Necessary preliminary tasks
Check wheel bearings
Lift vehicle.
Check wheel with special tool 36 1 030 (measuring fixture) for lateral runout.
Fig. 1: Checking Wheel Lateral Runout Using Special T
Necessary preliminary work
Remove WHEEL
Mount wheel in balancing machine.
To avoid retooling errors, fit the wheel on the balancing machine in the same
way as it is also fitted on the car
(valve
CAUTION: Observe safety regulations.
Investigate cause of triggering of safety battery terminal.
To do so, read out fault memory of airbag control unit. Note fault
messages stored in memory. Rectify faults. Then clear fault memory.
Use of safety battery terminal:
From model year 1998 in Series E
Note the special vehicle identification number procedure when replacing the
front right wheel arch (order the
new body part with the vehicle identification number, if necessary)!
These instructions are only applicable the first time the wheel arch is
replaced! Repeated replacement is only
permitte