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Changing a wheel
4. OPERATING PROCEDURE - Place the jack in contact with the locating point provided, the one
which is closest to the wheel to
be changed. Ensure that the jack
is straight and that the base of
the jack is fully in contact with the
ground.
- Extend the jack to lift the wheel clear of the ground.
- Resume and complete the unscrewing of the wheel bolts.
- Remove the bolts and remove the wheel.
Do not extend the jack until you have
started unscrewing the bolts on the
wheel to be changed and have placed
the chock under the wheel diagonally
opposite.
- Remove the trim pulling it using the
embellisher remover.
- Loosen the wheel bolts and start unscrewing them. Anti-theft bolts
I f y o u r v e h i c l e i s fi t t e d w i t h w h e e l s w i t h
alloy rims:
- Each wheel has an anti-theft bolt.
- These bolts can be loosened using
your anti-theft socket (given to you
in delivery of your vehicle) and the
wheelbrace.
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Changing a wheel
- Lower the vehicle completely by folding the jack, then remove the
jack.
- Tighten the bolts again using the wheelbrace, tighten them fully
without forcing them.
- Place the wheel to be repaired in the carrier. - Secure the carrier on the hook then
raise the carrier using the bolt and
the wheelbrace.
Never go underneath a vehicle
that is supported only by a
jack (use a ramp). Never use
a screwdriver in place of the
wheelbrace
5. FITTING THE SPARE WHEEL
- Position the wheel on the hub and
start tightening the bolts by hand.
- Carry out an initial tightening of the bolts using the wheelbrace.