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Wheels and Tires
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Raising the vehicle
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WARNING:
• Do not attempt to lift the vehicle
unless the jack head is fully
engaged in the jacking point.
• Ensure that the parkbrake is
applied.
Caution: Ensure before raising the
vehicle that the jack is correctly
positioned to avoid any damage to the
vehicle sills or sill panels.
Carefully raise the vehicle by turning the
jack handle. Stop jacking the vehicle
when the tire just clears the ground.
Minimum tire lift gives maximum vehicle
stability.
Remove the wheel nuts and the wheel.
To remove the centre badge use the
plastic tipped end of the wheel nut
wrench handle, push the centre badge
from its housing from the inside of the
wheel.
Push the centre badge into the
replacement wheel. If the temporary use
spare wheel is to be fitted, keep the
centre badge safely and fit it to the
repaired full size wheel when it has been
refitted.
Fit the spare wheel and loosely secure
with the wheel nuts.
Using the wheel nut wrench, lightly
tighten the wheel nuts alternately using
the sequence shown in the illustration.
Tightening the wheel nuts
Lower the jack and tighten the wheel nuts
alternately, Do not over tighten by using
foot pressure or extension bars on the
wheel nut wrench.
At the earliest opportunity have the wheel
nuts tightened with a torque wrench to
125 Nm (92 lb.ft).
This torque must not be exceeded.
Stowing the equipment
Place the storage tray with the jack and
wrench in the wheel well.
Reposition the luggage compartment
floor panel.
Place the removed road wheel in the
luggage compartment. The full size road
wheel will not be able to be completely
stowed in the wheel well.
Caution: Convertible only. The luggage
separator will required to be removed
before stowing the wheel in the
luggage compartment, see page 151.
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