How to Change the Tire on a 97 BMW 528I

1. Pull the car over to a safe area when a tire becomes flat. Park the car on a level surface, turn off its ignition and set the parking brake.
2. Loosen, do not remove, the wheel nuts with the socket wrench.
3. Raise the car off the ground with the jack.
4. Remove the wheel nuts, using the socket wrench, and the wheel with the flat tire.
5. Remove the spare wheel from the pan located under the car by removing the nut holding it in place, turning counterclockwise. Place the flat tire in the pan and replace the nut holding it place, turning clockwise.
6. Place the spare wheel on the car and tighten the wheel nuts as much as possible.
7. Lower the car to the ground with the jack. Tighten the wheel nuts with the socket wrench.