BMW 7 Series: General Notes On Wheel And Tires (BMW Alpina B7)
NOTE:
- Pay attention to released wheel and tire combinations for BMW ALPINA.
- The valve for checking the tire inflation pressure is located under
the hub
cap.
Removing the hub cap
Press on emblem in area (1) and turn in direction of arrow.
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Fig. 14: Turning Hub Cap By Pressing On Emblem
Open lock with key (1) and remove hub cap (2).
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Fig. 15: Identifying Lock Key And Hub Cap
Installation note:
Make sure that there are 10 friction film pieces (see arrows) on the hub
cap.
When replacing the hub caps, the supplied friction film pieces must also be
attached.
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Fig. 16: Locating Friction Film Faces On Hub Cap
Note on valve insert:
IMPORTANT: In the event of repair, only valve insert (1) may be replaced!
The screw valve (2) must not be removed from the wheel rim!
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Fig. 17: Identifying Valve Insert And Screw Valve
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Notes
IMPORTANT: Wheel was balanced electronically.
Observe safety instructions on raising the vehicle.
Follow instructions on initializing Run Flat Indicator (RPA).
When fitting all four wheels (e
Necessary preliminary work
Remove WHEEL
IMPORTANT: Use only BMW-approved balance weights.
Remove any fitted balancing weights, stones in tread pattern and larger
contaminants.
Check tire inflatio
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Necessary preliminary work
Remove LEFT CYLINDER HEAD.
Remove RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD.
Remove ALL VALVES.
NOTE: Set of special tools 11 8 080 can be used for cylinder bank 1 to 4
and cylinder
bank 5 to 8.
Position special tool 11 8 081 on cylinder head.
Fig. 44: Positioning Special Tool 11 8 081 O
Manual emergency release of transmission lock from inside vehicle is not
possible with GA6HP/GA8HP gearboxes from
03/2010
From production date 04/2010 on, the transmission lock release cable is
not fitted on:
F01/F02/F03 GA6HP from production date 03/2010
F01/F02/F03/F04 GA8HP from production