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P R A C T I C A L A D V I C E
Access to the spare wheel
L i f t t h e b o o t fl o o r .
CHANGING A WHEELDimension of the spare wheel
I f y o u r s p a r e w h e e l i s o f a d i f f e r e n t d i m e n s i o n t o t h o s e o n t h e v e h i c l e ( i d e n t i fi e d b y a l a b e l ) , i t i s e s s e n t i a l t o u s e i t o n l y o n a t e m p o r a r y b a s i s , t o d r i v e n o t a b o v e 8 0 k m / h ( 5 0 m p h ) a n d t o h a v e t h e o r i g i n a l w h e e l r e fi t - t e d a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e .
Tyre pressures
T h i s i s i n d i c a t e d o n a l a b e l i n t h e f r o n t d o o r a p e r t u r e .
Switch on your hazard warning lamps.
Never get underneath the vehicle if it is supported only by the jack; use an axle stand.
The jack is designed s p e c i fi c a l l y f o r y o u r v e h i c l e , do not use it for other applications.
R e fi t t h e r e p a i r e d o r i g i n a l wheel as soon as possible.
W i t h a s p a r e w h e e l fi t t e d , d r i v e with caution.
Light alloy wheels
I f y o u r v e h i c l e i s e q u i p p e d w i t h l i g h t a l l o y w h e e l s a n d a s t e e l s p a r e w h e e l , t h e n i f fi t t i n g t h e l a t t e r i t i s n o r m a l t o n o t e t h a t t h e h e a d s o f t h e w h e e l b o l t s d o n o t c o m e t o b e a r o n t h e w h e e l r i m .
T h e s t e e l s p a r e w h e e l i s s e c u r e d b y t h e c o n i c a l t a p e r i n g o f t h e w h e e l b o l t s ’ s h a f t s , s e e d i a g r a m .
W h e n r e fi t t i n g t h e l i g h t a l l o y w h e e l , e n s u r e t h a t t h e w h e e l b o l t h e a d s a r e i n u n d a m a g e d c o n d i t i o n .
