Last Friday night I was coming back from my inlaws in Annapolis when I got a blow out on my xB. It took 10 mins to get the jack from under the drivers seat if it had just been my wife she would have never been able to get it or put the that so called spair on so needless to say I was ____ed off about the jack but I was glad I went with her. I did get it patched. I think the jack needs to be some place elase not under the drivers that's just a very bad spot because if you get a flat like me your may not be safe. Oh make sure you have a flashlight.
Bill

 

its really not that hard to get at.

 

Sorry you had a flat. They are never fun.

I've had jacks under the seat in many of my cars, I have no problem with that.

I checked out how the tire is changed in the manual right after I bought my xB.
I've had numerous flats with other cars, so I am good at changing tires.

I never have liked donut wheels instead of full size spares, but I do not know
where they would put a full size spare on a xB.

The flashlight recommendation is an excellent one.
Leave batteries in original packaging until you need them. This keeps them from going bad and leaking into flashlight.

 

If you are not able to pull very far off of the road, your but is hanging out in traffic while you get the jack out. The inside light is also not very bright for seeing what you are doing.

 

i agree. Do you really want your ___ sticking out of your back seat while you are trying to get your jack out if you have a pull over on a road with a small shoulder?

 

Your ___ is not going to be sticking out into traffic if you're changing a flat on the drivers side? Or do you people only get flats on the passanger side? :?

 

yup, I'll be happy to pull the jack out and relace it with another sub I'll make a place for it back by the spare if needed. I don't need to be on the side of the road laying prone out into traffic trying to dig out a jack.

 

sorry, some of us just dont have as much common sense as you do.

jk. But, why didnt they just put it in the back with the tire

 

But, when youre changing a tire you can see both ways.. it's a nit, I know and it's not that hard to get out, but since you have to take the rear of the car apart to get to the spare, seems like it'd have been easy for them to put the jack there too.. But, don't get me started on whatever the heck they were doing when they put the spare/rear area together. It's like spegetti [sic] code in a car.

 

mine wasnt easy to get either...also not easy putting in so I left mine in the storage in the back.

 

i agree with superjeer- take the jack out from under the seat, get rid of that stupid bracket, and put a sub under there.

just get some fix-a-flat and/or triple-a roadside assistance and you'll be set

 

Or if you're in good with Benji you could roll on run-flats.

 

Thanks for the feed back I'll take into consideration. Nobody knows when these things like this happen. I have never had a car that the jack is under the seat.

 

i did not know it was under the seat. huh. oh well thanks for the tip. also, i wish all jacks were like my old BMW. they are the easiest thing to position and use, especially if your car is lowered. there is a lot less strain on your back w/ those. maybe someday.

 

Here is a easy solution. Take the jack out from the seat and place it in the trunk. Walla. That will be $50 please

 

If I'm not mistaken, the bB doesn't even come with a spare. So to fit a spare and jack in an existing design, I think the engineers did a pretty good job.

I had a flat this past weekend (slow leak, damn nail) and had my first experience with the tire changing task. My only concern was when I noticed the scissor jack leaning a little when raising the car

 

The bB has the spare tire well, we cover it up with a plastic insert, carpet, foam trays, lids (and optional carpet trunk mat).

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Me neither. Good to know. I must have skipped that part of the book.

You learn something new every day, if you are not careful.

 

cool, i now know where the jack is located. i was looking for that thing...seems like i got to go over the manual again!

 

Right, and you can tell, if you take everything out of the car that the design they have wastes WAY less space. half our trunk space is eaten up by plastic and foam.