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QUICK HELP -> Changing a wheel for Your Citroen Dispatch Van First Generation (1994-2006)

Changing a wheel

1. PARKING THE VEHICLE

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You must ensure that the occupants

get out of the vehicle and wait in a safe

location.

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If possible, park the vehicle on level,

stable and non-slippery ground.

Apply the parking brake, switch off the

ignition and engage first or reverse gear.

If available, place a chock under the

wheel diagonally opposite the one to be

changed.

On certain types of ground and/or if heavy

loads are being transported, the vehicle

must be raised in order to disengage

the spare wheel from the carrier. Call a

CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.

2. TOOLS

CHANGING A WHEEL

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If fitted on your vehicle, open the

If your vehicle is equipped with a spare

wheel located underneath the vehicle, follow

these instructions.

plastic flap located at the rear left of the

vehicle.

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Unscrew the nut then take out the jack

and the wheelbrace.

If your vehicle is fitted with suspension

with pneumatic height correction,

1. Wheelbrace.

2. Jack.

please deactivate the system. Refer to the

"Rear suspension" section of chapter 3.

3. Towing eye.

The jack and the tool kit are specific to

your vehicle. Do not use them for other

purposes.

Changing a wheel

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Open the cover, located on the sill, to

access the carrier bolt.

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Detach the carrier from the hook and

place the spare wheel near the wheel to

be changed.

3. SPARE WHEEL

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Gain access to the spare wheel from the

rear.

You can switch on the courtesy lamp to

improve visibility.

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Unscrew the bolt using the wheelbrace

until the carrier is lowered fully.

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Open the rear doors.

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Changing a wheel

4. OPERATING PROCEDURE

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Remove the trim pulling it using the

towing eye.

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Place the jack in contact with the

locating point provided, the one which is

closest to the wheel to be changed.

Do not extend the jack until you have

started unscrewing the bolts on the

wheel to be changed and have placed the

chock under the wheel diagonally opposite.

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Loosen the wheel bolts and start

unscrewing them.

Ensure that the jack is straight and that

the base of the jack is fully in contact

with the ground.

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Extend the jack to lift the wheel clear of

the ground.

Resume and complete the unscrewing of

the wheel bolts.

Remove the bolts and remove the wheel.

Changing a wheel

5. FITTING THE SPARE WHEEL

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Position the wheel on the hub and start

tightening the wheel bolts by hand.

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Lower the vehicle completely by folding

the jack, then remove the jack.

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Secure the carrier on the hook then

raise the carrier using the bolt and the

wheel brace. Check that the wheel and

the carrier are flush against the floor of

the vehicle.

Carry out an initial tightening of the bolts

using the wheelbrace.

Tighten the bolts again using the

wheelbrace, tighten them fully without

forcing them.

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Remember to close the flap, located on

the sill.

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Place the wheel to be repaired in the

carrier.

Store the trim in the vehicle.

Never go underneath the vehicle when

it is supported only by the jack.

Never use a screwdriver in place of the

wheelbrace.

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