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Wheels and tyres
Changing wheels
Removing wheels
Remember to set out the warning triangle if
you must change a wheel in a trafficked area.
The spare wheel is under the plastic trough in
the cargo area.
– Apply the parking brake and engage 1st
gear if the car has a manual gearbox –
P if
it has automatic gearbox. Place chocks on
either side the wheels remaining on the
ground; use heavy wooden blocks or
large stones.
– Cars with steel wheel rims have
removable wheel covers. Prize off the
wheel cover with a thick screwdriver or
similar. If tools are not available, the wheel
cover can be prized off by hand. Use
protective gloves. When refitting the
wheel cover, make sure the cover is
properly aligned over the air valve.
– Loosen the wheel bolts 1/2-1 with the
socket wrench. Loosen the nuts by
turning them anticlockwise.
– There are two jacking points on each side
of the car. Hold the jack against the pin in
the jacking point as illustrated and crank
the foot of the jack down so it is pressed
squarely on the ground. Check that the
jack sits in the anchorage as illustrated
and that the foot is positioned vertically
under the anchorage.
– Lift the car so that the wheel is free.
Remove the wheel nuts and lift off the
wheel.
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