I blew my driver's front tire out on my '23 AT a mile from home and destroyed the rim and rubber getting it the rest of the way. I can own that. I already have a remanufactured rim with a new tire (and the old, still ok TPMS on it) ready to go. I just don't know how to lift this thing to change the tire. I'm deathly afraid of messing up the car in some way, especially the brand new battery that was just replaced. I believe I have a jack heavy duty enough to lift it the few inches I need, but doing it myself is concerning. Any suggestions? Can I call Lucid service to come do it? And if yes, is there a charge? I don't think I should trust just any service guy that my insurance sends. A guy showed up with a flatbed to tow it, but the front is too low to the ground, and he didn't want to take any chances. He mentioned calling a "wrecker with dollies," which my insurance can send, but even if that would work, I don't know if I should go through the whole trouble of towing it when I already have a new tire/rim ready to mount. Help!
Destroyed tire and rim. What to do now????
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as far as I know any new car comes with road assistance service !
Isn’t it the same case in USA ?
In fact, if you run out of battery in Saudi, they will tow your car for free
I would definitely call Lucid
Isn’t it the same case in USA ?
In fact, if you run out of battery in Saudi, they will tow your car for free
I would definitely call Lucid
Thanks so much. I called them, but they won't just take the bad one off and put the new one on for me where the car is. They'll only tow it to a local mechanic. That's too involved for me, and my mechanic isn't open on the weekends (tomorrow's Saturday). Since I'm not on the side of the road, and it's in my driveway, I think I'll just use a floor jack and a puck to switch them myself.
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Thanks! I'll get a lifting puck and give it a shot.
Thanks. Great advice.
Do you have a friend or neighbor that can help or oversee your process? Changing a tire isn't that complicated, but it doesn't sound like you have much experience working on cars and getting it wrong has serious consequences.
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Does Lucid have a jack mode setting that you should use? Also, do not under any circumstances have any part of your body under the car while it is on the jack - these cars are so low that any mishap would be catastrophic.
The Gravity has a Prepare for Vehicle Jack Mode due to its auto-leveling suspension; the Air does not. There is a Shock & Tilt sensor that, as far as I'm aware, only triggers the alarm if the vehicle is locked at the time of lifting. Discount Tire left my car unlocked and used jacks, and no alarm sounded. This feature can be disabled in the settings (may have been relocated with UX3); it will re-enable itself the next time the car is Parked and locked.
Also, @doctorjan - The torque spec is 150 Nm or 110 ft-lbs.
Chocks are recommended for the tires remaining on the ground.
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Actually, I have had a lot of experience with changing tires and many other jobs working on vehicles over the years. I've just never worked on such a high-end car (or any EV to boot). I'm mainly just concerned with avoiding any damage to the battery which was just replaced by Lucid a month ago. Now that I am getting the puck tomorrow and I see exactly where the lift point is, I am much more confident.
Yes. It disables Auto-Leveling. I'll be sure to engage that mode before lifting it. Thanks for the heads-up. As far as getting underneath it, I would NEVER. I'm scared shitless of the possible outcome. I've had patients who made that mistake. It's not pretty. Good point.
From what I can see and am told, the Air also has the Prepare for Vehicle Jack Mode. And it seems that it's also prudent to disable the Shock & Tilt sensor.
I've never heard of such a thing, and it isn't in the manual. But let us know if you find it. Not sure what the Air would even need to "prepare"; it has a traditional suspension.
I’ve taken off wheels when removing rust from the hubs. Turn off shock and tilt, loosen nuts, lift car and switch out the wheel. Attach nuts, drop the car and tighten nuts. Make sure you use place the jack right under the lift point, you can see it under the car at the 4 corners.
I used the jack I got with EZ spare wheel.
When tightening nuts, make sure you use a torque wrench to tighten to Lucid recommendations.
Pretty easy, no need to get the car towed.
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Sounds like the plan I'm going with. Thanks, GK.