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Changing wheels
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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 on cars with manual gearbox –
position P on cars with automatic gear-
box.
– Place chocks in front of and behind the
wheels which will remain on the ground.
Use heavy wooden blocks or large stones.
– Cars with steel wheel rims have removable
wheel covers. Prise off the wheel cover
with a thick screwdriver or the like. If tools
are not available, the wheel cover can be
prised 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 posi-
tioned vertically under the anchorage.
– Lift the car so that the wheel is free.
– Remove the wheel bolts and lift off the
wheel.