Puncture Repair & Wheel Changing
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CHANGING A WHEEL
Always choose a safe place to stop away from the main
thoroughfare. Always ask your passengers to get out of the car and
wait in a safe area away from other traffic.
NOTE: Switch on the hazard warning lights to alert other road users.
Before changing a wheel, ensure the front wheels are in the
straight ahead position, apply the handbrake and engage 1st gear
(select ‘P’ for automatic gearbox cars). Observe the following
precautions:
• Ensure the jack is positioned on firm, level ground; NEVER on
soft ground, or over metal gratings or manhole covers. DO
NOT place additional material between the jack and the
ground, this may jeopardise the safety of the jacking operation.
• If jacking on a slope, place chocks at the front and rear of the
wheel diagonally opposite the one to be removed.
• NEVER jack the car with passengers inside or with a caravan
or trailer connected!
Removing the wheel trim (steel wheels only)
Slide the flat, wedge end of the wheel nut spanner behind the edge
of the wheel trim. Working carefully around the wheel, apply a
twisting action to the tool, to prise the trim from the wheel.
NOTE: When refitting the wheel trim, ensure that the valve stem is
located between the valve stem guides (plastic lugs arrowed in illustration).
Important information for owner's of 160 models
equipped with a space saver spare wheel.
Because your vehicle has an uprated braking system fitted, it is not
possible to use the space saver wheel on the front hubs. In the event of
a front wheel puncture, you will be required to fit the space saver
wheel to a rear hub and use the wheel removed from the rear to
replace the punctured front wheel.
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