lock. 6. Thread the belt 3 through the axis 6 of the tensioning lock without twisting it and tension it by hand. 7. Tighten the belt firmly with the tensioning lock by opening and closing the lock several times. 8. Fold the tensioning lock closed and stow the protruding belt end. Stowing wheel and tools Convertible: a rear wheel can only be transported with the convertible top compartment floor folded up.< 1. Lay the wheel in the tool mounting. 2. Lay the cover on the mounting. 209 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 602 735 - © 08/09 BMW AG Reference With certain wheel-and-tire combinations the size of the spare wheel differs from that of the other wheels. The spare wheel is equivalent to them in all load and speed ranges. However, to restore the original state, the nor- Mobility Driving with spare wheel Communications Entertainment Navigation Driving tips Controls At a glance