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Changing a wheel -> Introduction to the topic for Your Volkswagen Polo SUV Seventh Generation (2021-2025)

Removing the wheel  
Unscrew the wheel bolts with the wheel wrench.  
1. Observe the checklist (→ Changing a wheel).  
2. Loosen the wheel bolts (→ Wheel bolts).  
3. Jack up the vehicle (→ Jack).  
4. Using the wheel wrench → Fig. 1, completely unscrew loosened wheel bolts and place them on a clean surface.  
5. Remove the wheel.  
Fitting the spare wheel or temporary spare wheel  
Correct position of the anti-theft wheel bolt.  
1. Note the tyre direction of rotation (→ Tyre lettering and tyre type).  
2. Put the wheel in place.  
3. Use the adapter to screw the anti-theft wheel bolt clockwise to the correct position and tighten it slightly.  
On wheels with a wheel cover, the anti-theft wheel bolt must be screwed in at position → Fig. 2 2 or 3 according to the  
position of the tyre valve 1 . The wheel cover can otherwise not be fitted.  
4. Screw in wheel bolts in a clockwise direction, and tighten them slightly.  
5. Lower the vehicle with the jack.  
6. Use the box spanner to tighten every wheel bolt securely in a clockwise direction . Do not tighten the bolts in clockwise or  
anticlockwise sequence. Tighten them in diagonal sequence.  
7. Fit caps or hubcap (→ Wheel cover) (→ Wheel bolt caps).