CHANGING A WHEEL
Turn it a few times to lift the wheel off
the ground.
Undo the bolts and take off the wheel.
5
1
Fit the emergency spare wheel on the
central hub and turn it to locate the
mounting holes in the wheel and the
hub.
4
2
A
Tighten the bolts and lower the jack.
With the wheel on the ground, fully
tighten the bolts and check they are
correctly tightened as quickly as possi-
ble (tightening torque 110 Nm).
3
If necessary, remove the wheel trim.
Park the vehicle away
from traffic if possible and
on level ground which is
Depending on the vehicle, position
adapter 1 on the wheel bolt.
If bolts are supplied with the
emergency spare wheel,
only use these bolts for the
emergency spare wheel
not slippery (place a plank
under the jack if necessary). Switch
on the hazard warning lights.
Use the wheelbrace to slacken off the
wheel bolts 2. Fit it so that you press
downwards rather than pulling up-
wards.
Apply the hand brake and engage a
gear (first or reverse, or P for auto-
matic transmissions).
Crank up jack 3 by hand to position the
jack head against jacking point 4 clos-
est to the wheel concerned and, de-
pending on the vehicle, marked by an
arrow 5.
Ask all the passengers to leave the
vehicle and keep them away from
traffic.
If you have a puncture, re-
place the wheel as soon as
possible.
Continue to crank the jack so that the
baseplate is correctly positioned (it
should be underneath the vehicle and
aligned with jack head A).
Atyre which has been punc-
tured should always be inspected
(and repaired, where possible) by a
specialist.
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