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For your own safety and the safety of the passengers, the following instruc-
tions must be observed before changing a wheel on the road.
Switch on the hazard warning lights system.
The warning triangle must be set up at the prescribed distance - observe
the national legal provisions when doing so.
Park the vehicle as far away as possible from the flow of traffic.
Choose a location with a flat, solid surface.
Have all the occupants get out. The passengers should not stand on the
road (instead they should remain behind a crash barrier, for instance) while
the wheel is being changed.
The following instructions must be followed if the vehicle is subsequently fit- ted with tyres or rims that differ from the factory-fitted ones » page 151, Ex-
planation of the tyre labelling .
The national legal requirements must be observed when changing a wheel.
Preliminary work
Before changing the wheel, the following work must be carried out.
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Switch off the engine.
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Engage the 1st gear or place the selector lever of the automatic transmission
in the P-position .
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Firmly apply the handbrake.
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Uncouple any trailers.
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Remove the vehicle tool kit » page 155 and the spare wheel » page 155 from
the boot.
Full wheel trim
Before removing the wheel bolts, remove the wheel cover.
Extracting
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Hook the clamp found in the vehicle tool kit » page 155 into the reinforced
edge of the wheel trim.
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Push the wheel wrench through the clamp, support on the tyre and pull off
the wheel trim.
Installing›Press the wheel trim onto the wheel rim at the designated valve open-
ing » .
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Then press the trim into the wheel rim until its entire circumference locks
correctly in place.
CAUTION
Notes from the factory or from the ŠKODA Original accessory delivered trim..■When using an anti-theft wheel bolt, make sure that this has been fitted ac-
cording to the position marked on the back of the wheel cover position.■
On the back of the wheel cover, the position for the anti-theft wheel bolt is
marked by means of a symbol. If the wheel cover is set outside the position
marked for the anti-theft wheel bolt, there is a risk of damaging the wheel
cover.
CAUTION
■ Use the pressure of your hand only, do not strike the full wheel trim. The
cover could be damaged.■
If wheel trims are fitted, an adequate flow of air must be assured in order to
cool the brake system.
Note
We recommend that you use wheel trims from ŠKODA Original Accessories.
Wheel bolts
Fig. 132
Remove the cap
Before removing the wheel bolts, remove the covering caps.
Extracting
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Push the extraction pliers » page 155 sufficiently far onto the cap until the
inner catches of the pliers are positioned at the collar of the cap.
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Remove the cap in the direction of the arrow » Fig. 132.
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