WHEELS AND TYRES
3. Place chocks in front of and behind the
wheels which will remain on the ground to
prevent them from rolling. Use heavy wooden
blocks or large stones for example.
5. Screw together the towing eye with the
Changing wheels - removing wheels
The car's wheels can be changed, e.g. to winter
wheels or a spare wheel.
wheel wrench* to the stop position.
Set up the warning triangle (p. 331) if a wheel
must be changed in a trafficked location. The car
and jack(p. 332)* must be on a firm horizontal
surface.
4. Cars with steel rims have removable wheel
covers. Use the removal tool to hook in and
pull off any full-wheel wheel covers. Alterna-
tively, the wheel covers can be pulled away by
hand.
1. Apply the parking brake, (p. 293) and
engage reverse gear, or position P if the car
has an automatic gearbox.
WARNING
Check that the jack is not damaged, that the
threads are thoroughly lubricated and that it is
free from dirt.
Wheel wrench and towing eye.
IMPORTANT
The towing eye must be screwed into all
threads in the wheel wrench*.
NOTE
Volvo recommends only using the jack* that
belongs to the car model in question, which is
indicated on the jack's label.
The decal also indicates the jack's maximum
lift capacity at a specified lifting height.
2. Take out the wheel to be fitted as well as the
tools. If it is a spare wheel being fitted then
there is a package in its location containing
gloves and a plastic bag for the punctured
wheel.
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* Option/accessory.
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