A wheel clamping system for reversibly clamping a motor vehicle wheel with a rim on a wheel balancer, comprising: a hollow spindle for mounting a wheel thereon, the spindle defining an axial direction and being coupled to a driving device of the wheel balancer for causing rotational movement of the spindle; a turntable for providing an abutment for a rim of a wheel mounted on the spindle, the turntable being fixedly connected to the spindle and configured to abut against a wheel mounted on the spindle; a pull rod for pulling a wheel mounted on the spindle into abutment with the turntable, the pull rod having a first end portion slidably received within the spindle and a second end portion protruding beyond the turntable, wherein the first end portion is coupled to an actuator of the wheel balancer for causing axial movement of the pull rod, and the second end portion is provided with clamping jaws moveable between a closed position and an open position, wherein, when the clamping jaws are in the closed position, the clamping jaws are fully received within an outer circumference of the spindle, and when the clamping jaws are in the open position, the clamping jaws protrude beyond the outer circumference of the spindle; and a handle for acting on a rim of a wheel mounted on the spindle, the handle having a coupling surface for engaging with the clamping jaws when the clamping jaws are in the open position; characterized in that the handle further comprises at least one force detecting device configured to determine an amount of force exerted by the handle on the rim of the wheel mounted on the spindle, and at least one signal emitter operatively connected to the at least one force detecting device, the at least one force detecting device or the at least one signal emitter comprising a control unit configured to perform a comparison of the determined amount of force and a predefined threshold, wherein the at least one signal emitter is configured to wirelessly transmit a control signal to at least one signal receiver of the wheel balancer operatively connected to the actuator when the determined amount of force reaches the predefined threshold such that the actuator is actuated and the wheel clamping system performs a reversible clamping operation. a hollow spindle for mounting a wheel thereon, the spindle defining an axial direction and being coupled to a driving device of the wheel balancer for causing rotational movement of the spindle; a turntable for providing an abutment for a rim of a wheel mounted on the spindle, the turntable being fixedly connected to the spindle and configured to abut against a wheel mounted on the spindle; a pull rod for pulling a wheel mounted on the spindle into abutment with the turntable, the pull rod having a first end portion slidably received within the spindle and a second end portion protruding beyond the turntable, wherein the first end portion is coupled to an actuator of the wheel balancer for causing axial movement of the pull rod, and the second end portion is provided with clamping jaws moveable between a closed position and an open position, wherein, when the clamping jaws are in the closed position, the clamping jaws are fully received within an outer circumference of the spindle, and when the clamping jaws are in the open position, the clamping jaws protrude beyond the outer circumference of the spindle; and a handle for acting on a rim of a wheel mounted on the spindle, the handle having a coupling surface for engaging with the clamping jaws when the clamping jaws are in the open position; characterized in that the handle further comprises at least one force detecting device configured to determine an amount of force exerted by the handle on the rim of the wheel mounted on the spindle, and at least one signal emitter operatively connected to the at least one force detecting device, the at least one force detecting device or the at least one signal emitter comprising a control unit configured to perform a comparison of the determined amount of force and a predefined threshold, wherein the at least one signal emitter is configured to wirelessly transmit a control signal to at least one signal receiver of the wheel balancer operatively connected to the actuator when the determined amount of force reaches the predefined threshold such that the actuator is actuated and the wheel clamping system performs a reversible clamping operation.