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07 Wheels and tyres
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Changing wheels
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Removing wheels
Set up the warning triangle if a wheel must be
changed at a busy location. Make sure that
the car and jack are on a firm horizontal sur-
face.
– Take out the spare wheel, jack and wheel
wrench that are located under the carpet
in the cargo area.
– Apply the parking brake and engage first
gear, or position P if the car has an auto-
matic gearbox.
– 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 rims have removable wheel
covers. Prise off the wheel cover with the
end of the wheel wrench, or pull it off by
hand.
– Loosen the wheel nuts ½–1 turn anticlock-
wise with the wheel wrench.
– There are two jacking points on each side
of the car. 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 nuts and lift off the
wheel.