Patent ID: 7922258

Claim:
A system for attaching a wheel to a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having an axle shaft stub and a wheel hub mounted thereto for attachment of the wheel, the system comprising: a central fastening element having an external thread formed on one section thereof configured to mesh with an internal thread formed in a wheel hub stub of the wheel hub and an internal toothing; and a locking safeguard for securing the attached wheel to the wheel hub, said locking safeguard including a locking pin movably disposed between a first position, in which said locking pin locks said central fastening element, and a second position, in which said locking pin releases said central fastening element, said locking pin having an external toothing, configured to mesh with said internal toothing of said central fastening element and to lock said central fastening element in the first position, and to become disengaged from said internal toothing of said central fastening element and to release said central fastening element in the second position.