Volkswagen ID.4: Loosening wheel bolts

Fig. 1 Changing a tire: loosening the wheel bolts.

Use a suitable lug wrench to loosen the wheel bolts.

Only loosen the wheel bolts a few turns while the vehicle is not raised with the vehicle jack.

1. Slide the lug wrench all the way onto the wheel bolt.

2. Hold the end of the lug wrench and turn the wheel bolt about one turn counterclockwise→ .

If a wheel bolt cannot be loosened, carefully press on the end of the lug wrench using your foot. Hold onto the vehicle firmly while doing this and make sure you have secure footing.

Loosening anti-theft wheel bolts

1. Remove the adapter for anti-theft wheel bolts from the vehicle tool kit.

2. Slide the adapter all the way onto the anti-theft wheel bolt.

3. Slide the lug wrench all the way onto the adapter.

4. Hold the end of the lug wrench and turn the wheel bolt about one turn counterclockwise→ .

If a wheel bolt cannot be loosened, carefully press on the end of the lug wrench using your foot. Hold onto the vehicle firmly while doing this and make sure you have secure footing.

WARNING

If the wheel bolts are removed or loosened by more than one rotation before the vehicle is jacked up, the wheel could fall off and the vehicle might tip.

This can result in serious injuries.

• Only loosen the wheel bolts about one turn while the vehicle is not lifted with the jack.
• Never place any part of your body, such as your arm, under the vehicle while you loosen the wheel bolts.

Removing and Fitting the Wheel Bolt CapsRaising the vehicle with the vehicle jack