Changing a wheel
If
you have a flat
tire,
move off Ihe road.
Turn on the emergency flasher. In
addilion,
mark
Ihe
position of your car
with flares or other warning devices to
alert other motorists.
Before you change a
wheel,
be sure the
ground is level and firm, especially near
the rear wheels where the Jack ports are.
Set the parking brake and block the
wheels opposite Ihe defective wheel on
the other side of Ihe car.
For a more efficient and safe changing
of a flat
tire,
observe the following 10
steps.
Further on, we expand on these steps in
greater detail.
Step
1
- Take out tools,
jack
and spare
wheel.
Step 2 - Remove hub cap.
Step
3-Loosen
wheel bolts. Do
nol
take them out.
Step 4 - Securely Insert the jack in jack
port. There is one for each
side.
It is under the running
board toward the rear, and is
used for front or rear wheel
changing.
Never jack the car up by the bumper or
38 the running board.
Step
5-Jack
up
car.
Step
6-Change
wheel and handtight-
en wheel bolts.
Step
7
- Lower car
Step
8-Further
tighlen
the
wheel bolts.
Step 9 - Reinstall hub cap.
Step 10- Torque and
air
pressure ad-
justment.
Step 1
Take out the jack from under the rear
seal next to the battery (see previous
page)
Take
oul
tool kit and spare wheel from
front luggage compartment.
Before you take out
Ihe
spare wheel, dis-
connect the hose leading to
Ihe
wind-
shield washer container (see large arrow
on picture
1
a and picture
1
b).
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In
the VW Beetle, lift the spare wheel
up and place
it
on the edge of
bumper
This way you have better access to the
two wedges (small arrows in picture
1
a)
that hold the washer container in the rim.
Remove the wedges and separate the
container from the wheel.
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