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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 compartment.
– 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. 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 positioned vertically
under the anchorage.
– Lift the car so that the wheel is free.
Remove the wheel nuts and lift off the
wheel.