I really struggled changing the wheel. The jack and especially it’s handle are really pants. I put the car in off-road mode but ever time I managed to get some clearance between the ground and the wheel, there was a hiss of air and the wheel lowered itself back to the ground! Anyone else had a struggle recently?

The tyre had a large screw deeply embedded in the centre of the tyre. It was repaired by the local tyre shop and will be alright until I get new tyres at the end of the year. Maybe a set of new wheels with 255/55-20’s are on the cards...

Bear in mind that off road mode still has 2+ inches of travel available. You put it in off road height, start to jack, and the system keeps pushing the wheel downward. That's standard. The front has 8 inches of total travel, the rear has 10 inches, so you can have 6-7 inches of lifting to do from normal height, 3-4 inches from off road height.

The standard jack is a liability. Consider a trolley or bottle jack if you might want to jack the vehicle more than once or twice. Otherwise, buy a spare LR jack. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Many owners buy Mercedes Sprinter bottle jacks. The standard scissor jacks are, in the eyes of many, not fit for purpose. Kev

MY2014 L405 RR Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 in Corris Grey
MY2010 L320 RRS HSE 3.0 TDV6 in Stornoway Grey