2016.5 VAUXHALL MERIVA change wheel

Vehicle care207Make the following preparations and
observe the following information:
● Park the vehicle on a level, firm and non-skid surface. The front
wheels must be in the straight- ahead position.
● Apply the parking brake and engage first gear, reverse gear or
P .
● Remove the spare wheel 3 209.
● Never change more than one wheel at once.
● Use the jack only to change wheels in case of puncture, not
for seasonal winter or summer
tyre change.
● The jack is maintenance-free. ● If the ground on which the vehicle
is standing is soft, a solid board
(max. 1 cm thick) should be
placed under the jack.
● Take heavy objects out of the vehicle before jacking up.
● No people or animals may be in the vehicle when it is jacked-up.
● Never crawl under a jacked-up vehicle.●Do not start the vehicle when it is
raised on the jack.
● Before screwing in the wheel bolts, clean them and lightly coatthe taper of each wheel bolt with
commercially available grease.9 Warning
Do not grease the thread of the
wheel bolt.
1. Pull off the wheel cover.
For wheel covers with visible
wheel bolts: The cover can remain
on the wheel. Do not remove the
retaining rings on the wheel bolts.
Alloy wheels: Disengage wheel
bolt caps with a screwdriver and
remove. To protect the wheel,
place a soft cloth between the
screwdriver and the alloy wheel.
2. Variant 1:
Install the wheel wrench ensuring
that it locates securely and loosen
each wheel bolt by half a turn.
Variant 2:

Vehicle care209
Attach wheel wrench and with the
jack correctly aligned rotate wheel wrench until wheel is clear of the
ground.
5. Unscrew the wheel bolts. 6. Change the wheel.
7. Screw on the wheel bolts.
8. Lower vehicle.
9. Install the wheel wrench ensuring that it locates securely and tighten
each bolt in a crosswise
sequence. Tightening torque is
110 Nm.
10. Align the valve hole in the wheel cover with the tyre valve before
installing.
Install wheel bolt caps.
11. Stow the replaced wheel 3 209,
the vehicle tools 3 194 and the
adapter for the locking wheel bolts 3 60.
12. Check the tyre pressure of the installed tyre and also the wheel
bolt torque as soon as possible.
Have the defective tyre renewed or repaired.
Jacking position for lifting platform
Rear arm position of the lifting
platform at the underbody.
Front arm position of the lifting
platform at the underbody.
Spare wheel Some vehicles are equipped with a
tyre repair kit instead of a spare
wheel.
If mounting a spare wheel, which is
different from the other wheels, this
wheel might be classified as a
temporary spare wheel and the
corresponding speed limits apply,
even though no label indicates this.
Seek the assistance of a workshop to
check the applicable speed limit.
The spare wheel has a steel rim.

248Top-tether fastening eyes ............59
Tow bar....................................... 165
Towing ................................ 165, 213
Towing another vehicle .............214
Towing a trailer ........................... 166
Towing equipment .....................167
Towing the vehicle .....................213
Traction Control system ............. 152
Traction Control system off .......... 97
Trailer coupling ........................... 165
Trailer towing ............................. 166
Transmission ............................... 16
Transmission display .................145
Tread depth ............................... 200
Trip computer ............................ 108
Trip odometer .............................. 88
Tunnel detection .........................120
Turn and lane-change signals ...123
Turn signal ................................... 93
Tyre chains ................................ 201
Tyre designations ......................195
Tyre pressure ............................ 196
Tyre pressure monitoring system ............................... 97, 197
Tyre pressures ........................... 234
Tyre repair kit ............................. 201
Tyres and wheel size, changing. 200U
Ultrasonic parking assist ...... 96, 155
Underseat storage .......................62
Upholstery .................................. 217
Uplevel-Combi-Display ...............100
Uplevel-Display........................... 100
Upshift .......................................... 96
Using this manual ..........................3
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Variable effort steering .................96
Vehicle battery ........................... 176
Vehicle battery, jump starting .....212
Vehicle checks............................ 172
Vehicle data ................................ 224
Vehicle data recording and privacy ..................................... 241
Vehicle dimensions .................... 232
Vehicle Identification Number ....222
Vehicle jack ................................ 194
Vehicle messages .....................105
Vehicle personalisation .............111
Vehicle security ............................ 27
Vehicle specific data ......................3
Vehicle storage ........................... 171
Vehicle tools ............................... 194
Vehicle unlocking ........................... 6 Vehicle weight ........................... 231
Ventilation ................................... 128W
Warning chimes .........................107
Warning lights ............................... 88
Warning triangle .......................... 77
Washer and wiper systems .........14
Washer fluid ............................... 175
Welcome lighting ........................126
Wheel changing .........................206
Wheel covers ............................. 201
Wheels and tyres .......................195
Windows ....................................... 30
Windscreen................................... 30 Windscreen wiper/washer ...........82
Winter tyres ............................... 195
Wiper blade replacement ..........178