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Spare wheel
Applies to vehicles: with spare wheel
The spare wheel is stored in the wheel well
underneath the floor panel in the luggage
compartment.
Fig. 220 Luggage compartment: spare whee l
Taking out the spare wheel
.,. Lift the cargo floor by the plastic handle
¢fig. 220.
.. Hook the hand le into the luggage compart-
ment weather strip .
.. Turn the large screw¢
fig. 220 counter-
clockwise.
.. Take out the spare tire.
.. Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack*
and the replaced t ire in the luggage com-
partment ¢
page 141 .
.,. Unhook the cargo floor before clos ing the
rear lid.
&_ WARNING
-
Loose items in the passenger compart -
ment can cause serious personal injury
during hard braking or in an accident.
- Never store the spare wheel or jack and
tools in the passenger compartment.
(D Tips
Check the inflat ion pressure of t he spare
tire periodically to keep the tire ready for
use.
Changing a wheel
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your
own and your passenger's safety when chang-
ing a wheel.
.. After you experience a tire failure, pull the
car well away from moving traffic and try to
reach level ground before you stop ¢ .&_ .
.. All passengers should leave the car and
move to a safe location (for instance, behind
the guardra il)¢ .&_ .
.. Engage the
parking brake to prevent your
vehicle from rolling unintent ionally¢ .&_.
.. Move
selector lever to position P ¢ A .
.. If you are towing a trailer, unh itch the trailer
from your vehicle .
.,. Take the jack and the spare tire out of the
luggage compartment¢
page 270,
¢page 271.
&_ WARNING
You or you r passengers could be injured
while changing a wheel if you do not fo l-
low these safety precautions:
- If you have a flat tire, move a safe dis-
tance off th e road. Turn off the engine,
turn the emergency flashers on and use
other warning devices to a lert other mo-
torists .
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well
away from the road and traffic.
- To help prevent the vehicle from moving
suddenly and possib ly slipping off the
jack, a lways fully set the parking brake
and block the wheel diagonally opposite
the wheel be ing changed. When one
front wheel is lifted off the ground, plac-
ing the Automatic Transmission in "P"
(Par k) will
not prevent the vehicle from
mov ing.
- Before you change a wheel, be sure the
grou nd is level and firm. If necessary,
use a sturdy board under the jack.
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