Wheel Bolts, Tightening Specifications

03 - Service Procedures

Wheel Bolts, Tightening Specifications

Removing and installing wheel bolt covers

• Depending on vehicle equipment, the wheel bolts may be covered by the following components:

• Wheel bolt cover caps

• Center wheel cover

• Full wheel cover

- Remove the corresponding wheel bolt cover, if present.

• The pulling hook for removing the cover caps or center wheel cover is located in the vehicle tool kit.

Example, removing center wheel cover





- Insert removal hook into one of the holes of the wheel center cap and pull in - direction of arrow -.

Installation notes

• Cover caps protect the wheel bolts and should be reinstalled after final tightening of the wheel bolts.

• Note that the center wheel cover tab must engage into rim recess for some rims.

• Place adapter and extractor in vehicle tool kit after completing work.

- On vehicles with full covers, install full wheel cover by guiding the tire inflating valve through the designated recess - arrow -.





Loosen anti-theft wheel bolts and tighten





• The adapter to loosen/tighten the anti-theft wheel bolts is located with the vehicle tool kit.

• If the adapter to loosen/tighten the anti-theft wheel bolts is not present in the vehicle, use Master Wheel Bolt Key Set ( T10101).

• If adapter has been lost, a new replacement adapter can be obtained only via the code number.

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Master Wheel Bolt Key Set (T10101)





- Slide adapter into anti-theft wheel bolt until it stops.

- Slide wheel wrench on to adapter until it stops.

- Perform final tightening of wheel mounting bolts to the correct tightening torque.

Retighten wheel securing bolts

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)





• Ensure that wheel bolts are tightened in diagonal sequence.

Tightening specification: 120 Nm